Bot API 5.1

• Upgrade OkHttp 4.9.0 #228
• All changes from Telegram Bot API 5.1
  https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#march-9-2021

5.0.1

• Add non-args constructors to prevent Gson exception #222

Bot API 5.0

https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#november-4-2020

• Add simple constructors for InlineKeyboardMarkup, ReplyKeyboardMarkup
• Keyboard improvements + generics (#209). Thanks @marcovaneck
• Use java Logger in UpdatesHandler, close #210
• Use String for InputTextMessageContent.parse_mode
• Fix enum name() in SendPoll

Bot API 4.9

https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#june-4-2020

• Java 8 target compatibility
• Added the new field via_bot to the Message object. You can now know which bot was used to send a message.
• Supported video thumbnails for inline GIF and MPEG4 animations.
• Supported the new basketball animation for the random dice. Choose between different animations (dice, darts, basketball) by specifying the emoji parameter in the method sendDice.

Bot API 4.8

https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#april-24-2020

• Supported explanations for Quizzes 2.0. Add explanations by specifying the parameters explanation and explanation_parse_mode in the method sendPoll.
• Added the fields explanation and explanation_entities to the Poll object.
• Supported timed polls that automatically close at a certain date and time. Set up by specifying the parameter open_period or close_date in the method sendPoll.
• Added the fields open_period and close_date to the Poll object.
• Supported the new darts animation for the dice mini-game. Choose between the default dice animation and darts animation by specifying the parameter emoji in the method sendDice.
• Added the field emoji to the Dice object.

Bot API 4.7

https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#march-30-2020

• Added the method sendDice for sending a dice message, which will have a random value from 1 to 6
• Added the field dice to the Message object
• Added the method getMyCommands for getting the current list of the bot's commands. Added the method setMyCommands for changing the list of the bot's commands through the Bot API
• Added the ability to create animated sticker sets by specifying the parameter tgs_sticker instead of png_sticker in the method createNewStickerSet
• Added the ability to add animated stickers to sets created by the bot by specifying the parameter tgs_sticker instead of png_sticker in the method addStickerToSet
• Added the field thumb to the StickerSet object
• Added the ability to change thumbnails of sticker sets created by the bot using the method setStickerSetThumb
• Update to Gson 2.8.6, OkHttp 3.12.10

Bot API 4.6

https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#january-23-2020

• Added the ability to send non-anonymous, multiple answer, and quiz-style polls: added the parameters is_anonymous, type, allows_multiple_answers, correct_option_id, is_closed options to the method sendPoll
• Added the fields total_voter_count, is_anonymous, type, allows_multiple_answers, correct_option_id to the Poll object
• Added the object KeyboardButtonPollType and the field request_poll to the object KeyboardButton
• Added updates about changes of user answers in non-anonymous polls, represented by the object PollAnswer and the field poll_answer in the Update object
• Added more information about the bot in response to the getMe request: added the fields can_join_groups, can_read_all_group_messages and supports_inline_queries to the User object
• Added the optional field language to the MessageEntity object
• Set write timeout to 75 secs

Bot API 4.5

https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#december-31-2019

• Added support for two new MessageEntity types, underline and strikethrough
• Added a new parse mode MarkdownV2
• Added the field file_unique_id to the objects Animation, Audio, Document, PassportFile, PhotoSize, Sticker, Video, VideoNote, Voice, File
• Added the fields small_file_unique_id and big_file_unique_id to the object ChatPhoto
• Added the field custom_title to the ChatMember object
• Added the new method setChatAdministratorCustomTitle to manage the custom titles of administrators promoted by the bot
• Added the field slow_mode_delay to the Chat object

Bot API 4.4

Bot API 4.4 changes #176

• Added support for animated stickers. New field is_animated in Sticker and StickerSet objects
• Added support for default permissions in groups. New object ChatPermissions, containing actions which a member can take in a chat. New field permissions in the Chat object; new method setChatPermissions
• Added support for more permissions for group and supergroup members: added the new field can_send_polls to ChatMember object
• The method restrictChatMember now takes the new user permissions in a single argument of the type ChatPermissions

4.3.1

• Update OkHttp 3.12.3, Permit multipart file names to contain non-ASCII characters #169
• Add Telegram Login auth params checking #167
• Add ErrorHandler to UpdatesListener #168. Thanks @ZombieTheBest