The updated version of Telegram Bot API 8.0 has received 10 new features for widgets, including the ability to enter full-screen mode, launch from home screen shortcuts, offer subscription plans, and more.
The updated version of Telegram Bot API 8.0 has received 10 new features for widgets, including the ability to enter full-screen mode, launch from home screen shortcuts, offer subscription plans, and more.
Bots now support paid subscriptions based on Telegram Stars, which can be monetized with multiple levels of content and features.
Widgets can now be deployed in full-screen mode in both portrait and landscape modes, allowing for more games, large media playback, and a better user experience.
Widgets are now accessible via shortcuts added to the home screen of mobile devices.
Widgets can now prompt users to set their emoji status or request access to automatically sync it later with in-game icons, third-party APIs, and more.
Users can now share media directly from widgets by sending referral codes, custom memes, artwork, and more to any chat or posting as a story.
Widgets can now ask users for geolocation, allowing them to create virtually any location-based service, from games with dynamic landmarks to interactive maps for events.
Widgets can now track detailed device motion data, enabling better productivity tools, immersive VR experiences, and more.
Bots can now send paid gifts to users in exchange for Telegram Stars.
Widgets can customize their loading screen by adding their own icon and specific colors for light and dark themes.
Android widgets can now receive basic information about the device’s hardware, allowing them to optimize the user experience based on the device’s capabilities.
In addition to these 10 new features, Bot API 8.0 has received general updates:
