Telegram April 2026 Update Rolls Out with AI Editor, Mighty Polls, Live Photos, Bots Managed by Bots, and More

By Divya Dhingra Published on April 6, 2026, 13:19 IST

Following last month’s update, Telegram has now announced the rollout of its April 2026 update, bringing several new features such as AI Editor, Mighty Polls, Live Photos support, Bots Managed by Bots, and more.

Here’s more about it.

Telegram April 2026 Update

This month’s update brings in the AI text editor, which is now integrated with the message bar allowing you to instantly fix grammar, translate languages, or rewrite your text in fun and distinct styles like “Formal, Short, Tribal, Corp, Zen, Biblical and Viking”. In order to access this, you will need to type more than three lines, after which an ‘AI’ icon will appear just above the send button. Telegram also states that this feature, like all other work on the Cocoon Network, processes all requests in a completely private environment with zero access to your personal data.

Speaking more, the update also brings more than 10 new poll-related features. In the polls, Users will now be able to attach media or locations to both questions and answers, add descriptions, and allow others to suggest new options. Furthermore, it will also display voters next to each option, along with additional controls such as time limits, shuffled options, disabling revoting, and hidden results. Creators will also be able to view poll results without voting. Additionally, all active and past polls are now organized under a dedicated tab within group and channel profiles.

With the latest update, Telegram has also added native support for iOS Live Photos and Android Motion Photos. This allows users to send short looping videos that can be viewed across Telegram apps. There are three playback options available – Live (plays once), Loop (continuous playback), and Bounce (plays forward and backward). Users can access this feature via the media editor by tapping on the ‘Live’ button and selecting the preferred style.

Moreover, Telegram now introduces Managed Bots, enabling specialized bots to create and manage other bots. This feature allows users without coding knowledge to build their own AI agents, business tools, or mini programs through a manager bot.

Additionally, the document scanner feature, which was previously available on Android, is now being rolled out to iOS users as well. Users can access it via Attachment > File > Scan Document. The scanner is capable of stitching multiple images, removing backgrounds, cropping content, and converting files into PDF format. Manual adjustments such as border editing, filters, and rotation are also supported.

Finally, Telegram is also adding a warning label to accounts that use unofficial third-party apps. While Telegram apps are open-source and offer verifiable encryption, the company notes that third-party versions may not provide the same level of privacy and security.