Frequently Asked Questions

Telephotos is a modern gallery interface built on top of the Telegram API. Instead of paying for expensive cloud providers like iCloud, Google Photos, or Dropbox, Telephotos lets you use your own private Telegram channels or Saved Messages to store unlimited photos securely. We provide a beautiful, fast interface to browse, organize, and upload your memories, while all the actual data remains safely encrypted on Telegram's servers. This ensures you keep full control over your precious files while enjoying a premium viewing experience.

Yes! Because we leverage the official Telegram API, your files are stored within your Telegram account. Telegram famously provides unlimited cloud storage for all users, up to 2GB per file (or 4GB for Premium users). We do not charge you for the data storage because we do not host your files. Our service acts purely as a dashboard or remote viewer for the files existing in your Telegram cloud.

No, we ensure highest quality retention. Unlike many other platforms that silently compress images to save space, when you upload through Telephotos as files, they are saved as raw documents on Telegram. This means the original resolution, metadata, and EXIF data of your photography is completely preserved. What you upload is exactly what you can download years later.

Absolutely not. Telephotos is built with a zero-knowledge architecture. All photos are stored directly in your personal Telegram space. We do not download, host, or mirror your images on our servers. Your data is protected by the same world-class encryption that Telegram uses for its private chats and secret channels. Our backend strictly pipes the data straight between you and Telegram without ever looking at the contents.

You have complete freedom to leave at any time without losing a single file. Since all media exists within your Telegram application, deleting or stopping your use of Telephotos has zero impact on your files. You can just open the official Telegram app on your phone or desktop, navigate to the channel you used as your photo album, and all your high-quality files will be right there.

Yes. In Telephotos, you organize your media using Telegram Channels. Each private channel acts as an album or a folder. You might create a channel named 'Europe Trip 2024' or 'Family Gatherings', and upload photos directly to it through Telephotos. Our dashboard then segregates these channels, letting you view and manage separate collections effortlessly.

Yes, an active Telegram account is required since all the backend storage operations happen through your account. When you log in to Telephotos, you authorize our app using your Telegram phone number, strictly for accessing your own storage.