Telegram User Guide & Wiki

Telegram Mini Apps are powerful platforms that can replace traditional websites, running directly within the Telegram interface. Key capabilities include:

• Flexible UI: Built using JavaScript for highly customizable front-end applications.
• Seamless Authorization: Simplified user login and authentication.
• Integrated Payments: Support for over 20 payment providers, including Google Pay and Apple Pay.
• Push Notifications: Ability to send customized notifications to users.
• Multiple Entry Points: Can be launched via keyboard buttons, inline buttons, bot menu buttons, inline mode, direct links, and attachment menus.
• Blockchain Integration: Direct interaction with blockchains and smart contracts for enhanced security.

Fragment is a platform powered by the TON blockchain that enables users to trade collectibles and purchase Telegram services securely and anonymously. Key features include:

• Username Auctions: Buy unique usernames via bidding or sell existing usernames.
• Anonymous Numbers: Create private numbers (prefix +888) used exclusively for Telegram login (cannot receive standard SMS or calls).
• Telegram Premium & Giveaways: Purchase Premium subscriptions or initiate giveaways using TON.
• Advertising: Advertisers can place ads in Telegram channels, with channel owners receiving 50% of the revenue.
• Telegram Stars: Purchase Telegram Stars via the platform.

Requirement: Users must complete KYC (Know Your Customer) verification via Sumsub before using Fragment, as per the official service agreement.

Secret Chats provide end-to-end encryption, ensuring only the sender and recipient can read the messages. Key characteristics include:

• Device Specificity: Secret Chats are tied to the specific device where they were started. If you log out or use a different device, you cannot access the chat history.
• Message Control: Deleting a message on one side commands the other party's app to delete it as well.
• Restrictions: Messages in Secret Chats cannot be forwarded and cannot be edited after being sent.
• Access: History is only accessible via the original device used to start the chat.

The 'Saved Messages' (收藏夹) feature in Telegram provides a personal cloud storage space with the following characteristics:

• Multi-platform synchronization.
• Unlimited number of entries and support for all content formats.
• File size limits: Up to 2000MB per file for standard users and 4000MB for Premium users.
• Ability to save messages from private chats, groups, or channels by forwarding them to 'Saved Messages'.

Telegram includes a built-in browser that allows users to open links directly within the app without switching to an external browser. Key features include:

• Web search and bookmarking.
• Conversion of supported pages into Instant View format.
• Direct access to TON blockchain websites.
• Option to transition from the built-in browser to an external browser via the button in the top-right corner.

Bots can be managed via @BotFather using either the /mybots command or the GUI mini-app. The following configuration options are available:

• Basic Info: Edit the bot's name, 'About' section (profile bio), 'Description' (what the bot does), profile picture, and command list (e.g., /help).
• Bot Settings:
  • Inline Mode: Enable the bot to be used in other chats via @username.
  • Group Privacy: If enabled, the bot only reads messages starting with a command.
  • Permissions: Configure whether the bot can be added to groups/channels and if it requires admin rights.
  • Integrations: Bind a domain, configure a Menu Button, or set up a Mini App.
  • Payments: Configure payment methods.
• Ownership & Lifecycle: Transfer bot ownership to another user (recipient must have messaged the bot previously) or permanently delete the bot.