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

🎙 A week ago, Tucker Carlson published an interview with me about what happened in France. It was covered by media in many countries — except, interestingly, in France. None of the French newspapers mentioned the interview. 🤐

📰 However, the French media hasn’t lost interest in Telegram. Last week, Le Monde, the country’s main newspaper, invited its readers to report whether they watch pirated football matches on Telegram. This attempt to crowdsource a negative story about us appears to be part of a broader strategy. 😐

😑 In just the 7 weeks following my arrest in Paris, Le Monde published 40 negative articles about Telegram. In violation of journalistic ethics, they did not ask us for a comment in 37 of these 40 articles and always ignored the factual corrections we sent them. 🤦‍♂️

📣 Such a media environment is alarming. This is why platforms like Telegram are so important — we enable people to access all points of view and decide for themselves. We believe people are smart and can be trusted with the unfiltered truth. ✉️

- @Durov

🏆 Telegram Android Contest 2025, Round 1

The contest begins on Friday, June 20. We will post the Task details along with the design mockups.

Make sure to keep notifications enabled so you don’t miss the announcement.

Improved "Messages to Channels" Feature

In the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 11.13 (30945), users can specify the number of stars they are willing to pay and set the desired publication time when sending a message to a channel.

To do this, tap the button 💬 in the message input field. The suggested post will display an information block at the top, showing the cost and time.

The channel administrator can suggest changes in the text, as well as in the price and time of publication.

The feature is still in development and currently works only on the test server. Its functionality may change in the future.

Source : 💌💌💌

Massive Data Breach Exposes 16 Billion Passwords

A major cybersecurity threat has emerged as researchers from Cybernews uncovered a compilation of over 16 billion stolen login credentials in what is now considered the largest-ever credential leak. The data includes user information from leading platforms such as #Google, Facebook, Instagram, #Apple, Gmail, #Telegram, GitHub, and even government portals.

The leaked credentials were sourced from over 30 different databases, many of which were obtained through infostealer malware.

The credentials include a mix of older leaks and newly compromised accounts, indicating ongoing security breaches.

Unlike past leaks, this compilation is more organized and potentially more dangerous due to its accessibility and volume.

🔗 Read more

🏆 Telegram Android Contest 2025, Round 1

Prize fund: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on July 11 (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: July 2025

Telegram is hosting a contest for Android developers to implement a redesigned profile appearance.

In addition to prize money, the winner of this contest may join the 🛫 Telegram Team in Dubai and earn $1 million per year after taxes by year 3.

THE TASK

Rework the existing profile screens by implementing the new design flow in strict accordance with the mockups provided below:
– Profiles of users, businesses, groups, and channels must be covered, including groups with topics enabled.
– Support for both day and night themes is mandatory.
– All related tabs and profile instances must be supported, including those where gifts are displayed.

💡 For this task, we recommend building the relevant screens from scratch. However, reusing existing code components is acceptable.

Contest Requirements:
– You must use Java.
– No third-party UI frameworks are allowed.
– The submission must be consistent with the existing Telegram for Android codebase.
– The app's stability and performance must not be affected with the changes you made.
– The app must be free of significant flaws (including crashes, visual glitches, noticeable element blinking, layout errors, and more).

❗️The implementation must precisely follow the provided design mockups, including all transitions shown in the animated demos.

Evaluation:
During the evaluation stage, we will review your code and test the submission on a wide range of Android devices.

Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Reveals Unique Legacy Plan

Telegram CEO and billionaire #Pavel #Durov has revealed that he has fathered over 100 children across 12 countries—some through personal relationships, but most via anonymous sperm donations. His goal: to help address declining birth rates and support fertility initiatives.

In a bold move, Durov announced that his estimated $13.9 billion fortune will be equally divided among all his children, regardless of how they were conceived. However, none of them will inherit the wealth immediately. Instead, his will states that the inheritance will be unlocked 30 years after his death, giving his children the opportunity to grow independently and build their own identities.

This unconventional decision reflects Durov’s lifelong commitment to freedom, privacy, and long-term thinking—values that have shaped both his personal philosophy and the #Telegram platform.

🔗 Read more

👨‍💻 Telegram’s looking for an Android dev — who’ll earn $1M / year after tax. 🧻

🥇 The only way in is to win our coding contest that ends on July 11. The task? Implement the animation from this mockup in our open-source Android app. 🤖 https://t.me/contest/420

©️ @durov

📰 Users for more than half an hour began to encounter an error when trying to open the message translation. The photo shows the corresponding error pop-up window.

Tip: instead of a message, select the entire text message for this, if your flagship has a built-in translator (on iOS exactly).