It turned out that Telegram, which recently introduced the paid subscription system, is now working on the ‘paid message’ feature. With this feature, which is not yet clear when it will be released, it has been seen that users may have to pay a fee to see certain messages.
Popular instant messaging application that has increased the number of users seriously in recent years Telegramhas launched the paid subscription system ‘Telegram Premium’ in the past months. The system, which was launched in our country at a price of 13.99 TL on iOS and 13.49 TL on Android, offered subscribers high-speed downloads, special stickers, improvements in file uploads and many other innovations.
Now it turns out that Telegram will not be content with this for a paid service. Known for her posts on social media platforms Matt Navarra A new feature noticed by the platform revealed that ‘paid posts’ may come to the platform.
Some messages may require a fee to open
When we examine the incoming screenshots, Telegram’s paid messages We see you working on it. This is users may charge a fee for certain messages. reveals. For example, in one of the images, we see that 1 euro is requested to open a message.
In addition, a remarkable part of the feature tested on iOS is the platform’s own payment system to use. This is Telegram’s for paid posts Apple’s The App Store shows that it does not prefer the in-app purchase system, but instead uses its own system. Apple has no explanation on this subject; however, we can say that the probability of Telegram’s plan to materialize is very low, since in-app content selling using such alternative payment systems does not comply with App Store guidelines.
Telegram’s trial of this type of payment method is free from every sale to Apple. 30% commission presumably not to pay. We can already see that the ‘Premium’ fees are higher in the iOS application compared to the web and Android. It is worth adding that there has been tension between Telegram and Apple for a while. CEO Pavel Durovwas openly criticizing the company for the strict rules of the App Store. The famous businessman made harsh statements on issues such as the company’s Telegram not making some iOS updates.
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Returning to the feature, Telegram does not have an official statement about this at the moment. However, from the incoming images, it is not clear when the paid posts will appear. has been tested we can understand. We can also add that Telegram’s preference for a different payment method may create new tensions between Apple and the platform.