Browse the latest Telegram guides below. Use the download pages to choose an app for your device, or select a topic to get help with sign-in, account security, groups, channels and bots.
Telegram Guides and Tutorials
Telegram on iPhone and iPad: First-Run Setup and Privacy Checks
Set up Telegram on iPhone or iPad: verify the app, sign in safely, review iOS permissions, notifications, contacts, media downloads and active sessions.
Telegram on Android: First-Run Setup, Permissions and Privacy
Set up Telegram on Android after installation: verify the app source, sign in safely, review contacts, notifications, media downloads and active sessions.
Telegram Registration Code Not Arriving: Safe Checks for a New Account
Troubleshoot a Telegram registration code that has not arrived by checking the number, current sign-up flow, connection and safe recovery options.
Telegram Download FAQ: Apps, Devices, Updates and Safe Sources
Answers to common Telegram download questions about Android, iPhone, desktop, web, updates, language, files and how to verify a download destination.
Telegram Update Checklist: Check the Client, Source and Account
Before updating Telegram, identify your client, use a trusted source, review release details, protect device-specific chats and verify the result.
Telegram Language Settings: App Language, Messages and Keyboards
Understand Telegram’s app language, message translation and keyboard language as separate settings, then choose the right control for your device.
How to Set Telegram to Chinese on Android, iPhone, Desktop and Web
Change Telegram’s interface to Chinese using the language settings on Android, iPhone, desktop or web, and check a custom translation before applying it.
Third-Party Telegram Language Packs: What to Check Before Applying One
Learn how Telegram language packs work, how to assess community translations, what an apply link changes and how to switch back safely.
How to Manage Telegram Notifications by Chat, Group and Device
Control Telegram alerts by chat, group and device, troubleshoot missing notifications and reduce noise without changing account security settings.
Telegram Secret Chats Explained: Encryption, Devices and Limits
Understand Telegram Secret Chats, device-specific access, self-destruct timers and the difference from cloud chats before moving or deleting a device.
Telegram Phone Number Privacy: Who Can See and Find You
Review Telegram phone-number visibility and discovery controls, understand how usernames and shared groups affect contact, and reduce unwanted messages.
Telegram Account Security Basics: Sessions, Passwords and Recovery
Secure a Telegram account by protecting login codes, enabling two-step verification, reviewing active sessions, checking recovery details and spotting takeover attempts.