App request: Client for Telegram
asked 2014-02-04 00:17:25 +0200
Telegram is a libre software client (with closed distributed servers) for Instant Messaging. It focus on privacy an encryption, it's and it will be free of charge, and uses an open protocol. It tries to look similar to Whatsapp to make easier a transition and uses mobile-numbers for contact manangement.
There are official clients for Android and IOs, and unofficial ones for GNU/Linux, MacOS, Windows, Windows Phone, and web.
Edit: 11.07.2017 (h.berd);
There are two (workaround)options now:
you can use sailorgram-harbour (github) from @coderus which is alpha/beta https://github.com/CODeRUS/harbour-sailorgram/releases
you can use the recompiled stable package from ade (warehouse), which is not under development https://openrepos.net/content/ade/sailorgram-only-latest-stable-080-iijoki
Depecher from Openrepos works: https://openrepos.net/content/blacksailer/depecher
Edit: 18.12.2018 (jse);
A new Telegram Client app is in the works, called Telegra Me. It is actively developed and looking very promising. You can check the source at: http://gitlab.unique-conception.org/sailfish-app/telegra-me
offtopic: http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/is-telegram-secure
Hess ( 2014-02-04 01:31:42 +0200 )editI would like a native Telegram app for Sailfish OS as well. I know security might not be as good as they advertise, but in my opinion it's better then giving al your personal info to Facebook, since they own WhatsApp as wel.
Jozz ( 2014-02-21 00:36:58 +0200 )editA Threema port would be nice also. At the moment in Germany it looks like Threema is more popular (in the press) as Telegram. And I don't trust an russian company more as an us company. Threema is lokated in the swizerland. That sounds a little bit better.
skull77 ( 2014-02-22 15:50:48 +0200 )editBut Telegram is Opensource and well documented. On Threema you only have trust.
Sailor ( 2014-02-22 22:43:10 +0200 )editBut were is the different? Telegram is opensource, but the servers are in russia. Russia is not known for its trustworthiness. So perhaps the source of Telegram is trustworth, but what is with the company who ownes it? It's a Facebook clone. Threema is closedsource, but its servers are in the swizerland and its a small company which i trust (for the moment).
skull77 ( 2014-02-22 23:02:23 +0200 )edit