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<p>This summer, Telegram passed <ahref="/blog/700-million-and-premium">700 million active users</a> and introduced <imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001986/11e90/OcmtMKhW_l8.1793/8c1c37d18dc5a0cabe"alt="Premium"><strong>Telegram Premium</strong> that lets anyone support the development of Telegram and get access to exclusive additional features. </p>
<p>Today's update introduces the <strong>Telegram Emoji Platform</strong>, <strong>animated emoji</strong> in <strong>messages</strong> and captions, <strong>custom emoji packs</strong>, the ability to give Telegram Premium as a <strong>gift</strong>, a new privacy setting for <strong>voice messages</strong>– and more.</p>
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### Meet Telemoji
Telegram's expressive **animated emoji** can now be included in the text of messages and media captions, adding even more emotion to your chats. Premium users unlock over **200 Telemoji** – carefully crafted and animated by Telegram artists to pack a lot of expression into a small size.
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<p>Today we're launching an <strong>open emoji platform</strong> where anyone can <ahref="https://core.telegram.org/stickers#animated-emoji">upload custom packs</a> with unique art styles and characters for Telegram Premium users.</p>
<p>The new animated emoji can be included in the <strong>text of messages</strong> and <strong>media captions</strong>, adding even more emotion to your chats. Premium users get access to <strong>10</strong> initial <strong>custom emoji packs</strong>, containing more than <strong>500 Premium emoji</strong>– and countless more coming.</p>
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<p>When you start typing a message, the <imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001197/128f2/tWCI-lcUGug.2888/eba21ce9a2cb9ee89a"alt="Stickers"> Sticker button will turn into an <imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001185/1258c/nmnB-OxNkic.3215/454103137b0918b572"alt="Emoji"> Emoji button that opens the <strong>redesigned emoji panel</strong>– so you can quickly browse your emoji packs or add new ones.</p>
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<p>All users – Premium or not – can see <strong>any animated emoji</strong>. Everyone can also use all custom emoji for <strong>free</strong> in their <strong>Saved Messages</strong> chat to try them out – or to add extra flair to notes and reminders.</p>
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<p>All packs are included in emoji suggestions – type a shortcut like <code>:smile</code> or <code>:lol</code> and you'll see results from your entire library. Typing a static emoji will also <strong>show suggestions</strong> from all of your animated packs.</p>
<p>Many popular custom emoji are also <strong>interactive</strong> when sent in <strong>1-on-1 chats</strong>– any user can tap to play synchronized, full-screen effects.</p>
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<p>Try it with common emotions like <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9882.png"width="20"height="20"alt="😂"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F988D.png"width="20"height="20"alt="😍"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9881.png"width="20"height="20"alt="😁"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F98B1.png"width="20"height="20"alt="😱"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/E29DA4.png"width="20"height="20"alt="❤️"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F918D.png"width="20"height="20"alt="👍"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F8E89.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🎉"/> and more – like <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F92B8.png"width="20"height="20"alt="💸"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F94A5.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🔥"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F91BB.png"width="20"height="20"alt="👻"/>.</p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="new-sticker-gif-and-emoji-panel-on-ios"href="#new-sticker-gif-and-emoji-panel-on-ios"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>New Sticker, GIF and Emoji Panel on iOS</h3>
<p>The sticker panel has a new look on iOS, with <strong>separate tabs</strong> for stickers, GIFs and emoji – just like on the Android, desktop and web apps.</p>
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<p>On all apps, the GIF section now has <strong>thousands of high-quality GIFs</strong> from your favorite movies and shows – thanks to submissions from our <ahref="https://t.me/contest/296">recent contest</a>.</p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="privacy-settings-for-voice-messages"href="#privacy-settings-for-voice-messages"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a><imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001305/110b0/-bpC5P3HJp4.6317/a2b79589744c739331"alt="Premium"> Privacy Settings for Voice Messages</h3>
<p>Premium users have a new setting that allows them to control who is able to send them <strong>voice</strong> and <strong>video messages</strong>– like <em>Everyone</em>, <em>My Contacts</em>, or <em>Nobody</em>.</p>
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<p>Like other privacy settings, this also supports <strong>exceptions</strong>, so you can choose <strong>specific people or groups</strong> of users that can <em>Never</em> or <em>Always</em> send you voice messages.</p>
<p>If someone on your <em>Always</em> list chooses a bad time for verbal communication, you can <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/700-million-and-premium#voice-to-text">convert their voice message to text</a>.</p>
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<p>To modify this setting, go to <em>Settings > Privacy and Security > Voice Messages</em>.</p>
<p>You can now share the Telegram Premium experience with friends, family and coworkers by sending them a <strong>prepaid subscription</strong> for <strong>3</strong>, <strong>6</strong> or <strong>12 months</strong>– at a discount.</p>
<p>Open a user's profile and tap <imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001448/2/VHd-rEO8AMI.2898/1d9c403b5d0d54dbb0"alt="Menu iOS"> or <imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001466/3/TUYKwGzdaIM.984/c472ac8f01ebdd57c8"alt="Menu Android"> and choose <em>Gift Premium</em>. The gifted subscription will instantly arrive as a special message in your chat with that user – containing an <strong>animated gift box</strong>.</p>
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<p>If you're using one of Telegram's desktop apps, or downloaded your Android app <ahref="https://telegram.org/android">directly</a> from our website, you can use bots like <ahref="https://t.me/premiumbot">@PremiumBot</a> to subscribe to Telegram Premium or give it as a gift.</p>
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<p>The FAQ now has a <ahref="https://telegram.org/faq_premium">dedicated section for Telegram Premium</a>– where you can learn how to manage your subscription, what features it offers and why it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.</p>
<p>Making new <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/chat-themes-interactive-emoji-read-receipts#interactive-emoji">interactive emoji</a> with full-screen effects is a good tradition and today we're adding <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F8D8C.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🍌"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA4A8.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🤨"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/E29AA1.png"width="20"height="20"alt="⚡️"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9294.png"width="20"height="20"alt="💔"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F8F86.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🏆"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9890.png"width="20"height="20"alt="😐"/>. Send one of these into any 1-on-1 chat to get a big animated emoji that displays an effect when you tap it:</p>
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<p>These emoji are also available as <strong>reactions</strong>– currently exclusive to Premium subscribers.</p>
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<p>Any user can increase the counters for exclusive reactions that were already added to a message by Premium subscribers.</p>
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<p>And that's all for today. Enjoy the rest of the Summer while we're back down in our dungeons – where it's always cool and the next update is already taking shape.</p>
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