Telegram (software)
Telegram is a cloud-based, cross-platform social media and instant messaging (IM) service. It launched for iOS on 14 August 2013 and Android on 20 October 2013. It allows users to exchange messages, share media and files, and hold private and group voice or video calls as well as public livestreams. It is available for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, and web browsers. Telegram offers end-to-end encryption in voice and video calls, and optionally in private chats if both participants use a mobile device.
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Telegram is a messaging app that lets people send messages, share files, make calls, and stream video across phones, computers, and web browsers. It matters because it offers privacy features like optional end-to-end encryption for chats and calls, giving users control over how secure their communications are.
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- Founded by
- Q149067
- CEO
- Q149067
- Creator
- Q149067
- Official website
- telegram.org/?setln=ar
- Image
- Telegram Android screenshot.svg
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- software version identifier
- 6.7.8
- Commons category
- Telegram Messenger
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Written inDesktop: C++, C, Java, Python Android: Java iOS: Swift PlatformAndroid, iOS, iPadOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, KaiOS, Web platform Available in66 (officially 12) languages List of languages Chinese (Beta), English, Russian, Persian, Turkish, Italian, Arabic, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Uzbek, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Dutch, French, Japanese (Beta), Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Belarusian, Catalan, Polish, Finnish, Hebrew, Oomoo, Amharic
TypeSocial media, instant messaging, VoIP LicenseGNU GPLv2, GNU GPLv3 only with OpenSSL linking exception (clients), proprietary (server) Websitetelegram.org Repository github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop