Telegram continues to inject new possibilities into social interaction. This update brings real-time interaction to Stories, adds repeatable timed messages, an auction mechanism for limited-edition gifts, and makes detailed interface optimizations for iOS and Android. Below, we break down these changes by function, explaining the core mechanisms and key practical points.
Live Stories: Bringing Streaming to Short Content
Any user can now embed live streams into Telegram中文版 Stories, enabling real-time interaction even in short posts. Viewers can send comments just like in a group call or video chat, and creators can use Stars to increase the visibility of fan interaction: highlighting and pinning a comment with Stars, and the total number of Stars the creator has earned will be displayed in the corner of the stream interface. Viewers can continue to donate Stars to support creators using this icon.
Live Stories offer the same privacy settings as regular stories, allowing users to choose who can watch (public, contacts only, close friends, or specific users). Furthermore, not only individual accounts can stream; groups and channels with Story publishing permissions can also initiate live streams (this usually requires unlocking the feature via Boost).
Technical and Management Support
Creators already using streaming software such as OBS or XSplit can connect external streams to Telegram via an RTMP Key, allowing them to continue using their existing live streaming configuration. During the live stream, clicking “Live Settings” in the upper right corner allows users to manage comments or set prices for comments (paid comments). For assistance managing chat rooms, trusted users can be designated as administrators and granted “Manage Video Chat/Live Stream” permissions.
Scheduled messages now have a repeat option: delegate routine tasks to Telegram.
Regularly scheduled reminders or automatic sending have become more convenient. Users can access the “Scheduled Sending” interface by long-pressing the send arrow in any chat. The newly added “Repeat” option allows setting fixed intervals (such as daily, twice a month, etc.), suitable for scenarios such as routine work notifications, weekly reports, debt payment reminders, or health habit reminders. It is simple to operate and can improve the level of work automation.
Gift Auction: Introducing Round Auctions and Fair Distribution for Limited-Edition Collectibles
Telegram官网下载 Gifts are a type of wearable, collectible, blockchain-enabled, and tradable digital collectible. To address the issue of limited-edition releases often selling out instantly, the platform has introduced an auction mechanism, allocating new products in rounds to ensure a fairer acquisition process.
How auctions work
- Participants bid using Stars. The auction is conducted in several rounds, and at the end of each round, gifts with corresponding numbers are awarded according to the bidder’s ranking (e.g., the first-place winner receives #1, the second-place winner receives #2).
- Bids that do not receive a gift in the current round will be carried over to the next round until all gifts have been distributed.
- All bids that were not redeemed for gifts and were not subsequently accepted will be automatically refunded after the auction ends.
- The system allows users to participate in the same auction multiple times and increase their bids at any time to improve their chances of winning. The auction interface will tell you how many Stars you need to win the prize in that round.
- To view gifts currently for sale, go to “Settings > Send Gift”. Gifts with an auction will display an “Auction” banner and provide a dedicated t.me/auction link for sharing and access. Official reminder: The next auction is approaching; interested users can keep an eye out for announcements.
This mechanism preserves the scarcity of collectibles, provides more users with opportunities to participate, and makes the bidding experience and payment process transparent.
Refining the interface and interaction details: smoother and more modern.
This update also includes improvements to the visual and interactive aspects. The iOS version adds more Liquid Glass-style interface elements, and the profile page, settings page, and attachment menu have all been redesigned, along with more refined and efficient animations, enhancing the overall user experience. The Android version simplifies the input fields and scrolling effects, resulting in a cleaner input area, and the blurring effect during scrolling provides a more immersive browsing experience.
Application Scenarios and Recommendations Overview
- Creators who want to turn short-form content into live shows can use Live Stories as a supplementary channel: integrate it with existing live streaming processes using RTMP and monetize it by interacting with fans using Stars.
- For scenarios where teams or individuals need periodic notifications (meeting reminders, billing notifications, backup reminders), “recurring scheduled messages” can be used to simplify the process and avoid human error.
- For users interested in digital collectibles, it is recommended to understand the acquisition channels and budget rules of Stars before participating in the auction, bid reasonably, and pay attention to the auction rules (rounds and refund mechanisms).
- Users seeking a higher-quality experience will notice subtle improvements in the interface: touch sensitivity, animation, and visual hierarchy all enhance the smoothness of daily use.
Try out the new features!
This update simultaneously advances four aspects: interactivity, automation, collectible trading, and visual experience. Live streams in Stories enable real-time interaction for short content; resending simplifies routine task execution; the auction mechanism provides a fairer distribution process for limited-edition gifts; and interface improvements make the overall experience more refined.