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Each day they get more than <strong>400,000,000</strong> views. Today we are introducing several features that will make channels and bots even more powerful tools for connecting with your audience.</p> <h3><a class="anchor" name="links-to-posts" href="#links-to-posts"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Links to Posts</h3> <p>The Quick Share menu now allows you to copy links to <strong>individual messages</strong> inside a channel. You can send these links to friends outside of Telegram or post them to other social networks. Following such links will open the channel and highlight the message.</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140743/2/TN1RB6CKByM/72ca895a1738215f68" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140743/2/TN1RB6CKByM/72ca895a1738215f68" title="Copy Share Link" /></a> <p>Copy Share Link</p> </div> <h3><a class="anchor" name="silent-messages" href="#silent-messages"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Silent Messages</h3> <p>“Is it OK to post now?” “Is this urgent enough to notify everyone?” If you're a channel admin, you know these questions too well. Luckily, you can now send <strong>silent messages</strong> that will not notify your subscribers. This is very useful for late night or non-urgent updates. Tap on the bell icon to toggle silent messages on and off.</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140349/1/Zmgry_AZ-1E/ae998fef5b4fe2c460" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140349/1/Zmgry_AZ-1E/ae998fef5b4fe2c460" title="Silent messages" /></a> <p>Silent messages</p> </div> <h3><a class="anchor" name="admin-signatures" href="#admin-signatures"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Admin Signatures</h3> <p>There are times when it‘s important to know who posted a certain message. Starting today, you can enable signatures in Channel Info. New messages will be signed with the posting admin’s chosen screen name but will not link to their profile.</p> <div class="blog_2images_wrap"> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140832/1/b8Ak0Mxu49Y/4e54046a56dbc696e6" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140832/1/b8Ak0Mxu49Y/4e54046a56dbc696e6" title="Channel Settings"/></a> <p>Channel Settings</p> </div> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140758/3/rytqafH7tu4/419c894ebb220ebb03" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140758/3/rytqafH7tu4/419c894ebb220ebb03" title="Signed Messages"/></a> <p>Signed Messages</p> </div> </div> <h3><a class="anchor" name="edit-messages-in-channels-and-supergroups" href="#edit-messages-in-channels-and-supergroups"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Edit Messages in Channels and Supergroups</h3> <p>Made a typo? Missed a word? Itching to add something? As of today, you can edit your messages after they were posted. Tap the message (double tap on iOS), then press ‘Edit’. This feature works with <a href="/blog/supergroups">supergroups</a> and channels because they both use the same underlying technology.</p> <h3><a class="anchor" name="quick-share-button-for-bots" href="#quick-share-button-for-bots"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Quick Share Button for Bots</h3> <p>Many news organizations are building bots to provide tailored subscriptions. In this update we've made it easier to share the <strong>links</strong>, <strong>pictures</strong> and <strong>videos</strong> you get from bots. Check out the new official <a href="https://telegram.me/forbesbot">@forbesbot</a> to see how this works.</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140152/1/mac1RLt4DEc/1df974bc0840685752" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140152/1/mac1RLt4DEc/1df974bc0840685752" title="Quick Share button for bots" /></a> <p>Quick Share button for bots</p> </div> <h3><a class="anchor" name="bonus-sticker-previews" href="#bonus-sticker-previews"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Bonus: Sticker Previews</h3> <p>In other news, sticker previews now work everywhere including sticker suggestions when you type an emoji and the ‘Add stickers’ screen. Tap and hold on a sticker to see it in full size before sending. The devil's in the details, right?</p> <p>Try it out with the Harry set: <a href="https://telegram.me/addstickers/harry"><a href="https://telegram.me/addstickers/harry">https://telegram.me/addstickers/harry</a></a></p> <div><br></div> <p>And that‘s all we’ve got for you this month.<br>Stay tuned for more updates in March!</p> <div><br></div> <p><em>February 24, 2016<br>The Telegram Team</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="tl_main_share clearfix"> <a href="https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftelegram.org%2Fblog%2Fchannels-2-0&text=Telegram%20Channels%202.0%3A%20Links%20to%20channel%20posts%2C%20silent%20messages%2C%20admin%20names%2C%20edit%20messages%20and%20more." class="tl_telegram_share_btn" id="tl_telegram_share_btn" data-text="Telegram Channels 2.0: Links to channel posts, silent messages, admin names, edit messages and more." data-url="https://telegram.org/blog/channels-2-0"><i class="tl_telegram_share_icon"></i><span class="tl_telegram_share_label" 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