Public Post Search, Story Albums, Gift Collections and More

Today's update introduces global search for public posts on Telegram, sorting stories into albums and organizing gifts into collections, managing bots via a new stylish mini app — and so much more.

Public Post Search

Search now has a 'Posts' tab, where you can see relevant results from public channels. This makes it even easier to find specific information and browse a variety of sources in one lightning-fast interface.

Post search is initially available to Telegram Premium users — the people who help keep Telegram free, fast and secure for more than a billion users around the world.

Story Albums

Your favorite vacation stories, pet pictures and more can now be organized into story albums on your profile — to create highlight reels of your best adventures and favorite memes.

Businesses and content creators who post stories in their channel can also utilize albums to display products for customers or group content into playlists.

To add stories to an album, go to the 'Posts' tab in your profile or channel and tap 'Add Album'.

Gift Collections

You can now group gifts on your profile or channel into custom collections — based on theme, rarity, or any other trait.

The same gift can appear in multiple collections, letting you create unlimited combinations. Collections also support granular filters for easy browsing.

To add gifts to a collection, open the 'Gifts' tab on your profile or in channel, select a gift and tap 'Add Collection'.

Profile Rating

Telegram profiles now show a badge with a numerical rating based on the total volume of successful transactions they've made with Telegram Stars.

It highlights your Telegram level and helps channel owners see that you can be trusted for Suggested Posts and other requests.

Purchasing gifts, sending Paid Messages and funding Suggested Posts with Stars increases your rating. However, if you refund Star purchases or convert gifts to Stars your rating will decrease.

Premium Gifts

Telegram Gifts are so popular that new releases sell out in minutes. While you can always buy gifts from others on the gift marketplace, we want more people to get gifts right at launch.

Soon, you may see a new type of gift — available only to Telegram Premium users, with each person able to buy just a limited number. Stay tuned!

The vast majority of Telegram Gifts can still be purchased by all users — only specific sets of limited-edition gifts will require Premium to purchase.

BotFather Mini App

Developers of Telegram bots and mini apps can now manage them in the new @BotFather mini app — from creating bots to updating settings, icons, and descriptions.

Any developer can create sleek mini apps that support full-screen mode, subscriptions, home screen shortcuts, geolocation, motion tracking — and more.

Want to build services and games for over 1 billion Telegram users? Start here.

That's all for today's update — we'll be back soon with another collection (or album?) of new features.

July 31, 2025
The Telegram Team