Chatapp Telegram gets a paid Premium subscription that includes access to certain stickers. This is evident from the code of the beta version of the app for iOS. It is unknown when the subscription will be released.
In addition to the stickers, paying subscribers also have the opportunity to comment more on posts, writes Telegram Beta† There have been rumors about the arrival of a subscription in Telegram before, but this is the first time that Premium shows up in the beta version of the app.
With the paid subscription, Telegram wants to tap into new income. Now revenue comes mainly from one-time purchases that users can make in the chat app. With a monthly subscription, Telegram would get fixed income.
It is still unknown if and when Telegram will introduce the subscription. There have been rumors for some time about a subscription in the chat app. Telegram has not yet commented on the discovery of the Premium references in its app.
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