Version 6.8.

- Get answers from AI bots in any chat by tagging their @username.
- Connect a bot to your profile with the new Chat Automation.
- Custom AI styles in text editor with cloud-based tones and sharing.
- Search pack shortcuts in emoji and stickers lists.
- Poll statistics chart and subscriber/country-based vote restrictions.
- Delete specific reactions and restrict reactions in groups.
- Bot verification badges in peer list.
- Copy and paste formatting to and from HTML.
- Save selected photos with their original timestamps.
- Image editor improvements:
  brush size, text style cycling, sticker quality.
- Fix several poll display, voting and forwarded poll issues.
- Fix tg:// link handling on cold start, OAuth and OpenGL on macOS.

Author: john-preston

Telegram/Resources/uwp/AppX/AppxManifest.xml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <Identity Name="TelegramMessengerLLP.TelegramDesktop"
     ProcessorArchitecture="ARCHITECTURE"
     Publisher="CN=536BC709-8EE1-4478-AF22-F0F0F26FF64A"
-    Version="6.7.8.0" />
+    Version="6.8.0.0" />
   <Properties>
     <DisplayName>Telegram Desktop</DisplayName>
     <PublisherDisplayName>Telegram Messenger LLP</PublisherDisplayName>

Telegram/Resources/winrc/Telegram.rc

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ IDI_ICON1               ICON                    "..\\art\\icon256.ico"
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 6,7,8,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 6,7,8,0
+ FILEVERSION 6,8,0,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 6,8,0,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Telegram FZ-LLC"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Telegram Desktop"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "6.7.8.0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "6.8.0.0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2014-2026"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Telegram Desktop"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "6.7.8.0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "6.8.0.0"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

Telegram/Resources/winrc/Updater.rc

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 6,7,8,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 6,7,8,0
+ FILEVERSION 6,8,0,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 6,8,0,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Telegram FZ-LLC"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Telegram Desktop Updater"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "6.7.8.0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "6.8.0.0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2014-2026"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Telegram Desktop"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "6.7.8.0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "6.8.0.0"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

Telegram/SourceFiles/core/version.h

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ constexpr auto AppId = "{53F49750-6209-4FBF-9CA8-7A333C87D1ED}"_cs;
 constexpr auto AppNameOld = "Telegram Win (Unofficial)"_cs;
 constexpr auto AppName = "Telegram Desktop"_cs;
 constexpr auto AppFile = "Telegram"_cs;
-constexpr auto AppVersion = 6007008;
-constexpr auto AppVersionStr = "6.7.8";
+constexpr auto AppVersion = 6008000;
+constexpr auto AppVersionStr = "6.8";
 constexpr auto AppBetaVersion = false;
 constexpr auto AppAlphaVersion = TDESKTOP_ALPHA_VERSION;

Telegram/build/version

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-AppVersion         6007008
-AppVersionStrMajor 6.7
-AppVersionStrSmall 6.7.8
-AppVersionStr      6.7.8
+AppVersion         6008000
+AppVersionStrMajor 6.8
+AppVersionStrSmall 6.8
+AppVersionStr      6.8.0
 BetaChannel        0
 AlphaVersion       0
-AppVersionOriginal 6.7.8
+AppVersionOriginal 6.8.0

changelog.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+6.8.0 (07.05.26)
+
+- Get answers from AI bots in any chat by tagging their @username.
+- Connect a bot to your profile with the new Chat Automation.
+- Custom AI styles in text editor with cloud-based tones and sharing.
+- Advanced emoji and stickers search by keywords.
+- Poll statistics chart and subscriber/country-based vote restrictions.
+- Delete specific reactions and restrict reactions in groups.
+- Image editor improvements: brush size, text style cycling, sticker quality.
+- Fix tg:// link handling on cold start and login widget window activation.
+- Copy and paste formatting to and from HTML.
+
 6.7.8 (24.04.26)
 
 - Proxy auto-rotation option.