Telegram for Android missing features

This list will be updated with Telegram for Android missing features compared to Telegram X for Android.

Please report everything missing or wrong to @Gensetti. Thanks to @SajilCK for inspiring me with his work. Some "missing features" are simply consequences of different designs, but I wanted to report everything different in order to offer you a complete overview.

1. Forward as copy
2. Log in with more than 3 accounts
3. Automatic data saver
4. More options for passcode locks (Pattern, gesture)
5. Ability to directly set every lock method without starting with PIN or password
6. Enable/disable passcode invisibility
7. Enable/disable Bubbles mode (and the ability to set bubbles mode only for chats or channels)
8. More built-in themes
9. Scroll the chat while holding to preview
10. Custom vibrations option
11. Reduce motion option (not clear whether "enable animations" does the same in Telegram for Android)
12. Enable/disable swipe to reply/share
13. Enable/disable hiding keyboard on chat scroll
14. Customize markdown settings
15. Open all supported link in Instant View (with customization)
16. Enable/disable incognito keyboard in secret chats
17. Enable/disable HQ Round Videos
18. Enable/disable start Round Videos with rear-facing camera
19. Enable/disable prompt before calling
20. Different forwarding behaviour
21. "select" option by tapping a message
22. "share" button when long click an URL
23. "view message" button in preview for t.me links containing a picture
24. Camera button in chat to quickly shoot and send a picture
25. Swipe on camera/attachment button to open in-app camera
26. All chats (sort by cache dimension) shown in storage settings
27. Share, archive or copy stickers pack link by tapping on a sticker in chat
28. Scrolling right and left in a full screen GIF will make you navigate through all GIFs in chat
29. Icon for trending stickers is always shown at the start in stickers menu (in chat). Legacy client shows it at starts only when new trending packs are available.
30. Full screen preview (with long tap) for GIFs (saved and inline)
31. Sticker preview shows all the emojis associated with the sticker (like TDesktop)
32. Opening a media from the media tab, you can see at the bottom the preview for the other media, like albums (carousel)
33. Faster in downloading messages and some other cases
34. "copy", "copy link" and "share" options for the username in every profile
35. Double timestamps (action timestamp and message timestamp) in recent actions
36. Clear cache (delete from internal memory) for singular media
37. In private chats (and basic groups) the option for deleting the message for the other is selected by default
38. "copy link", "archive pack" and "delete pack" options with long press on a sticker in the stickers bar
39. Button to avoid sending pictures/videos as albums without opening the gallery from attachment menu
40. When you share some types of files from other apps (like PDFs), Telegram X sends the title as the caption, while legacy client sends two separate messages
41. Full screen pictures in channels (without bubble mode)
42. Choose separate themes for different accounts
43. See unread messages for other accounts logged in
44. Hold accounts to preview chats list, without triggering online status
45. Hold accounts to quickly sign out, without triggering online status
46. Hold & swipe up to change account position in the list
47. Night theme for map with Auto-Night mode support
48. Foursquare button in message menu
49. Realtime distance between you and other party when sharing live location to each other
50. Animated typing, upload and other actions
51. Swipe up an emoji to apply Skin Tone to all other emojis
52. Preview images and GIFs before sending in the inline bot results
53. Hold or tap chat picture to open without need to open profile
54. Options to choose "None", "All chats", "Non-muted only" at Settings > Notifications > Unread messages count badge
55. Option to choose "Number of messages", "Number of chats" for the badge
56. Chat Admins can dismiss pinned message only for themselves
57. Undo pinned message dismiss via Three-dot menu > Pinned Message
58. People suggestions on calls tab
59. If last seen doesn't fit, you will be able to see most important part anyway
60. Hold inline buttons with links for fast copy/share
61. See the preview for a public group/channel even clicking on the group/channel private link (like TDesktop)
62. "select in between" button to select all messages between two posts
63. Clickable links/usernames in bio
64. Exact number of contacts
65. Select and report more messages at once
66. Preview for images and videos in chat media tab, with quick actions available
67. Download icons have different colours for different type of files (tested .zip files)
68. Images in link preview show the original URL source
69. When you reply to a sticker, you can see the sticker thumbnail in the reply (instead of the emoji)
70. You can see download percentage while downloading a GIF
71. Show exact number of members for groups and channels above 1.000.000 members/subscribers
72. You can see last seen status even without connection
73. Enable/disable pinned message notifications on specific chats
74. Ability to directly invite back to channel/group when unban a user
75. Ability to remove from supergroups with or without banning the user (putting him in the blacklist)
76. "Inactive group" status for inactive groups
77. The app shows a confirmation dialog before reset notification settings
78. Number of lines when open text files (txt, xml...)
79. Full support to notification channels
80. There is a cue ball next to profile pics for online contacts in direct share
81. GIF tab in saved messages
82. Separated tabs for audio and video messages
83. Original timestamp for forwarded messages
84. Cursor for GIFs (you can see duration, move among frames, play/pause)
85. Drawing on pictures doesn't have any lag
86. You can confirm and then undo drawing steps (legacy client fuses pic and drawing layers after the confirmation)
87. See original sender for stickers
88. Show when the partner is choosing a location/contact
89. "Pinned message changed" service message
90. "Hide phone number in drawer" debug option
91. Full logs management from debug menu
92. Full playlist control in music player
93. Coloured navigation bar on attachment menu
94. Different last seen information in chat and profile screen
95. Create hyperlink with markdown
96. When you tap a hashtag in channels, you will see all messages containing this as list. Tap header to toggle to global search.
97. See only messages from a single user in groups
98. Play through earpiece settings, both audio and video messages
99. /help and /settings shortcuts in bot's three-dot menu, when available
100. When deleting a secret chat, specify if you'd like to delete history on other party's side
101. Collapsed some message menu items to "More" in order to reduce its size
102. Fingerprint-only passcode
103. Set passcode of any type & settings for secret chats
104. Navigation bar color matches Passcode color when app is locked
105. "Delete from archive" in three-dot menu for archived sticker sets to remove them completely
106. Passcode bruteforce protection, resistant to any time settings modifications, application restarts, etc
107. See if Telegram is available without proxies in your region
108. Tap description for quick set-up or edit in channels and supergroups profile
109. Long-press mentions to use them without username, even if mentioned user has one
110. Option to remember media grouping settings
111. Option to automatically save edited photos to gallery
112. See date timestamp when viewing someone's profile photos
113. "invite friends" works without network connection
114. Option to have separate tabs for videos and pictures in media tab
115. Server connection check. If app is unable to establish connection, it will suggest you to add proxy or ask for help.
116. Full language packs management: create and edit localizations in-app
117. Create your own localizations without leaving the app
118. Plenty of useful tools for translators
119. Quick group/channel description & link editing
120. Added access to the application directories when sending files (this way you also can find where those files are located, when needed)
121. App will simply suggest you to switch to your language once it becomes officially available
122. Share installed or unreleased translations as XML files
123. Quickly view which strings are untranslated by tapping switch in the header while viewing strings list.
124. Inline high-resolution photos & stickers in notifications: Settings > Notifications > Image Preview
125. Text sizes preview + reset default option
126. Access invite link through group/channel management three-dot menu (even if it's public)
127. Number of messages in chats list and search is displayed fully
128. Set wallpaper while using dark themes. This wallpaper will be used only while using dark themes, and changed accordingly, when switching to light themes and back
129. Saved Messages chat always found by "Saved Messages" query like in macOS client, regardless currently active language
130. Report messages through media viewer
131. Share externally multiple media, available when selecting media in private chats from different senders as well
132. App automatically detects language in your system and proposes to change it
133. You can make your own scenes in chat preview
134. Send stickers in a chat even starting from a channel (tap on the sticker > send sticker > choose destination chat)
135. You can forward a post in another chat and open it simultaneously with a long press on "send" button
136. Copy username with long press on it
137. Remember position for chat you don't partecipate, even showing unread messages from the last time you visited it
138. Remove single chats from recents
139. Support for other in-app browsers, not just Chrome
140. Easily share a publich chat link to another Telegram chat