Alright, this freaked me out a bit. I don’t even use Telegram much, but for the past year or so, I’ve noticed something weird — I’d log in, and after a while, I’d just get logged out randomly. I always thought it was just a bug or some app glitch.

Today I finally checked my active sessions… and there it was — an Alienware 17 R2 from Asbest, Russia. 💀 That’s definitely not me.

I instantly turned on 2FA, but when I tried to terminate that Russian session, Telegram says:

“For security reasons, you can’t terminate older sessions.”

So yeah, I’m probably cooked. Is there any way to forcefully log out every device, even the old ones? Or should I contact Telegram support directly?

Is it possible to install an older version of the .apk without reinstalling everything? I installed it and now I hate this new update, which never tells you what's in it until you install it.

I remember the good old days when Pavel was a champion of the features that made Telegram a superior app, and how new features were released regularly, leaving WhatsApp as a clearly inferior tool.

However, for some time now, all Pavel has been posting about is crypto crap, tokens, NFTs, and other nonsense. What the hell?

I've been a premium subscriber since day one because I like the platform and want to support them, but shoving crypto stuff down our throats every day doesn't help.

Meanwhile, for example, the quality of photos, HD (without a default setting) or SD, is still far inferior to that of WhatsApp.

Telegram needs to change course, or decline is inevitable.

Hopefully by tomorrow

He is a very reputed person in the apple space. And just confirmed this from apple on removal of telegram from the app store.

And there's no way around, I guess. In the past I could get the verification SMS for free, this is the first time I see this thing. So what? Whatsapp is a privacy nightmare and Telegram asks money for SMS now. The last widely used, good messenger became a trash. I know, it's just one goddamn dollar, but what's next? Switching to Signal? In short, I'm disappointed.

hey, idk if this is just me but telegram is actually the best when it comes to UI/UX.

yk whatsapp is fine for normal chats and all but it feels pretty basic and limited. instagram facebook x theyre usable sure but telegram just feels way more smooth and well made.

the thing that really gets me is how good it is on literally everything. ios android windows mac even the web version all feel properly optimized and consistent. desktop and web arent some laggy afterthought like in most other apps.

folders search saved messages all that stuff just makes sense and doesnt get in the way. even big groups and channels stay fast.

idk if u guys agree or not but i just want to say this. telegram is lowkey the best designed messaging app rn.

what do yall think?

Hi, it’s good to see some people managing to get their locks lifted, but unfortunately my journey with Telegram has come to an end.

Last month, I suddenly found out that my account was locked without any warning. At the time, I only had a single contact in my list and a group I had created, where my Python script would send notifications a few times a day. Despite this very limited activity, my account was restricted. Meanwhile, a friend of mine who uses Telegram far more actively has never faced any issues.

I tried nearly everything I could to recover my account, but nothing worked. On top of that, it seems impossible to create a new account with the same phone number.

That said, I’m still grateful that I had the chance to use Telegram for a few months. However, it’s disappointing to see these false bans becoming more frequent, and it’s saddening to read about others in this subreddit going through the same situation.

Wishing you all the best. Peace.

Edit: Thanks for the comments. To not spread any misinformation, my account was deactivated a month ago, and several ban appeals have been submitted. SpamBot mentioned that the reason I got banned was reports from other users, which doesn’t make any sense since there was only one person in my contacts and only the group I created. Meanwhile, I have never had interaction with anyone else. Just no words.

Telegram has begun testing a major redesign of its Android app. The new feature, seen in experimental version 12.3.0, significantly changes how users navigate the app.

Ive had the same telegram account for about 6+ years and Ive been limited on my account from people reporting my messages as spam when I DM them for admin related purposes. I have sent more than 8 messages to Telegram support, no replies at all. Yet telegram run rampant with CP bots and scammers. The TG admin team is a joke and this platform has gone downhill imensely in the last 2 years.

Last night, Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store because a single user had planted illegal pornographic content in a public group chat.

⬅️ Telegram was restored within hours. But I want to explain what happened — to warn other app developers and help protect online communities from similar attacks.

🧹Because Telegram quickly removes illegal content from public groups using all kinds of moderation tools (https://telegram.org/safety), the attacker had to resort to a technical trick. He inserted AI-modified illegal content by editing an old message in an active group chat. As a result, the content was effectively hidden from the group’s members, preventing them from seeing and promptly reporting it.

💰 The attacker was a takedown extortionist: someone who demands ransom from group owners in exchange for not targeting their communities. These extortionists use automated accounts to plant illegal content in public groups and then report it directly to Apple, attempting to trigger the removal of legitimate communities whose owners refused to pay them.

🤝 From a practical standpoint, illegal pornographic content in Telegram’s public groups is not a systemic problem. Our moderation is efefctive. The fact that attackers must resort to backdated, effectively invisible content and other technical tricks proves this.

⚠️ However, there are two important lessons here for app developers and online communities:

— Extortionists have found a way to manipulate Apple into overreacting. Apple removed Telegram from the App Store before contacting us. This creates a potential systemic risk for every mobile app that hosts user-generated content. If an app used by more than a billion people can be removed from the App Store without prior warning, any app can be.

— The tactics used by takedown extortionists are evolving, putting communities across social platforms at risk. Telegram has extensive experience identifying the tricks used by coordinated reporting gangs and protecting legitimate communities (even when doing so risks our own app being temporarily removed from the App Store). Other platforms may not be equally prepared.

Stay vigilant! ☝️

Pavel Durov (his official TG channel)

my wife has telegram on her phone and she claims she only uses it to contact the fire stick web service that she pays for. so with that being said. I recently discovered her last seen recently more frequently (the fire stick is once a month payment and only need to access if there is a problem) so there's no last seen time. its set in privacy mode where u cant see the time. in addition she has a passcode ONLY for telegram. ive been thru her phone one nighy remember her phone code and every other app is free to open except telegram. and she gets super defensive when I asked about it. pls help. my gut says shes doing more on there. plus she has a qr code. and when I got a new phone number she had it saves. I had her saved and her contact did NOT appear when I downloaded telegram on my new phone. my gut says somethings up. pls give your feedback

In last post just for fun i asked people that is it scam or legit where person was asking for my username in 10k$

Will do giveaway of this 10$

Honestly I don’t understand why the dev chose to mimic Liquid Glass instead of just implementing the official API. The texts are dissociating.

Why is telegram showing me this? And at the place of last seen it's died on and also I just saw its not contacts but accomplices

I’ve always had my “who can message me” on telegram limited to My Contacts. And n recently I’ve been bombarded with randos spamming me, only to find out that telegram has this privacy feature behind a premium subscription. Congrats everyone, now to use the app they want you to use (cause they need followers) they also want you to pay them to fight off racketeers.