💔 My phone got “unlocked” by the Dubai heat 🫠

👴 I’ve been using this $180 Samsung as my primary device for the last two years. I chose it because it’s one of the most widely used phones among Telegram users. I wanted to understand their experience to serve them better 🫡

But it seems I’ll have to change my phone soon 😂

-@Pavel

🥲 It’s getting warmer in Dubai, and my friends are leaving for fancy places like the south of France. As a French citizen, I agree that France is the best holiday destination 🇫🇷

📱 As the Telegram CEO though, I don’t take holidays. Instead, I keep working while meeting our users from unusual locations. This summer I’ve decided to check out Central Asia to see what life is like there, study how people use Telegram and what their digital needs are 📞

☕️ I will keep you posted in this channel about my discoveries 🕵️‍♂️

-@Pavel

🏆 Design Competition 2024: Results

This was by far the most thrilling design contest we've ever held! We would like to express our sincerest gratitude and admiration to each and every contestant – both those who took their very first steps in the challenging world of design and the noble design veterans who set aside some time from their projects to contribute to a better Telegram of tomorrow. ✨

You all are amazing, and we thank you a lot for your fantastic designs! 💙

Now, let us shed some light on the judging process in this competition. The Telegram Design Team joined forces with the Telegram Contest Department, and each judge spent dozens of hours watching and sorting through all the submissions. Once the judges completed their solo evaluations and highlighted the most promising discoveries, the whole jury met to watch and discuss together all the submissions that were not instantly discarded. Aside from the initially mentioned core criteria, another important consideration was, "How close is this video to the ones we make for Telegram Blog?" 🏅

Thanks to this multistage checking, verification, and discussions, the members of the jury were unanimous in the prize distribution.

In order to justly apprise all the notable and solid works, we've decided to increase the prize fund by another $24,000, totaling $54,000.

📱 🤝 📱 With this competition, we are also introducing a new Contest Rewards 🤑by giving out your prizes in USD₮ on TON – to ensure smooth and instant payouts.

Without further a do, please meet the winners!

1st PLACE – $5,000
🥇Dandy Mammoth – View Channel
🥇Eager Duck – View Channel
🥇Stout Pony – View Channel
🥇Swift Shark – View Channel

2nd PLACE – $2,000
🥈Ace Bat – View Channel
🥈Desert Bass – View Channel
🥈Nimble Sheep – View Channel
🥈Bold Crab – View Channel
🥈Small Mantis – View Channel
🥈Large Turtle – View Channel
🥈Stylish Gecko – View Channel
🥈Tactful Bee – View Channel
🥈Quiet Squirrel – View Channel
🥈Funky Jaguar – View Channel

3rd PLACE – $1,000
🥉Shiny Moth – View Channel
🥉Gifted Puma – View Channel
🥉Daring Gecko – View Channel
🥉Funky Camel – View Channel
🥉Sweet Raccoon – View Channel
🥉Humble Cockroach – View Channel
🥉Mighty Unicorn – View Channel
🥉Regal Sloth – View Channel
🥉Earnest Fly – View Channel
🥉Nice Pony – View Channel
🥉Cute Lemur – View Channel
🥉Fluffy Ram – View Channel
🥉Humble Ram – View Channel
🥉Dreamy Leopard – View Channel

Congratulations to the winners and a happy Monday to you all!

Source : 💌💌💌

@NewsAndTipsNT 📰

✈️Telegram Desktop 💻

What's New:

V 5.1.4

• Improve design of search in chat.
• Show vCard information for shared contacts.
• Allow scheduling media in topic groups.
• Several minor bugfixes.

V 5.1.5

• Return WebView on Windows.

V 5.1.6 🆕

• Fix search in archived chats in single-column layout.
• Improve chat previews for topics, Saved Messages and groups.
• Fix formatting shortcuts on Linux.
• Fix options for Telegram Stars buying in case of large amounts.

Download ⬇️:

Official website 🌐 or GitHub🐱

🔄Previous Version

#Desktop

@NewsAndTipsNT 📰

✈️Telegram Desktop 💻

What's New:

V 5.1.7 🆕

• Fix recently searched hashtags in chats search.
• Fix formatting shortcuts on macOS.
• Fix non-Telegram-Stars-invoice bot buttons with star emoji

Download ⬇️:

Official website 🌐 or GitHub🐱

🔄Previous Version

#Desktop

@NewsAndTipsNT 📰

❤Telegram Android Beta
◾️Version: 10.14.0
◾️Build: 48739

What's New:

• Add links to stories ⭐️
• Location based stories
• Stories hashtag
• Bot balance
• Press and hold links for more actions

🔄Previous Version