Download Telegram APK directly
Telegram is a purely instant messaging app claimed to be fast and secure. It has sync across devices feature much like most other chat apps. Telegram is widely downloaded app, with more than 1 billion active users according the company behind Telegram. It is fast due to the distributed network it uses across the world.
Telegram is banned in some countries due to the possible spread of disinformation and illegal content. The app has strict privacy policy, this restrict several governments to access user data on Telegram, hence its a good candidate for ban in many countries including China, Iran, Pakistan and Thailand.
Telegram allows you to send unlimited text and files. The whole chat history is stored in telegram servers requiring no storage on device other than the cached storage to make the app faster.
Data including the chat and files are encrypted in the Telegram app so that you have peace of mind. The encryption used is 256-bit symmetric AES, 2048-bit RSA encryption, and Diffie–Hellman secure key exchange. Apps build on the telegram ecosystem use a well documented code and opensource API for developers. This makes the telegram ecosystem free, secure and open.
Telegram unusually lets you create groups of 200,000 members. Members and admins can share files, media and messages in these groups. Supported file types include .DOCX, .MP3, .ZIP etc. with up to 2GB file size. These features make Telegram groups a powerful media sharing platform and is attributed towards widespread use of Telegram by many communities.
You can edit photos and videos inside the app, add stickers, and customize themes to change appearance of the app in your phone. The above features make Telegram a successful and widely used communication app.
It is not available on the Play Store in some regions and is available to download through the APK from this page.