Telegram has started rolling out its latest April update on Android and iOS, and this one is a fairly packed release. The headline additions include a new AI-powered text editor, a major expansion of poll features, support for Live and Motion Photos, and a few quality-of-life changes that make the app feel more polished across the board.
The biggest user-facing change is the new built-in AI text editor. Telegram says it can help users fix grammar, rewrite text in different styles, and translate messages directly from the compose field. The company is pitching it as a privacy-focused tool powered by open-source AI models through its Cocoon Network, which Telegram says processes requests in a confidential environment with zero access to user data. That is a big claim, naturally, because every app now wants to sprinkle AI on top and call it innovation, but at least Telegram is trying to make it useful instead of ornamental.
Polls are also getting a serious upgrade. Telegram has added support for media and locations in poll questions and choices, descriptions for added context, time limits, shuffled options, visible voters, fixed-result polls, and even the ability for users to suggest new answers in active polls. Poll creators in group chats can now also get notified when someone votes, while past and active polls now sit in a dedicated tab on group and channel profiles.
Elsewhere, Telegram now supports iOS Live Photos and Android Motion Photos across its apps, with playback styles like Live, Loop, and Bounce. On iPhones, the app can now scan documents with the camera and combine them into a PDF. Telegram has also added a warning label when someone is using an unofficial client, a move clearly aimed at nudging users toward its official apps.
For anyone who uses Telegram heavily, this feels like one of those updates with a bit of everything: creator tools, smarter messaging, and better media handling. You can read the full changelog on Telegram’s official blog, while the update is available via the Google Play Store, Telegram’s official Android APK page, and the App Store.
