Telegram Features
Telegram supports a variety of communication formats:
- personal and group chats (up to 200 thousand people),
- reading and running channels with an unlimited number of subscribers,
- sending, forwarding, quoting text messages,
- reactions to messages with thousands of emoji,
- secret chats and disappearing messages,
- gifs and animated stickers,
- voice messaging, audio calls and video conferencing,
- file sharing up to 2GB (up to 4GB with a premium subscription).
Recent updates have expanded group video calling capabilities: now up to 30 people can simultaneously broadcast videos and up to 1,000 can watch them.
Broadcasts in channels can be watched by an unlimited number of viewers. Therefore, Telegram is now more than just a messenger; it can be used to host webinars, online lectures (with feedback from viewers), sports broadcasts, and more.
System requirements
The developers of the application do not explicitly specify any hardware requirements. Only the operating system:
- Android 6.0 and above,
- iOS 9.0/iPadOS 9.0 and higher,
- Linux,
- Windows 7 and newer,
- macOS 10.12 and later.
If your device runs under one of the above systems, it can easily handle Telegram.
Download Telegram
In 2023, a new version of Telegram was released, and you can download it in two ways: from Telegram servers or by downloading files from our website.
For Windows
Application | Version | OS | Release date | Download |
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Telegram Desktop | Latest version* | Windows 11, 10, 7 | Download 64bit Download 32bit |
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Telegram Desktop | 4.4.1 | Windows 11, 10, 7 | 06-12-2022 | Download 64bit Download 32bit |
Telegram Portable | Latest version* | Windows 11, 10, 7 | Download 64bit Download 32bit |
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Telegram Portable | 4.4.1 | Windows 11, 10, 7 | 06-12-2022 | Download 64bit Download 32bit |
* – Download the latest version from Telegram servers
For Mac
Application | Version | OS | Release date | Download |
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Telegram | Latest version* | macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or later | Download | |
Telegram | 4.4.1 | macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or later | 06-12-2022 | Download |
Telegram | 2.4.4 | OS X 10.11 и 10.10 | 25-10-2020 | Download |
Telegram | 1.8.15 | OS X 10.9 и 10.8 | 09-10-2019 | Download |
Telegram | 1.8.15 | OS X 10.7 и 10.6 | 09-10-2019 | Download |
* – Download the latest version from Telegram servers
For Linux
Application | Version | OS | Release date | Download |
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Telegram | Latest version* | Linux | Download 64bit |
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Telegram | 4.4.1 | Linux 64 bit | 06-12-2022 | Download 64bit |
Telegram | 2.4.4 | Linux 32 bit | 25-10-2020 | Download 32bit |
* – Download the latest version from Telegram servers
For Android
There are two ways to download Telegram for Android phones: on Google Play or by downloading an .apk file from our website.
Version | Release date | Version Android | Download |
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9.3.3 | Jan 2023 | 4.4+ | Download .apk |
Latest version* | 2023 | 4.4+ | Download .apk |
Latest version** | 2023 | 4.4+ | Download from Google Play |
* – Download the latest version from Telegram servers
** – Download the latest version from Google Play
For iPhone
If you have an Apple phone, you can only download the Telegram app through the official store – AppStore.
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Registration and authorization
Signing up for Telegram is by phone number – this is the only personal information the messenger asks you for. Even if you plan to use the program exclusively on your PC, you will still need to link your account to a number that will receive an SMS or call with an activation code.
If you log out, you can sign back in to the app using:
- your phone number to receive a text message with the code,
- email,
- Sign in with Apple or Sign in with Google shortcuts.
If you are trying to sign in from another device, the authorization code will come to you directly in the messenger. Accordingly, the messenger must be open on the device from which you registered at that time. If this is inconvenient, you can use the “No code received” button to request an SMS – it will come to the number linked to your account.
You can change the number your account is associated with directly in the messenger settings. All your data (contacts, messages, media files) will migrate to the new number.