Telegram Desktop Updates & Release Notes

Name: Telegram Desktop
Brand: Telegram

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Sep 9, 2026
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Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2.8

Telegram Desktop fixes more crashes caused by bad lottie files.

Fix some more crashes with bad lottie files.
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Sep 7, 2026
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Sep 7, 2026

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Sep 8, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2.7

Telegram Desktop fixes crashes caused by invalid Lottie files.

Fix crashes with invalid lottie files.
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Sep 4, 2026
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Sep 4, 2026

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Sep 5, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2.6 beta

Telegram Desktop adds a text tool for image editing, lets users send folders and file sets as one archive, and brings GIF editing, call ratings, custom video sticker emoji, richer message tools, and several fixes.

Add text tool with fonts, alignment and styles to the image editor.

Drop folders and file sets into a chat to send them as one archive.

Edit GIFs before sending them with a caption.

Rate a finished call with stars right in the call panel.

Make custom emoji out of video stickers.

Show a tooltip with the link for buttons in rich messages.

Show estimated result size in the video editor timeline.

Follow the scroll direction in swipe gestures.

Fix long sender name hiding the via-bot name in a bubble.

Fix GIF playback glitches in shared media and inline results.

Fix a crash in the new chat view for bots with topics.
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Sep 3, 2026
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Sep 3, 2026

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Sep 4, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2.5

Telegram Desktop switches to a new autoupdate manifest source.

Switch to new autoupdate manifest source.
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Sep 2, 2026
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Sep 2, 2026

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Sep 3, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.1.5

Telegram Desktop fixes a Linux crash.

Fix crash on Linux.
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Sep 1, 2026
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Sep 1, 2026

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Sep 4, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2.4

Telegram Desktop releases its first update with a revoked signing key.

First update with revoked signing key.
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Sep 1, 2026
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Sep 1, 2026

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Sep 4, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2.3

Telegram Desktop gets its first update with a rotated signing key.

First update with rotated signing key.
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Sep 1, 2026
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Sep 1, 2026

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Sep 4, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2.2

Telegram Desktop ships the first update of its v2 update system.

First update of v2 update system.
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Sep 1, 2026
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Sep 1, 2026

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Sep 3, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.1.4

Telegram Desktop releases a fresh update with wider rich message bubbles, smarter video autoplay quality in channels, and controls for gift messages to paid recipients. It also fixes a range of UI, media, billing, story, tray, and crash issues.

Widen rich message bubbles to fit wide content.

Choose fitting quality for video autoplay in channels.

Disable gift messages for recipients who charge for messages.

Fix glitches in the call panel, profile info and chat list menu.

Fix self-destructing media appearing in previews and downloads.

Fix unneeded re-encoding and quality issues when sending edited videos.

Fix sponsored messages hiding the userpic of the post above them.

Fix TON transactions history showing Stars entries after the first page.

Fix stealth mode not opening the chosen story from a profile.

Fix window activation from the tray on X11.

Crash fixes.
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Aug 28, 2026
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Aug 28, 2026

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Sep 4, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2.1 beta

Telegram Desktop ships the first beta of its v2 update system.

First beta version of v2 update system.
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Aug 28, 2026
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Aug 28, 2026

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Sep 4, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.2

Telegram Desktop introduces its first v2 update system.

First version of v2 update system.
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Aug 27, 2026
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Aug 27, 2026

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Aug 27, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.1.3

Telegram Desktop adds emoji status actions, article blocks, channel DM bans, search highlights and media fixes.

Add emoji status actions to the custom emoji context menu.
Add slash menu with insertable blocks to the article editor.
Add ban and unban of users in channel direct messages.
Show reaction preview above the menu of who reacted list.
Highlight the search query when jumping to a found message.
Convert QuickTime videos to mp4 when sending them as GIFs.
Crash fixes.
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Aug 24, 2026
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Aug 24, 2026

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Aug 25, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.1.2

Telegram Desktop improves relaunch restore, screenshot handling, spellcheck, chat sorting and proxy fixes.

Show who reacted preview next to the cursor.

Improve restoring of opened windows and chats on relaunch.

Don't hide content from screenshots while the app is passcode-locked.

Fix saving of words with the system spellchecker.

Fix sorting of unmuted unread chats in folders.

Fix quote staying above the field after sending a message.

Fix some WEB proxies not working on Windows.

Warn about possible risks when adding a WEB proxy.

Crash fixes.
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Aug 22, 2026
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Aug 22, 2026

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Aug 22, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.1.1

Telegram Desktop fixes broken chat loading for some users and brings minor bug fixes.

Fix broken chats loading for some users.

Minor bug fixes.
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Aug 21, 2026
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Aug 21, 2026

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Aug 22, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

7.1

Telegram Desktop adds welcome messages, rich-message buttons, self-destruct timers, video profiles, video editing and restore-on-relaunch.

Add welcome messages for groups and channels.

Add buttons and file blocks to rich messages.

Improve lists, tables and markdown pasting in the rich editor.

Add self-destruct timers and single view for photos and videos.

Add video profile photos for yourself, chats and channels.

Add video editor with trimming, quality and cover frame.

Add restoring of opened windows and chats on relaunch.

Add sending of music files in the attach menu.

Add new WEB proxy type to connection settings.

Crash fixes.
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