Hello fellow pirates! I’m tired of having all the telegram premium ads and antifeatures in the client and I’m looking for a client that removed them even if it’s against the TOS. Any tips? I’d rather use an actual open source fork than a cracked version of the original
I’m looking for both Android and Desktop (Linux)
What I want is to remove the hateful ads in the channels and the “buy premium to unlock these emojis”, and also to be able to arrange the folders in whatever order I like, without being forced to keep the “All messages” as first
thanks in advance!
Nekogram for android
Unigram for Windows. Don’t know about Linux.
Nekogram is just an unofficial telegram client, but (at least last time I downloaded it, a few month ago) it had the exact same limitations of the official client
They weren’t asking for the premium Telegram features. They were asking for a Telegram client without the premium ads.
Try AyuGram
This is AWESOME! Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!!
There are several: Signal, Simple-X, Session, and Matrix
Briar is pretty good if other people have android
Oh how does one use Signal as a Telegram Client?
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Install Signal
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Delete Telegram
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Enjoy Signal
Ah so you didn’t actually answer OPs question, I misunderstood your intent.
This was the answer, the best telegram client is the one that says “can’t find the app” when you press on it
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One simply does not use Telegram - founder is sketchy and it now primarily has alt-right, conspiracy and terrorist uses.
I know some use it for trackers and to bootlick crackers, but it’s still not the best.
it now primarily has alt-right, conspiracy and terrorist uses.
Assuming you meant “users” - I highly doubt that the users you described are even a large minority of Telegram’s user base. They’re highly publicized but that’s it.
Telegram is just a tool. How is saying “don’t use it because terrorists use it” different from saying “don’t use a screwdriver because terrorists use screwdrivers.”
Telegram isn’t a secure messenger like Signal, Matrix, the others you mentioned, or other e2ee options out there. It has an extremely limited secure mode that is useful if you need to have a one-off conversation, but that’s it. But if you don’t need a secure messenger and instead want something to replace Twitter, Discord, other social media, or to serve some other purpose, then it’s fine for that.
founder is sketchy
I’m not familiar with the folks associated with the other apps you mentioned, but Signal’s former CEO and co-founder, Moxie, is a pretty dubious character, too. Signal is anti-FOSS: you can’t use their servers if you fork the client; they won’t federate if you host your own servers; they’re opposed to being on F-Droid or even providing reproducible builds; and they have a history of failing to update their repos in a timely manner, to the point that clients built from source couldn’t even connect to their servers.
That all said, I still use and recommend Signal.
There’s a bunch of apps on F-Droid you could try
apps on fdroid are all TOS-compliant, otherwise they would be removed real quick by telegram (AFAIK)
Idk which third party apps are compliant which aren’t? There is this one feg: https://f-droid.org/packages/it.belloworld.mercurygram/ Unlocks the premium app icons for free. https://f-droid.org/packages/nekox.messenger/ This one surely has a few premium features no? Unlimited accounts feg?
Personally I just use Telegramm-FOSS since years. Not sure what the actual differences to official client are at the moment, but this one is just fine and I’m never annoyed by premium feature ads like it seems to be the case for you.
I highly doubt that F-Droid team removes third party telegramm apps when they are against tos of telegramm. They are actually out there defending our freedom, even and especially when proprietary services do not want us to use Foss third party apps. Google does not want you to use third party apps for their services. F-Droid still out there publishing foss YouTube clients. Give them some credit instead of just assuming they suck up to big companies.
What is a “feg”?
Honestly I thought it was an abbreviation for “for example” and probably used it one gazillion times 😅 now that I google it it seems like “e.g.” is what I was going for.
Why would telegram have any bearing on what’s hosted on fdroid?
Because fdroid has a policy of respecting developers wishes. It’s also why you won’t find any forks of signal on there.
Of course anyone can make their own fdroid repos and they have no control of that, but they have to be manually added
https://github.com/nikitasius/Telegraher
No one gets to decide what i run on my device
No one gets to decide where i run my app
No one gets to decide what must be deletedIt’s super weird to me that pirates aren’t advocating for the Free Software movement. Being able to control their own devices should be like one of their main goals.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
My main goal as a pirate is getting stuff for free, and I would reckon that the majority of pirates are the same.
Free Software gives you the 4 essential freedoms. One of them is the freedom to distribute the program. So anyone could legally give you a copy for free. Sounds like what you want, no?
Even if the authors implement some kind of DRM, any programmer can modify the program to remove that feature and share the modified version with everyone. Technically that is also possible with non-free software, but it’s illegal, pretty difficult and requires special skills.
No one gets to decide what i run on my device
(Except your device’s manufacturer)
No one gets to decide where i run my app
(Except your cloud/SaaSS provider or proprietary app developer)
No one gets to decide what must be deleted
(Except your cloud/SaaSS provider or proprietary app developer)!I assume this was your point already, I am just agenda posting over here :3!<
What “agenda” are you posting? You’re just nay-saying.
Go eat hay elsewhere with that attitude.
I am pointing out that user-controlled computing and user freedom is in a bad shape. That’s not nay-saying, since there’s a way forward: open hardware and offline-first/p2p software.
We’ve had a way forward for 40 years and it’s called Free Software: https://youtu.be/Ag1AKIl_2GM
I agree! But in at least one case the FSF’s understanding/handling of free software is ineffective: firmware. Especially with boot chain security being increasingly implemented in a user freedom hostile way, the focus as presented by the FSF is imo too narrow.
The FSF’s stance is just based on our current capabilities. Most people still use proprietary operating systems. We are capable of developing free alternatives of non-free programs, even very complicated ones. But it’s not realistic to think that we can currently replace all firmware for any device if we don’t know how it works. The amount of products that have the RYF certificate is already very small. Even Librem 5 didn’t manage to get it. When it becomes easier, I’m sure they will change the requirements or add more levels.
I’m pretty sure Libreboot contains proprietary firmware now and GNU is planning to develop an actually libre fork. So it’s silly for the developer to criticize the FSF for not being radical enough. It makes me think that the person doesn’t really believe in what they are saying.
But then the author says they want us to have proprietary firmware packages in our systems. So they want our OSes to be less libre… They even compare not including proprietary firmware to burning books… I stopped reading after that.
I am not saying that we need to replace every non-libre firmware, I am saying that not using firmware updates is hurting free software adoption and doesn’t advance user freedom.
Thanks for the link! I’m trying to install the latest APK in the releases (which is 1y old), but when I try to log in it says “you’re using an outdated version, please update” refusing to let me log in :(
Yes, you can only use it if you where using it in the past, sadly the project seems to be abandoned.
Unigram is what you’re looking for on Desktop, not 100% sure if they have a Linux build.
64Gram Also has an AUR build
Telegraher, but be aware your account may get banned (I am a premium user tho)
You don’t get banned for using a fork.
Telegram API is open, you can use any client you want, even CURL
There are incidents where users using particular fork gets banned
Unless they ban all the users using a specific client
Good forbid you pay them $5 whole dollars for their service. Those greedy bastards have gone too far at $5 dollars!
Lol, they wont be paying from their pocket forever for the service we use
Wat?
Bruh, look at the magazine before commenting.
If you aren’t going to offer anything constructive in your comment, why don’t you buy the guy the premium upgrade yourself?
Oh no, the bad man told me to pay for the privacy service I use instead of freeloading and stealing from them.
It’s one thing to steal shit because it’s unavailable. I think it’s another to steal from a company offering reasonable privacy services competing against Whatsapp. And then you’ll all bitch when it’s only Facebook left. Signal is certainly circling the drain.
reasonable privacy services
You must be joking
Look at the profile. Known troll.
Nope.
Whinge somewhere else. This is a piracy sub, not a bootlicker sub
Love that you’re complaining about this stuff in the piracy community lol.
How about using a messenger that isn’t beholden to the good graces of “a company?” XMPP has been around for ages. Setup a server and use it.
Good luck getting anyone to use it.
Well, if you are to be believed, eventually they won’t have any choice once the other shitty dominoes fall.
Yup. And the current status quo will continue. Folks will use WhatsApp, iOS, RCS.
Support companies like signal and telegram.
Nope, fuck companies like telegram. Just another ghoul trying to profit off the backs of open source developers. Signal is owned by a non-profit, so not sure what kind of “support” you are speaking of, but the desktop app is electron trash, so it’s right out for me.
Also, one of those things is not like the others. RCS is a 3GPP standard, the infrastructure to run already being paid for by my wireless bill. I would prefer people use it to talk to me.
https://core.telegram.org/api/terms#3-advertising-amp-monetization
3.3. If your app allows accessing content from Telegram channels, you must include support for official sponsored messages in Telegram channels and may not interfere with this functionality.
OP has preempted your comment by specifying “TOS-breaking” tho
I don’t know if it’s the “TOS-Breaking” you’re looking for, but I’ve been using Forkgram for a while now and really appreciate the QOL improvements it has, as well as the ability to hide the Premium stuff you aren’t using.
