The app's FAQ has long stated that, when that was no longer enough, monetization would come through non-essential app features without making profit an end goal of the service. Up until now, Telegram had been running on a donation/investment by Durov, which has been the only source of income for the platform since it launched in 2013. Finally, Durov says monetizing Telegram should also benefit the community, such as sticker creators getting a cut of the revenue if Telegram introduces premium paid stickers. These public channels often already publish ads, but do so in intrusive ways that are disguised as regular messages, and the Ad Platform will try to address that, while also respecting user privacy and allowing Telegram to cover its costs. Laying out the guidelines for how the monetization will happen, Durov said that existing features will remain free forever, but certain premium features may be added for power users or businesses that require them.Īdditionally, Telegram will introduce the Ad Platform for channels. True to Telegram's values, the company won't be sold, and ads won't infiltrate personal chats. On a separate note, Pavel Durov, Telegram's co-founder, announced on his personal Telegram channel that the app will begin its monetization strategy starting in 2021. Reports can be liked or commented on, letting users show support or add feedback to a specific request. Meanwhile, iOS users can now have Siri read incoming messages by enabling Announce Messages for Telegram in the system notification settings.Īs usual, the update brings a few new animated emoji that will show up when you send messages with only the emoji in question.įinally, Telegram is introducing the Bug and Suggestion platform, where users can request features and report bugs in the app. Each feature was previously exclusive to the other platform, but both should now be at feature parity.Īndroid users specifically are getting a couple of improvements, like new animations for actions in the app, and a new ability to use SD cards as the default storage path to free up internal storage space.

Improvements have also been made to media editing, with Android users now being able to edit a photo after it's been sent to add stickers or draw on it, while iOS users can edit received photos and send them back.

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