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.
This nonsense where Android design is treated as second class to iOS really needs to stop
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Behrad Jafari
I totally agree
도리🪼🪸
I wholeheartedly agree. If I wanted IOS i would get one. Please keep the IOS out of my android thank you very much.
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BrEl
Seems as if someone had to show his/her boss some work and did this. I hope boss sees that that someone isn't needed in the company.
Anton🐈
Why should we suffer because of the decisions of drug addicts from Apple who for some reason consider themselves designers?
Ixby Wuff 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
At least give is the option to turn this nonsense off
Rielbe
+1
Harald
for guys like me who have multi-account now you have too many passages to change account is crazy wtf
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Alex!
+1 Suggestions: 1.Make a setting choose between the old and new design. 2. Make a setting to customize the bar with whatever button we like. Or disable it.
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🇪🇺 Carlos López
Use android design, use material, don't bring ios interface to Android, this it's nonsense
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Suggestions:
1.Make a setting choose between the old and new design.
2. Make a setting to customize the bar with whatever button we like. Or disable it.