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Telegram messaging client for chats, groups, and media sharing, with OpenStreetMap location sharing and Tor bridges. Creating new accounts is unavailable in this FOSS version; log in with an account created in the official app. The update adds WebTunnel bridges, system emoji support, emoji-pack importing, and an option to hide the translation bar.
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About this app
*Warning:* Creating new accounts in the FOSS version not possible anymore, you have to create an account in the official build and then login to the FOSS. Client for the Telegram messaging platform.
Chat with friends, start group chats and share all kinds of content. All of your messages and conversations are stored in Telegram's cloud.
The messaging platform is aimed at mobile devices, but desktop and web clients exist as well.
Several proprietary parts were removed from the original Telegram client, including Google Play Services for the location services, HockeySDK for self-updates and push notifications through Google Cloud Messaging. Location sharing functionality is restored using OpenStreetMap.
Anti-Feature: Non-Free Network, since the servers run proprietary software.
The official source code of the app contains binary blobs, so this tracks a fork which builds those from source. Hence, versions might become available with a certain lag.
What's new
- Tor: new Bridges (obfs4, WebTunnel) anti-censorship transport. WebTunnel looks like ordinary HTTPS traffic and often still works where obfs4 is blocked. Bridge lines from @GetBridgesBot or bridges.torproject.org, obfs4 and WebTunnel can be mixed. Requires the updated Tor plugin, the app asks you to update it.
- Settings → Mercurygram → Emoji → Use system emoji: draw emoji with your phone's emoji font. Emoji the font lacks fall back to the built-in set.
- Custom emoji pack importer also accepts an emoji.pack file, and extracts emoji from newer official Telegram APKs (12.10.2+).
- Hide translation bar (per account): never show the "Translate to…" bar at the top of chats. You can still translate a chat from its menu.
- Fixed
- Chat list now follows the system font size (#171).
- Tor plugin: fixed a crash when Tor restarted inside the plugin process. Older plugins are no longer accepted, so the app asks you to update it.
About this version
- Version
- 13.2.1.1 (7291018)
- Size
- 45.11 MB
- Requires Android
- 7.0
- Target SDK
- 24
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a
- Downloads
- 6
- Updated
- Nov 10, 2026
- Package
- it.belloworld.mercurygram
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