Telegram

✈️ Telegram — Fast, Secure & Cloud-Based Messaging

Telegram is a cloud-based messaging application focused on speed, privacy, and communication across devices. The official Android client lets you exchange messages, share media, participate in communities, and access your conversations across supported platforms.

💬 Messaging & Communication

Stay connected with friends, family, and communities through a comprehensive messaging experience.

• Send text messages, photos, videos, documents, and other files • Share voice messages, video messages, stickers, GIFs, and emoji • Edit or delete messages where supported • Reply to messages, forward content, and react with emojis • Use saved messages to keep personal notes and important content

👥 Groups, Channels & Communities

Telegram supports communication ranging from private conversations to large public communities.

• Create groups and manage group permissions • Follow public and private channels • Share announcements, updates, and multimedia content • Use replies, topics, polls, and other available community tools • Discover bots that provide additional functions and integrations

☁️ Cloud Synchronization

Your regular cloud chats synchronize across supported devices when you sign in to the same account.

• Access messages and shared media on multiple devices • Continue conversations from phones, tablets, and desktop clients • Manage active sessions and connected devices • Search conversations and revisit shared content

🔐 Privacy & Security

Telegram provides several tools for managing account privacy and protecting conversations.

• Two-Step Verification and passcode-lock options • Controls for phone-number visibility and other privacy settings • Active-session management • Secret Chats with end-to-end encryption on supported one-to-one conversations • Self-destructing messages in supported Secret Chats

⚠️ Regular cloud chats and Secret Chats use different security models. Secret Chats are device-specific and do not synchronize like ordinary cloud conversations.

🎨 Personalization & Extensions

• Customize themes, chat backgrounds, and interface settings • Organize conversations using folders and archive tools • Use bots and mini apps supported by Telegram • Adjust notifications, media downloads, and data usage

📱 Android Version

This repository contains the official Telegram source code for Android. The project also provides a direct distribution option through Telegram's website, with updates independent of the Google Play Store release channel.

📜 License

The repository is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). Follow Telegram's developer guidelines when distributing modified builds or creating a separate client.

⚠️ Important

Telegram requires an account and an internet connection. Privacy depends on the type of conversation and your account settings. Always review active sessions and security options when using shared or unfamiliar devices.

✨ Connect, share, and communicate across your devices with Telegram.