Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular Telegram messenger, spoke about the reason for the massive failure of the service.
According to him, the main problem is related to a power outage in the server cluster. He wrote about this on his microblog on Twitter, emphasizing that work is now underway to eliminate this.
“A lot depends on when the data center provider will fix the equipment,” Durov concluded.
Earlier it was reported that the Telegram messenger stopped working in most countries of the world, including Russia.
Later, the Downdetector service confirmed problems with the messenger. According to them, the failure occurred at approximately 11:00 Moscow time. At the same time, the most requests about failures in the messenger’s operation come from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Kyiv and Minsk. In addition, Telegram does not work in Italy, Spain, France, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Iran and many other countries.
Telegram is a cross-platform messenger that allows you to exchange messages and media files of many formats.
A proprietary closed-source server part is used, running on the facilities of several US and German companies, financed by Pavel Durov in the amount of about $13 million annually, and several open source clients, including those under the GNU GPL license.
The number of monthly active users of the service as of the end of March 2018 is more than 200 million people.
According to the Romir research holding, on average, Telegram users in Russia spend 10-11 minutes a day on it. The largest share of users is among Russians aged 18-24 years. In Moscow, Telegram is twice as popular as in Russia as a whole, especially among audiences between 35 and 44 years old.
Communicating in Telegram We don’t think about time, but sometimes problems may arise in the messenger, the solution to which you may not know. Today we suggest that you familiarize yourself with all the possible causes of Telegram failure:
- Device problems
- Blocking Telegrams in the Russian Federation
- Wifi connection failure
- Problems using various functions within the messenger.
- Errors when working in Telegram from a PC (TelegramDesktop), from your phone (Android,IPhone), as well as in the web Telegram online.
Let's look at each type of problem a little bit.
Can't log into Telegram
It happens, it happens that a user purchased a phone and immediately wanted to download Telegram. After installing the free messenger application, it turned out to not work, although it was downloaded from the official (licensed) website. This is because Telegram messenger is limited in use on phones with Android OS with a version less than 3.0. We advise you to review the characteristics of your smartphone and the kernel version.
Problems with Telegram blocking.
At the beginning of 2018, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation succeeded in blocking the Telegram messenger, and all because the director of the company (Pavel Durov) did not cooperate with the FSB and maintained user confidentiality. Not only Telegram, but also popular servers (Amazon, Facebookk and others). This did not stop users; literally the next day we presented you with a web version Telegram online with a built-in proxy server that flawlessly bypasses all types of access restrictions.
How to bypass Telegram blocking
- Using one or more proxy servers in the Telegram application. You can enable the function by going to the application settings.
- VPN (VPN) – a special application that changes your IP. In this case, you are hiding from federal services by pretending, for example, to be a resident of Brazil.
- Once you download browsers with a built-in VPN service, they will constantly change your IP address, so that no one can identify you.
- Usage web versions messenger. Allows you to bypass blocking without VPN and proxy, and also without special browsers. You can communicate without interference in any browser by clicking on the link
Incorrectly installed version of the program
By downloading Telegram not from the official website, you are at risk of being a victim of scammers, as well as various glitches and problems in the operation of the messenger:
- Refusal to launch the application.
- After opening the messenger, I can’t log in to Telegram.
- When working in the messenger, most functions and requests take a long time, which in turn causes application glitches and crashes.
All this can be prevented free messenger or using
Users of the Telegram messenger were seriously concerned about a glitch in its operation that occurred on the morning of Thursday, March 29. The company wrote that there are problems with the messenger not only in Russia, but also in the CIS and the Middle East, and promised to quickly sort out the problem. In the meantime, people are trying to save the messenger with the help of plantain and beg the creator Pavel Durov to return Telegram to them with their favorite stickers. After all, without it, many do not know how to communicate with people.
On Thursday, March 29, the Telegram messenger stopped responding to user requests at approximately 11 a.m. Moscow time. For some, messages were not sent, for others, Telegram did not start at all, and its window on the computer looked like this.
When some Telegram channels tried to change their photo, a notification about its change was posted in the channel several times by itself.
Young KGB man
Telegram, @oldLentach, I thought you were leaving.
Many immediately took to Twitter to check if this was a common problem. This is what people do almost always when some other social network fails, for example
jesus_coin
Is there something wrong with my connection or is telegram down for everyone?It turned out that indeed, the messenger does not work for many people. The official Telegram Twitter account admitted that there are problems, and not only among Russian users, and promised to sort them out as soon as possible.
Telegram Messenger
Our users in Europe, the Middle East and CIS countries are experiencing problems connecting to the application. We are looking into what happened and hope to get it fixed soon.And a little later, Pavel Durov himself wrote in his official account that the failure was due to a power outage.
Pavel Durov
The outages in Europe are due to a power outage in the Telegram server cluster. We are trying to fix the problem on our end, but a lot depends on when the data center provider will restore power.During the Telegram outage, people suddenly realized how dear it was to them.
Dima Taletsky
Only when she gives birth can a woman at least approximately understand the torment that I experience when the telegram breaks.Alaina
Telegram has been down for ten minutes. Loneliness became my husband. I draw what my favorite stickers looked like, so as not to forget, to preserve for posterity at least a pale shadow of that splendor. I hope everything is fine with my friends, life has torn us apart...Plushev
Telegram has taken off in Europe and the Middle East. I experience anxiety and fear, a feeling of loneliness, irritability increases, and my eye twitches.After all, you can use it to perform so many different tasks.
Mi4
Give me back my telegram!I need to go get my bookmarks!
Hlopa
What, everything is telegram? How can I continue to communicate with people? How can I communicate with my family?Vasya Rybka
I wonder how many advanced editors are currently at a standstill?Twitter users, not yet aware of the power outages, suggested that perhaps the application was blocked by Roskomnadzor, which on March 20 gave Telegram 15 days to transfer the encryption keys to the FSB, otherwise the application could be blocked. Durov refused to hand over the keys, but it is still too early for Roskomnadzor to block the application.
But there were other versions.
Tagir Mukataev
TELEGRAM CHECKS EVERYONE FOR DEGENERATION. LET'S LOOK WHO MOVED TO THE WHATS APP.#Telegramlive #Telegram
Let's remember what happened. Telegram refused to provide Roskomnadzor with keys to decrypt messages. Pavel Durov, the creator of the messenger, refused to open the door to user correspondence for the FSB, and after that the Tagansky court decided to block Telegram. On April 16 last year, the blocking of providers began. As the cyber war progressed, millions of websites and companies were affected. Several million IP addresses were blocked, including those belonging to Amazon and Google. But Telegram works and resists.
While in There was an active discussion of news on the network, and it became increasingly difficult to use the service. Many don't could go to Telegram, but Fortunately, instructions for bypass the blocking. When with this more or less sorted it out, the problem became less- now, no Only certain channels work or there are specific problems with sending messages. The following ways will allow you to stay in Telegram and receive news from favorite channels, even if the application is not will be available in App Store and Google Play. A few simple manipulations- and you you can quickly return to favorite messenger.
How to bypass Telegram blocking on Android and iPhone
SOCKS5 protocol
Until recently, this method was only available on Windows, but now you can use it to bypass Telegram blocking on your smartphone. To do this, you need to open “Settings” in the application itself and click on “Data and Storage”. After this, you need to go to “Proxy” and select SOCKS5.
After this, all you need to do to bypass the Telegram block on your phone is to enter data in the Server and Port fields.
IP address and port select on websites of available proxy servers:
This option is available now for Windows, Android and iOS.
VPN
This method will not provide anonymity, but will allow you to connect to blocked IP addresses. To bypass Telegram blocking on iPhone, just install the special application Windscribe VPN and Browsec VPN.
Setting up the connection is simple. Click the “Connect” button - and now you are already using a server from another country!
On Windows Phone (Nokia Lumia and others), you can bypass the blocking using the paid application hide.me VPN.
How to bypass telegram blocking on PC
If you use Telegram on a computer or laptop, you can install the following applications to bypass the blocking:
There is also one free service, Vee Security , which provides settings for proxy servers.
Well, if using Telegram is not a fundamental issue for you, you can find a good alternative among other messengers.
Despite the fact that the popular Telegram messenger was banned on the territory of the Russian Federation by Roskomnadzor, this does not stop users from continuing to work with it. After all, it has a number of features that are not found in other popular instant messengers (Viber or WhatsApp, for example).
Even when it comes to transferring media files, Telegram gives everyone a head start, because only through it (I’m now comparing it with popular instant messengers!) can you transfer video in the original size, of any duration in the original resolution. Telegram also has such a feature as creating your own channel. Channels allow you to publish posts on a topic specified by your channel, gain subscribers (because public channels are easy to find through a telegram search) and ultimately make money from it!
The creation of a telegram channel (via a mobile application) was discussed
In this article I will tell you how to install Telegram and run it on your computer, since problems may arise with this. Why on a computer? Yes, because it’s more convenient to use it there, as a rule, especially when working with channels :)
After this messenger was blocked in the Russian Federation, users should have had problems accessing this application and the Telegram website itself. But in fact, not everyone notices problems; for some users, Telegram worked without the need to bypass the protection, and continues to work. But problems with access to the site have been observed and continue to exist to this day throughout the Russian Federation, and therefore, in order to download Telegram from the official site, you need to bypass the protection.
Download, install and Telegram messenger on PC
We will download Telegram from the official website. But if you work in the Russian Federation, then the site will not open for you due to blocking by Roskomnadzor. You can bypass the blocking in different ways, for example, using a proxy server or VPN access. A convenient way to bypass the blocking is described (using VPN access through the Windscribe service).
On the page that opens, go down a little and click on the link “Telegram for PC/Mac/Linux”.
On the next page, click “Get Telegram for Windows” and the installation file will begin downloading to your computer.
This is a full version for computer. We will consider this one. There is also a portable version, which differs in that it does not need to be installed on your computer. But such versions are not always convenient; they do not always have a complete set of settings. If you want, you can download and try to use it.
After downloading the file, try turning off your VPN and continue working without it. It should work. If Telegram does not start and gives a connection error, then just start the VPN again.
Open the downloaded file to begin the installation. The file name will be “tsetup.1.3.10.exe”.
There is no need to change anything in the first 3 installation windows. Just click "OK" and "Next". There you select the language, installation folder and folder in the start menu, which are best left standard.
Next, in the next window, check the box “Create an icon on the desktop” if it was initially disabled and click “Next”. This is so that they can launch Telegram from the desktop, and not look elsewhere. If anything happens, you can always remove the icon.
In the penultimate window, click “Install”.
After installation is complete, check the “Launch Telegram” option and click “Finish”.
The installation is complete and Telegram should start automatically.
If this does not happen, launch it manually via the desktop icon.
In the launch window there will be an opportunity to switch to the Russian-language interface, because initially Telegram will work with English. Click “Continue in Russian” and then in the same window click “Start communication”.
Now you need to indicate the phone number to which you are registering your Telegram account and confirm it. Without this, you won't be able to use the messenger.
If you have already been previously registered in Telegram, then just indicate here the number for which you registered and you will immediately be taken to your existing account. If you do not have an account, you will need to go through the registration procedure.
Select the country of your mobile operator at the top and enter your phone number below, then click “Continue”.
Please note that you do not need to enter a country code, for example, “+7”, it will be indicated automatically!
An SMS with a confirmation code like this will be sent to the specified number:
Enter this code in the currently open Telegram window and click “Continue”.
So, if you have already registered before, the program window will now immediately open with your existing chats and contacts. Example:
Select a photo from your computer, then you need to adjust the displayed area (crop the photo as you need) and click “Save”.
Now that the first name, last name and avatar are set, click “Register” in the same window.
All is ready! Telegram will be automatically opened and you can start using it:
I repeat, if suddenly Telegram does not connect to the Internet through your main home or mobile Internet, then use a VPN connection!
Conclusion
In fact, bypassing the blocking in order to install Telegram and use it, as you probably already understood, is not at all difficult. There are, of course, other ways to bypass blocking, for example, through the VPN extension in the browser, through proxy servers, through other VPN services... But the point is that no matter how blocked, useful services will continue to be used no matter what! :)
Do you use Telegram from your computer? How did you bypass the protection, please share :)
Have a nice day! :)
