Telegram Capture archives the following Telegram events:
One-to-One Incoming Chats
Event/Communication Types | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Communication Type | |||
Text messages | Yes | Yes | |
Emoji | Yes | Yes | |
Stickers | Only on the receiver’s side | Only on the receiver’s side | |
Gif | Yes | Yes | |
Images | Yes | Yes | |
Images with caption | Yes | Yes | |
View-once images | Yes | Yes | |
Videos | Yes | Yes | |
Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | |
View-once videos | Yes | Yes | Only the event is captured. Video content is not captured. |
Audio files | Yes | Yes | |
Audio messages | Yes | Yes | |
Video messages | Yes | Yes | Only the event is captured. Video content is not captured. |
Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | |
Locations | Yes | Yes | |
Contacts | Yes | Yes | Contact information is captured as text. |
Links | Yes | Yes | |
Mentioning | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message with @"Contact Name" |
Reply | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message. |
Events | |||
Edited messages | Yes | Yes | |
Edited files/media captions | Yes | Yes | |
Edited image | Yes | Yes | |
Forward | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message. |
Delete for me | Yes | Yes | |
Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | |
Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | File metadata is captured. Actual file is not captured. |
Non-downloaded media | Yes | Yes | Event and captions are captured. |
CLEAR CHAT for me | Yes | Yes | |
CLEAR CHAT for all | Yes | Yes | |
One-to-One Outgoing Chats
Event/Communication Type | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Communication Types | |||
Text messages | Yes | Yes | |
Emoji | Yes | Yes | |
Stickers | Yes | Yes | |
Gif | Yes | Yes | |
Images | Yes | Yes | |
Images with caption | Yes | Yes | |
View-once images | Yes | Yes | |
Videos | Yes | Yes | |
Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | |
View-once videos | Yes | Yes | |
Audio files | Yes | Yes | |
Audio messages | Yes | Yes | |
Video messages | Yes | Yes | |
Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | |
Locations | Yes | Yes | |
Contacts | Yes | Yes | Contact information is captured as text. |
Links | Yes | Yes | |
Reactions | Yes | Yes | |
Reply | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message. |
Events | |||
Edited messages | Yes | Yes | |
Edited files/media captions | Yes | Yes | |
Edited image | Yes | Yes | |
Forward | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message. |
Delete for all | Yes | Yes | |
Delete for me | Yes | Yes | |
Completely deleted (Bubble about deleted message) | Yes | Yes | |
Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | |
Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | File metadata is captured. Actual file is not captured. |
Incoming Groups Chats
Event/Communication Type | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Communication Types | |||
Text messages | Yes | Yes | |
Emoji | Yes | Yes | |
Stickers | Yes | Yes | |
Gif | Yes | Yes | |
Images | Yes | Yes | |
Images with caption | Yes | Yes | |
Videos | Yes | Yes | |
Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | |
Audio files | Yes | Yes | |
Audio messages | Yes | Yes | |
Video messages | Yes | Yes | |
Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | |
Locations | Yes | Yes | |
Contacts | Yes | Yes | Contact information is captured as text. |
Links | Yes | Yes | |
Polls | Yes | Yes | |
Polls’ answers | Yes | Yes | |
Reactions | Yes | Yes | |
Reply | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message. |
Events | |||
Edited messages | Yes | Yes | |
Edited files/media captions | Yes | Yes | |
Edited image | Yes | Yes | |
Forward | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message. |
Mentioning | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message with @"Contact Name" |
Delete for me | Yes | Yes | |
Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | |
Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | File metadata is captured. Actual file is not captured. |
Non-downloaded media | Yes | Yes | |
Outgoing Group Chats
Event/Communication Type | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Communication Type | |||
Text messages | Yes | Yes | |
Emoji | Yes | Yes | |
Stickers | Yes | Yes | |
Gif | Yes | Yes | |
Images | Yes | Yes | |
Images with caption | Yes | Yes | |
Videos | Yes | Yes | |
Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | |
Audio files | Yes | Yes | |
Audio messages | Yes | Yes | |
Video messages | Yes | Yes | |
Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | |
Locations | Yes | Yes | |
Contacts | Yes | Yes | Contact information is captured as text. |
Links | Yes | Yes | |
Polls | Yes | Yes | |
Polls’ answers | Yes | Yes | |
Reactions | Yes | Yes | |
Edited messages | Yes | Yes | |
Edited files/media captions | Yes | Yes | |
Reply | Yes | Yes | |
Forward | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message. |
Mentioning | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message. |
Events | |||
Delete for all | Yes | Yes | Captured as a regular message with @"Contact Name" |
Delete for me | Yes | Yes | |
Completely deleted (Bubble about deleted message) | Yes | Yes | |
Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | |
Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | File metadata is captured. Actual file is not captured. |
Group Chat Events
Event | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Joined event for new group member (including joining via link) | No | No | |
Left event for a group member | No | No | |
Left event for silent group leaving | No | No |
Incoming Channel Chats
Note
All channel chats are captured as one-to-one messages.
Event/Communication Types | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Communication Types | |||
Text messages | Yes | Yes | |
Emoji | Yes | Yes | |
Stickers | Yes | Yes | |
Gif | Yes | Yes | |
Images | Yes | Yes | |
Images with caption | Yes | Yes | |
Videos | Yes | Yes | |
Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | |
Audio files | Yes | Yes | |
Audio messages | Yes | Yes | |
Video messages | Yes | Yes | |
Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | |
Locations | Yes | Yes | |
Contacts | - | ||
Links | yes | Yes | |
Reactions | Yes | Yes | |
Reply | Yes | Yes | |
Events | |||
Edited messages | Yes | Yes | |
Edited captions | Yes | Yes | |
Forward | Yes | Yes | |
Delete for me | yes | Yes | |
Large files handling (>25 Mb) | yes | Yes | |
Outgoing Channel Chats
Event/Communication Types | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Communication Types | |||
Text messages | Yes | Yes | |
Emoji | Yes | Yes | |
Stickers | Yes | Yes | |
Gif | Yes | Yes | |
Images | Yes | Yes | |
Images with caption | Yes | Yes | |
Videos | Yes | Yes | |
Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | |
Audio files | Yes | Yes | |
Audio messages | Yes | Yes | |
Video messages | Yes | Yes | |
Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | |
Locations | Yes | Yes | |
Links | Yes | Yes | |
Reactions | Yes | Yes | |
Edited messages | Yes | Yes | |
Edited captions | Yes | Yes | |
Reply | Yes | Yes | |
Events | |||
Forward | Yes | Yes | |
Delete for all | Yes | Yes | |
Delete for me | Yes | Yes | |
Completely deleted (Bubble about deleted message) | Yes | Yes | |
Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | |
Channel Events
Event | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Follow channel | Yes | No | |
Unfollow channel | Yes | No | |
Create channel | Yes | No | |
Delete channel | Yes | No |
Incoming Calls
Event | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
1:1 voice call | Yes | Yes | |
Group voice call to multiple recipients | Yes | Yes | |
Conference voice calls to multiple recipients | Yes | Yes | |
1:1 video call | Yes | Yes | |
Video group call to multiple recipients | Yes | Yes | |
Video conference calls to multiple recipients | Yes | Yes | |
Calls one after another | Functionality does not exist in the app | Functionality does not exist in the app | |
Voice Chats | Blocked by Smarsh | Blocked by Smarsh |
Outgoing Calls
Event | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
1:1 voice call | Yes | Yes | |
Group voice call to multiple recipients | Yes | Yes | |
Conference voice calls to multiple recipients | Yes | Yes | |
1:1 video call | Yes | Yes | |
Video group call to multiple recipients | Yes | Yes | |
Video conference calls to multiple recipients | Yes | Yes | |
Calls one after another | Functionality does not exist in the app | Functionality does not exist in the app | |
Voice Chats | Blocked by Smarsh | Blocked by Smarsh |
Controlled Features
Event | Captured in Android? | Captured in iOS? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Signature/disclaimer | Yes | Yes | Disclaimer text and type can be set for each user. |
Once per thread | Yes | Yes | |
Once a day | Yes | Yes | |
Always | Yes | Yes | |
WEB (Disable/enable) | No | No | Linking additional devices through Web sessions, Desktop sessions, or Companion Mode can be disabled. |
Video Calls (Disable/enable) | Yes | Yes | |
Audio Calls (Disable/enable) | Yes | Yes | |
Call Logs | Yes | Yes | Only call logs are captured. Voice recording is not captured. |
Suspend/Delete user | Yes | Yes | |
Backup/Restore | No | - | Chat history can be downloaded from the Telegram server. |
Backup to cloud | No | - | Chat history can be downloaded from the Telegram server. |
Local BackUp | Yes | - | |
Block backup | - | - | |
Share extension (iOS) or Sharing (Android) | No | No | |
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