Telegram Returns to Apple Watch
Telegram launches a native Apple Watch app with messaging, GIFs, and video, after discontinuing its first app over a decade ago
Key points
- Telegram, a messaging app, has released a native Apple Watch app after discontinuing its first app over a decade ago.
- The new app supports features like messaging, GIF and video playback, location sharing, and stickers.
- To use the app, users must first scan a QR code from the Telegram app on their iPhone and input their cloud password if applicable.
- The app is now available for download from the App Store.
- This release marks a return to Apple Watch support for Telegram, which was first introduced in June 2015 with Telegram 3.0.
Telegram has released a fully native Apple Watch app, allowing users to access their contacts and conversations directly from their wrist. The app supports a range of features, including GIF and video playback, voice and text messages, location sharing, and stickers. To use the app, users must first scan a QR code from the Telegram app on their iPhone and input their cloud password if applicable. This release comes over a decade after Telegram first introduced Apple Watch support with Telegram 3.0 in June 2015, which was later discontinued. The new app is now available for download from the App Store.
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