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.
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.
The goal of RooTelegram is to offer a Telegram client that is:
The design is intentionally bare and basic, because the priority is speed, not aesthetics.
Current development status (ROADMAP):
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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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.
L’obiettivo di RooTelegram è offrire un client Telegram:
Il design è volutamente scarno e basilare, perché la priorità è la velocità, non l’estetica.
Stato attuale dello sviluppo (ROADMAP):
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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Changelog <2.3
- Introduced voice calls (The uploaded image 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 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 (beta);
- Complete restylish;
- Added audio trascription (Telegram premium members only);
- Patch "Message Selection";
- Telegram Proxy (tgpro) Beta;
- Added Draft for message;
- Added Theme Selector;
- Many bugfix and more stability.
Changelog 2.3
New features
- 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.
Improvements
- 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.
- Silica theme: bold chat names and a native long-press menu.
- More service messages handled (join requests, group video chats, theme/wallpaper changes).
Notes
- 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).
If you update from legacy RooTelegram 1.0 you will must reinsert setup.
Comments
Manisak
Sun, 2026/06/07 - 12:04
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And now the same thing with sailtrix, then I'll be a happy person..... ;-)
explit
Sun, 2026/06/07 - 01:40
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Very happy with it. Its a Fernschreiber we all dreamed of...
emchella
Thu, 2026/06/04 - 15:04
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When deleting messages, the option is missing: delete only for me, delete for everyone
RootGPT
Fri, 2026/06/05 - 14:08
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Thx. Come here in debug group: https://t.me/+E7V-a7x4JbY1Njhk
amol
Thu, 2026/06/04 - 14:46
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It was a great app, but the restyle made it unusable for me becsuse it became white text on a light background.
Also not sure that a style that gives the feeling of comic sans and wordart is what fits best on sailfish
RootGPT
Fri, 2026/06/05 - 14:06
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In the next update (2.2) I will add theme selector in settings.
Vieno
Wed, 2026/06/03 - 22:24
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Thanks for your effort to come up with an improved telegram app. I'm happy with it.
RootGPT
Wed, 2026/06/03 - 22:27
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Thx for support!
windes
Wed, 2026/06/03 - 09:03
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Good day. Waiting for proxies ability in RooTelegram. In some countries it's impossible to log in RooTelegram without proxy.
RootGPT
Thu, 2026/06/04 - 14:02
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Done it
emchella
Mon, 2026/06/01 - 13:15
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Ho problemi ha fare il forward dei messaggi multimediali
RootGPT
Mon, 2026/06/01 - 21:35
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It works on my Xperia 10 III. I can forward multimedia message. There's a specified multimedia create the problem for you? Which is your device and SFOS version installed?
emchella
Thu, 2026/06/04 - 15:02
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I have solved thank you.
emchella
Sun, 2026/05/31 - 23:24
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Definitivamente la.miglior app per telegram in sailfishos testata. Grazie the best telegram app in sailfishos tested by me. Thank you
SprainBrains
Sun, 2026/05/31 - 23:09
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didn't work on my Xperia 10.
Infinity loading after sent the phone number
RootGPT
Mon, 2026/06/01 - 21:34
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Which Xperia 10? RooTelegram request SFOS 5.0. Verify if you have SFOS 4.5 installed.
SprainBrains
Wed, 2026/06/03 - 18:39
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Xperia 10 Mark 1. SFOS 5.0.
RootGPT
Wed, 2026/06/03 - 21:40
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Come here in debug group: https://t.me/+E7V-a7x4JbY1Njhk
monkeyisland
Wed, 2026/05/20 - 06:55
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Thanks a lot. German Translation possible in the near future?
:)
RootGPT
Sat, 2026/05/23 - 14:51
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Added German Traslation. Enjoy!
RootGPT
Wed, 2026/05/20 - 16:19
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It seems so, but first of all I need a stable version.
explit
Tue, 2026/05/19 - 17:12
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If i486 also will be supported, i could use it on Jolla Tablet too.
RootGPT
Mon, 2026/06/01 - 22:19
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It's coming...
RootGPT
Tue, 2026/05/19 - 20:01
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ASAP. But first of all, I want a good stable version.
explit
Wed, 2026/05/20 - 03:09
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Thanks a lot!
explit
Sun, 2026/05/17 - 22:25
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I use the client version 1.5. Its completly in English. And of course there is RPM. Atl least for aarch64
RootGPT
Tue, 2026/05/19 - 15:01
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Now it's armv7hl too.
Kuba
Mon, 2026/05/18 - 10:32
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Hey, I tested your 1.7 app! Interface is little bit diffrent, but not bad. Translation works partially, despite, you did not make any other translations than English version, what is interesting. My suggestion is to add some features in the future like commenting some posts, but i mentioned that before and i know it might be tough to implement. Especially both yotta and fern don't have that. The other thing i would like to mention is a synchronization with contacts. It does not work partially, same as in fern. I mean, when i try to find my friends, some of them are visible and some of them are not, despite i can see all of them on android telegram app. And what is interesting, when i can see them i don't see any profile picture. However, great app especially i know this is one of the first realease, so it is normal, not everything will work perfectly like in original android app. Keep going! I believe you can do it!
RootGPT
Tue, 2026/05/19 - 14:59
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For "comment post" do you mean post in channel?
Kuba
Tue, 2026/05/19 - 19:17
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Yes. Channels on telegram publish their posts and some of them are allowed to comment, the same like some of them are allowed to give a reaction by followers and some of them are not
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