INTRODUCING ANIMATED STICKERS
• Send ultra-lightweight high-quality animated stickers to express emotion with motion.
• Receive animated stickers instantly on any connection at just 20-30 KB per sticker.
• Enjoy smooth animations at 60 frames per second.
• Create new animated sets and upload them to @stickers for everybody to use.
• Try animated stickers from the Trending tab in your sticker panel.
• Global permissions for groups. Restrict all members in any group from posting certain types of content.
• Unified group settings. Make groups public, set admins with granular permissions and toggle persistent history in just a few taps in any group.
• Control whether your messages link back to your account when forwarded.
• Control who may see your profile picture.
• Search for individual stickers using words (based on the relevant emoji), enjoy improved GIF search.
• Share and set backgrounds via links that work on all platforms.
• Set a different background for each theme (e.g., light and dark).
• Use backgrounds you set on one device on your other devices.
• Enjoy a selection of new backgrounds.
Some features were already available in 3.10.x closed beta