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Telegram appears to have been pulled from the App Store worldwide
Marcus Mendes | Aug 3 2026 - 7:19 pm PT
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Messaging platform Telegram appears to have been removed from the App Store in multiple countries, although the reason for its apparent removal remains unclear.
Existing users can still access the app
As of Monday evening, searches for Telegram on the iOS and iPadOS App Store were no longer returning the messaging app for some users across several regions.
At the time of writing, however, Telegram remains available through the Mac App Store. The app also appears to remain available through Google Play.
Neither Apple nor Telegram has issued statements about the situation. 9to5Mac has reached out to Apple, and we’ll update this post if we hear back or as soon as more information becomes available.
Telegram has been removed from the App Store before
While it is too early to confirm that Telegram has been removed from the App Store, Apple has pulled the app before, both globally and in individual countries.
In February 2018, Apple temporarily removed Telegram from the App Store after discovering what it classified as “inappropriate content” in the app.
At the time, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that Apple had alerted the company to the availability of the content, prompting Telegram to introduce additional protections before the app was restored.
In 2023, Telegram was temporarily banned in Brazil for failing to provide authorities with information about groups accused of promoting violence in schools.
In 2024, the app was removed from the Chinese App Store alongside WhatsApp, Threads, and Signal after Apple received an order from the country’s internet regulator. The removal remains in effect.
Why do you think Telegram is currently unavailable in the App Store? Let us know in the comments.
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Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.