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@DavisDmitry DavisDmitry released this 21 Nov 14:33
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Learn about vigilant mode.

What's Changed

Full-screen Mode

  • Mini Apps are now able to become full-screen in both portrait and landscape mode – allowing them to host more games, play widescreen media and support immersive user experiences.
  • Added the methods requestFullscreen and exitFullscreen to toggle full-screen mode.
  • Added the fields safeAreaInset and contentSafeAreaInset, allowing Mini Apps to ensure that their content properly respects the device's safe area margins.
  • Further added the fields isActive and isFullscreen to the class WebApp.
  • Added the events activated, deactivated, safeAreaChanged, contentSafeAreaChanged, fullscreenChanged and fullscreenFailed.

Homescreen Shortcuts

  • Mini Apps can now be accessed via direct shortcuts added to the home screen of mobile devices.
  • Added the method addToHomeScreen to create a shortcut for users to add to their home screens.
  • Added the method checkHomeScreenStatus to determine the status and support of the home screen shortcut for the Mini App on the current device.
  • Added the events homeScreenAdded and homeScreenChecked.

Emoji Status

  • Mini Apps can now prompt users to set their emoji status – or request access to later sync it automatically with in-game badges, third-party APIs and more.
  • Added the method setEmojiStatus to let users manually confirm a custom emoji as their new status via a native dialog.
  • Added the method requestEmojiStatusAccess for obtaining permission to later update a user's emoji status via the Bot API method setUserEmojiStatus.
  • Added the events emojiStatusSet, emojiStatusFailed and emojiStatusAccessRequested.

Media Sharing and File Downloads

  • Users can now share media directly from Mini Apps – sending referral codes, custom memes, artwork and more to any chat or posting them as a story.
  • Added the method shareMessage to share media from Mini Apps to Telegram chats. Also see PreparedInlineMessage.
  • Added the method downloadFile, introducing support for a native popup that prompts users to download files from the Mini App.
  • Added the events shareMessageSent, shareMessageFailed and fileDownloadRequested.

Geolocation Access

  • Mini Apps can now request geolocation access to users, allowing them to build virtually any location-based service, from games with dynamic points of interest to interactive maps for events.
  • Added the field LocationManager to the class WebApp.
  • Added the events locationManagerUpdated and locationRequested.

Device Motion Tracking

  • Mini Apps can now track detailed device motion data, allowing them to implement better productivity tools, immersive VR experiences and more.
  • Added the fields isOrientationLocked, Accelerometer, DeviceOrientation and Gyroscope to the class WebApp.
  • Added the methods lockOrientation and unlockOrientation to control the screen orientation.
  • Added the events accelerometerStarted, accelerometerStopped, accelerometerChanged, accelerometerFailed, deviceOrientationStarted, deviceOrientationStopped, deviceOrientationChanged, deviceOrientationFailed, gyroscopeStarted, gyroscopeStopped, gyroscopeChanged, gyroscopeFailed.

Full Changelog: 7.10...8.0

https://core.telegram.org/bots/webapps#november-17-2024

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