Telegram 5.9.0 – FREE Multiplatform Messenger

Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop instant messaging program with a focus on security and speed. This open source application ensures pure instant messaging – simple, fast, secure, and synced across all your devices. Over 500 million active users.

It’s the fastest messaging app on the market, connecting people via a unique, distributed network of data centers around the globe. Users can send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio and files of any type. Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

Default messages and media in Telegram are encrypted when stored on its servers. But them can access the Telegram service provider, who holds the encryption keys. The client-server communication is also encrypted. The service provides end-to-end encryption for voice calls.

Telegram accounts are tied to telephone numbers and are verified by SMS. Users can add multiple devices to their account and receive messages on each one. Moreover, you can remove the connected devices individually or all at once. The associated number you can change at any time and when doing so, the user’s contacts will receive the new number automatically.

In addition, a user can set up an alias that allows them to send and receive messages without exposing their phone number. You can delete Telegram account at any time and they are deleted automatically after six months of inactivity by default.

Features of Telegram Messenger:

• Private – the messages are heavily encrypted and can self-destruct.
• Cloud Based – lets you access your messages from multiple devices.
• Fast – the program delivers messages faster than any other application.
• Distributed – the servers are spread worldwide for security and speed.
• Open – has an open API and protocol free for everyone.
• Secure – keeps your messages safe from hacker attacks.
• Powerful – no limits on the size of your media and chats.
• Connect from most remote locations.
• Coordinate groups of up to 200,000 members.
• Synchronize your chats across all your devices.
• Send documents of any type.
• Encrypt personal and business secrets.
• Destruct your messages with a timer.
• Store your media in the cloud.
• Build your own tools on our API.
• Free forever. No ads. No subscription fees.

In addition for those interested in maximum privacy, Telegram offers Secret Chats. This way you can send all types of disappearing content – messages, photos, videos, and even files. Secret Chats use end-to-end encryption to ensure that a message can read only the intended recipient.

Changes in version 5.9.0 (2024-12-04):

• Affiliate programs for bots.
• Add option to show folder tags in chats list.

Changes in version 5.8.3 (2024-11-23):

• Ctrl+Click on Reply in groups to reply in another chat.
• Fix freeze on forward messages box opening.
• Improve phrases in bot subscriptions.
• Several bugfixes.

Changes in version 5.8.2 (2024-11-19):

• Improve bottom label color in mini apps.
• Fix some fullscreen issues in mini apps.
• Fix miss-order of archived chats in forward box.
• Fix file dialog for Windows on ARM.
• Fix emoji status pack view from profile regression.

Changes in version 5.8.1 (2024-11-17):

• Fix several possible crashes.

Changes in version 5.8.0 (2024-11-17):

• Updates in Mini Apps platform.
• Chat folders in forward and share boxes.
• Horizontal strip mode for chat folders.

Changes in version 5.7.2 (2024-11-05):

• Fix recompressed video playback cutoff.
• Fix video message recroding on macOS.

Homepage – https://telegram.org

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows 7 and above
• macOS 10.12 and above
• Ubuntu 12.04 – Ubuntu 21.10
• Fedora 22 – Fedora 40

Size: 40.2 MB

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