📰 Publishing HD photos is, I admit, one of my favorite features to this day due to the increased pixel size limit for each photo from 1280 to 2560. Despite the fact that this feature has just been officially introduced in today's blog, the server has allowed publishing large photos for over 2 years. And Telegram Desktop is the first client to add this functionality, albeit as an experimental one.

🖼 Now, if you try to send a photo where the width or height is higher than 2560px, the server will compress it to a size that the width and height do not exceed 2560px.

📰 Now you can create polls and quizzes with up to 12 options.

📊 However, such polls will not be shown in older versions and will ask you to update.

📰 Exponentially, prices (not auction) for anonymous numbers +888 are growing in Fragment.com. Now, according to nums888.io, the minimum pricing is 825 TON (or more than $2600).

A reason for this is the scandalous mandatory KYC for purchases or sales of NFTs and messenger monetization tools, as well as obtaining verification codes for such numbers. This may affect the owner’s vision to earn even more cryptocurrency by selling his anonymous numbers.

Meet threaded chats — a simple yet powerful way to organize conversations by topic or sender.
Already available in large groups (where admins can enable it) and in the brand-new channel inboxes — yes, channels can now receive messages from users, and even charge for them if they wish. Enjoy! 🎩

💻 Telegram #Desktop v5.15.0:

Send Direct Messages to Channels.
Enable New Tab Layout for Topics.
Create Polls with Up To 12 Options.

v5.15.1:

Fix launch on Windows 7.
Fix launch on older Linux distributions.
Fix crash in group chat message right click.
Fix unread counters in channel direct messages.
Don't generate "User joined" message in channel direct messages.
Fix some other glitches in new forums and channel direct messages.

v.5.15.2:

Fix sending messages in new forum layout.
Add statistics for user stars.

v.5.15.3:

Fix new contact top bar appearance.
Remove change photo button for channel direct messages.

🆕 v.5.15.4:

Fix updating messages in Saved Messages subchats.
Fix possible issues with mouse cursor on Linux.

🕓 Previous versions.
⬇️ Download: website or Github.

🎙✂️ Trimming voice messages — today on Telegram. In a few years, everywhere else with the exact same UI 🥇💅

- @Durov

📣 We are launching a series of new contests for Android developers in the coming days.

📱 The winner will get a chance to join the Telegram Team.

💸 Developers at Telegram can earn up to $1,000,000 per year before taxes.

🆒 In case you missed it — the latest Telegram update is epic:

— 📥 Direct messages in channels
— 🖼 HD photo sharing
— 🗂 Topic tabs in group chats
— ✂️ Voice message trimming
— 📊 Expanded poll options

We’ve been receiving great feedback from the owners of large channels and groups. And this is just the beginning — direct messages in channels lay the foundation for much more in the weeks ahead 🚀

©️ @durov

📈 Telegram Collectible Gifts went up in price several times in the past 30 days 🆙

💚 TON is now the #1 blockchain by daily NFT trading volume (or #2 after Ethereum if off-chain trades are not counted) 🏆

🔗 Sources — here and here 📊

@Durov

📰 New #gifts #upgrades:
• 🎁 Lush Bouquet (250⭐️).

After 12 hours the cost of upgrades is now 25⭐️.

📰 Exactly one year Telegram X was left without release updates. By the way, the latest update includes LONG-AWAITED folders.
🎉 Congratulations! 🎉