Tips and Tricks

Unofficial knowledge base about the Telegram messenger

Use your Telegram account on every platform – your chats and media are backed up in the cloud, sync across all your devices and instantly appear when you log in.
By default, all groups and channels you make are private – which means users must be added or use an invite link to join and see the chat. To make your group or channel open to all users and appear in Global Search, change it to a Public Chat from its Settings […]
Set your app to switch between Day and Night Themes automatically – changing at specific times, following your system setting, or adapting to ambient light. On iOS, go to Settings > Appearance > Auto-Night Mode to see the options. Android users can also tap the 🌙/☀️ icon in the side menu to instantly switch […]
All chats support multiple pinned messages to highlight important info. In groups, you can also send a special notification to all members, which will appear even if they have the chat muted.
On Android, choose a photo from your gallery to use as a chat background via Settings > Chat Settings > Change Chat Background. On iOS, go to Settings > Appearance > Chat Background.
Add individual icons for your chat folders on Telegram Desktop and Telegram for macOS to organize everything from cats to cryptocurrency.
Make advanced lighting adjustments or help specific colors stand out – with complete control over shadows, midtones and highlights.
See small versions of media messages right from the chat list. To take a quick look at the chat itself, press and hold to preview the chat.
Quickly change back to a previous profile picture or video by tapping ‘Set as Main’ from your profile page.
iOS users can set Siri to read incoming messages aloud in their bluetooth headphones. (Watch this video with sound on 🔉)
/ Rotate Video. Resize, rotate or flip videos before sending them.
Add a description or make custom memes using multiple text styles.