Direct share seemingly chooses random contacts and not the most recent chats.
Please fix the Direct Sharing targets in Telegram. For years I am getting some very weird targets while sharing something to Telegram contacts. FIrst of all update Telegram to use the new Sharing Shortcuts API. In the new Sharing Shortcuts API (but also in the old ChooserTargetService) please publish the most used contacts, or the most "shared to" contacts. For years I am getting totally random useless targets in the dialog. If it's too hard to publish the most frequently used targets then at least use the "pinned" contacts as targets. This will make sharing to Telegram a much better experience. Thank you !
Steps to reproduce
Share anything in Android
You will get a dialog with targets to share to
The bug is in the first line of those targets, at least two come from Telegram but they are picked in some random manner or with no logic
The fix should replace those targets much more usable contacts like the most used contacts or pinned contacts
Yes, I have the same problem. The most recent contacts are not displayed in the direct share popup. Not even a friend which whom I exchange multiple messages per day. Instead I see older contacts whom I did not have contact with for many months. Whatsapp and Threema get it right.
Google Pixel 3a, Android 11 (last update Jan 5th, 2021), Telegram 7.4.2
Alex Cortinovis
Also would be nice to have pinned chats in Telegram also pinned in the direct share menu. To give users a choice whenever this should be done, when pinning a chat a confirmation will be useful. To reset the choice if you want to remove or add the contact in the pinned direct share menu, you will just have to un-pin and re-pin the chat.
Victor Gomes
I can't see any Telegram contact/group, even with the Direct Share option turned on. That's broken.
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Mathias
I think ist more in a reverse Order. The longer ago a Chat happened with this contact the more it ist suggested. Can you @telegram pls have a Look into this? IT makes the whole directshare useless Form Telegram
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Deleted Account
It's never worked once, especially on Android. It's as though the suggestions are the least likely person you'll share content with at any given time
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Anastasia Bystrova
The same issue. Even tried to delete this old chats (that's how "important" these people are), but it doesn't help
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Whatsapp and Threema get it right.
Google Pixel 3a, Android 11 (last update Jan 5th, 2021), Telegram 7.4.2
To give users a choice whenever this should be done, when pinning a chat a confirmation will be useful.
To reset the choice if you want to remove or add the contact in the pinned direct share menu, you will just have to un-pin and re-pin the chat.