Another brainchild of Pavel Durov, the Telegram messenger, was released in 2013. Despite all the positive qualities of this application, it is not very popular in Russia in general and in the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet in particular. Explaining the reluctance to use this means of communication, users primarily indicate the lack of a Russian interface. In this article we will tell you how to Russify "Telegram" on "Android".
Telegram on Android
Let's take a short digression into the history of the development of this application. The first version of it was released in August 2013 for devices running iOS. A week later, one of the independent developers created and started distributing a compatible program for Android, which used the same encryption and messaging protocol. The official Telegram client for this operating system was released in October 2013.
The source code of the program is available to developers under the open GPL. This enables programmers to create their products on its basis. Thanks to this, you can find many unofficial assemblies on Google Play. “Telegram” on “Android” (Russian version) is easy to install even in several copies. The official version can be distinguished by the developer, which is Telegram Messenger LLP, and it is still distributed in English.
As we found out, "Telegram" in Russian for "Android" exists legally. You can download it in the official Google store. Next to the official client, the first lines of search results are immediately occupied by several popular Telegram assemblies in Russian. For Android, on which there are wide possibilities for changing the external interface, you can find the most exotic clones of this program. Of course, their functionality differs from the original, and in some the version is quite strong.
Telegram usernames
"Telegram" has a number of features that are not in other messengers. Unlike its competitors, it allows you to use not only binding to a telephone number for communication. This, in particular, explains why he quickly enough, along with mobile clients, appeared desktop version. A Telegram user can choose a unique name for himself, starting with the @ icon and consisting of five characters. To create it, you can use the letters of the Latin alphabet, numbers and the underscore.
Telegram bots
Such a feature of the messenger as user names makes it possible to use special automatic accounts in it, or, as they are also called, robots (bots). Launched on the server, they can automatically process information according to specified parameters, which makes the scope of their application almost unlimited. For example, there are bots that provide news, weather, exchange rates and other useful information. They can do this both in the current time mode and at the user's request.
One of the first bots that were created in this application is the "Anton Robot". With its help, on the official client, you can install any, including Russian, in the Telegram. On Android, as well as on all supported OSs, you need to send a text message and receive a file with localization corresponding to the installed system language.
Russian language for official client
Let's take a closer look at how to Russify Telegram on Android if you still decide to download the official client. Consider some of the simplest and most convenient options for implementing:
How to Russify "Telegram" on "Android" using the "Anton Robot". In the installed application, using the search by user name, we find @telerobot. You can identify it by a nice icon. After you create a chat with him, you need to send a command of the following form: locale [operating system] [localization language]. In our case, it will look like this: locale android ru. Almost immediately, the Russian.xml file will come to your smartphone or tablet. It must be downloaded and installed. After the restart, the official application client will find a completely Russian interface.
How to Russify "Telegram" on "Android" in other ways. "Anton" is an official, but not the only bot from which you can request the Russian language. There are several more of its analogues. For example, @tgrusbot distributes the latest localization versions for smartphones and desktop clients. It differs by the rapid addition of new sections after updating the program. In addition, in RuNet you can find several pages devoted to this program and its settings. They usually provide detailed instructions for installing the translation, and you can additionally download the localization files themselves.
Finally
In this material, we tried to illuminate all possible methods and options for the Russification of the Telegram messenger and its analogues. Now, if you wish, you can join the army of its users.