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Pure instant messaging — simple, fast, secure, and synced across all your devices. Over 100 million active users in two and a half years.
FAST: Telegram is the fastest messaging app on the market, connecting people via a unique, distributed network of data centers around the globe.
SYNCED: You can access your messages from all your devices at once. Start typing on your phone and finish the message from your tablet or laptop. Never lose your data again.
UNLIMITED: You can send media and files, without any limits on their type and size. Your entire chat history will require no disk space on your device, and will be securely stored in the Telegram cloud for as long as you need it.
SECURE: We made it our mission to provide the best security combined with ease of use. Everything on Telegram, including chats, groups, media, etc. is encrypted using a combination of 256-bit symmetric AES encryption, 2048-bit RSA encryption, and Diffie–Hellman secure key exchange.
POWERFUL: You can create group chats for up to 5,000 members, share large videos, documents of any type (.DOC, .MP3, .ZIP, etc.), and even set up bots for specific tasks. It's the perfect tool for hosting online communities and coordinating teamwork.
RELIABLE: Built to deliver your messages in the minimum bytes possible, Telegram is the most reliable messaging system ever made. It works even on the weakest mobile connections.
FUN: Telegram has powerful photo and video editing tools and an open sticker/GIF platform to cater to all your expressive needs.
SIMPLE: While providing an unprecedented array of features, we are taking great care to keep the interface clean. With its minimalist design, Telegram is lean and easy to use.
100% FREE & NO ADS: Telegram is free and will always be free. We are not going to sell ads or introduce subscription fees.
PRIVATE: We take your privacy seriously and will never give third parties access to your data.
For those interested in maximum privacy, Telegram offers Secret Chats. Secret Chat messages can be programmed to self-destruct automatically from both participating devices. This way you can send all types of disappearing content — messages, photos, videos, and even files. Secret Chats use end-to-end encryption to ensure that a message can only be read by its intended recipient.
We keep expanding the boundaries of what you can do with a messaging app. Don’t wait years for older messengers to catch up with Telegram — join the revolution today.
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4.3
2,199,172 total
5 1,389,643
4 386,925
3 188,443
2 85,511
1 148,650
Tonia Tanarez
5 stars are NOT enough in comparison There are too many 5 star ratings in general but this app deserves every one of them. This messenger is ahead of its time, so many features yet unseen in whatsapp and all the mainstream apps, most of which I don't believe to EVER arrive there. I'm now off to my mission to convince all people to use this instead. If this app gets a 4 star rating, whatsapp should have a 2,5 max.
Nicole McIntyre
Camera and video sending time! I don't know why it takes TWENTY MINUTES to send a two minute video! Especially when it only takes a FEW SECONDS on APPLE devices! Fix this! Also, the in app camera function should be one function. You shouldn't have to click three different buttons in three different places to get what you want. Again, Apple devices do not have separate buttons. Lastly, videos should appear in the camera roll. Why they don't I have no idea! Just make the app have the good features it gives on Apple devices!!
Andrew Holford
I love this app (on all platforms) & I have zero issues with it. However, quite a few of my "not so bright?" contacts have issues when I send them multiple messages. They seem to just skip to the last message & reply to that without noticing the message(s) above. I'm hoping future updates will improvement readability of messages and or the visual indication of unread messages.
Stacey Eisenman
Different but great I really like it, it's fast, it's better than the messenger on my phone. It has the normal things as well such as emojis. It's user friendly as well and you can do a secret message kind of like an encrypted email and if necessary you can text a message to yourself for future reference kind of like built in notepad. If you don't have any contacts listed just go to invite and send them a link then tell them to download . Setup was a breeze faster than most. bn4Ro25V
Max C.
I like it much better than viber and wattsapp. Only missing Russian menus as my Russian-speaking parents use it too. And voice calls. And then I'd be off skype. UPD1: Wow, thank you for personal answer, although not as trivial as clicking in Settings menu it worked for me, will try from US to remote-guide my parents in St.Petersburg to do it :) Rejoice ! Hallelujah !
Richilye Figeiredo
Best messaging app so far Better than Facebook, better than Whatsapp, better than whatever else. It only lacks the option make calls, but its ok. Also, unlike whatsapp, Telegram has an app for computer as well and it doesn't require you to keep your cellphone on and connected to the internet the entire time, also, it allows you to send any type of file.
User reviews
5 stars are NOT enough in comparison There are too many 5 star ratings in general but this app deserves every one of them. This messenger is ahead of its time, so many features yet unseen in whatsapp and all the mainstream apps, most of which I don't believe to EVER arrive there. I'm now off to my mission to convince all people to use this instead. If this app gets a 4 star rating, whatsapp should have a 2,5 max.
Camera and video sending time! I don't know why it takes TWENTY MINUTES to send a two minute video! Especially when it only takes a FEW SECONDS on APPLE devices! Fix this! Also, the in app camera function should be one function. You shouldn't have to click three different buttons in three different places to get what you want. Again, Apple devices do not have separate buttons. Lastly, videos should appear in the camera roll. Why they don't I have no idea! Just make the app have the good features it gives on Apple devices!!
I love this app (on all platforms) & I have zero issues with it. However, quite a few of my "not so bright?" contacts have issues when I send them multiple messages. They seem to just skip to the last message & reply to that without noticing the message(s) above. I'm hoping future updates will improvement readability of messages and or the visual indication of unread messages.
Different but great I really like it, it's fast, it's better than the messenger on my phone. It has the normal things as well such as emojis. It's user friendly as well and you can do a secret message kind of like an encrypted email and if necessary you can text a message to yourself for future reference kind of like built in notepad. If you don't have any contacts listed just go to invite and send them a link then tell them to download . Setup was a breeze faster than most. bn4Ro25V
I like it much better than viber and wattsapp. Only missing Russian menus as my Russian-speaking parents use it too. And voice calls. And then I'd be off skype. UPD1: Wow, thank you for personal answer, although not as trivial as clicking in Settings menu it worked for me, will try from US to remote-guide my parents in St.Petersburg to do it :) Rejoice ! Hallelujah !
Telegram Messenger LLP December 14, 2016
Hello, you can try using @langbot in Telegram for external language packs.
For instance, you can type the inline command "@langbot Russian" and pick the language pack for either iOS or Android Telegram, then send that inside your chat with your parents. Best messaging app so far Better than Facebook, better than Whatsapp, better than whatever else. It only lacks the option make calls, but its ok. Also, unlike whatsapp, Telegram has an app for computer as well and it doesn't require you to keep your cellphone on and connected to the internet the entire time, also, it allows you to send any type of file.
Omg! Very Superb Messaging app This app has everything built in. From adding all your contacts to customizing your chat background displays. Also has a secret chat option for personal convo. You have the ability to send large files which is a plus. Also you'll never be left with not knowing how to use features, the menu tab has a FAQ which is very knowledgeable. qZIoEc2C
It's actually pretty good, but.... The app is pretty awesome, but I've been having a delay in messaging. The message gets sent through just fine at my end but receiving at the other end can take anywhere between 2 minutes to two hours. There has even been instances of the delay being more than a day. My friend is almost always connected to his WiFi so I know that internet is not the issue as messages do go through other apps, just not this one. I hope that this will be something you take into consideration for a later update.
Best App for Computer & Phone This is hands down the best app if you want to have your chats accessible on both your phone and your computer. Garbage Facebook messenger/chat has no desktop app, and with the mobile app you are basically giving your life away pictures and all to FB (read the UA). Do yourself a favor and stop raping yourself to Facebook and get Telegram, you won't be disappointed.
The app is amazing but... My keyboard persist when I'm trying to choose the gif.. and I can't send any gif since the send button is at the bottom & my keyboard is blocking it.. I've been updating several times. Can you fix this? Thank you. (Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Another cool advantage of Telegram is how much they make it easier to develop and launch a bot on the platform. Unlike Facebook that requires to go trough an arduous approval and testing process, developers can test their bot ideas on real users - as long as they meet minimum requirements. As a result, telegram has more bots than any of the messengers mentioned in the article. Some bots are quite handy while others are just outright entertaining. There is even one sending you Chuck Norris jokes or Game of Thrones news once in a while =D
Perfection! I really like this app and it keeps getting better. But since I have a lot of chats, I always feel there is a need for a grouping feature so that we can separate our different chats in certain categories and avoid having a crowded and confusing home page. I understand we can pin chats to the top now but the ability to categorize them would be a life saver.
Awesome . But unable to load messages more than 1million App is awesome for chatting. Fastest chatting app even in 2G network. But i am not getting my older messages . i have more than 1 million messages . when i complaint about it they stop replying me. Btw remove your Edit mesaages feature. There is no good use of this feature
Please remove the sticker buddha This is our religion.please don't use it as a sticker.Don't add any sticker of our religion.Why are you doing this?.As Sri Lankan buddist people we hate this.Don't do like this fool things! Sri lankawe katiya inawa nm mekata virudha wena!! Please remove this sticker buddha
What Happened ?! I love this app cause its the fastest way to communicate one another. However, after the recently update, I can't screenshot any chat in Telegram... Saying that it is not allowed by the organisation or whatsoever... Please, fix this~ :(
Telegram Messenger LLP December 12, 2016
With the recent updates to Telegram, screenshots are disabled by default, if you have the passcode lock enabled.
You can change this setting by going to: Settings -- Privacy and Security -- Passcode lock, then enable Allow Screen Capture and restart the app. One frequent problem but other than that it's just great I just joined two channels but I'm not able to see them. This hai happened earlier but after starting the app again I was able to see them. But it's not happening this time. Please do something about it. I was able to see one of them, and then I pinned it to the top and then it also vanished.
Great The very best messaging app. The bots make it awesome. Only problem is that reporting someone is too easy, and contrary to what Telegram says, no one verifies reports, because restrictions get put on you as soon as you get reported. Way too many people misuse this. But the entire Telegram platform itself is awesome.
Message Count & Emojis This messaging app is flawless. Smooth fast and reliable. If there was a message count that let you know how many messages you sent back and forth with someone that would be spectacular. The emojis look terrible now, the update made them 3Dish and it ruined them. Please go back to the original! Also, I'd like to be able to watch videos while in the chat like the iPhone. It's different on Android. I don't like that.
Amazing Hello global citizens, pls be wise. The media is trying to give telegram a bad name by associating it with terror attacks. This is the best chat app ever. They are doing all this to manipulate telegram into giving them a spy access, just like they did to bbm. DON'T FALL FOR IT. LETS STAND WITH TELEGRAM. THE BEST CHAT APP.
Best app for messaging It works and do it well, it's secure, it doesn't has so ugly interface like Viber and it more functional than WhatsApp. Almost all innovations in messaging apps firstly appears in Telegram (if we exclude WeChat from comparison), so it's the best messaging app now.
The best messenger ever! Good job! I hope the messenger will prevail in the near future. WhatsApp and Viber are losers in this game. Please keep in mind that Telegram is a MESSENGER for exchanging messages, files, images, video and so on and it doesn't need any CALLING feature like WhatsApp and Viber...
Best Messenger Ever Make Android Great Again 1. Add Tabs 2. Show Download Percentage 3. Option To Select Media Storage We need this above feature so badly. In Official version please include them.
Please add a few of these features/improvements 1. Video Calling: Pease make it a priority. 2. Editing Media messages: Please allow users to edit media messages as well or recall message. 3. Chat Background: Please allow editing image (clipping, scaling especially). 4. Blocking: Don't let the blocked user receive messages that weren't delivered. 5. Encryption: Please encrypt messages by default, even WhatsApp is doing so. 6. Compression: Allow selection of media quality. 7. Deleting Media: Please add an option to delete shared media permanently.
Bull යාළුවෙන් මේ අැප් එකේ අපේ බුදු හාමුදුරුවන්ට නින්දා වන විදියේ ස්ටිකර් වගයක් තියනවා. මේ අැප් එක රිපෝර්ට් කරන්න. Install කරන්න එපා.. I hate this. There is a Sticker set name Modern Buddha. Is our religion is trouble to you. Please romove it. I unstall this app.
Hi ... Tnx for that attention to my idia in my last advice Hi , I have a new and very important idea . Create a new type of topic. My mean is you great a new thing like group but other person can not go to other pv . It is very very great . And another important problem is we can't put long sentences under image for creating post. It is very bad 😢. Plz attention to my idea 😊tnx
Pls be mindful when you are adding stickers Pls be kind enough to remove our lord Buddha's stickers. I'm going to uninstall this app now. I saw some of guys have written that mentioned to ask Buddha to send a request to remove it. Pls don't show your stupidity to others mentioning those shame words. Be more careful when you create something related to any religion. As a human being respect to each others religion.
Love this app. Been using this for a few months now. Love the desktop version as well. By the way... For the confused reviews, anyone can add stickers to Telegram. If a sticker pack offends you, you may as well message the random person who uploaded them.
Best message app ever I just want to say I've been using ur app for only about 2 days as a replacement for whatsapp and I'm already impressed. My messages with whatsapp lately have been delaying for nearly 30mins to an hr and I know people who's whatsapp is failing completely since facebook took it. With telegrams my messages go and receive almost instantaneously and its so easy to use its basically whatsapp on steroids and I love it its so user friendly and well built great features and I think a rising star in the messaging
The best communication app so far Since Messenger recently had an update with the stories hype, my boyfriend and I decided to look for an app that will satisfy our needs for communication. Messenger turned to be a social media site rather than a communication app. Thanks to Telegram for solving our problems. I like the simple and fast interface. I also like that they use iPhone emojis, not the android ones or any default app emojis. The only thing I don't like about the app is the size of the text I'm typing. It's too big.
Unusable When I enter my phone number it says that Telegram won't work with VoIP numbers. I've had no trouble using the same number on other services. I submitted a support request and heard nothing back.
Umesh U don't have any right to insults any religion. You are insulting Load Buddha our religious leader. Not only that u are insulting Pope also. Who gave you thr right to insult any religion? Are u that much ass hole?
Superb!! The 'upto 1.5 GB file sharing' ability and the facility to login into multiple devices AT THE SAME TIME,floored me!!! The syncing of chats between multiple devices is lighting fast. It is a free app,no ads!!! You have to use it to believe it. Wonder how I stuck to WhatsApp all this time. Telegram should bring voice call at least-one with a good quality that will beat WhatsApp calls(which are of poor quality). Docs,PDFs,images,movies,clips-you can share anything under the sun! 👌👌 I have given 5 stars.
Cannot delete unnecessary contacts even we change to new phone One thing that makes me dislike this apps... Why can't they update the contact based on our current contacts at phone
Are these new updates really necessary??? Please improve next time. Introduce some skins, light graphics, faster file sending since it takes too much time, quick functionality, more customization, fast connection, new innovative options!!! UPDATE DRASTICALLY IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE AND LIGHT INTERFACE!
Messaging only Seems to work well as a messaging app but unfortunately you can't make it the default messaging app on your phone like Messenger or hangouts can be, and doesn't have VOIP or video calls. They do have a ton of dope sticker packs though!
Best messaging app available It is wonderful how this app keeps getting frequent and feature-rich updates! It is already extremely user friendly and filled with features and with every update, unimaginable new features are added. I also have a request fro the devs and that would be removing the 5 only limit of pinned chats.
There are some inappropriate stickers There are some inappropriate stickers in your app... called "modern buddha..." That is our religious leader... And it is a grave Insult and disrespect to our religion... I think you can understand this situation... Please be kind to remove that sticker from your app... Thank you...
Having Problems Hi. Since the last update I'm having some problems. It doesn't show the number of new messages on the channels and groups. Also after entering to a channel or group it doesn't show new messages and even some old messages disappear.
Talking about modern Buddha ...its so offensive Well...it might be hilarious for some people....... Especially who have no respect to any religion at all...but come on man its not cool to insult a religion like that that's being respected by the all the Buddhists worldwide... Just think if we made up a modern all mighty Allah or a Jesus............I have no idea what the hell were u guys thinking to bring up a concept like this..👎👎
Insulting sticker packs. App is good but there are two sticker packs that directly insult two religions.Modern Buddha represents the religious leader of buddhism and is an insult to lord buddha and the entire buddhists around the world.The other one is Pope.it represents the holy pope and it is also an insult to pope and catholics.plz remove those sticker packs immediately.thank you!!!
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What's New
v. 3.15
- Pin important chats to the top of the list so that you never miss a new message.
- Link your Telegram account with hundreds of services like Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, Gmail, and others. Control apps via Telegram, or get messages when something happens. Talk to @IFTTT to set up.
- Rotate photos by any number of degrees in the photo editor.
- View YouTube and Vimeo in Picture-in-Picture mode.
- Forward content from groups and Cloud Chats to Secret Chats.
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December 7, 2016
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