RooTelegram

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[ENGLISH] RooTelegram — A lightweight and responsive Telegram client for SailfishOS

Prerequisite: SFOS 5.0/5.1
Telegram Group: https://t.me/+E7V-a7x4JbY1Njhk

RooTelegram is tested on:
- Sony Xperia 10 III (SFOS 5.0)
- Jolla C2 (SFOS 5.1.0.10)

This application was developed using artificial intelligence technologies, specifically Warp Terminal and Claude Code Opus, but Warp Terminal has been gradually phased out in favor of Claude Code. Therefore, if the use of an application generated via a large-scale language model (LLM) is not comfortable for the user, it is recommended to avoid its installation and use. It is specified that any negative comment regarding this circumstance will not only be ignored but will result in the immediate blocking of the user.

I hereby disclaim any and all responsibility for the application, its functionality, and any consequences arising from its use. By choosing to use this application, the user acknowledges and accepts that they do so entirely at their own risk, and agrees that the developer shall not be held liable for any damages, losses, or adverse effects—whether direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential—resulting from the use or misuse of the application.

Main features

Simple, fast interface optimized for SailfishOS
Full support for message formatting (bold, italic, monospace, etc.)
Reliable notifications via a dedicated daemon
Custom Emoji support
Message PIN management
Stickers support
Group join request management (for admins)
Modern UI + daemon architecture, for instant app startup
Calls and Videocalls

Project origins

RooTelegram was born as an evolution and modernization of the original Telegram client for SailfishOS:

Fernschreiber by Sebastian J. Wolf and his collaborators: https://github.com/Wunderfitz/harbour-fernschreiber#contributions

and draws inspiration from some technical solutions of:

Yottagram by Michal Szczepaniak: https://github.com/Michal-Szczepaniak/Yottagram

Both projects served as a valuable starting point, but RooTelegram introduces a fully redesigned architecture, conceived to be faster, more stable, and better suited to modern devices.

Project goal

The goal of RooTelegram is to offer a Telegram client that is:

responsive → instant startup thanks to the always-on daemon
lightweight → minimal UI, no heavy effects
reliable → notifications always working
consistent with SailfishOS → native integration, respect for Silica guidelines

The design is intentionally bare and basic, because the priority is speed, not aesthetics.

Roadmap

Current development status (ROADMAP):

Message editing (text formatting) — ✔️ DONE
Working notifications — ✔️ DONE
Notifications daemon — ✔️ DONE
Folder creation and management — ✔️ DONE
Custom emoji — ✔️ DONE
Message PIN — ✔️ DONE
Partial text selection + copy — ✔️ DONE
Group join request management (admin) — ✔️ DONE
Statuses / Stories — ✔️ DONE
Formatting bugfixes — ✔️ DONE
Message translation — ✔️ DONE
Add "Send to RooTelegram" in the SailfishOS Share menu — ✔️ DONE
Add "Call" for Telegram voice/video calls — ✔️ DONE
Improve image previews (portrait and landscape), improve message formatting (word wrap and mono) and link previews — ✔️ DONE
User bio and tabs (Media, Audio, Documents, Links, Groups) — ✔️ DONE
Settings for Groups and Channels — ✔️ DONE
Multilanguage version — English, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, French, Slovak.
Telegram Proxy — ✔️ DONE

Your support helps keep my projects alive! https://ko-fi.com/rootgpt
Telegram Group.
GitHub: https://github.com/RootGPT-YouTube/RooTelegram-SailfishOS

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[ITALIANO] RooTelegram — Un client Telegram leggero e reattivo per SailfishOS

Requisiti: SFOS 5.0/5.1
Gruppo Telegram: https://t.me/+E7V-a7x4JbY1Njhk

RooTelegram è testato:
- Sony Xperia 10 III (SFOS 5.0)
- Jolla C2 (SFOS 5.1.0.8)

Questa applicazione è stata sviluppata utilizzando tecnologie di intelligenza artificiale, in particolare Warp Terminal e Claude Code Opus, ma Warp Terminal è stato abbandonato in favore di Claude Code. Pertanto, se l'uso di un'applicazione generata tramite un modello linguistico su larga scala (LLM) non fosse per l'utente confortevole, si raccomanda di evitarne l'installazione e l'uso. Si specifica che qualsiasi commento negativo riguardante questa circostanza non verrà solo ignorato, ma comporterà il blocco immediato dell'utente.

Con la presente declino ogni responsabilità relativa all’applicazione, al suo funzionamento e a qualsiasi conseguenza derivante dal suo utilizzo. L’utente, scegliendo di utilizzare l’applicazione, riconosce e accetta di farlo a proprio ed esclusivo rischio, e concorda che lo sviluppatore non potrà essere ritenuto responsabile per eventuali danni, perdite o effetti negativi — diretti, indiretti, incidentali o consequenziali — derivanti dall’uso o dall’uso improprio dell’applicazione.

Caratteristiche principali

Interfaccia semplice, veloce e ottimizzata per SailfishOS
Supporto completo alla formattazione dei messaggi (grassetto, corsivo, monospazio, ecc.)
Notifiche affidabili tramite daemon dedicato
Supporto alle Custom Emoji
Gestione dei PIN dei messaggi
Supporto agli stickers
Gestione delle richieste di accesso ai gruppi (per admin)
Architettura moderna basata su UI + daemon, per apertura istantanea dell’app
Chiamate vocali e chiamate video.

Origini del progetto

RooTelegram nasce come evoluzione e modernizzazione del primordiale client Telegram per SailfishOS:

Fernschreiber di Sebastian J. Wolf e compagni d'opera: https://github.com/Wunderfitz/harbour-fernschreiber#contributions

e trae ispirazione da alcune soluzioni tecniche di:

Yottagram di Michal Szczepaniak: https://github.com/Michal-Szczepaniak/Yottagram

Entrambi i progetti hanno rappresentato un punto di partenza prezioso, ma RooTelegram introduce un’architettura completamente rinnovata, pensata per essere più veloce, più stabile e più adatta ai dispositivi moderni.

Obiettivo del progetto

L’obiettivo di RooTelegram è offrire un client Telegram:

reattivo → apertura istantanea grazie al daemon sempre attivo
leggero → UI minimale, nessun effetto pesante
affidabile → notifiche sempre funzionanti
coerente con SailfishOS → integrazione nativa, rispetto delle linee guida Silica

Il design è volutamente scarno e basilare, perché la priorità è la velocità, non l’estetica.

Roadmap

Stato attuale dello sviluppo (ROADMAP):

Modifiche dei messaggi (formattazione testo) — ✔️ FATTO
Notifiche funzionanti — ✔️ FATTO
Demone per le notifiche — ✔️ FATTO
Creazione e gestione delle cartelle — ✔️ FATTO
Emoji custom — ✔️ FATTO
PIN dei messaggi — ✔️ FATTO
Selezione parziale del testo + copia — ✔️ FATTO
Gestione richieste accesso ai gruppi (admin) — ✔️ FATTO
Stati / Stories — ✔️ FATTO
Bugfix formattazione — ✔️ FATTO
Traduzione dei messaggi — ✔️ FATTO
Aggiungere “Invia a RooTelegram” nel menù Condividi di SailfishOS — ✔️ FATTO
Aggiungere "Chiama" per le telefonate/videochaimate via Telegram — ✔️ FATTO
Migliorare preview immagini (portrait e landscape), migliorare formattazione messaggi (wordwrap e mono) e preview link — ✔️ FATTO
Bio utente e tabulazione (Media, Audio, Documenti, Link, Gruppi) — ✔️ FATTO
Impostazioni per Gruppi e Canali — ✔️ FATTO
Versione multilingua — Inglese, Tedesco, Italiano, Polacco, Russo, Francese, Slovacco.
Telegram Proxy — ✔️ FATTO

Aiutami a mantenere attivi i miei progetti! https://ko-fi.com/rootgpt
Telegram Group.
GitHub: https://github.com/RootGPT-YouTube/RooTelegram-SailfishOS

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Keywords:

Application versions:

Attachment	Size	Date
harbour-rootelegram-2.8.5-1.aarch64.rpm	30.19 MB	23/06/2026 - 00:59
harbour-rootelegram-2.8.5-1.armv7hl.rpm	25.82 MB	23/06/2026 - 00:59
harbour-rootelegram-2.8.5-1.i486.rpm	17.95 MB	23/06/2026 - 00:59

Changelog:

Changelog <2.8

- Introduced voice calls (The uploaded image in "Screenshots" section of this page, was modified with AI so it doesn’t show the real person or their real name, but the appearance of the call is the same);
- Added new settings to control who can call you;
- Introduced videocalls (The uploaded image in "Screenshots" section of this page, was modified with AI so it doesn’t show the real person or their real name, but the appearance of the videocall is the same);
- Compatibility fix for for SFOS 5.1;
- Complete restylish (Neon Theme);
- Added audio trascription (Telegram premium members only);
- Telegram Proxy (tgpro);
- Added Draft for message;
- Added Theme Selector;
- Send GIFs as animations, and play them back in full (no more cut-off endings).
- Download and share photos and videos straight from the preview — now in private chats, groups and channels.
- Send and receive contacts, with the option to save them to the Sailfish address book.
- "Typing…" indicator in chats (both when receiving and when sending).
- Choose "Delete for everyone" or "Delete for me" when removing messages (where Telegram allows it).
- Group invite links (t.me/+…, tg://) now open directly in RooTelegram from the Sailfish browser.
- Incoming calls and video calls now turn the screen on when the phone is locked.
- One-time "What's New" popup after each update.
- Memory usage reduced by roughly 40%.
- Unread badge now always clears when you open a chat, including chats opened from a notification.
- Photo and video captions are now translated too.
- More service messages handled (join requests, group video chats, theme/wallpaper changes).
- On a locked device the screen wakes and rings; if you have set a security code, it is still required to answer (this can't be bypassed by a non-system app).
- Archived chats: new section under Settings → Storage. Open a chat with a tap;
   long-press to Archive/Unarchive it.
- Story notifications now open Stories: tapping a story notification takes you
   straight to the Stories page instead of just bringing the app to the foreground.
- Unseen-stories indicator: a green dot appears next to "Stories" in the menu
   when one or more stories haven't been viewed yet.
- Message info: long-press a message → "Message info" to see full metadata
   (sent/edited/scheduled time, sender, author signature, via bot, forwarded from +
   original date, views, forwards, reactions, message ID, album ID).
- Open profiles from Story interactions: tap a viewer/reactor in your story's
   viewers list to open their profile.
- Many bugfix and more stability.
- Full translations added: Polish, Russian, French (supported languages: IT, EN, DE, PL, RU, FR);
- Tap‑to‑copy for mono text: tapping a mono block copies it to the clipboard;
- Ghost draft fix (hope!): background ChatPages no longer save drafts on app close/swipe;
- Access via QR code: in addition to the number + SMS, you can now access by scanning a QR code from a device already connected to Telegram (Settings → Devices → Connect device). Especially useful on a second phone.
- New "App Permissions" page in Settings → Privacy: enable or disable access to Location, Camera, Microphone, Contacts, Images, Videos, and Files individually. This is an internal app control, divided by risk level.
- New option "Stay in chat when closing the app" in Settings → Behavior: reopening the app will find the chat open instead of returning to the home screen.
- Complete translation into Slovak (Slovenčina), thanks to okruhliak. Languages now supported: IT, EN, DE, PL, RU, FR, SK.
- RAM usage: memory freed by closing chats and putting the app in the background is now returned to the system instead of remaining occupied.
- Silica theme: the R∞Telegram text on the home screen is now smaller.
- Fix: the Location attachment now immediately shows "getting location…" while searching for GPS (previously, indoors, it gave no feedback).
- Fix: layout of the poll creation page (the button no longer overlaps the question).
- Fix: group permissions "Edit info" and "Pin messages" now show a clear message when Telegram does not allow them for all members.
- RAM usage (FINALLY!) — fixed the continuous background memory growth; when idle, the app now recycles the connection and returns RAM to the system (it could exceed 1 GB after a full day).
- Real‑time Location (Live Location): share your location and let it update automatically for 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 8 hours. While the GPS locks in, the warning “getting location…” appears. You can also send your current location as a one‑time update.
- Chat loading: fixed an issue where a chat opened showing only 3–4 messages; the full history now loads correctly.
- “Additional options” menu (long‑press on a message in a group): ban author / delete all their messages / report spam / delete message now work properly.
- Silica theme: home screen menu background is now opaque and adapts to light/dark mode.
- Translations: corrected the “New Channel” / “New Group” labels and Slovak strings (thanks to okruhliak).
- “Copy message to clipboard” shortened to “Copy message”.
- Search in messages: new global text search. From the title menu on the home screen tap "Search in messages", type a word and
RooTelegram looks for it across the messages of all your chats. Tap a result to open the chat right at that message.
- Slovak translation: completed and improved: all remaining strings translated, including the live location ones. Thanks to the
translator.

Changelog 2.8
- GIF: new GIF tab in the attachments panel, with the library of saved GIFs and GIF search (tap to send).
- Quote: reply by quoting only a portion of a message's text.
- Multi-forward: forward multiple messages together.
- Mentions @ in groups: suggestions show only group members.
- Group management: remove/ban members now works; only the creator can promote/revoke admins; new "Removed/Banned" section.
- Stories: videos play to the end; the section respects the Silica theme.
- Emoji: fixed gendered emojis + recent emojis; the emoji panel stays open and does not open the keyboard.
- Touchable names in service messages ("added/removed X").
- Stability: fixed the freeze when opening the app from a notification.

Changelog 2.8.5
- Emoji: the most recent emoji (Unicode 16/17) that used to show up as plain text now display correctly.
- Profile photo: the avatar on the profile page is no longer blank for some contacts.
- Previews: messages no longer jump around while scrolling when a photo preview loads.
RooTelegram 2.8.5 is a polish update: it makes the most recent emoji visible, fixes the blank avatar on some contacts' profile page, and stops messages from jumping when a photo preview loads.

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[ENGLISH] RooTelegram — A lightweight and responsive Telegram client for SailfishOS

Prerequisite: SFOS 5.0/5.1Telegram Group: https://t.me/+E7V-a7x4JbY1Njhk

RooTelegram is tested on: - Sony Xperia 10 III (SFOS 5.0) - Jolla C2 (SFOS 5.1.0.10)

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[ITALIANO] RooTelegram — Un client Telegram leggero e reattivo per SailfishOS

Requisiti: SFOS 5.0/5.1Gruppo Telegram: https://t.me/+E7V-a7x4JbY1Njhk

RooTelegram è testato: - Sony Xperia 10 III (SFOS 5.0) - Jolla C2 (SFOS 5.1.0.8)

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Prerequisite: SFOS 5.0/5.1
Telegram Group: https://t.me/+E7V-a7x4JbY1Njhk

RooTelegram is tested on:
- Sony Xperia 10 III (SFOS 5.0)
- Jolla C2 (SFOS 5.1.0.10)

Requisiti: SFOS 5.0/5.1
Gruppo Telegram: https://t.me/+E7V-a7x4JbY1Njhk

RooTelegram è testato:
- Sony Xperia 10 III (SFOS 5.0)
- Jolla C2 (SFOS 5.1.0.8)