Telegram Premium Subscription: Additional Features, Pricing For iOS & Android

The popular instant messaging app Telegram confirmed earlier this month that they are working on a premium subscription model.

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Telegram is widely famous among internet users for sending large files across the internet.

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On 20th June, 2022, Telegram Premium became available to users all across the world.

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In the older version you were able to transfer files upto 2 GB but in the premium model the limit is 4 GB

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Thunderbolt Telegram offers a faster download experience to help users to quickly access large files & media on the go.

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Telegram Premium gives you double benefits as now you can follow up to 1,000 channels, create upto 20 chat folders with upto 200 chats each.

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Other features include, now you can write a longer bio & respond with upto 200 GIFs.

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One of the most buzzing features trending among users is built-in audio-to-text message converter.

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So what about free users? Telegram announced that some updates for free users are on the way.

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Premium is available at ₹469/month for iOS users, for Android users, it is yet to be announced.

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