The Newest Telegram Features You Need to Know About

After more than 75 new features in 2025, Telegram shows no signs of slowing down. The first half of 2026 has been exceptionally generous: AI tools, a complete redesign, live photos, and powerful automation. Here are the key updates already available on your smartphone.

🧠 Major AI & Automation Upgrades

1. 📲 Guest Mode for Bots

This is a technological breakthrough. You can now summon an AI bot into any conversation without adding it to the group. Just mention it with @username, and the bot will only see that specific message. It can find information, fact‑check, generate text or images – all without accessing the rest of your chat history.

2. 🤝 Bot‑to‑Bot Communication

Telegram has opened an API for chains of fully autonomous AI agents. One bot analyses data, another writes text, a third publishes the result – all without human intervention.

3. ✍️ AI Text Editor & Custom Writing Styles

When you type a message longer than three lines, a special button appears – the AI editor powered by the decentralised Cocoon network. It instantly fixes mistakes, translates, or changes the style (from formal to playful “Viking”). A May update took this further: you can now create your own custom prompts and design unique styles for your team or community.

4. 🎨 Search Among 100 Million Stickers

Endless scrolling is a thing of the past. The sticker panel now has a search bar supporting 36 languages. Cocoon‑based algorithms analyse images, making the entire library of user‑generated content searchable by keywords.

💎 Multimedia & Group Management

5. 🖼️ Live Photo Support

You can now send Live Photos (iOS) and Motion Photos (Android) in full original quality. When sending, three playback modes are available: Live (once), Loop, and Bounce (back‑and‑forth). This brings your galleries and channels to life.

6. 📊 Advanced Poll Statistics

Group and channel admins get a powerful new tool. Once a poll passes 100 votes, interactive charts activate, showing how votes for each option change over time.

7. ⏰ Silent Scheduled Messages

Great news for anyone who doesn't want to disturb subscribers. When scheduling a message, just tap the bell icon – the post will go out at the set time without any sound notification to recipients.

8. 🛡️ Reaction Moderation

You can now remove reactions from specific users. Simply tap on a reaction under a message, select the offending user, and their reaction disappears.

✨ Visual Revolution & Privacy

9. 🔮 Liquid Glass on All Platforms

First iOS, then in February Android also received the “liquid glass” design – translucent elements, soft light refraction, and a new bottom navigation bar.

10. 🔒 Privacy Protection in Private Chats

One‑on‑one conversations now have a setting that forbids message forwarding and media saving, and even blocks screenshots – complete isolation for sensitive discussions.

11. 📄 Document Scanner on iOS

A built‑in scanner is available directly from the attachment menu. It automatically removes backgrounds, crops images, and converts them to PDF – with manual adjustment options.

💬 Final Thoughts

Telegram is clearly aiming to become the primary working environment for communication, content, and automation. Artificial intelligence is no longer a toy – it’s a full‑fledged tool built right into your keyboard. Subscriptions, bots, design, and privacy are evolving so rapidly that right now might be the best time to start using Telegram to its full potential.