Why a fork
Telegram, without the Google leash.
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De-googled by default
Firebase and Google Play services are stripped out. Push notifications run over UnifiedPush instead of FCM, so your phone never has to talk to Google to ring.
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Less network tracking
An opt-in toggle defends against the passive
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Open maps and emoji
Location uses MapLibre and OpenStreetMap, not Google Maps. Emoji are Google Noto, rendered locally. Add custom emoji with the built-in importer.
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Reproducible from source
BoringSSL, FFmpeg, libvpx, dav1d and the rest are compiled from source. Android ships on F-Droid; Desktop ships on Flathub. No mystery binaries.
Android · it.belloworld.mercurygram · v12.10.6.1
Mercurygram for Android
A fork of the Telegram app for Android with the de-googling patches of Telegram-FOSS forward-ported on top. Pick the source you trust, then read the full list of features and options.
Desktop · v7.2.9.3
Mercurygram Desktop
A fork of Telegram Desktop, the companion to the Android client. Signed with Mercurygram's own update keys, with the in-app updater pointed at the Mercurygram release server. It adds secret chats, which Telegram Desktop does not have; read the full list of features and options.