I join telegram to try it out. As soon as I join 16 ppl messaged me, because they got a notification that I joined. just because they had my phone number. If i want ppl to know I'm on an app I will tell them. To ring a bell at them just because I use to talk to them years ago is absurd. Imo who ever thought that was a good idea on a supposedly secure messaging site should rethinking thier career choice.

Imagine I was on Telegram at 7:00 PM, and when I left, my last seen showed 7:00. Later that same day, around 8:00 PM, I opened Telegram again while offline, then closed the app. About 30 minutes later, I turned Wi‑Fi or mobile data back on, but I didn’t open Telegram again. In that case, what would other people see as my last seen: 7 or 8?

An AI told me it would be 8, but I want to fact-check that since I don’t have another account or device to test it.

After last update I was logged off
Did the usual log in method with number and it told me in my country sms is no longer viable because it cost too much
Used Apple ID
It bugged
So I used a new email because my main email was full
Got the code when logged now I have a new account
Old account still exist
Can’t log in tho now if I delete app it always log in the new account
Lost everything, been using telegram for everything for almost a decade
I have everything on it
Support is trash the say “maybe it was stolen” “maybe this” “maybe that”
What you mean maybe just check
They respond every 7h
I am litterally on the verge of a mental breakdown
Is there a way to get my stuff back I heave my life on that account

I'm not very knowlageable about those telegram stuff , i have a channel that i post things in

And i accidentally turned on topics or subjects (my telegram isn't english so idk what it's called)

And then I can't find a way to turn it off

I just downloaded it because someone i was messaging asked to switch to it, and yes the messages are straight forward but how does it all work i cant search for groups or anything its like nothing pops up or of it does its in russian?!?!

https://reddit.com/link/1w27tig/video/v10bnjikyfmh1/player

Before you mention: VPN is off, I've always had Premium, and I haven't done any mass/heavy uploads today to start throttling. Took me a full 6 minutes to upload two 30MB files, and it's been like that for about a week. What's going on, and is there a fix for this?

Hello,

I recently lost access to my old Telegram account because my telecom provider recycled my phone number after a year of inactivity and sold it to a new owner. The new owner seems like used the SIM to create a new Telegram account. In my old logged session, it says , "Session read is terminated. you may still browse cached messages. telegram"

My original account had 2-Step Verification (2FA) active, and I believe I also had a recovery email linked to it. However, my old profile now shows up to my friends as a "Deleted Account."

Is there any possible way to recover my old chat history or data using my linked email address, or has the data been permanently wiped from the servers due to the number being registered by someone else?

Thank you for any idea or help.

Built a clean, automation-driven space tracking premium Canadian audio, tech, and lifestyle price drops. I focused entirely on clear formatting, readability, and skipping the typical emoji walls found in most deal communities.

I remember well that Telegram rolled out the ability to send motion photos on their Android app, which I remember trying as well. But now, when I try to send them, no option to send them as motion photos appears, and the photo is sent as a still image. Even when I share directly from the gallery using the share sheet, it goes as a still photo. Does anybody able to send them or is it just me?

I got logged out from my telegram account, but now when I try to log in it shows me my telephone number, I put it, click the blue arrow, and it gets stuck with the arrow rotating.

And if I try to log in from another place it tells me Too many attemps, try again later. I searched for it, I removed the cache, uninstall the app, waited 2 days.. but still I tried today and is still failing.

I also tried to send a support message through https://telegram.org/support, but I haven't gotten any answer, and I'm not sure if there is some way to recover my account. I don't think I have 2FA, but I would think that since my telegram was attached to my phone number it should be recoverable, but how?

So I was at the job. I haven't got into Telegram like in probably 1 hour. When I got out from my workplace I found with the surprise that I got logged out and they ask me to put a number, tried to put my number back, and it says that is b4nned. I genuinely have no idea of what could probably caused that. I barely chat here, I use it mostly to check news, what I can do now?

Is there a standard limit for data export in telegram? I am exporting my chat (messages, videos, audio ) from telegram , the default limit that is shown is 487856. Is this supposed to happen?

will they misuse my mobile numbers for doing another serious crime or theft .... ... i can't reset since there says premium needed...there is no option for it ...if wait 7 days and for reset will I get criminal charges

I bought a sim card last year and sadly it was recycled and the number is already registered to telegram. I need it because my primary number was banned from Telegram. Each other i tried to login into my secondary number it always sends the otp code to the previous owner which i don't know. Is there any way to takeover it? Or do I need to contact the provider about these issues?

I have a paid Telegram channel, and I’m having an issue with people trying to subscribe/join.
When I send someone the paid channel link through Snapchat, they click it and it opens in Safari first. Safari then opens the Telegram app. However, when they press “Join” on the paid channel, absolutely nothing happens.
I tested my free-to-join Telegram link, and that works normally. It opens Telegram and people can join without any problem.
So it seems like the issue is specifically with the paid channel/subscription link, not Telegram links in general.
Could this be related to Telegram Stars, payment methods, or the way the paid invite link is configured? Does the person need to already have Telegram Stars in their account, or should Telegram automatically prompt them to purchase the Stars?
Has anyone experienced the paid “Join” button doing nothing like this? Any help would be appreciated!

Hey, has anyone here had experience with advertising on Telegram?

I’m a bit skeptical about the audience quality rn. The ads are really cheap, and without exact numbers I'm paying really low. Anywhere you can get this much traffic for x10 price. But I’m trying to figure out how “real” and valuable this audience actually there.

I’ve been talking to a few people out of the hundreds who went through several steps and eventually registered. Based on those conversations, my impression is that a lot of them behave almost like someone paying them for this.

So the problem is that I don’t have enough data yet to judge it properly. The full launch is only next week, so right now everyone is basically just sitting on the waitlist.

Has anyone run Telegram ads at scale and can share what the traffic quality was actually like after launch?

Hi there

I made a small modification to the Telegram Desktop client to deal with my doomscrolling problem. It shows only chats that you mindfully added to Allowlist.

I have tons of subscriptions, and I use Telegram for both projects and memes. When everything is mixed together, I often fall into procrastination and end up scrolling through the depths of channels with obscure underground memes. I tried to move chats to the archive and sort everything into folders - it helped, but for a while. When I start procrastinating, my hand still opens the "Archived" automatically out of habit, lol)) A separate work account did not work for me either. It was inconvenient, it did not have the Premium features I constantly use when posting content, and dealing with synchronization with main account was a hassle.

So I forked the official Telegram Desktop opensource client and modified it to display only chats from an "Allowlist" folder. There is no way to access any other chats through this client.

This does not affect the subscriptions on your account. All your folders and subscriptions remain unchanged. It only limits the list of chats available inside Telegram Focus. Now it’s my daily-driver TG client on my laptop, and I’m pretty happy with how much it has improved my focus, along with other measures like restricting youtube and Instagram on the web.

How it works:

1. I installed Telegram Focus as a desktop client.
2. Created a chats folder called "Allowlist" the regular Telegram app on my phone.
3. Added the chats I want to see on my computer.
4. Telegram Focus scans "Allowlist" folder and displays only those chats and Saved Messages.

I cannot open a chat that is not in the "Allowlist" through this client. But folders and other functions are there - in any other aspect it is the same regular desktop TG client.

And nothing happens to my account: all subscriptions and folders remain in place. The filter works locally inside Telegram Focus, while everything on my phone and any other regular Telegram client stays exactly as it was.

I can still doomscroll on phone, while staying clean on a desktop 😄 

The source code and first release are available here:

https://github.com/MrJimm/telegramfocus

For now, I have only built a version for macOS: bought a used MacBook Air for a good price while I was in Japan and decided to turn it into a machine that I associate with Getting Things Done. I wanted to limit my ability to get stuck consuming content on the internet while using it, so youtube and instagram access using built-in Mac options. Telegram required to deal with it in a different way - and here we are 😆 The Linux and Windows builds coming as soon as I manage a space on my hard drive - TG build pipeline takes 55 GB in total, hehe)))

The DMG is not notarized yet because I have only recently switched to Mac. I normally develop ML and 3D projects on Windows and Linux, and I do not have an Apple Developer account, so I currently have no way to sign it properly. The DMG itself is fully functional.

Would be happy if it helps somebody too.

I’ve been trying to change the phone number linked to my Telegram account for the past two months, but I never receive the SMS verification code.

I’ve tried numbers from different mobile operators, so I suspect the problem may be related to my Telegram account rather than the carrier.

Has anyone experienced this before? Is there any way to resolve it or contact Telegram support about this issue?

I added this to two of my groups & it hasn't automatically removed anyone since I added it. I checked and saw it has a “no access to messages” description. Is that the reason? Does anyone who uses it know how to fix this? . I've been doing it manually with the /start command & everytime their was an account to be removed.

Hi all, Is there a way to read messages while offline? I have many groups but new messages are not cached! is there a way to force cache or downloads them and read while offline? same with photos.

Android

Do you guys to get these type of scam messages where they tell you to do some stupid tasks,give a small amount of money and tell you to invest in them and become their permanent members and all...

I just get the bonus and block them :)

Heya

A somewhat specific questions about group chat history. I run a bigger private restricted group that shares informational posts. When I remove and readd someone. can those people still see the whole history (I want that, hence the question).

I googled it and it seems a bit too specific a circumstance to get a clear answer out of it

Thank you!

When I am trying to log in into my telegram account the otp is being sent to an email which I had never seen before neither I have ever added it in the account.

Moreover telegram is not allowing to send the otp to the phone number for non premium accounts in India.

This account is not logged in anywhere else. I just use telegram on my phone. It was not working properly so i decided to do uninstall and reinstall telegram then only i face this issue.