The Apple Watch is easily one of the best smartwatches. And if you’re a keen Telegram user, there’s good news – Telegram has launched a new native watchOS app more than a decade after first bringing the service to Apple’s smartwatch. CEO Pavel Durov announced the release on X, describing it as a fully native Apple Watch experience rather than a stripped-back companion app.
Interested? To get things started, users are asked to scan a QR code using the Telegram app on their iPhone and, if enabled, enter their cloud password before gaining access to their account.
Once signed in, you can access contacts and conversations, send and receive voice and text messages, view GIFs and videos, share locations, and browse stickers directly from your wrist. Support for video and GIF playback is particularly notable, as media features are often pared back on smartwatch apps.
Telegram originally launched Apple Watch support in June 2015 as part of Telegram 3.0, shortly after Apple’s wearable arrived. Like several other services, it eventually discontinued its native watchOS app as enthusiasm around standalone smartwatch software cooled. But Telegram’s decision to bring back a fully featured Apple Watch experience suggests the platform may once again be worth the effort.
For anyone who relies on Telegram as their primary messaging platform, it means checking conversations, replying to messages, and viewing shared media is now much easier without constantly reaching for your phone.
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