Elitegram

Elitegram is a feature-rich, open-source Telegram client for Android focused on privacy controls, customization, and power-user functionality.

Elitegram is an independent client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Telegram.

Download

• Download the latest official release
• Visit the official website

Only install APKs published through the official Elitegram repository and links above.

Highlights

• Advanced Ghost Mode and privacy controls
• Read-message, Seen on Reply, typing/recording, and story-view controls
• Keep Deleted Messages for eligible, locally received cloud messages
• Up to 100 account slots with distinct Java/native account mapping
• Data-center information in profiles
• Selected Audio, Voice Effects, and device-audio improvements for calls
• No Mic Blink option
• A dedicated Elitegram Features hub
• Polished light and dark theme support

Privacy-sensitive options are intentionally bounded. Elitegram does not advertise protected-content or view-once bypasses. Some call features depend on device, Android version, audio route, and Telegram call conditions.

Installation

1. Open the latest GitHub Release.
2. Download the single Elitegram-v*.apk asset.
3. Verify its SHA-256 value against the release notes.
4. Allow installation from your browser or file manager when Android asks, then install the APK.

Updating with a newer official APK preserves app data when the signing identity matches.

Build from source

Requirements

• Git with submodule support
• JDK 17
• Android Studio 2025.1.4 or a compatible command-line Android toolchain
• Android SDK 36 and Build Tools 36.0.0
• Android NDK 27.2.12479018

Setup

git clone --recursive https://github.com/SkyBotsDeveloper/Elitegram.git
cd Elitegram

If submodules were not initialized:

git submodule update --init --recursive

Create private local configuration from the committed templates:

• BuildVars.example.java documents the Telegram API and provider values required by BuildVars.java.
• TMessagesProj/google-services.json.example documents the Firebase Android configuration.
• local.properties.example documents the Android SDK and optional release-signing settings.
• The manifest placeholder YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY must be replaced with a package-restricted Android Maps key if map features are required.

Obtain your own Telegram api_id and api_hash from my.telegram.org. Never commit production credentials or signing keys.

Build the release variant on Windows:

.\gradlew.bat :TMessagesProj_App:assembleAfatRelease

On macOS or Linux, use ./gradlew with the same task. Release signing requires your own private keystore and the values described in local.properties.example.

Privacy and transparency

Elitegram is open source: its implementation can be inspected and independently audited. As a Telegram client, it communicates with Telegram infrastructure and with platform services enabled by the configured build, including push-notification services. Open source improves transparency, but it is not a guarantee that software is free from vulnerabilities.

Elitegram includes no project website analytics, tracking pixels, or cookies. See the privacy and transparency statement for details.

Official links

• Source: https://github.com/SkyBotsDeveloper/Elitegram
• Telegram channel: https://t.me/aboutelite
• Creator on Telegram: https://t.me/iflexsid
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/elite.sid

Creator

Created and maintained by Siddhartha Abhimanyu (@iflexsid, @elite.sid).

License and attribution

Elitegram is derived from Telegram for Android and is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2. See LICENSE. Upstream and third-party copyright, license, and source-file notices remain applicable. Project branding and statements of maintainership do not replace or diminish upstream authorship and attribution.