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Telegram Stories are Very Limited and Unfair for Free Users Compared to the Competitors
𝗟𝗨𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘, Aug 12, 2023 at 17:56
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Telegram has payment options for the stories feature which are free on WhatsApp such as:

1-Adding links and text formatting to descriptions

2-Unlimited number of posts

How is Telegram supposed to compete or be better than WhatsApp if these basic things are paid?

Additionally, it lacks 2 functions that WhatsApp does have such as: uploading text-only stories and voice-only stories

The features that distinguish Telegram stories from WhatsApp stories such as: saving stories, real reactions, custom duration, etcetera are for a fee, how am I supposed to convince other WhatsApp users to use Telegram stories when they clearly don't gain anything?

The option to save stories used to be free and they made it paid, it shouldn't be like this. I understand Telegram's perspective that it needs to make money, but they have really tightened up by limiting too much the free options for Premium users, my suggestion is as follows:

1- Allow 50 free stories for free users (which meets the requirement of duplicate limits for premium users)

2- Save stories for free (as it was before) and 3- free reactions (the reactions that are not sent to the chat)

These last 2 features distinguish Telegram from WhatsApp and do not involve excessive use of server resources, and Telegram is supposed to be focused for power users, these features are not for power users and should be free.

In addition, Telegram should include the option to add text-only stories and allow adding links and formatting the text in the description for free, allowing to reach the same number of characters that WhatsApp allows.

I consider it fair for users and for Telegram that these features be free, Telegram can monetize the stories by allowing other functions that are for power users, such as: uploading video in 4K at 60 FPS or higher resolutions, as well as downloading videos in 4K 60FPS but allowing it to be free to download up to 1080p 60 FPS

Other functions that could be added to improve the stories is to allow cutting the photos in the story editor and being able to choose the upload quality of the photos and videos.

Please Telegram, take these suggestions into account, remember that if a function does not become popular nobody will pay for it and the premium users who have paid for the stories will feel that it is not worth it if their friends with Free Telegram do not use them because they are very limited and have better options outside of Telegram.

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Gabriel Aug 15, 2023
More info about that in here: https://t.me/suggestionstelegram/3/404
Gabriel Aug 15, 2023
The limit for stories for non premium users will increase with time! Telegram don't want a Spike on their servers with everyone posting 30 stories per day at once! 😁 Just be a bit patience and next update I hope they'll increase significantly more for non- premium users! At least 20 stories per day! 600 stories per month! If you post more than that, you unfortunately would need to pay for premium 😕.
𝗟𝗨𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘 Aug 16, 2023
Gabriel
The limit for stories for non premium users will increase with time! Telegram don't want a Spike on their servers with everyone posting 30 stories per day at once! 😁 Just be a bit patience and next update I hope they'll increase significantly more for non- premium users! At least 20 stories per day! 600 stories per month! If you post more than that, you unfortunately would need to pay for premium 😕.
Currently, Telegram only allows free users to publish 7 stories per week, which does not align with the limit of 3 stories per day. They should expand the daily limit and make it consistent with the weekly limit as well
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Currently, Telegram only allows free users to publish 7 stories per week, which does not align with the limit of 3 stories per day. They should expand the daily limit and make it consistent with the weekly limit as well
Also the limit is bugged, it says 3 per day but it stops you at 2 and won't allow the last one to be created or published
Houoin Kyouma Nov 30, 2023
𝗟𝗨𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘
Currently, Telegram only allows free users to publish 7 stories per week, which does not align with the limit of 3 stories per day. They should expand the daily limit and make it consistent with the weekly limit as well
Why can't I post a story? I'm a free user but everytime I try to, it says it's only available to premium users. I use the apk from the website. Is this an issue?!
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