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Telegram adds AI editing, richer polls and Live Photos
Telegram’s March 31 update adds an AI text editor, more flexible polls, Live Photo support and tools for managing bots directly from the app.
Telegram has expanded its mobile messaging toolkit with an update that brings AI-assisted writing, more capable polls, cross-platform support for Live and Motion Photos, and new controls for bot creation. The features were announced in the company’s March 31, 2026 update, which also introduces a security warning for people using unofficial Telegram clients.
An AI editor built into the message field
The most visible addition is an AI text editor integrated into Telegram’s message bar. Once a user has typed more than three lines, an AI icon appears above the send button. Tapping it opens tools that can correct grammar, rewrite a message in a different style or translate it into another language.
Telegram says the editor uses its Cocoon AI network and is designed to process requests in a confidential environment. The company presents the feature as a way to refine a message without copying text into a separate application. In practical terms, that could make the tool useful for polishing a work message, shortening a long explanation or preparing a translation before sending.
The editor also includes deliberately playful styles, including Formal, Short, Corp, Zen, Biblical and Viking. That choice makes the feature feel closer to a built-in writing toolbox than a conventional spelling checker. However, users should still review any generated text before sending it, particularly when the message contains names, technical details or sensitive information.
Polls become more useful for groups and channels
Telegram has added more than ten poll controls in the same release. Poll creators can now attach media or locations to questions and answer choices, add descriptions for context, let members suggest options while a poll is active, and display who voted for each answer.
Other changes include the ability to disable revoting, shuffle answer choices for each participant, set time limits and hide results until voting ends. Creators can also view results without voting themselves. These additions give group administrators more control over surveys, event planning and informal decision-making, while dedicated tabs on group and channel profiles make current and past polls easier to find.
The new options are particularly relevant for communities that use Telegram as more than a chat room. A group can attach a venue to a question, ask members to propose alternatives, then keep the final results hidden until a deadline. Telegram has not presented these tools as a separate paid product in the announcement, so the update should be understood as part of the app’s broader poll functionality.
Live and Motion Photos can move between devices
The update also adds native support for Apple Live Photos and Android Motion Photos. Telegram says users can send these images through any Telegram app, allowing a moving photo captured on one mobile platform to be shared with contacts using another.
Before sending, the media editor offers three presentation options: Live, Loop and Bounce. Live plays the photo once when opened, Loop repeats it continuously and Bounce plays it forward and backward. The feature is a small but practical improvement for people who exchange photos across iPhone and Android devices, because the motion effect no longer depends on the recipient using the same phone platform.
As with any media shared in a messaging service, users should check the selected image before sending it. Live and Motion Photos can contain more visual context than a single still frame, and a moving image may reveal details that were not obvious in the thumbnail.
Bots can create and manage other bots
Telegram is also giving users a simpler route to building automated services. Through the updated Bot API, users can create personalised bots with a few taps, while existing bots can create and manage other bots on a user’s behalf.
Telegram frames this as a way to launch bot networks without traditional coding. That could help communities build simple assistants for moderation, information requests or routine workflows. It also introduces a new responsibility for administrators: a bot that can create other bots may extend its own reach quickly, so permissions and connected services should be reviewed before the feature is used in a group.
A warning for unofficial Telegram apps
The same release adds a security alert to profiles using third-party Telegram applications. The warning tells other users that messages exchanged with those accounts may be less secure. Telegram says its official apps are open source and provide verifiable builds, while independent developers can continue to create alternative clients.
That distinction matters because unofficial apps may differ in how they handle updates, local storage or account credentials. Anyone who sees the new warning should confirm which application is installed, keep it updated from a trusted source and avoid entering login codes into software whose origin is unclear.
Telegram’s March update is therefore broader than a cosmetic refresh. It combines a practical writing assistant, more flexible group tools, richer media sharing and a new bot-management capability. The result is an app that is pushing further into publishing, collaboration and automation, while the third-party-client warning underlines the need to treat those new capabilities with care.