Vigilant Internet users, who noticed in the code of Telegram messenger changes associated with the ability to conduct giveaways and gifts, turned out to be right. Now in Telegram channels it is possible to conduct giveaways among subscribers, present them gifts, and Telegram Premium subscription.

For this, the channel owner must set the parameters for the selection of participants of the giveaway. These can be the time a person is subscribed to the channel, the country of residence of the subscriber, or his additional subscription to partner channels.

The winner or winners among the channel audience who meet the conditions, will be chosen by Telegram automatically. Winners personally receive gift codes, which can serve as public confirmation of the victory in the giveaway.

Each gift code activates a free subscription to Telegram Premium. But before the start of the giveaway, the organizer needs to pay for the selected number of Premium subscriptions in advance. This can be done in any Telegram application, or in another way.

For each raffled Premium subscription, the channel automatically receives 4 voices. They will remain with the organizer's channel for the duration of the free subscriptions distributed and give him the possibility of additional options. Such as the publication of stories, for example.

In addition, together with this update, the messenger launched a raffle of Premium subscriptions also for ordinary users, subscribed to the channel of the main totem animal of Telegram. There, 10 thousand free subscriptions will be played out, more than two hundred thousand dollars were spent on them.