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Telegram Tech Stack

Languages, frameworks, and third-party SDKs detected inside Telegram — extracted from the Google Play build.

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v12.7.3 · latestNo declared tracking

Stack profile

C/C++ (native) · Java · Kotlin · 24 third-party SDKs across 14 categories · notable detections include Firebase, Google, Stripe

Analysis

Analyzed
June 4, 2026
Bundle ID
org.telegram.messenger
Detection floor
Observed

Languages

3

C/C++ (native) · Java · Kotlin

Third-party SDKs

24

14 categories

Permissions

71

2 native libs

Signals

123

capabilities, APIs, fonts

Build

Build & platform

Android SDK levels, supported ABIs, and signing scheme detected from the APK.

Min SDK

23

Target SDK

35

ABIs

1

arm64-v8a

Signing

v1 · v2 · v3

Common Name: Nikolay Kudashov

Manifest

App components

Activities, services, broadcast receivers, and content providers declared in the manifest.

Activities

19

Services

28

Receivers

26

Providers

7

Exported (34)

activity-alias:org.telegram.messenger.AquaIconactivity-alias:org.telegram.messenger.DefaultIconactivity-alias:org.telegram.messenger.NoxIconactivity-alias:org.telegram.messenger.PremiumIconactivity-alias:org.telegram.messenger.TurboIconactivity-alias:org.telegram.messenger.VintageIconactivity-alias:org.telegram.ui.CallsActivityactivity:org.telegram.messenger.GoogleVoiceClientActivityactivity:org.telegram.messenger.OpenAttachedMenuBotReceiveractivity:org.telegram.messenger.OpenChatReceiveractivity:org.telegram.ui.ChatsWidgetConfigActivityactivity:org.telegram.ui.ContactsWidgetConfigActivity

Manifest

Permissions

71 permissions requested in the manifest.
android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTSandroid.permission.BLUETOOTHandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECTandroid.permission.CALL_PHONEandroid.permission.CAMERAandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERAandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNCandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACKandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTIONandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONEandroid.permission.GET_ACCOUNTSandroid.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT

Native

Native libraries

Bundled native (.so) libraries — NDK code and cross-platform runtimes.
liblanguage_id_l2c_jni.solibtmessages.49.so

API

API surface

Endpoints, base URLs, and URI schemes recovered from the DEX string pool.

Base URLs

http://dashif.org/guidelines/last-segment-numberhttp://dashif.org/guidelines/thumbnail_tilehttp://dashif.org/guidelines/trickmodehttp://dashif.org/thumbnail_tilehttp://maps.google.com/mapshttp://t.me/http://www.google.comhttps://%s/%s/%shttps://aomedia.org/emsg/ID3https://api.stripe.comhttps://appgallery.huawei.com/app/C101184875https://attheme.org?slug=

API endpoints

/account/subscriptions/api/channel/hls//api/channels//api/common/zzab/api/common/zzad/api/common/zzag/api/common/zzai/api/common/zzak/api/common/zzaw/api/common/zzf/api/common/zzh/api/common/zzq/api/common/zzs/api/common/zzu/api/common/zzz/api/staticmap/api/v2/coubs//auth/games/auth/games_lite/v1/

URI schemes

android.resourceathumbhuaweiintentmapappmarketrawresourcetgtgbthumbtonsitevthumb

Signals

Capability & security signals

Behaviors inferred from DEX type descriptors — WebView bridges, dynamic code loading, reflection, crypto, keystore, and more.
Android KeystoreBiometric authClassLoader usePlay Core (in-app updates / dynamic features)Process exec (Runtime)ReflectionSymmetric crypto (javax.crypto)Telephony / device infoWebViewWebView JavaScript bridge

Security

Potential secrets detected

String patterns matching credentials/keys found by static scanning. Counts only — values are never published.
google api key: 1google oauth client: 1

Build

Build & platform

Compiler, target OS, supported device families, and localization footprint detected from the bundle.

Devices

Android

Runtime

Languages & runtimes

Primary runtimes and language signatures observed in the app binary.
CC/C++ (native)36JJava36KKotlin36

Dependencies

Third-party SDKs

Grouped by purpose. Select any SDK to see other tracked apps that use it.
24 of 24 SDKs shown

Analytics

1
Firebase Analytics17

Payments

2
Google Play Billing23SStripe6

Authentication

2
CCredential Manager14Google Sign-In / Auth35

Messaging

1
Firebase Messaging26

Maps

2
Google Location20Google Maps21

Media

2
EExoPlayer2Google Cast8

On-device ML / AI

2
MML Kit16MMobile Vision7

Reactive / Async

1
KKotlin Coroutines35

Firebase

3
Firebase49Google DataTransport20Google Play services35

Rendering

2
JjLaTeXMath3MMarkwon8

Voice

1
WWebRTC12

Anti-Fraud

2
PPlay Integrity9RreCAPTCHA4

Feature Flags

1
Firebase Remote Config2

Other

2
GGson21Jjavax.inject14

Interface

UI & graphics

Frameworks and libraries Telegram uses to render its interface and animations.
Android Views (inferred)

Assets

Bundled fonts

Custom font families packaged in the app bundle.
jlm_cmbsy10jlm_cmex10jlm_cmmi10jlm_cmmib10jlm_cmr10jlm_cmsy10jlm_eufb10jlm_eufm10jlm_jlmbi10jlm_jlmbx10jlm_jlmi10jlm_jlmr10jlm_jlmsb10jlm_jlmsbi10jlm_jlmsi10jlm_jlmss10jlm_jlmtt10jlm_msam10jlm_msbm10jlm_rsfs10jlm_specialjlm_stmary10mw_boldnumrcondensedboldrextraboldritalicrmedium

Packaging

Build & packaging

Dependency managers and build tooling detected in the app bundle.
Gradle (inferred)

Integrations

Services & integrations

Service configuration, URL schemes, universal links, and integration keys observed in the sanitized audit.

Firebase projects

tmessages2

tmessages2.appspot.com · https://tmessages2.firebaseio.com

SDK config keys

com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY

Google Maps

Registered URL schemes

httphttpstgtgbtonsite

Queries other apps

com.google.android.apps.mapscom.google.android.gms.policy_cast_dynamiteintent:ton

Universal link hosts

t.metelegram.dogtelegram.me
Allows arbitrary network loads

Network

Backend & API

Backend hosts, GraphQL operations, and certificate pinning signals surfaced by static analysis.

Backend hosts

ads.telegram.orgaomedia.orgapi.bing.comapi.stripe.comapi.twitch.tvappgallery.huawei.comattheme.orgcocoon.orgcoub.comdashif.orgdefault.urldeveloper.apple.comduckduckgo.comexoplayer.devfragment.comgetdesktop.telegram.orggithub.cominstagram.comlegal.yahoo.commaps.googleapismessenger.telegram.orgmozilla.cloudflare-dns.comns.adobe.complayer.vimeo.comprivacy.microsoft.compromote.telegram.orgsearch.brave.comsearch.yahoo.com

First party

App modules

Likely first-party modules and resource bundles detected in Telegram.
org.telegramorg.telegram.messenger

Entitlements

Capabilities

System capabilities and entitlement flags included with the app.
Approximate locationBackground locationBiometric authBluetoothBluetooth (connect)CameraContacts (read)Contacts (write)Draw over other appsFingerprint authForeground serviceForeground service: cameraForeground service: locationForeground service: media playbackForeground service: microphoneInstall other appsMedia: audioMedia: imagesMedia: videoMicrophoneNotificationsPhone / carrier infoPrecise locationStorage (read)Storage (write)

APIs

Detected API usage

System frameworks and privacy-sensitive APIs referenced by the binary.
Android KeystoreBiometric authClassLoader usePlay Core (in-app updates / dynamic features)Process exec (Runtime)ReflectionSymmetric crypto (javax.crypto)Telephony / device infoWebViewWebView JavaScript bridge

Architecture

Architecture details

Additional build and bundle signals that help explain how the app is structured.

Storyboards

0

Nibs

0

Build dependency versions

androidx.activity_activity

1.6.0

androidx.annotation_annotation-experimental

1.4.1

androidx.appcompat_appcompat

1.6.1

androidx.appcompat_appcompat-resources

1.6.1

androidx.biometric_biometric

1.1.0

androidx.core_core

1.16.0

androidx.core_core-ktx

1.16.0

androidx.core_core-viewtree

1.0.0

androidx.credentials_credentials

1.6.0-alpha04

androidx.credentials_credentials-play-services-auth

1.6.0-alpha04

androidx.cursoradapter_cursoradapter

1.0.0

androidx.customview_customview

1.0.0

androidx.documentfile_documentfile

1.0.0

androidx.drawerlayout_drawerlayout

1.0.0

androidx.dynamicanimation_dynamicanimation

1.0.0

androidx.emoji2_emoji2

1.2.0

androidx.emoji2_emoji2-views-helper

1.2.0

androidx.exifinterface_exifinterface

1.3.6

androidx.fragment_fragment

1.5.7

androidx.interpolator_interpolator

1.0.0

androidx.legacy_legacy-support-core-utils

1.0.0

androidx.loader_loader

1.1.0

androidx.localbroadcastmanager_localbroadcastmanager

1.0.0

androidx.media_media

1.6.0

androidx.mediarouter_mediarouter

1.7.0

androidx.palette_palette

1.0.0

androidx.print_print

1.0.0

androidx.profileinstaller_profileinstaller

1.3.0

androidx.savedstate_savedstate

1.2.1

androidx.security_security-crypto

1.1.0-alpha03

androidx.sharetarget_sharetarget

1.2.0

androidx.startup_startup-runtime

1.1.1

androidx.tracing_tracing

1.2.0

androidx.vectordrawable_vectordrawable

1.1.0

androidx.vectordrawable_vectordrawable-animated

1.1.0

androidx.versionedparcelable_versionedparcelable

1.1.1

androidx.viewpager_viewpager

1.0.0

kotlinx_coroutines_android

1.8.1

kotlinx_coroutines_core

1.8.1

kotlinx_coroutines_play_services

1.8.1

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