Download / Upload Progress. Keep track of media and files as you upload or download them.

Audio Player. Share music and audio files, each up to 2 GB in size. Sending multiple tracks in one message will create a playlist – tapping one song will add them all to your queue. The player bar shows what’s playing and lets you quickly pause and resume from anywhere in the app. Tap the player […]

Secret Chats. Create additional one-on-one chats with your contacts that use end-to-end encryption and are not stored in or synced with the cloud – only locally on the two participating devices. Secret Chats are device and session-specific, meaning they don’t appear on a user’s other devices, and will be cancelled if one of the participants logs […]

Mute shortcuts. Select a chat on Android or swipe on iOS to quickly enable or disable notifications. Chats can also be muted from their profile, and have multiple temporary mute options. In Chat Settings, Android users can also set a specific action for swiping in the chat list, which includes muting chats.

Voice Messages. Tap the 2X button to change your playback speed, or slide across the message and jump to a specific spot. Hold to record your message and release to send it. Swipe up to lock recording and go hands-free, which also lets you preview the message. Tap the microphone icon to switch to video […]

Twitch Stream Support. Open your favorite streams in Picture-in-Picture mode, so you can chat while you watch 🍿

Quick Share Arrows. Instantly forward Channel posts to the chats of your choice.

Keep Media. This setting helps you save space on your device by removing older media items from your cache. Opening photos, videos or files again in a chat will automatically redownload them from the cloud.

Export Chat History. Use Telegram Desktop to make an offline reference copy of single chats or your entire account, including messages and media. To export an individual chat’s history, in the chat click ⋮ > Export Chat History. To export several chats at once, go to Settings > Advanced > Export Telegram Data.

Inline GIF Search. Type @gif to quickly search for and send GIFs in any chat from the message field.

Anonymous Admins. Enable Remain Anonymous to make an admin invisible. These admins can’t be seen in the list of members and their messages are sent with the group name and photo instead of their own. Users in public chats can also post anonymously, sending messages as one of their public channels.

Custom Folders let you organize your chat list into specific tabs. Include and exclude individual chats and categories for complete control.