403 Suggestions
Group Video Calls
Group Video Calls has been implemented in June 2021. Related suggestions: Group Video Calls with Contacts, Screen Sharing in private chats.
Choose a different default folder instead of "All Chats"
This feature is available as part of Telegram Premium. 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…
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Partial reply
Reply only on parts of a message. This would be very useful, if someone wrote a very long message and you only want to refer to one or two sentences - or even only one or a few words. If you click on…
Alternate profile pictures
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 Instant View to Telegram Desktop
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…
Transfer ownership if creator account was deleted
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
Add an option to disable auto-ordering of sticker packs on mobile
Add an option to disable auto-ordering of sticker packs. If you have a lot of packs, it make sense to order them in a way that makes it easy for you to find the right sticker. This has been the behaviour…
Stories / Statuses
An option to share moments (media, like photos or short videos, texts, etc.) with your mutual contacts (this can be adapted with granular privacy permissions) to view, interact, and forward. Such statuses…
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Syntax highlighting in code blocks
An optional extension to the backtick syntax to specify a language to highlight. Similar examples are the likes of Gitlab and GitHub comments.
Requests to join group or channel
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…
Show folders when 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. Workarounds - Use the search option to find the chat if it's not at the top.…
Privacy settings for Bio
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…
Allow bots to react on messages and get users who reacted
Allow bot to react on message and get the users who reacted on a specific message_id in a specific chat
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Improve invitation links
Let's say I buy a lot of advertising, let there be 5 placements every day, how do I understand which link belongs to which channel? Constantly going in and looking at whether it's a link or not is hard…
Rooms inside a group chat
The ability to have different "rooms" inside a group chat. Meaning, you'll be able to categorize the group chat into different topics without needing to open a whole new one just for one purpose alone.
Custom profile pictures for contacts without one
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…
Chat preview for desktop apps
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.
Spoilers in Groups
Ability to send a message its content is hidden or blurred media that contains spoilers. Any member can display and read the content of the hidden message or display the blurred media simply by tapping…
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Add the possibility to jump back to the message you are replying to
If you try to tap on the reply box, it just shows this UI instead of letting you jump. Holding it doesn't work, and there's no option for that in this new UI either. I suspect this might get "not a bug…
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Proxy list
1- Classifying the list of proxies based on ping 2- Automatic cleaning of inactive or expired proxies with one click. 3- Manual removal of a large number of proxies in the proxy list. 4- Sharing multiple…
Add "Nobody" to the privacy setting “Who can add me to the group & channels”
Add "nobody" option in who can add you to groups section Some people have a large audience because of their business and do not want to join a group (without their knowledge)
[Folders] Mark a folder as read
Add the ability to mark all chats in a folder as read on mobile and desktop apps.
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Link support for Bio
An option to interact with links right from the Bio without copying the text and then pasting it to the Telegram global search (for t.me/ and @username instances) or in the browser (for website URLs).…
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Gift Telegram Premium subscription
A feature to gift Telegram Premium and share it with your friends, family, and subscribers. It could be implemented as a gift card or shared by links (e.g., t.me/gift/xxxxxx). It could also be possible…
Premium
Please provide Iranians with the conditions for purchasing a premium Telegram account with Ton currency, and if possible, the price should be low. You are aware of the country's conditions. Steps to reproduce…
Add shuffle music option
The Music Player on desktop doesn't have a shuffle /random button. App: Telegram Desktop
[iOS Focus Mode] Allow/mute notifications from people
Hi! Please, integrate Telegram with iOS 15 Focus Mode. For example, if I turn on the "Work" mode, I will receive only notifications from work contacts. If I turn on the "Personal" mode - notifications…
2x audio speed is too fast
Improve 2x audio speed function by adding other speeds, like 1.5x and or 1.25x (2x is too fast!)
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Blur brush in the media editor in order to censor objects
Add the option of a brush that allows to distort or blur part of the images, and thus provide extra security with the data shared in the photos.
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Channel and Group Stats (statistics/analytics) are completely missing in Telegram Desktop
Please add statistics to Telegram Desktop! 🙏 - Channel stats are missing https://telegram.org/blog/folders/it?setln=en#channel-stats - Group stats are missing https://telegram.org/blog/profile-videos…
Sharing images from external app
When sharing an image from external app option(share button)... Would be great to have the option to edit the image before send it. But that option is only allowed when you share an image from the telegram…
Feature to mute all chats in selected folders
Feature to mute all chats in selected folders
Remove the "500" limit
Remove the "500 supergroup+channel you can be into" limit. There are users that can't join groups or channels because of this limit
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Split up larger group chats ala discord
It would be pretty cool to split up the larger group chats into smaller sub-chats in order to have quite a bit less chaos when the stinkposters and flatulence gang can post their own without everything…
Make reaction notifications optional
Ability to disable notifications from reactions in settings.
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X2 speed for long audio files (podcast) on Desktop
Voice/video message and video already have x2 speed but audio files (podcasts) don't. Mobile phone apps have this feature and it can be easily implemented in Desktop
Recording Voice Chats
An option to record a voice chats in which the audio tracks are individually recorded from each user’s end (microphone). At this point there should be two choices: 1. Compile all the audio tracks into…
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Add the possibility to copy formatted text on Android
Ability to copy Bold, Italic, U̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲, Strikethrough, Monospace and links of text messages is missing on the Android app. It is possible on other apps: TDesktop, Telegram X, iOS and macOS.
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Scrollable chat preview
An option to scroll in chat preview and download media and files through chat preview. Currently possible in the official iOS app and on Android X.
Allow moderately longer user bio limit (up to 120+ chars)
There are reasons behind this request. The idea of bio is basic but it plays a role in privacy & security and straightforward user experience. I’ll shed a light on this: 1. The limit currently allowed…
Hide reactions animation
Add ability to hide reaction big animation, retain only the result of reaction (like in Slack))
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QR link
QR code invite (account, group, channel) and QR scans.
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Design for stories
A suggested design for stories in telegram with reactions, replies and privacy settings for sharing stories (public, contacts only and selected contacts)
An option to forward messages without the name
Option to forward messages without the name by holding the send button when selecting a chat to share (like Telegram X)
Disable screen rotation during a videocall when device "rotation-lock" is enabled
Disable the automatic rotation of the screen during a videocall when device "rotation-lock" is on. If i have it enabled i can't see why telegram should completely ignore it and rotate the screen anyway.
Vocal message playback to 1.5x
Permit to set the playback rate of vocal messages to 1.5x instead only to 2x or 1x
Block the bot when you delete it !
Problem description: When you delete the bot's conversation, it is automatically blocked, but the problem is that it comes back and sends you messages again! Bots that post public messages through the…
App icon change
An option to view a list of icons in app settings and then select one to customize how the app looks on the Home screen, the same way it is implemented in the iOS app.
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List Proxy
Batch cleaning of high number of proxies and automatic cleaning of inactive or expired proxies with one click. After activating the proxy, it should be placed at the top of the proxy list, such as Telegram…
[Calls] Add a ringing timeout
There is no timeout for calls that are not picked up, so it will be ringing forever. Ringing could automatically finish after a certain amount of time, e.g. 30 seconds.