Telegram Beta Android 12.9.1 (69689)

Changelog:

- removed black bars on the sides in landscape mode and tablets
- hidden chats in community fix
- other community fixes

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69669)

Changelog:

- "remove formatting" button: conversion from rich to simple message with undo option, instead of sending right away
- rounding on photo/video/slideshow/collage
- scroll/dragging fixes in attach rich editor, buttons disappearing on undo/redo fix
- accessibility fixes: code blocks in messages, story viewer, ai summary button, rich editor, rich messages, and more

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69649)

Changelog:

- formatting from markdown symbols saved now as source text in drafts
- fix spoiler effect texture cut off
- spoilers in media in rich editor
- propose converting into simple message when trying to send rich message draft
- when pasting from rich message into mesage input field, try to convert it into simple text; if failed, open rich editor with pasted part
- supported converting quote/code from message input field into rich editor
- fixed more cases for gboard keyboard height change (/ commands, tab/shift+tab)
- fix showing rich draft when editing simple message
- fix focus in details block
- text hints in initial state in attach
- fix crash in quotes

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69609)

Changelog:

- quote in quotes, blocks padded inside lists support, quote button in formatting panel; fix new line in chatlist
- fix uploading webp/heic, fix inserting media into cursor position
- fix attach buttons visible after inserting from ai alert
- minor fixes

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69599)

Changelog:

- fixed phantom unread messages counter

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Adding Bots to Communities

In Telegram Beta for Android, version 12.9, you can now add your bots to communities. Before this change, this worked only with group chats. The same build introduces support for linking channels.

You can link a bot you own to a community by tapping the “Add Bot to a Community” button in the bot settings.

Keep in mind that this currently works only on the test server.

To learn more about communities, check out our previous post.

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Adding Channels to Communities

In Telegram Beta for Android, version 12.9, you can now add your channels to communities. Before this change, this worked only with group chats. The same build introduces support for linking bots.

You can link your channel to a community by tapping the “Add Channel to a Community” button in the channel settings.

Keep in mind that this currently works only on the test server.

To learn more about communities, check out our previous post.

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Advanced Text Editor Is Available Only to Premium Users

In Telegram Beta for Android, version 12.9, only users with a Telegram Premium subscription can send Rich Formatting messages from the new full-screen text editor.

We provide more details about the new editor UI in our initial post.

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69579)

Changelog:

- bots in community

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (6955)

Changelog:

- marked formatting
- title in tables
- closing latex editor applies change
- support moving math block and selection on long press
- fix underline/strike/marked applied on header changes text size

and others

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (6954)

Changelog:

- marked formatting
- title in tables
- closing latex editor applies change
- support moving math block and selection on long press
- fix underline/strike/marked applied on header changes text size
- clear text field on empty rich draft, apply draft/clear before closing animation
- show table menu over keyboard for more space
- fixed infinite loading on opening photo from rich message
- fix losing author on quote into pullquote conversion
- fix touch events outside bubble in rich message
- close keyboard on scrolling away from focused text field
- fix message width of via bot rich message
- fix checkbox drawing in rtl
- clip contents of details block in rich message
- fix selection of text inside table in rich message, magnifier position
- fix applying emojis in table cells when opening editor
- copy rich message button in message menu
- preview of page blocks in chatlist/reply
- selection and cursor handle fixes: select all button in custom menu, fix showing menu after deselect, deselect moves caret into a tap, fix scrolling on moving selection handle
- show cursor handle when pressed a bit on right side of text (conflicted with dragging blocks), paste menu more accessible on empty text block
- experimental: support pressing on checkbox to edit in message bubble

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69529)

Changelog:

- ai compose of rich messages when selected or in draft
- fix enter/backspace changing keyboard height
- fixes of emoji keyboard in attach of rich editor
- fix edit button appearing on foreign messages
- supported larger message limits
- Ctrl+S for saving rich message into draft
- community fixes

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69519)

Changelog:

- ai compose of rich messages when selected or in draft
- fix enter/backspace changing keyboard height
- fixes of emoji keyboard in attach of rich editor
- fix edit button appearing on foreign messages
- supported larger message limits
- Ctrl+S for saving rich message into draft
- community fixes

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69469)

Changelog:

fixes

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Telegram Beta Android 12.9.0 (69459)

Changelog:

fixes

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Communities in Telegram

In the Telegram beta for Android, version 12.9, users can now organize communities that bring theme-related chats closer together:

• Group owners can create new communities or add their chats to existing ones.

• In community settings, you can set a name and profile picture.

• Each chat can be either “Visible” or “Hidden”. A user who is already a member of a community can join any of its visible chats. A hidden chat can be seen only by those invited to it separately. This is similar to general and hidden channels in Discord servers.

• By default, any member can add their groups to the community. Community admins can choose to limit this: in “Only admins” mode, regular members can send suggestions, but admins must approve them.

• If a chat is linked to a community, this will be highlighted on the chat's profile page. This is also where members can navigate to the other chats in the community.

• In the chat list, all groups continue to display separately, but admins can turn on the “Show as One Chat” toggle to merge them into a single item. This is similar to forums, but each topic is instead an independent chat you can join.

• As soon as you find yourself in one of the chats that are part of a community, Telegram treats you as a member of that community. Telegram won’t add you to the other chats in the community, though you can still view them.

Creating communities is available only on the test server at the moment.

Currently, only group chats can be added to communities. The app strings mention adding channels, but the feature is unavailable, and it is not clear whether it will be added in the future.

You can add your group chat to a community in chat settings — just tap the “Add Group to a Community” option.

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Advanced Text Editor in Telegram for Android

In the Telegram beta for Android, version 12.9, users can now create rich text in a fullscreen editor. To access the new UI, tap the icon above the “Send” button.

If you press and hold an attachment, you can drag it anywhere in the message. Additionally, users can generate text from their own descriptions using the built-in AI.

For regular messages, the AI text editor button wasn’t removed: instead, it was moved to the left of the input panel, above the emoji keyboard icon. If you convert your message into a rich text article, the icon will appear only in the bottom panel of the fullscreen editor.

For context, support for extended rich text messages was added in the Telegram 12.8 update. It includes many styling options: headings, tables, LaTeX math formulas, code blocks, block quotes, expandable spoilers, collages, carousel slideshows, and more.

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Advanced Text Editor in Telegram

In the beta version of Telegram for iOS, build 12.9.0 (33214), the “AI editor” button was replaced with the Markdown editor launcher.

When tapped, the button expands the message input field to the full screen height, turning it into a full-fledged article editor.

For context, support for extended rich text messages appeared in the Telegram 12.8 update. It includes many text styling options: headings, tables, LaTeX math formulas, code blocks, block quotes, expandable spoilers, collages, carousel slideshows, and more.

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Telegram Beta Android 12.8.3 (6922)

Changelog:
not available

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Telegram Beta Android 12.8.2 (6920)

Changelog:

- fixes

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