Android app should follow Material Design, not iOS patterns
The recent Android update (12.4.*) introduces design elements directly ported from iOS, creating a non-native experience that ignores platform conventions and reduces usability.
Core issues:
Platform-inappropriate navigation
The fixed bottom tab bar (Chats / Contacts / Settings / Profile) wastes screen space on rarely used sections. Settings and Profile are accessed only occasionally, yet occupy permanent space. This reduces chat visibility and forces extra scrolling—especially problematic on smaller screens and during one-handed use.
Material Design addresses this with navigation drawers or contextual bottom sheets, showing relevant actions only when needed instead of always displaying everything.
Reduced information density
New borders, spacing, and visual effects in chat lists add visual clutter without functional benefit. Users scan dozens of chats regularly—extra noise slows this down and reduces the number of visible conversations per screen.
Inconsistency with platform expectations
Android users expect Material Design patterns because they are consistent across the OS and well-designed apps. Deviating from these creates cognitive friction and makes Telegram feel like a lazy cross-platform port rather than a thoughtfully designed Android app.
Why this matters:
iOS enforces Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines through App Store review. Android does not mandate Material Design, but this freedom should be used to create better native experiences—not to copy-paste iOS designs that don’t fit the platform.
Suggestion:
Design the Android UI according to Material Design principles. Use platform-appropriate navigation patterns, respect Android’s visual language, and optimize for different screen sizes and interaction models expected by Android users.
The desktop and web versions also deserve platform-native designs or their own Telegram style rather than a universal iOS aesthetic.
Android & iOS is a completely different platform. Don't mix the balls with the eggs, plz.
S
SAH
Add support for both with toggle to change, so that both sides are happy
Alexander Chehovskii
Please, get rid of that Liquid glass design on Android. The old Material Design was outdated, but at least it felt native. Even if it's was not Material Design 3, it's still better than this. The biggest issue isn't the transparency, though; it's all the pointless stuff added to the main menu and the excessive padding everywhere.
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tagor
Even with Blur and Liquid Glass turned off as much as possible, the new design of the Telegram Android app is a nightmare. If I wanted Apple UI, I’d buy Apple. Why make users suffer and break Material Design guidelines? I tried to get used to the new design, but it’s impossible to use comfortably. Right now I’m trying Telegram X and a few different mods. If the design doesn’t change, I’ll probably have to slowly move my chats and activity to other messengers, because this new design is a total flop.
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You will be.
I don't like the new design.
Deal with it.
Can you bring back the old design?
If I wanted Apple UI, I’d buy Apple. Why make users suffer and break Material Design guidelines?
I tried to get used to the new design, but it’s impossible to use comfortably.
Right now I’m trying Telegram X and a few different mods. If the design doesn’t change, I’ll probably have to slowly move my chats and activity to other messengers, because this new design is a total flop.