Android - Tag - Daily Deep Think https://blog.baifan.site/en/tags/android/ Android - Tag - Daily Deep Think Hugo -- gohugo.ioenblog@baifan.site (ByF) blog@baifan.site (ByF)Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0800 Third-Party Telegram Clients: What to Use and What to Avoid https://blog.baifan.site/en/third-party-telegram-clients/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0800 ByF https://blog.baifan.site/en/third-party-telegram-clients/ Conclusion first: there are a lot of third-party Telegram clients, quality varies wildly, and you should avoid the closed-source ones as a rule. Since 2021, Telegram has required first-time registration to receive its verification code on the official mobile client — desktop and third-party clients can’t register directly. That’s already a signal.

Distribution of third-party Telegram clients
Third-party Telegram clients by platform: an overview

This post is a curated list. The source is a roundup post by Telegram’s @LCGFX; I’ve reorganized it by platform and added open-source status and risk judgments.

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