Switch Profile Pictures. Quickly change back to a previous profile picture or video by tapping ‘Set as Main’ from your profile page.

Mini Thumbnails. See small versions of media messages right from the chat list. To take a quick look at the chat itself, press and hold to preview the chat.

Media Editor: Luminosity Curves. Make advanced lighting adjustments or help specific colors stand out – with complete control over shadows, midtones and highlights.

Chat Folder Icons. Add individual icons for your chat folders on Telegram Desktop and Telegram for macOS to organize everything from cats to cryptocurrency.

Chat Background Images. Upload a photo from your gallery to use as a chat background.

Pinned Message Notifications. You can pin multiple messages in any chat to highlight important info. In groups, choose whether to send a special notification to all members, which will appear even if they have the chat muted.

Auto-Night Mode. Set your app to switch between Light and Dark themes automatically – using specific times, your system setting, or even local sunrise and sunset.

Android users can tap the 🌙/☀️icon in the side menu to instantly switch between Day and Night themes.

Private Groups and Channels. By default, all groups and channels you make are private – which means users must be added or use an invite link to join and see the chat.

To make your group or channel open to all users and appear in Global Search, change it to a Public Chat from its Settings page.

Multi-device support. Use your Telegram account on every platform – your chats and media are backed up in the cloud, sync across all your devices and instantly appear when you log in.

Two-Step Verification. Add an extra layer of security to your account with a password. When enabled, it will be required each time you log in, along with the code sent to your device.

If you forget your password, you can only reset it using the recovery email you add during setup.

However, if you are still logged in and can't access that email, you can request a password reset, which will remove the password after 7 days – but can be cancelled from any of your devices.

Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Two-Step Verification to add or change your password.

You can also enable a local Passcode Lock – a PIN code that is required to open the app and view your chats.

Custom admin titles have several uses, including bringing a little class to the group chat ☕️🧐

Telegram Support. Contact our volunteer support team anytime from ‘Ask a Question’ on the Settings page.

Media Editor: Enhance. Brightness, contrast and many other parameters are automatically adjusted to create vibrant photos and videos.

Media Editor: Drawing Tools. Add illustrations to your media items in several styles, like arrows. Move left and right on the slider to pick a color, then slide up and down to change brush size.

Media Editor: Undo. Tap the undo button to remove your last action in the media editor. On iOS, users can also use an eraser to wipe away small mistakes.

Media Editor: Correction. Adjust 10 different parameters like brightness, saturation and contrast for both photos and videos.

Media Editor: Tilt Shift. Add a circular or linear blur effect to photos – pinch to change the size, spread or angle.

Media albums. Send multiple media items to create a compact album, then tap to flip through the fullscreen photos and videos.

Send Media as a File. Quickly send recent photos or videos at their full resolution by selecting ‘Send without Compression’ on Android or ‘Send as File’ on iOS.

Media Editor: Custom GIFs. Turn any video into a GIF by tapping the mute audio button. The new GIF also appears in your recent GIFs tab, making it easy to send and share more than once.

QR Code Login. Instantly sign in to Telegram’s Desktop and Web apps with your mobile device.

All Telegram apps are standalone – after you log in, you do not need to keep your phone nearby or connected to the internet.