Telegram major update: built-in AI text editor, and you can even let bots manage other bots

Telegram rolls out new features such as AI text editing, upgraded polls, and Managed Bots, strengthening privacy computing and cross-platform experiences, and also adds a third-party app security warning mechanism.

On March 31, Telegram released a new version, bringing multiple AI-driven feature upgrades. The following is the complete breakdown of this update:

AI Text Editor: rewrite, translate, and fix with two taps

The most talked-about new feature is an AI text editor built into the message input field, supported by Telegram’s own Cocoon AI. When the text you enter exceeds 3 lines, an “Ai” icon appears next to the “Send” button—tap it to:

• Correct grammar errors
• Rewrite in different styles (Formal, Short, Tribal, Corp, Zen, Biblical, Viking)
• Translate into other languages, and you can also apply specific styles during translation

Telegram emphasizes that this feature uses the Cocoon privacy network for processing, performing computations in secure environments, with zero access to user data.

10+ Poll New Features

Polls receive a comprehensive upgrade, including:

• Attach media or locations to questions and options
• Add a question description field
• Allow users to suggest new options while a poll is ongoing
• Show pollsters next to each option
• Lock polls (no revoting allowed) to ensure results stay fixed
• Randomly sort options for each user
• Set a poll time limit
• Hide results before the time runs out
• Poll creators can view results without voting

Group and channel profile pages also now include dedicated poll tags, making it easy to find polls that are ongoing and those that have ended.

Live Photo and Motion Photo supported across all platforms

Telegram now natively supports iOS Live Photos and Android Motion Photos, so dynamic photos can be viewed normally in the Telegram apps on all platforms. Before sending, in the media editor you can select one of three playback modes: Live (plays once when enabled), Loop (plays continuously), and Bounce (plays forward and backward in a loop).

Managed Bots: bots can be created and used to manage other bots

Telegram Bot API adds a Managed Bots feature, allowing bots to create and manage other bots on behalf of users. This means developers can deploy their own bots easily via AI bots, without needing to write code. Telegram’s official site provides detailed development documentation for developers to reference.

iOS document scanning + unofficial app security warnings

Telegram for iOS adds a document scanning feature that lets you scan documents with the camera, automatically remove the background, crop, and convert them into PDFs, with support for merging multiple pages into a single file. Steps: tap the attachment menu → Files → Scan documents.

In addition, Telegram also adds a security measure: for users using third-party (unofficial) Telegram apps, other people will see a security warning when viewing their profile, indicating that the encryption strength of the warning message may be lower. Telegram’s official apps are open source and provide verifiable build versions.

• This article is reprinted with permission from: 《Chain News》
• Original title: 《Telegram major update: built-in AI text editor, 10 new poll features, bots can manage bots》
• Original author: Elponcrab