Latest Telegram update: Customization, sharing, gifting and other festive features rolled out for users

The latest Telegram update brings a slew of new features, including customizable channel appearance, story sharing, massive premium gifting, custom prizes in giveaways, enhanced insights, and creative photo cutouts for personalized stories.

Customizable Channel Appearance:Telegram now allows channel owners to enhance their visual appeal by customizing profiles. Users can choose colors, logos, emoji statuses, and wallpapers visible to all who open the channel. The feature offers various options, from animated snowmen to cryptic hotdogs.

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1/6 Customizable Channel Appearance:Telegram now allows channel owners to enhance their visual appeal by customizing profiles. Users can choose colors, logos, emoji statuses, and wallpapers visible to all who open the channel. The feature offers various options, from animated snowmen to cryptic hotdogs.

Share Posts in Stories:A new feature enables users to repost messages from channels in Stories. Users can move, resize, and decorate reposted messages, supporting all message types, including photos, files, and voice or video messages.

2/6 Share Posts in Stories:A new feature enables users to repost messages from channels in Stories. Users can move, resize, and decorate reposted messages, supporting all message types, including photos, files, and voice or video messages.

Massive Premium Gifts:In the Christmas spirit, users can now gift Telegram Premium to up to 10 recipients simultaneously. Premium can also be gifted individually, and existing subscribers can save gifts to activate later or send to friends.

3/6 Massive Premium Gifts:In the Christmas spirit, users can now gift Telegram Premium to up to 10 recipients simultaneously. Premium can also be gifted individually, and existing subscribers can save gifts to activate later or send to friends.

Custom Prizes and Winner Lists in Giveaways:Channels hosting giveaways can now set longer durations, specify additional prizes, and announce winners with confetti-filled messages. Telegram randomly selects winners and distributes Premium gift codes, while admins are responsible for other prizes.

4/6 Custom Prizes and Winner Lists in Giveaways:Channels hosting giveaways can now set longer durations, specify additional prizes, and announce winners with confetti-filled messages. Telegram randomly selects winners and distributes Premium gift codes, while admins are responsible for other prizes.

View Reposts and More:Users can now see who viewed and reacted to their stories, and channel admins gain detailed statistics on story performance. The update allows both users and channels to track who reposted their stories.

5/6 View Reposts and More:Users can now see who viewed and reacted to their stories, and channel admins gain detailed statistics on story performance. The update allows both users and channels to track who reposted their stories.

Photo Cutouts for Stories:An innovative addition lets users place gallery photos on top of stories. Users can remove backgrounds for added creativity, offering a personalized touch to content. This feature requires iOS 17+ or Android 7+ with Google Play Services installed.

6/6 Photo Cutouts for Stories:An innovative addition lets users place gallery photos on top of stories. Users can remove backgrounds for added creativity, offering a personalized touch to content. This feature requires iOS 17+ or Android 7+ with Google Play Services installed.