https://blog.baifan.site/en/tags/android/ Recent content in Android on ByF (BaiFan) · Daily Deep Think Hugo -- gohugo.io en blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan)) blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan)) CC BY-NC 4.0 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0800 https://blog.baifan.site/en/third-party-telegram-clients/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0800 blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan)) https://blog.baifan.site/en/third-party-telegram-clients/ <p>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&rsquo;t register directly. That&rsquo;s already a signal.</p> <!-- more --> <figure class="my-6 flex flex-col items-center"> <img src="https://blog.baifan.site/pictures/posts/third-party-telegram-clients-overview.svg" alt="Distribution of third-party Telegram clients" style="max-width: 800px;" class="rounded-lg shadow-md mx-auto center" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 italic">Third-party Telegram clients by platform: an overview</figcaption> </figure> <p>This post is a curated list. The source is a roundup post by <a href="https://t.me/LCGFX/2794" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Telegram&rsquo;s @LCGFX</a>; I&rsquo;ve reorganized it by platform and added open-source status and risk judgments.</p>