Telegram has come up with some new features that will change user experience. The latest update introduces Message Effects, Hashtag Search, Collapsible Quotes and several other innovative enhancements.
Telegram has unveiled a series of new features and updates aimed at enhancing user experience, empowering content creators, and making the app more versatile and engaging.
Telegram introduces new features
According to an official release, these new features include the Mini App Bar, Paid Media for monetising exclusive content, Story Search for discovering stories through hashtags and location tags and the Premium Link Widget, among others.
So how can you benefit with the new features? Given below is how you can get a better user experience:
Mini App Bar: Now you can respond to messages or open other mini-apps and then return to a mini-app without waiting for it to load again. To minimize an app, you need to swipe down on its header. To reopen, tap the app bar at the bottom of the screen and select one of the active apps.
Pay for Content with Telegram Stars: It can now be used by content creators to accept payments for paid photos or videos on their channels. Subscribers can view these exclusive posts only after paying to unlock them. Creators can use Stars to receive cryptocurrency rewards in Toncoin or to advertise their channels with minimal commission fees.
Link Widget in Stories: Premium users can enhance their stories with the new Link Widget. This widget supports both light and dark backgrounds and allows you to add a custom link name, replacing the URL text at the top of the preview.
Rewards for Content Creators and Developers: Bot developers and content creators can now use Telegram Stars to receive rewards in Toncoin or buy Telegram Ads with a 30% discount.
Other features
Telegram seems to have come up with other features such as you can now search for stories using hashtags. Tapping a hashtag in any chat now displays search results from chats and public channels. Also tapping hashtags in story captions shows public stories with matching tags.
Additionally, you can add location tags to your stories, allowing others to find stories from the same place. Tapping a location tag lets users browse public stories from the same location. Only stories that users are allowed to view appear in these searches, ensuring privacy.
Furthermore, Telegram now offers subsidized ads for bot developers and content creators. This is expected to allow them to promote their bots or channels with a 30% discount. This feature can be a cost-effective way to reach new users and grow their audience.
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