• Set a fee for incoming messages from unknown users.
• Set a fee for messages in groups or channel comments.
• Show some information about who's messaging you.
• Pin gifts on your profile.

• Fix a crash in some chat switchings.
• Fix crashes in empty repaint callbacks.

• Fix some crashes.

📰 As you may have heard, I’ve returned to Dubai after spending several months in France due to an investigation related to the activity of criminals on Telegram. The process is ongoing, but it feels great to be home 🇦🇪

🙏 I want to thank the investigative judges for letting this happen, as well as my lawyers and team for their relentless efforts in demonstrating that, when it comes to moderation, cooperation, and fighting crime, for years Telegram not only met but exceeded its legal obligations 💼

🤲 I’m also deeply grateful for the millions of people around the world who have shown their support throughout this unexpected journey — it has meant a lot. There is nothing our billion-strong community can't overcome 🚀

• http://telegram.org/android
• https://telegram.org/dl/android/apk
• https://t.me/TAndroidAPK

OR

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telegram.messenger

- fix save to gallery/downloads for hls videos
- minor fixes
- memory leak fix, spoilers effect better memory management
- message author selection in reply to another chat
- fix empty notification on receiving gifts
- hiding collectible emoji status hint after some time
- highlight found username in users global search
- fix "Message" placeholder over bot commands button in bottom input field
- moved pinned gifts a bit
- show scam/fake icon on opening mini app alert
- not showing reactions selector in selected message in scheduled
- fix story appearing in chat list after reaction
- fix deleting message in filtered by tags still kept original message in not filtered state
- fix clicking on reply to another chat in scheduled
- fix ban, restrict buttons on admins higher in recent actions page
- fix sending star reaction
- emoji status collectible string in premium alert
- message author only in all chats folder
- pin/unpin button only in own unique gifts

🏆 Telegram now has significantly over 1 billion monthly active users, becoming the second most popular messaging app in the world (excluding the China-specific WeChat) 🥈

🔼User engagement is also rising. On average, each user opens Telegram 21 times daily and spends 41 minutes on the app every day. Meanwhile, our revenue growth has exploded, with $547M in profit in 2024 💵

😺 Ahead of us stands WhatsApp — a cheap, watered-down imitation of Telegram. For years, they’ve desperately tried to copy our innovations while burning billions on lobbying and PR campaigns to slow us down. They failed. Telegram grew, became profitable, and — unlike our competitor — retained its independence 🗽

✉️ We are just getting started 😏