Telegram X
An official alternative Telegram client for Android built on TDLib, with a faster, gesture-driven interface.
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About Telegram X
Telegram X is an official alternative Android client for the Telegram messenger. It is built on TDLib and the MTProto protocol and takes a different, gesture-driven approach to the interface from the main Telegram app.
The full source code is published under the GPL-3.0 with build instructions and reproducible-build tooling, and a bot is provided to verify APK hashes. It is distributed on Google Play, where a beta channel is available, on Huawei AppGallery and as APKs in GitHub Releases.
Strengths
- Official Telegram client with a different interface
- Reproducible builds and APK hash verification
- Available from Google Play, AppGallery and GitHub
- Actively developed with a beta channel
Limitations
- Android only
- Requires a Telegram account
- Described by its developers as experimental
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL-3.0.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- The Telegram X contributors
- Platforms
- Android
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Android users who want an alternative Telegram interface
- Categories
- Messaging
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 2 sources on file.
Alternatives to Telegram X
Compare allSoftware that can replace Telegram X for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Telegram Desktop
The official Telegram client for the desktop, with open source code and chats that are not end-to-end encrypted.
Telegram Desktop is the main official client, covering desktop, mobile and web instead of Android only, with cloud chats synced everywhere but no secret chats on desktop.
Unigram
A native Telegram client for Windows, distributed through the Microsoft Store and GitHub.
Unigram is an open source GPL-3.0 Telegram client built for Windows, so moving to it means a desktop app rather than an Android interface.
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