đ Telegram-FOSS v8.6.2 has been released!
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 8.6.2 is a bugfix release over 8.6.1, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server or TGX sources yet whatsoever.
đ
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 8.6.2 is a bugfix release over 8.6.1, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server or TGX sources yet whatsoever.
đ
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TF-BETA-THERMATK-v8.6.2.apk
95.3 MB
sha256sum:
4026f8907d5a179742406326011041d45700085957a7960d837ab5359b1b5ddfđ Telegram-FOSS v8.6.2 is now available on F-Droid!
Refresh F-Droid to update.
đĻ F-Droid package
âŦī¸ If this does not yield anything, it can be any of these reasons:
- You have discovered an F-Droid bug.
- F-Droid repositories are down.
- The wrong 'suggested' tag is set.
You may wish to simply use the GitHub version we link here as it's faster and easier. It is labeled as "beta", even though it's the current stable version.
If you do prefer to use a client, we can strongly recommend @AuroraDroid by our friend Rahul.
đ Changelog
No sign of server or TGX sources yet whatsoever.
đ
Refresh F-Droid to update.
đĻ F-Droid package
âŦī¸ If this does not yield anything, it can be any of these reasons:
- You have discovered an F-Droid bug.
- F-Droid repositories are down.
- The wrong 'suggested' tag is set.
You may wish to simply use the GitHub version we link here as it's faster and easier. It is labeled as "beta", even though it's the current stable version.
If you do prefer to use a client, we can strongly recommend @AuroraDroid by our friend Rahul.
đ Changelog
No sign of server or TGX sources yet whatsoever.
đ
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âšī¸ Android Telegram v8.7.0 binary + source code have been released
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: Custom notification sounds, replies in forwards, Web apps.
đ Changelog:
- Any audio (voice messages or audio files) can be designated as notification tones.
- Muting a chat's notifications for a specified period of time, as opposed to indefinitely, is now supported.
- Auto-delete has more timer settings and is easier to activate.
- Replies now display inside forwarded messages.
- Bots are now able to use Web apps based on Javascript to interact with users.
- Easier bot administration interface for group administrators.
- Picture-in-Picture displays for video messages.
- New animations and animated Emoji.
đŠ Telegram's blog post about the update
No sign of server or TGX sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: Custom notification sounds, replies in forwards, Web apps.
đ Changelog:
- Any audio (voice messages or audio files) can be designated as notification tones.
- Muting a chat's notifications for a specified period of time, as opposed to indefinitely, is now supported.
- Auto-delete has more timer settings and is easier to activate.
- Replies now display inside forwarded messages.
- Bots are now able to use Web apps based on Javascript to interact with users.
- Easier bot administration interface for group administrators.
- Picture-in-Picture displays for video messages.
- New animations and animated Emoji.
đŠ Telegram's blog post about the update
No sign of server or TGX sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
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đ Telegram-FOSS v8.7.4 has been released!
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 8.7.4 is a bugfix release over 8.7.0, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server or TGX sources yet whatsoever.
đ
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 8.7.4 is a bugfix release over 8.7.0, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server or TGX sources yet whatsoever.
đ
TF-BETA-THERMATK-v8.7.4.apk
97.2 MB
sha256sum:
e952c9b6690b95f9de2a9961bf1576bbe4e3f416d88d539f0bfb202debc6d25dđ Telegram-FOSS v8.7.4 is now available on F-Droid!
Refresh F-Droid to update.
đĻ F-Droid package
âŦī¸ If this does not yield anything, it can be any of these reasons:
- You have discovered an F-Droid bug.
- F-Droid repositories are down.
- The wrong 'suggested' tag is set.
You may wish to simply use the GitHub version we link here as it's faster and easier. It is labeled as "beta", even though it's the current stable version.
If you do prefer to use a client, we can strongly recommend @AuroraDroid by our friend Rahul.
đ Changelog
No sign of server or TGX sources yet whatsoever.
đ
Refresh F-Droid to update.
đĻ F-Droid package
âŦī¸ If this does not yield anything, it can be any of these reasons:
- You have discovered an F-Droid bug.
- F-Droid repositories are down.
- The wrong 'suggested' tag is set.
You may wish to simply use the GitHub version we link here as it's faster and easier. It is labeled as "beta", even though it's the current stable version.
If you do prefer to use a client, we can strongly recommend @AuroraDroid by our friend Rahul.
đ Changelog
No sign of server or TGX sources yet whatsoever.
đ
âšī¸ Android Telegram v8.8.2 binary + source code have been released
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: join requests for public groups, better bot descriptions, "premium" subscription tier.
đ Changelog:
- Public groups are now able to have join requests, where joining a group requires the approval of an administrator.
- A progress bar is now shown when sharing large files and media to Telegram from other programs.
- Verified badges now also display in the chat title.
- Photos or videos can now be included in bot descriptions.
- A new "premium" subscription tier with several new features hidden behind a paywall. The bot used to purchase the subscription is not yet active.
The paywalled features include:
- Files up to 4 GB can be uploaded as well.
- Faster download speeds. Exactly how much faster they are is not yet known.
- Several limits have been doubled. For example, "premium" users can follow up to 1000 channels, add 20 chat folders holding 200 chats each, create up to 20 public chats oor channels, pin 10 chats in the chat list, and save 400 GIFs and 10 stickers in their favorites list. The maximum length of bios and photo captions has also been extended.
- Connecting up to 4 accounts with each device.
- Converting voice messages to text.
- More Emoji and animated stickers.
- Setting a default chat folder.
- Automatically archiving and hiding chats meeting specified criteria.
- Removal of ads ("sponsored messages") from channels.
- Changing the icon of the Telegram app.
Uncharacteristically, Telegram has not yet released a change log on their website.
No sign of server or TGX sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: join requests for public groups, better bot descriptions, "premium" subscription tier.
đ Changelog:
- Public groups are now able to have join requests, where joining a group requires the approval of an administrator.
- A progress bar is now shown when sharing large files and media to Telegram from other programs.
- Verified badges now also display in the chat title.
- Photos or videos can now be included in bot descriptions.
- A new "premium" subscription tier with several new features hidden behind a paywall. The bot used to purchase the subscription is not yet active.
The paywalled features include:
- Files up to 4 GB can be uploaded as well.
- Faster download speeds. Exactly how much faster they are is not yet known.
- Several limits have been doubled. For example, "premium" users can follow up to 1000 channels, add 20 chat folders holding 200 chats each, create up to 20 public chats oor channels, pin 10 chats in the chat list, and save 400 GIFs and 10 stickers in their favorites list. The maximum length of bios and photo captions has also been extended.
- Connecting up to 4 accounts with each device.
- Converting voice messages to text.
- More Emoji and animated stickers.
- Setting a default chat folder.
- Automatically archiving and hiding chats meeting specified criteria.
- Removal of ads ("sponsored messages") from channels.
- Changing the icon of the Telegram app.
Uncharacteristically, Telegram has not yet released a change log on their website.
No sign of server or TGX sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
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Telegram X source code is now available
The source code for Telegram X has been released. It only differs from the binaries on the Play Store in that it does not contain Google or Telegram API keys.
Unfortunately, this means you will have to apply for your own in order to build Telegram X yourself. It depends on Google APIs, and nobody has made de-Googled builds either, so that's also something to keep in mind.
For detailed build instructions and the source code, visit: https://github.com/TGX-Android/Telegram-X
The source code for Telegram X has been released. It only differs from the binaries on the Play Store in that it does not contain Google or Telegram API keys.
Unfortunately, this means you will have to apply for your own in order to build Telegram X yourself. It depends on Google APIs, and nobody has made de-Googled builds either, so that's also something to keep in mind.
For detailed build instructions and the source code, visit: https://github.com/TGX-Android/Telegram-X
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đ Telegram-FOSS v8.8.5 has been released!
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 8.8.5 is a bugfix release over 8.8.2, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 8.8.5 is a bugfix release over 8.8.2, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
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TF-BETA-THERMATK-v8.8.5.apk
100 MB
sha256sum: 6a10aa9139363f14466cbfaaecff633e54612d28f063eeb61e0b2c7276197e9a
âšī¸ Android Telegram v8.9.0 binary + source code have been released
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: Interactive Emoji in 1:1 chats.
đ Changelog:
- Some animated Emoji have been changed to display full-screen synchronized animations when sent in 1:1 chats.
In addition, there are also several features intended for premium users:
- Custom animated Emoji. Telegram Premium subscribers can now upload custom Emoji packs defining different Emoji and animations. These Emoji can then be sent in chats by premium users.
- Privacy settings for voice messages. Premium subscribers can now chose who is allowed to send them voice messages the same way they would select who can see their profile pictures.
- Gifting Telegram premium. Premium users can now buy and send Telegram Premium subscriptions to others.
(This all seems really useless, doesn't it?)
đŠ Telegram's blog post about the update
No sign of server sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: Interactive Emoji in 1:1 chats.
đ Changelog:
- Some animated Emoji have been changed to display full-screen synchronized animations when sent in 1:1 chats.
In addition, there are also several features intended for premium users:
- Custom animated Emoji. Telegram Premium subscribers can now upload custom Emoji packs defining different Emoji and animations. These Emoji can then be sent in chats by premium users.
- Privacy settings for voice messages. Premium subscribers can now chose who is allowed to send them voice messages the same way they would select who can see their profile pictures.
- Gifting Telegram premium. Premium users can now buy and send Telegram Premium subscriptions to others.
(This all seems really useless, doesn't it?)
đŠ Telegram's blog post about the update
No sign of server sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
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đ Telegram-FOSS v8.9.2 has been released!
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 8.9.2 is a bugfix release over 8.9.0, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 8.9.2 is a bugfix release over 8.9.0, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
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TF-BETA-THERMATK-v8.9.2.apk
100.7 MB
sha256sum: 4cff6646164dc88fd9cd00affb3aae7e23177fba71e32233aaa2608038bc692e
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đ Telegram-FOSS v8.9.2 is now available on F-Droid!
Refresh F-Droid to update.
đĻ F-Droid package
âŦī¸ If this does not yield anything, it can be any of these reasons:
- You have discovered an F-Droid bug.
- F-Droid repositories are down.
- The wrong 'suggested' tag is set.
You may wish to simply use the GitHub version we link here as it's faster and easier. It is labeled as "beta", even though it's the current stable version.
If you do prefer to use a client, we can strongly recommend @AuroraDroid by our friend Rahul.
đ Changelog
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
Refresh F-Droid to update.
đĻ F-Droid package
âŦī¸ If this does not yield anything, it can be any of these reasons:
- You have discovered an F-Droid bug.
- F-Droid repositories are down.
- The wrong 'suggested' tag is set.
You may wish to simply use the GitHub version we link here as it's faster and easier. It is labeled as "beta", even though it's the current stable version.
If you do prefer to use a client, we can strongly recommend @AuroraDroid by our friend Rahul.
đ Changelog
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
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Telegram has apparently deleted a whole bunch of our multi-year long channels on various topics. We don't know why. No information was given.
At least the gigantic @NINremix is still up (It's legal!). That took many months.
I'm not going to list any details to prevent scammers from taking advantage. If anyone contacts you pretending to be one of us, be careful. Especially since the death of our friend we haven't been active on TG. (Rest in peace, brother.)
Stay in the channels, maybe the others still have access. When we figure it out, we'll clean up and link you to a shared external platform. (I'm not the 'TG guy' and really got no time to sift through this right now. Our accounts have been shared since ages.)
Use Signal if you must have a 'mainstream chat app'. There are 2 deblobbed forks, can't think of the other, but one is available here. Telegram is a goner, just like we predicted years ago.
Edit: When I get hold of the server dude I'll ask to turn off all the bots, too. It just costs work to maintain. If anyone really wants them to stay on they can possibly stay on until they stop working.
Edit2: The 2nd signal fork is this. No clue about the differences.
At least the gigantic @NINremix is still up (It's legal!). That took many months.
I'm not going to list any details to prevent scammers from taking advantage. If anyone contacts you pretending to be one of us, be careful. Especially since the death of our friend we haven't been active on TG. (Rest in peace, brother.)
Stay in the channels, maybe the others still have access. When we figure it out, we'll clean up and link you to a shared external platform. (I'm not the 'TG guy' and really got no time to sift through this right now. Our accounts have been shared since ages.)
Use Signal if you must have a 'mainstream chat app'. There are 2 deblobbed forks, can't think of the other, but one is available here. Telegram is a goner, just like we predicted years ago.
Edit: When I get hold of the server dude I'll ask to turn off all the bots, too. It just costs work to maintain. If anyone really wants them to stay on they can possibly stay on until they stop working.
Edit2: The 2nd signal fork is this. No clue about the differences.
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âšī¸ Android Telegram v9.0.1 binary + source code have been released
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: Prioritized media downloads
đ Changelog:
- The priority of media downloads in the Download Manager can now be changed. The topmost item will be downloaded first, followed by the next topmost item, and so on.
- Google and Apple accounts can be used to log in to Telegram, along with e-mails.
- New animations have been added for the media dialog.
- A new "thematic" icon that matches the device's style settings on Android 13 or later has been added and can be optionally enabled.
In addition, there are also several "features" only available to premium users:
- Users can now choose from up to thousands of Emoji for use in reactions, and apply up to three reactions to a single message.
- Users can now add animated Emoji status next to their profiles, displayed next to their names.
đŠ Telegram's blog post about the update
No sign of server sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: Prioritized media downloads
đ Changelog:
- The priority of media downloads in the Download Manager can now be changed. The topmost item will be downloaded first, followed by the next topmost item, and so on.
- Google and Apple accounts can be used to log in to Telegram, along with e-mails.
- New animations have been added for the media dialog.
- A new "thematic" icon that matches the device's style settings on Android 13 or later has been added and can be optionally enabled.
In addition, there are also several "features" only available to premium users:
- Users can now choose from up to thousands of Emoji for use in reactions, and apply up to three reactions to a single message.
- Users can now add animated Emoji status next to their profiles, displayed next to their names.
đŠ Telegram's blog post about the update
No sign of server sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
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đ Telegram-FOSS v9.0.2 has been released!
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 9.0.2 is a bugfix release over 9.0.1, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 9.0.2 is a bugfix release over 9.0.1, whose changes are detailed here.
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
TF-BETA-THERMATK-v9.0.2.apk
101 MB
sha256sum: d26d9d5809c2b3be05d8b387278bf4be5cd4969e4e59c5cd68a80d6b308fa331
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âšī¸ Android Telegram v9.1.2 binary + source code have been released
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: Topics in groups
đ Changelog:
- Groups with more than 200 members can now have topics, which are individual "threads" of discussion. Enabling topics will cause older clients to become unable to post in a group and will also make chat history prior to topics being enabled unavailable. Note that old messages will still be accessible via the API.
- The bug where resizing chat text did not affect replied message content and link previews has been fixed. Of course this was announced as a "new feature".
That concludes all of the actual (poorly implemented) Telegram features in this new release. The blog post also took the opportunity to advertise Durov's new username auctioning platform, where Telegram revoked many usernames from genuine channels under the guise of cleaning Telegram from Iranian username hoarders only to auction them off later.
đŠ Telegram's blog post about the update
No sign of server sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
Telegram-FOSS should follow relatively quickly as usual, you will be notified.
đ Main changes: Topics in groups
đ Changelog:
- Groups with more than 200 members can now have topics, which are individual "threads" of discussion. Enabling topics will cause older clients to become unable to post in a group and will also make chat history prior to topics being enabled unavailable. Note that old messages will still be accessible via the API.
- The bug where resizing chat text did not affect replied message content and link previews has been fixed. Of course this was announced as a "new feature".
That concludes all of the actual (poorly implemented) Telegram features in this new release. The blog post also took the opportunity to advertise Durov's new username auctioning platform, where Telegram revoked many usernames from genuine channels under the guise of cleaning Telegram from Iranian username hoarders only to auction them off later.
đŠ Telegram's blog post about the update
No sign of server sources yet. No sign of Telegram caring about E2E (secret chats) either as Telegram Desktop still doesn't have it. (Only the Mac client that's made by another developer.)
đ
PS: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Remember the community remixes that were taken down? They're back! Check @NINremix to browse all of them and more!
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đ Telegram-FOSS v9.1.5 has been released!
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 9.1.5 is a bugfix release over 9.1.2, whose changes are detailed above.
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
The đ version is only available via the TG-FOSS repository here, and below, as F-Droid has not built it yet. You'll receive a quick notification đ once F-Droid is ready too.
đđģ Thanks to the Telegram-FOSS maintainers for a prompt update!
Keep in mind the signature is different from the F-Droid version. (no cross-updating)
Telegram Android 9.1.5 is a bugfix release over 9.1.2, whose changes are detailed above.
No sign of server sources yet whatsoever.
đ
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