Custom Emoji and Buttons• Bots can now use custom emoji in outgoing messages if their owner has Telegram Premium.
• Keyboard and inline buttons now support background colors and custom emoji.
Private Chat Topics• Bots can now create new topics in 1-on-1 chats.
• Via the BotFather Mini App, bot owners can also prevent users from creating or deleting topics.
Profile Info• Bots can now set and remove their own profile pic.
• User profile audios are now visible to bots.
Gifts• Unique gifts now include model rarity information.
• Out-of-the-box support for detecting gifts burned after crafting.
General• Bots now handle service messages when a chat owner leaves or ownership changes.
• Video objects now include a list of available qualities.
• And more, see the full changelog for details:
https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#february-9-2026
