Pain points
Forced subscription and paywall for basic features
"Why are they making subscription compulsory, definitely no longer a free app now they force us into subscription." and "Why are you supposed to pay for the app"
Spam and scam messages targeting users
"They keep sending me spam messages. They want me to pay money so that nobody will contact me." and "Annoying scam messages which I cannot block unless I get premium."
Phone overheating during usage
"iPhone Air греется в переписке, когда кружки записываешь. Греется так что гаснет экран и телефон лагает."
SMS verification fee and login problems
"Telegram has the ability to mail the code or send it to my telegram acc but it chooses to force me to buy premium for a sms?" and "Why cant i register??it makes me buy premium like why?"
Bugs
App crashes on iOS devices
"My Telegram app in iPhone 8 Plus in iOS 16.7.16 crash and not work !"
Search and files section bug causing missing results
"fix the bug where when i search for something and then switch to the files section all the option disappear and i get option to search inside specific groups but thats not what i want to do clearly but its forced and it never changes fix it asap"
Animated status cannot be removed
"There is no way to remove that stupid animated status. I’ve tried on iOS, macOS and both a and k web versions"
Praises
Fast, secure, and feature‑rich messaging
"Telegram is fast, secure, and packed with useful features. The cloud storage and group functions are especially impressive."
Lightweight and responsive app
"I love how light the app is and the files are the only thing that could make it heavy i love everything about telegram."
Reliable for long‑term communication
"I've been using Telegram for the fourth year, the application is very convenient for communication."
Overall excellent user experience
"If there is an excellent point for messaging apps, telegram would be the only one which touch’s that point. There is nothing wrong in this app."