Stories in Channels View Once Media and More
Introducing Stories for Channels Your Music in Stories and More
Last month we celebrated Telegrams 10th birthday with Stories for cake With this update channels can start posting stories too thanks to a new boost system Stories now have reaction stickers and the option to add your own music Weve also added a View Once setting to self-destructing media better login alerts and several stories with cats wearing watermelons
Stories for Channels
Telegram users can grant their favorite channels the ability to post stories by giving them boosts Telegram Premium now includes one boost that can be assigned to any channel
Channels level up as they gain more boosts and for each level they can post 1 additional story per day to their subscribers story feeds Once more Telegram users are in control choosing which channel admins may spam them with food photos and even the number of meals per day
Boosts stay on the channel unless users decide to move them elsewhere so those stories better be entertaining
Channels can ask subscribers for boosts using a special link like t.me/durov?boost a teaser-trailer wont hurt either To get the boost link for your channel and see how many you need to level up go to Channel Info More Statistics Boosts Getting to level 10 gives your channel +15 resistance to trolls and unlocks unique admin skins
Channel admins can post stories
Once your channel unlocks stories admins with the relevant rights who have a Telegram Premium subscription can post by tapping the Post Story Icon on the Channel Info page
Admins will also see a Post Story As option when posting stories from their chat list So remind them to check where theyre sending those noodles maybe
Reaction Stickers in Stories
Both users and channels can add reaction stickers to their stories letting viewers respond with even more emoji in just one tap Stories posted by channels display reaction counters showing how many people chose each emotion Yes jellyfish and moose are emotions
To add a reaction sticker tap the icon in the sticker panel then choose an emoji from the dozens of options in the window Premium subscribers can use any of their custom emoji as well Except the sloth Nobody may use that one you have been warned
Everyone can add 1 reaction sticker to each story while Premium users are able to add up to 5
Your Music in Stories
Audio files on your device can be used in photo and video stories allowing you to create content with custom soundtracks narration and proper rickrolls
From the sticker panel tap Audio and select a file then adjust the track to select any section In video stories you can keep the original sound as well as move your added audio track to any point like a BADUMMM-TSSSS in the middle or a bit of outro music
View-Once Media
Speaking of noodles Telegram added self-destructing media way back in 2013 Now it is even easier to use has a new look and a new View Once setting
In any 1-on-1 chat tapping the View Once Icon in the media editor lets you choose how long your photo or video will be visible after opening from View Once to 30 seconds View-Once media is permanently deleted from the chat when the recipient opens it
Like for all self-destructing media saving and taking screenshots will not work for view-once media Well also try to Neuralyze anyone with a photographic memory unless theyre wearing sunglasses
New Login Alerts
Whenever someone logs in to your account Telegram sends a notification to all your devices To make this even more noticeable new logins now display this alert at the top of your chat list No Pressure At All
If you didnt log in on a new device tap No its not me to instantly secure your account Just make sure you dont jump to conclusions if its Sunday morning
You can review all devices that currently have access to your messages in Settings Devices
For an extra layer of protection you can add a Two-Step Verification password in Settings Privacy and Security Two-Step Verification
Never enter login codes or your password anywhere except when you are logging in to Telegram to access your chats
And More
The developers also added dozens of bug fixes and optimizations iOS users will notice that sending videos has improved it is now faster and the progress bar is more accurate Android users will notice increased performance when viewing spoiler animations including view-once and hidden media Blackberry and Windows Phone users will notice they have been extinct for the past decade
And thats all for today well be working on the next update while youre watching channel stories Bon Appetit