Improve the ability to search chat history for Asian regional languages, such as Chinese and Japanese. Telegram's chat history search function is based on words, and is suitable for languages such as…

An option to react to messages using small emoji (e.g.👍,❤️,👎) instead of replying in the chat with messages or stickers. Use Cases 1. Quick feedback that doesn't take up space in the message history.…

Encrypted video calls with three or more people. Telegram has announced plans to launch group video calls in the coming months. Related suggestions: Group Voice Calls, Screen Sharing in Calls

Show a button for sending quick donations to maintainers of bots, groups or channels using cryptocurrency. This could use either an established cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, Etherium, EOS, etc. – or some…

A feature to join Telegram incognito, making the phone number privacy set to Nobody before creating a new account. Current users who have that number added to their contacts list will not get a new c…

An option to enable 'screen sharing' like Zoom and Slack offer, between individual 1-to-1 or 1-to-many. 1-to-1 for free, 1-to-many for $ to support telegram. App: Telegram Desktop, macOS

A feature to share and experience live videos across groups and channels in Telegram. Broadcasting from a channel or your personal account (in group chats) so that others can view, react, and interact.

Currently Instant View templates can be created only in contests, which causes problems for site authors who want to create IV templates for their own sites, but for some reason their sites doesn't make…

An option to pin one of your folders as the main folder instead of All Chats. When you open the app, it would show you the folder you chose. Pressing the back button would bring you back there when you're…

An option to notify all group members or admins using a special mention (e.g. @all and @admins). Use cases Important news and major updates in big communities. Potential issues Some group admins already…

Translating specific messages via the context menu like Twitter does for tweets. Use cases Built-in translations save a lot of time – translating messages on the go would remove the need to move away…

Increase the limit for favorite stickers. The current limit is five stickers. When you add another one, the first sticker is replaced. Use cases Choose a limited set of stickers which you will always…

When setting a profile picture or video that's only visible to contacts (or certain users, groups etc.), allow choosing an alternate picture or video that will be shown to everyone else. Use cases -…

Add the ability to choose icons for folders on mobile platforms – like in Telegram Desktop and Telegram macOS. Sync them on all devices. Use cases - Find folders you're looking for more easily. - Save…

If enabled, the user attempting to join the group/channel will only be able to view the content and send things after being accepted by an administrator (optional: only admins who have the "accept/decline…

Option to lock certain chats with a separate passcode. On a chat-by-chat basis, or for an entire Chat Folder, e.g. the Archive. Use cases Family iPads and other shared devices. Can also be used in environments…

Add Instant View to Telegram Desktop. The feature is there right now for MacOS Telegram App, but missing from regular Telegram Desktop. Preferably, it should open an article in the existing telegram window…

An option to add an authenticator app with temporary, one-time passwords (e.g. Authy, Google Authenticator) as another second factor.

An option to transfer ongoing calls from phone to a desktop PC and vice versa. App: all

A feature to set individual backgrounds for specific chats. Use cases This would make navigation between chats easier, especially for those who have lots of chats or just a visual type of person.

An option to bookmark/star a message. Marking a message would add it to the separate Starred Messages section on the profile page, for quick access to messages. While Telegram doesn't have Starred Messages…

Users receive a notification when one of their contacts becomes available on Telegram. It is currently possible to disable the notification: the new chats will appear in the list without sending a notification.…

A feature to mark a message in a channel, and to continue reading the channel from this message. Use cases Long stories, broadcasts, and 'I will read it later' situations. Workaround Forwarding a message…

An option to see your folders when sharing or forwarding messages. Use case Find the chats you were looking for more quickly. Workaround - Use the search option to find the chat if it's not at the top.…

An option to automatically check and connect to the best MTProxy if several proxies are available.

The Bio section in Telegram profiles is currently always public. Add an option to configure 'Who can see your bio?' to the Privacy and Security Settings. Use cases Putting more sensitive or private info…

Option to transfer ownership in groups and channels if the creator was deleted so the first admin with all permissions will become a creator! Thumbs up if you want this to happen 👍 App: all

A message info screen with more information about the 'read' status of messages: When the message was read in private chats. Which group members read the message and at what time. Use cases Knowing…

An option to mark a message or photo as sensitive before sending. Sensitive messages can be revealed or re-hidden with a tap and default to hidden when a chat is opened. App: all

A feature for viewing, moving, selecting, and deleting all downloaded/cached items (files, media, etc.) in one place, perhaps under Storage Usage in the app's Settings. This can also be enhanced with…

Reply to incoming messages from your call partner without leaving another page currently open in the app. Demo – 00:19 on the attached video.

Add ability to record calls in app App: all

An option to view Bot statistics in Bot Father, for example how many users started a conversation with the Bot! App: all

Dear Pavel Durov, We have developed a solution for the Telegram client that allows you to hide accounts and open them only through a unique password code (see attached video). There are no traces of the…

Option to change file name on Telegram without needing to re-upload the file. App: all

Voice calls with three or more people. Related suggestion: Group Video Calls Workaround You can use Voice Chats in any of your groups to achieve similar goals.

An optional extension to the backtick syntax to specify a language to highlight. Similar examples are the likes of Gitlab and GitHub comments.

Show posts from channels you're subsribed to in a single view, one post after another – without the need to open each channel seprately to see what's new. Like Twitter and other feed-based social networks.…

You currently need a phone number to sign up for Telegram. Add an option to sign up using an email address or another method, like some messengers do (e.g., Wire, Matrix, Threema, Session). Potential…

Sometimes you don't want to see messages from people you blocked, even in the groups you share with them. Such messages could be automatically collapsed and hidden under a spoiler (like 'You blocked Doge.…

An option to create Secret Chats using the multiplatform Telegram Desktop client.

Allow choosing a profile picture for users in your contacts who didn't upload one. These images would only be visible to you. Use cases - Improve the visual appeal of your chat list. - Find people more…

2x playback is currently available for voice and video messages, as well as any audio files longer than 20 minutes. It could be expanded to audio files of any length. Use cases Handy when listening to…

An option to search inside Instant View articles. The Android app offers this feature. Workaround You can open articles in Safari (or another browser app) and use the internal search there.

You can currently pin up to 5 chats in your main chat list. Sometimes you want more. Potential issues Pinning too many chats at the top of the list would mean that you no longer see new messages without…

Related: Chat preview for mobile apps A feature to preview chats without marking them as read, e.g. by hovering the cursor over a profile picture in the Chat List > Preview Chat.

The Music Player on desktop doesn't have a shuffle /random button. App: Telegram Desktop