Replies in Forwarded Messages. Select messages to forward them to another chat. Forwards show replies to keep the full context of the conversation.

You can control whether forwarded messages include a link to your account in Settings > Privacy and Security.

Mini Apps. Developers can create infinitely flexible interfaces for bots using JavaScript.

With these, bots can replace any website – like online stores, games and services.

Interface elements can update in real time, changing to match a user’s theme or night mode. Check out @DurgerKingBot to see them in action.

Bot Admins. Some bots are built for use in groups and channels – to help moderators or add fun features.

Bots can be added directly to chats from their profile, letting you instantly configure their rights.

Bots can be added to groups as members or admins, but can only be added to channels as admins.

Picture-in-Picture Playback. Continue watching videos while you browse other chats or even other apps.

Tap or click the PiP icon in the media viewer on any app to switch to picture-in-picture mode, and pinch or drag to move and resize the player window. To close the window, drag it off screen or tap the :cross.

On iOS, drag the player to the side of your screen to hide the video and keep listening to its audio.

Telegram now has over 700 million users and is one of the world’s top 5 most-downloaded apps.

To read more about this milestone and the future of Telegram, check out our blog post.

Preview Chats. Press and hold the profile picture of any chat to view its messages – without marking them as read.

You can scroll in the preview window to see more of the chat history, or use the menu buttons to quickly pin, mute or mark as read.

External Sharing. Users can directly share large media items to Telegram from other apps – saving time and storage space.

On iOS, you can follow the status of your upload with an animated progress bar.