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Hello fellow pirates! I'm tired of having all the telegram premium ads and antifeatures in the client and I'm looking for a client that removed them even if it's against the TOS. Any tips? I'd rather use an actual open source fork than a cracked version of the original

I'm looking for both Android and Desktop (Linux)

What I want is to remove the hateful ads in the channels and the "buy premium to unlock these emojis", and also to be able to arrange the folders in whatever order I like, without being forced to keep the "All messages" as first

thanks in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

does revanced work on telegram? blocking ads is usually the first patch that's put out

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

64Gram Also has an AUR build

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Unigram is what you're looking for on Desktop, not 100% sure if they have a Linux build.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

This is AWESOME! Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I don't know if it's the "TOS-Breaking" you're looking for, but I've been using Forkgram for a while now and really appreciate the QOL improvements it has, as well as the ability to hide the Premium stuff you aren't using.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

There are several: Signal, Simple-X, Session, and Matrix

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Oh how does one use Signal as a Telegram Client?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)
  1. Install Signal

  2. Delete Telegram

  3. Enjoy Signal

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah so you didn't actually answer OPs question, I misunderstood your intent.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

This was the answer, the best telegram client is the one that says "can't find the app" when you press on it

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

One simply does not use Telegram - founder is sketchy and it now primarily has alt-right, conspiracy and terrorist uses.

I know some use it for trackers and to bootlick crackers, but it’s still not the best.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

it now primarily has alt-right, conspiracy and terrorist uses.

Assuming you meant “users” - I highly doubt that the users you described are even a large minority of Telegram’s user base. They’re highly publicized but that’s it.

Telegram is just a tool. How is saying “don’t use it because terrorists use it” different from saying “don’t use a screwdriver because terrorists use screwdrivers.”

Telegram isn’t a secure messenger like Signal, Matrix, the others you mentioned, or other e2ee options out there. It has an extremely limited secure mode that is useful if you need to have a one-off conversation, but that’s it. But if you don’t need a secure messenger and instead want something to replace Twitter, Discord, other social media, or to serve some other purpose, then it’s fine for that.

founder is sketchy

I’m not familiar with the folks associated with the other apps you mentioned, but Signal’s former CEO and co-founder, Moxie, is a pretty dubious character, too. Signal is anti-FOSS: you can’t use their servers if you fork the client; they won’t federate if you host your own servers; they’re opposed to being on F-Droid or even providing reproducible builds; and they have a history of failing to update their repos in a timely manner, to the point that clients built from source couldn’t even connect to their servers.

That all said, I still use and recommend Signal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Did you try Molly? A fork of signal focused on security?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Briar is pretty good if other people have android

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yes, briar is a very good telegram client too

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