Questions tagged [telegram]
This tag should be used to differentiate questions about the chat service with an open API from other questions. Use when the topic is the secure, cross-platform cloud-based instant messenger service Telegram. Do not use in the sense of a message sent by telegraph for delivery in written or printed form.
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first message number seen
Someone sent me a message for the first time in telegram and I see his number. Why is that? Since it is written that nobody will see number if it is not in contact.
So, when creating telegram account ...
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Does Telegram support multiple profiles?
I have my Username, Profile Name, DP etc. of Telegram to be something familiar to my friends and family members. I don't want to use the same in online channels. Will I be able to have a different ...
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What length of chat history is visible for new entrants in a Private Telegram Group?
Can you please provide information about how many previous messages a new entrant into a Private Telegram Group can see?
I tried to look at the settings, on Telegram Desktop, under "Manage group&...
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Downloading Telegram videos
I never have used Telegram before, I just downloaded both in my phone and in my pc the Telegram app in order to subscribe to a private channel where I paid a subscription. I think that the model has ...
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Do I see new photos of blocked Telegram contacts
I blocked a person on Telegram. If this person changes his contact photo, do I see that? If yes, Is there a way to prevent it?
I found out, that the blocked person can't see my profile picture anymore,...
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Is it possible to unpin previously pinned posts in Telegram channel discussion groups?
Let there be a Telegram channel with a linked discussion group. Whenever a post is posted to the channel, the post is automatically forwarded to the linked discussion group, and pinned there. However, ...
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Telegram group joining links are not responding (ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT)
This problem has been happening for quite some time. I tried contacting telegram customer support over this issue but unfortunately haven't heard back from them since.
Whenever I try to click on any ...
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How to import Telegram post views to Google Sheet?
I have a list of Telegram post links, and I want to use a formula like IMPORTXML to automatically import their post views to Google Sheet.
I know this formula import the number of subscribers to ...
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Telegram: Create desktop shortcut
Solved :)
Use the Web-based application. Each group/channel has a link corresponding to it; make an internet shortcut for it. Methods vary for different OSs.
I use Telegram often and want to create a ...
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Telegram Web inconsistency: showing as "read" a message sent yesterday but also showing "last seen over a week ago". How is it possible?
Yesterday i sent a message to one of my contacts, after a few hours the message showed the double check, so it was marked as read, but the last access was still over a week ago. Does anyone know how ...
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Remove admins promoted by Deleted Account, Telegram
I am an admin of a channel but cannot remove deleted account from admins as well as other admins that the user promoted.
Is there any way to do that?
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Open telegram web site by a mobile phone number in link
Is there any way to open telegram application from a website being in a mobile? I know if you use telegram:// you can open telegram app, but how can I open telegram and create a new conversation with ...
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Where to find similar channels to a given channel in Telegram?
On Instagram (web version), you can use this button, to see a list of suggested pages that are similar to the current page. This makes it easy to find a lot of resources on this network.
Is there a ...
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Adding Buttons to a message in Telegram
See the following screenshot:
How did he add those buttons?
I know it can be done via the BOT API but this is not a bot...
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Is there any way to disable joined Telegram notifications?
I am terribly annoyed by those "joined Telegram" notifications of contacts I don't even recall.
I am getting those notifications persistently on Telegram Web, Telegram Desktop as well as the iOS app....
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How could we keep a modifiable list on my chat group?
In my Telegram's chat group we need to create a list (say a list of price for drinks) :
Coca-Cola 1 €
Vodka 3 €
Orange juice 0,50 €
Apple juice 0,30 €
But, as time passes, ...
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How to backup Telegram secret chats?
How can I make a private, complete backup of my Telegram chats including the secret chats?
I'm about to repair my iOS device which can likely result in factory reset. After repair, it will be still ...
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Restore group access after Telegram Group Owner / Admin delete own account?
Unfortunately I deleted my Telegram account, now I created my account again with same mobile number, but now I lost my old existing Telegram group admin access.
My group is public and there is no ...
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Difference between Telegram channels and bots
As I understand it, normal Telegram channels can have members. You can join or leave a channel. Is this the same with bots? Do Telegram bots have members/subscribes in the same was as a channel or ...
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How to forward Telegram messages to e-mail instantly?
How to forward Telegram messages from a group or channel to an email address?!
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What are the limits for channels and supergroups?
I've received the following message when joining another channel:
Sorry, you have joined too many channels and supergroups. Please leave some before joining this one.
I'm not sure on how many ...
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How to delete own Telegram's group/channel?
I've created a group and a channel on Telegram, but they're no longer in use.
I can leave a group/channel, but it doesn't solve my problem.
How do I remove them completely?
I've tried Telegram ...
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How to add member to the group which doesn't have username?
In Telegram IM client, normally when I add members to my group, I type their username in the box and it's displayed on the list. However some users don't have a username, so they aren't listed when ...
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How to export Telegram's member list?
I'd like to export a list of current members of the channel or group. Is it possible through the UI, alternative client (such as Bettergram), Telegram API or Bots API?
I've seen this feature on some ...
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How to restrict name changes in Telegram groups
We have recently shifted from WhatsApp to Telegram. We are about 250+ and growing. The peculiar problem with Telegram is that user names can be changed by the user and that poses a great problem for ...
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How to convert Telegram's channel into a group?
I've created channel which has some members, but I'd like to convert it into a group instead.
Is there any way of converting existing channel into the group?
My goal is to communicate with members ...
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What are the storage limits for Telegram's groups?
We can read that:
Since Telegram's launch in 2013, you can send files up to 1.5 GB and access them from any of your devices, including computers. Source: Shared Files and Fast Mute.
Although it ...
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How do Telegram "background notifications" work?
The Telegram web client (at https://web.telegram.org/) can send me notifications even when no telegram.org web page is loaded into any open tab in my Chromium web browser.
How is it possible for a ...
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How do I create a pretty link to a Telegram group?
I know how to create a pretty link to a channel (t.me/mychannel).
I know how to create an invite link to a (super)group. However, I can't seem to control how the link looks like.
Is there a way to ...
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How to auto-sync all Telegram supergroup users to a channel?
Can I automatically add all users that join a supergroup into a channel?
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How to search for all message of a single user in Telegram?
In Web version of Telegram, How to search for all messages which are posted by a single user in Telegram?
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Trying to send an mp3 file with IFTTT to Telegram - Invalid Bots API response
I'm trying to use IFTTT web hooks to send an mp3 file to Telegram, but keep getting this error on almost every link I try.
This is the error in IFTTT's activity page:
Telegram error: Invalid Bots ...
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Exporting Telegram chat histories with emojis and images
I would like to export my chat histories from Telegram.
Their support wiki article describes how to do it by printing from web.telegram.org loaded in Google Chrome. However, this is undesirable for ...
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How to join group in Telegram group based on an invite code
Someone provide this: tg://join?invite=EaEnSUPktgfoI-xxxxxxxx
How do I join that group in web based version of Telegram?
I tried that link in my Chrome browser but it just did a Google search.
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Difference between a Channel and a Group
What is the difference between a Group and a Channel? Can a member comment in a channel or it is just the owner who can post?
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How can I deploy my Telegram bot codes on my Ubuntu server? [closed]
I'm totally new to using VPS. Do I need to use SSH or FTP to deploy code files on it?
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Which formats does Telegram internal video player support?
I know that we can install many applications to support many new video formats. My question is:
Does Telegram have an internal video player? (Does the software itself come with a player?)
If yes, ...
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Extracting my Telegram channel list?
Is there a way to extract a list of my currently enrolled/joined telegram channels at once ?
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Are photos deleted from Telegram chat removed from the Cloud?
If I deleted the photos from Telegram chat, would it be deleted from the cloud too? I mean after sending photos to my family, I deleted them from the chat, and I would like to make sure they are ...
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Are messages still delivered after deleting a chat or clearing its history?
If I send a message and it's confirmed to be send (one tick) and then I clear the chat's history, or delete the chat, will the message still be delivered? (Note that I'm not talking about deleting/...
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How can I receive Chrome notifications for web applications like Messenger, Telegram or Skype?
Background:
I use Chrome to access web applications like messenger.com, web.telegram.org or web.skype.com. For all these, I enabled Chrome's notifications.
Question:
How can I see these desktop ...
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Use previously registered telephone number in Telegram
(Telegram is a chat service with an open API, their official web client can be found here https://web.telegram.org/#/login)
I'm in possession of a telephone number that has previously been used by ...
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How to browse/find telegram channels and bots?
Imagine I would like to join a channel that is about Food. I can't find a way to search for it and find one. Of course channel should be public, but where/how should I search to find channels and bots ...
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Telegram Messenger on a Google Voice number
Telegram Messenger used to work with my Google Voice number. I logged out last week from Telegram, and can't login again.
Usually, when you want to login to Telegram, it asks you for your phone ...
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