Messages on behalf of channels with Premium subscription
Users have reported that accounts without an active Premium subscription can no more comment on channel posts or send messages in groups on behalf of a channel.
A close source to the Telegram development team talks about that decision this way:
“Since the introduction of this feature, it has been difficult to assess the scale of the scams made.
80% of the comments made and messages sent on behalf of channels were identified as spam. Previously, channel and group administrators suggested removing this feature entirely, but instead of that, we have limited it to those who have an active Premium subscription. Hopefully, this will reduce the spam operations that take advantage of this feature, without having to entirely drop the feature.”
#premium
Users have reported that accounts without an active Premium subscription can no more comment on channel posts or send messages in groups on behalf of a channel.
A close source to the Telegram development team talks about that decision this way:
“Since the introduction of this feature, it has been difficult to assess the scale of the scams made.
80% of the comments made and messages sent on behalf of channels were identified as spam. Previously, channel and group administrators suggested removing this feature entirely, but instead of that, we have limited it to those who have an active Premium subscription. Hopefully, this will reduce the spam operations that take advantage of this feature, without having to entirely drop the feature.”
#premium
Telegram revokes fraudulent gifted Premium subscriptions
Users who fraudulently bought Premium subscriptions from third-party vendors have started receiving notifications from Telegram's service account stating that their subscriptions have been canceled.
Legal subscriptions that were purchased or received as gift will remain valid.
Earlier, users discovered a vulnerability in Telegram, which allowed them to give out Premium for free to other users by various methods (from Jailbreak on an iOS device to a single purchase via Apple Gift Card, including some steps in between), thus abusing the "hole" in the messenger. The financial damage to the messenger due to the lack of money received for subscriptions could be estimated at hundreds of thousands, or even millions of US dollars.
The Telegram team reminds: If you want to purchase a genuine Telegram Premium subscription, you must use the verified @PremiumBot or other official payment methods. Otherwise, as this situation shows, you may pay not only for the subscription, but also for your money (which scammers are unlikely to reimburse).
#premium
Users who fraudulently bought Premium subscriptions from third-party vendors have started receiving notifications from Telegram's service account stating that their subscriptions have been canceled.
Legal subscriptions that were purchased or received as gift will remain valid.
Earlier, users discovered a vulnerability in Telegram, which allowed them to give out Premium for free to other users by various methods (from Jailbreak on an iOS device to a single purchase via Apple Gift Card, including some steps in between), thus abusing the "hole" in the messenger. The financial damage to the messenger due to the lack of money received for subscriptions could be estimated at hundreds of thousands, or even millions of US dollars.
The Telegram team reminds: If you want to purchase a genuine Telegram Premium subscription, you must use the verified @PremiumBot or other official payment methods. Otherwise, as this situation shows, you may pay not only for the subscription, but also for your money (which scammers are unlikely to reimburse).
#premium
Less strict restrictions for subscribers of Telegram Premium and more details from @SpamBot
Now if an account reaches its limits @SpamBot will send an updated text about limits and reasons for reaching limits.
Moreover, the bot offers to buy Telegram Premium for an account to have fewer restrictions in the future.
The Telegram Info team supposes that after updating Telegram to version 9.2, the level of erroneous blocking may be increased due to the new anti-spam system.
For a detailed analysis of the rules of the antispam-system please send the response texts from @SpamBot to @infowritebot.
#ban #premium
Now if an account reaches its limits @SpamBot will send an updated text about limits and reasons for reaching limits.
Moreover, the bot offers to buy Telegram Premium for an account to have fewer restrictions in the future.
The Telegram Info team supposes that after updating Telegram to version 9.2, the level of erroneous blocking may be increased due to the new anti-spam system.
For a detailed analysis of the rules of the antispam-system please send the response texts from @SpamBot to @infowritebot.
#ban #premium
Telegram Info English
You can no longer gift cheap Telegram Premium subscriptions to users from other countries In the latest update, it became possible to gift a premium subscription to other users. To save money, some users began to gift Premium subscriptions through accounts…
What determines the price of Telegram Premium
Yesterday, on Valentine's Day, Telegram announced a promotion that allowed you to gift a Premium subscription to another user with a discount of up to 40%.
Many users noticed that discount size was less than they expected, and some even saw that on February 13 the subscription price was increased.
Here is what @tginfoen has learned about Premium pricing:
1. First of all prices (both for subscription for me and for subscription as a gift) are calculated in dollars, and then converted into user's local currency. Here is how the conversion works: Telegram Premium FAQ - Can I pay in my local currency.
2. Prices for a subscription for me and a subscription as a gift are calculated differently: the price "for me" depends on user's location based on user's phone number, and the price of a gift depends neither on the location of the giver nor on the location of the recipient.
3. The price of gifts is recalculated every hour. Whether the original price in dollars changes, or only changes in the exchange rate are taken into account, is unknown.
We will continue to find out the details of how the price of Telegram Premium is determined in different situations.
#FAQ #Premium
Yesterday, on Valentine's Day, Telegram announced a promotion that allowed you to gift a Premium subscription to another user with a discount of up to 40%.
Many users noticed that discount size was less than they expected, and some even saw that on February 13 the subscription price was increased.
Here is what @tginfoen has learned about Premium pricing:
1. First of all prices (both for subscription for me and for subscription as a gift) are calculated in dollars, and then converted into user's local currency. Here is how the conversion works: Telegram Premium FAQ - Can I pay in my local currency.
2. Prices for a subscription for me and a subscription as a gift are calculated differently: the price "for me" depends on user's location based on user's phone number, and the price of a gift depends neither on the location of the giver nor on the location of the recipient.
3. The price of gifts is recalculated every hour. Whether the original price in dollars changes, or only changes in the exchange rate are taken into account, is unknown.
We will continue to find out the details of how the price of Telegram Premium is determined in different situations.
#FAQ #Premium
Now it's easier to gift Telegram Premium
Developers have improved the @PremiumBot.
Now you can gift somebody with the subscription by sending /gift command, which makes a special button show up. The button allows you to pick a user from your chat list. The list is filtered to only show contacts, non-contacts, and bots.
If you will try to gift the subscription to a user with an active Premium subscription or a bot, the bot will respond with following message:
"This bot can't help you purchase Telegram Premium as a Gift for this user. This could be because the user already has a Telegram Premium subscription."
#premium
Developers have improved the @PremiumBot.
Now you can gift somebody with the subscription by sending /gift command, which makes a special button show up. The button allows you to pick a user from your chat list. The list is filtered to only show contacts, non-contacts, and bots.
If you will try to gift the subscription to a user with an active Premium subscription or a bot, the bot will respond with following message:
"This bot can't help you purchase Telegram Premium as a Gift for this user. This could be because the user already has a Telegram Premium subscription."
#premium
Purchasing Premium using TON
In the client-side source code of the Fragment platform, there has been changes related to Telegram Premium.
According to these changes, there will be the ability of purchasing Telegram Premium subscriptions via TON on Fragment. Users would not only be able to purchase subscriptions for themselves, but they would also be able to gift Telegram Premium subscriptions to other users.
#TON #premium
In the client-side source code of the Fragment platform, there has been changes related to Telegram Premium.
According to these changes, there will be the ability of purchasing Telegram Premium subscriptions via TON on Fragment. Users would not only be able to purchase subscriptions for themselves, but they would also be able to gift Telegram Premium subscriptions to other users.
#TON #premium
Resetting login email
Users report that the Telegram app for Android now allows you to reset the email address previously specified for receiving one-time authorization codes.
According to the screenshots, Telegram Premium subscribers can reset their email instantly, while for other users, the email will be reset within 7 days.
#authorization #premium #android
Users report that the Telegram app for Android now allows you to reset the email address previously specified for receiving one-time authorization codes.
According to the screenshots, Telegram Premium subscribers can reset their email instantly, while for other users, the email will be reset within 7 days.
#authorization #premium #android
Telegram Info English
Reacting as Groups and Channels Currently, you can send messages on behalf of your groups and channels, but your reactions will still be on behalf of your personal account. In the upcoming version of Telegram, you will be able to make your reactions on behalf…
Reactions on behalf of channels
Now, on behalf of your public channels, you can not only send messages to public groups but also leave reactions under them, as well as participate in polls.
To act on behalf of a channel, select a channel you own to the left of the message input line. When a channel is selected, all reactions and votes will be sent on behalf of that channel.
You cannot mix reactions on your behalf and your channels. For example, if you first put a reaction on your behalf, and then the second on behalf of the channel, then the first reaction will change its author to the channel.
Reactions on behalf of chats are also available, but only for the chat creator. To do this, the chat owner must give himself the right to anonymity, then he will be able not only to leave anonymous messages but also to put anonymous reactions.
#reactions #premium
Now, on behalf of your public channels, you can not only send messages to public groups but also leave reactions under them, as well as participate in polls.
To act on behalf of a channel, select a channel you own to the left of the message input line. When a channel is selected, all reactions and votes will be sent on behalf of that channel.
You cannot mix reactions on your behalf and your channels. For example, if you first put a reaction on your behalf, and then the second on behalf of the channel, then the first reaction will change its author to the channel.
Reactions on behalf of chats are also available, but only for the chat creator. To do this, the chat owner must give himself the right to anonymity, then he will be able not only to leave anonymous messages but also to put anonymous reactions.
#reactions #premium
Telegram is Working on Telegram Premium Giveaways
Users found mentions of new features in Telegram for macOS lines, analyzed by @tgcrawl:
• Premium giveaways
• An option to gift Telegram Premium using a link
From the mentions in the app's code, it's not yet clear exactly how such giveaways and links are supposed to work.
Lines which hint at future features
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• File name
Users found mentions of new features in Telegram for macOS lines, analyzed by @tgcrawl:
• Premium giveaways
• An option to gift Telegram Premium using a link
From the mentions in the app's code, it's not yet clear exactly how such giveaways and links are supposed to work.
Lines which hint at future features
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"This link allows you to activate a Telegram Premium subscription."
The line above was not automatically detected, but @tgcrawl's developer confirmed its recent appearance in the app after manually checking it.• File name
"Icon_Giveaway_Random"
• File name "Icon_Giveaway_Specific"
#Premium
Telegram Info English
Telegram is Working on Telegram Premium Giveaways Users found mentions of new features in Telegram for macOS lines, analyzed by @tgcrawl: • Premium giveaways • An option to gift Telegram Premium using a link From the mentions in the app's code, it's not…
Mentions of Telegram Premium Giveaways Functionality on Fragment
@tginfo noticed Telegram Premium giveaways functionality added to Fragment.com's codebase. The change was detected thanks to @tgcrawl's automated analysis. Earlier we've already reported about this feature surfacing in Telegram for macOS localization files.
The Fragment platform is considered to be Telegram's partner, designated to provide an option to buy Telegram's Premium subscription, usernames, and anonymous numbers using TON cryptocurrency. All the services can be paid for using QR codes, which are supposed to be scanned in the Tonkeeper wallet.
Other noteworthy mentions in the code
• Ability to specify the number of subscriptions.
• Ability to specify the number of months — probably for Premium duration.
• There's a possible fee for the giveaway functionality.
• You can find Premium recipients using search.
• The UI has mentions for boosts, but their context is unclear.
It's important to keep in mind that the provided info is a set of assumptions based off the Fragment's code that surfaced, so the functionality may be significantly different on its release. At the moment of writing, the mentioned code was already removed.
#Fragment #boosts #Premium
@tginfo noticed Telegram Premium giveaways functionality added to Fragment.com's codebase. The change was detected thanks to @tgcrawl's automated analysis. Earlier we've already reported about this feature surfacing in Telegram for macOS localization files.
The Fragment platform is considered to be Telegram's partner, designated to provide an option to buy Telegram's Premium subscription, usernames, and anonymous numbers using TON cryptocurrency. All the services can be paid for using QR codes, which are supposed to be scanned in the Tonkeeper wallet.
Other noteworthy mentions in the code
• Ability to specify the number of subscriptions.
• Ability to specify the number of months — probably for Premium duration.
• There's a possible fee for the giveaway functionality.
• You can find Premium recipients using search.
• The UI has mentions for boosts, but their context is unclear.
It's important to keep in mind that the provided info is a set of assumptions based off the Fragment's code that surfaced, so the functionality may be significantly different on its release. At the moment of writing, the mentioned code was already removed.
#Fragment #boosts #Premium