After Android 16 update, Telegram has not been working properly and keeps loading each chat for more than 30 seconds and the widget turns black and unresponsive every time I open the app and close it.
Also when I receive a message, I get a notification and after checking the message, it's as if I haven't opened that chat at all and I have to close the app and re-open the app.
I can't even upload a video of the issue, which is frustrating
Steps to reproduce
Open chat
Loading
Wait
Send a message
Close chat
Remove the widget
Add the widget again
Device info
Telegram Android 11.12.0 (59979), Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, 16 (36)
Same issue, widget becomes unresponsive, and makes all chats load for a long time. Pixel 7 Telegram for Android v11.13.3 (6081) store bundled arm64-V8a
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Tony Zhang
It seems like the issue is mostly fixed on my Pixel 9 Pro after updating to Android 16 QPR1. There were one or two instances where the loaded slowly, but nowhere near as slow as previously. However, the widget itself sometimes takes some time to update to show the latest message and to update the unread count.
Daniele Giorgetti
I've been dealing with the same issue for a couple of weeks, but I was already on Android 16 before, and Telegram used to work just fine.
Same for me. Had a Google Pixel 7 with Android 16 beta: no problems. Now I have a Google Pixel 10 pro with Android 16 (latest release, no beta): chats are loading
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Yes, Ive been using 16 for some time, and am facing many isses, that seemed fine before 16's official release. However, im not having the issues you guys are describing specifically. Are you guys installing telegram from the Play Store? If so, im curious to see what happens if you trash that, and install the apk from telegrams website. Temporary workaround: use telegram web /a or /k @ web.telegram.org/a/@yourname
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Petr Stránský
The latest MagicOS (Android 16) update brought exactly the problems described in the post to Honor Magic users.
Renaud
Yea :( There has been a widget sync issue for months :(
This issue is due to corrupted data on updating to Android 16 without a hard reset. The way earlier versions handles app + data was different and this corrupt data likely is the reason for bugs like the widget loading error. Take backups on cloud / hard drive and clear all telegram data ; uninstall app. Reboot phone . Reinstall telegram fresh and set it up. It will most likely work without earlier bugs.
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Petr Stránský
Removing the Telegram widget fixed the problem for me. It's a pity because the widget has been pretty useful.
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Pixel 7
Telegram for Android v11.13.3 (6081) store bundled arm64-V8a