AI summary
Privacy-focused Telegram client with proprietary components removed, including Google Play Services and HockeySDK. Location sharing uses OpenStreetMap instead. New: disable link previews, default secret chats for new conversations, and user mentions from selected text. Note: Requires creating an account in the official Telegram app first; cannot register new accounts directly.
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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
- What's New
- Added an option in Settings to disable link previews, preventing servers from loading links while you compose messages, share content, or create polls and stories.
- Added a setting to start new conversations as secret chats by default when using the compose button.
- You can now create user mentions from selected text by choosing a contact or entering a user ID.
- Improved
- Enhanced privacy by redacting sender names and avatars from voice and round-video message metadata.
- Improved reliability of background push notifications and prevented potential crashes during foreground service startup.
- Fixed
- Fixed an issue where voice or round-video messages could automatically restart while the device is in an unsuitable state.
About this version
- Version
- 12.8.1.1.7 (6916018)
- Size
- 48.28 MB
- Requires Android
- 7.0
- Target SDK
- 24
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a
- Downloads
- 14
- Updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- Package
- it.belloworld.mercurygram
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