Free text apps offer different features than the SMS texting app built into your iPhone or Android phone.

Telegram is profitable after 11 years, thanks to ads and premium subscriptions, its CEO said. The platform's revenue exceeded $1 billion, with $500 million in cash reserves. Telegram faces global ...

Telegram and Elon Musk’s xAI have entered into a partnership to integrate the Grok AI chatbot into the encrypted secure messaging service. Through the collaboration, Telegram will soon offer several ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Mobile messaging app Telegram has passed 100 million monthly active users (MAUs), the company announced today. During a keynote at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Pavel ...

While VPNs are still legal to use in Russia, a block on them appears to still be on the table, and the spread of information ...

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WhatsApp said on Thursday that Russia has started cutting off millions of users from using secure calls on the platform, accusing the Kremlin of trying to crush private communication as it pushes its ...

You can add people on Telegram by inviting them, create groups with your contacts, and add new people to existing groups.