You can download the latest version of Telegram for Android from our website or from this channel. When you download .APKs from external sources, like websites or other apps, you should enable a relevant…

You are welcome to try two new, fully-featured versions of Telegram's web app – both supporting animated stickers, dark mode, chat folders and more. Version K is available at https://web.telegram.org/k/…

App is available at: https://web.telegram.org/a/. ✋ Warning: Before reporting issues or suggesting features, please check this list – it contains all the major features which are not yet supported or…

App is available at: https://web.telegram.org/k/. ✋ Warning: Before reporting issues or suggesting features, please check this list – it contains all the major features which are not yet supported or…

Related: If you see notifications about people you don't know, please see this card. When new users from your contact list join Telegram, a notification about this appears in the chat list.  The New…

When I try to register a new account or log into an already existing account from any desktop app or web app no SMS with the code is recieved. Device info Any Desktop app or Web app Admin Dog comment…

If you have contacts in your Telegram account which you don't recognize, you have most likely logged in on another person's phone – and uploaded their contacts to your account by accident. You can wipe…

You may notice that the app pauses file upload when you return to the Home screen or switch to a different app. That's because the app can only be kept in the background for a small-time (around 1 minute…

Users who have many active chats or are in large public groups may want a way to separate their more-important chats from their less-important chats. They also may want to keep these active chats from…

In the official mobile clients, the self-destruct timer is available for any photos or videos sent in private chats. To set the timer on Android, tap the stopwatch icon at the bottom of the fullscreen…

If the Android app doesn’t receive notifications and you only get messages when opening the app, or notifications arrive without sound, please try the following steps: 1. Go to Telegram Settings > Notifications…

Sending locations or previewing maps is currently not available on new Huawei devices or any devices that use custom ROMs without Google Apps, since Google APIs (Google Maps, Google Play Services) are…

Admin Dog Comment This is the expected behavior at the moment. It may change in future. When you open a big image (10000x10000px.), it is not shown properly. The lower part of such images is white, and…

Canceled Secret Chats remain in the chat list, you can view messages from them but can't send new ones: a Delete & Exit button appears instead of the input field. Secret chats will appear as canceled…

Note This is intended to prevent webpages from closing (due to passcode) when the app is in background Steps to reproduce 1. Make sure you have passcode enabled in Settings > Privacy and Security 2. Go…

To permanently delete your Telegram account: Go to this page and log in with your phone number. We'll send the login code in a Telegram message (not SMS). Only delete your account if you no longer want…

The official mobile apps have special tools for disabling contact sync and deleting imported contacts. It can be useful if you imported a bulk of contacts by mistake. When you use these commands, all…

If a link shows an outdated preview or the preview is totally missing, it's possible to manually update it. Open Webpagebot and send it a link. The bot returns an updated preview. If the preview is…

To send messages or media to yourself, open your personal storage chat. You can access everything you send to this storage chat on any number of devices you own, including your PC. iOS Go to Settings…

Don't worry, Telegram accounts that no longer exist will automatically vanish from group member and channel subscriber lists. It can take up to a few days after they were deleted – but they will be gone…

The 'Typing...' status is always displayed for users if you are allowed to see their Last Seen time. Note that you can't see a user's Last Seen time if you don't share yours. When you can't see someone's…

The Android app may fail to send certain videos (most often, when they were downloaded from other apps) if you try sharing them by tapping the Paperclip Icon > Gallery. The video will fail to send, and…

Instagram posts often generate no previews or incorrect previews in all Telegram apps since November 2020. Correct previews: single photo post, single video post, IGTV Incorrect previews: albums. The…

It's possible to read all unread messages in the iOS, Android, and native macOS apps. iOS Go to Chats > Edit > Read All in the lower-left corner Android Go to Settings > Long press twice on the app's…

It's possible to add the native macOS client to the system Share menu. Go to System Preferences > Extensions > Share Menu > add Telegram. To share a file, right click on it > Share > Telegram > Choose…

If you have enabled passcode lock and disabled the option to show your chats in the task switcher, screenshots will be disabled in the app. To change this, go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Passcode…

To see all photos, please make sure that Telegram has full access to your Photo Library. As of iOS 14, the library access feature has been reworked by Apple. The app has to ask you which option would…

This feature has been intentionally disabled in the Microsoft Store version due to system limitations. You can always download the app from the Official Telegram Site — and change the download path once…

Reproduction steps 1. User A has configured who can find me by number privacy settings to my contacts. 2. User B is a mutual contact of A, and B can find A's account based on privacy settings. 3. User…

To switch between Audio and Video Message modes, tap the icon in the bottom-right of the screen in any chat. To record a message, long press on the icon. When you’re done, just release the button to send…

Starting a Secret Chat is simple: 1. Go to a user's profile 2. Tap on ••• > Start Secret Chat Related tip: Starting a new Secret Chat on iOS

The iOS app doesn’t receive notifications, or notifications arrive without sound. Troubleshooting 1. Go to Telegram Settings > Notifications and Sounds, make sure that notifications are ON in Telegram.…

Related: Exporting Telegram data with Telegram Desktop There is less need for local backups in Telegram since your cloud chats are stored encrypted in the Telegram Cloud. This means your messages will…

If users report unwanted messages from your account, it may become limited by our anti-spam systems. While limited, you can always message your mutual contacts and reply to anyone who messages you first.…

If you block someone and that user clears the history of their secret chat with you, only their part of the history will be deleted. Due to how Secret Chats work, the Telegram servers don't know what…

To switch between Audio and Video Message modes, tap the icon in the bottom-right of the screen in any chat. To record a message, long press on the icon. When you’re done, just release the button to send…

To move one of your archived chats back to the main Chat List, open Archived Chats > swipe left on the chat > tap Unarchive. If you don't see the Archived Chats folder at the top of your Chat List,…

The option "Archive and Mute" under "New chats from unknown users" doesn't show inside "Privacy and Security" in all accounts. This option appears when the user has enough new non-contacts that send them…

The bot was added and after time it was deleted but its menu is still there and it is not removed. And instead of a keyboard there is the bot's menu and it is annoying. Steps to reproduce 1. Add "Gamee"…

Admin Dog Comment This is the expected behavior at the moment. It may change in future. More info in the comment section. I created a private channel just to test what channels can do, and after some…

You can preview chats without marking them as read. Your chat partner will still see a single check on their messages. - Android: Long press on profile pictures in the Chat List . - iOS and Android X:…

It's important to keep a working and up-to-date phone number linked to your Telegram account – otherwise, you can lose access to it. You can move your account to a new number even if you no longer have…

Related: How to back up Telegram data You can use Telegram Desktop to export all of your cloud chats, including photos, videos and other documents they contain. - To export all chats, use Settings > Advanced…

Starting a Secret Chat is simple: 1. Go to a user's profile. 2. Tap on More > Start Secret Chat Related tip: Starting a new Secret Chat on Android

Music playback currently stops when you start recording a new voice or video message. Workaround 1. Open the main menu and long press the app's version two times. 2. Disable the Pause music when recording…

For security reasons, you can't terminate older sessions from a device where you've recently logged in. You can use an older session or wait for up to 24 hours. On your older session, you will receive…

The server automatically terminates sessions that are inactive for more than 180 days.

To install .apk files downloaded from Telegram, you need to open them in a File Manager app (tap next to the file > Save to Downloads and then open the file via the file manager available on your device).…

This might happen because of the Windows Focus Assist feature (called Quiet Hours in earlier Windows versions). When it's enabled, Telegram won't show new notifications because it adheres to that setting.…