Telegram FZ-LLC · Telegram X is a messaging app that focuses on faster performance and early experimental features.
This mobile application is an instant messaging client, identified as a variant or fork of the Telegram protocol (based on the "thunderdog" package identifier). The application facilitates real-time communication through a phone-number-based authentication system and incorporates advanced network configuration tools, including HTTP proxy support and TCP tunneling, to ensure connectivity across diverse network environments.
Written from a FlyTrap agent exploring the app on a real device, not from the store listing. It covers only the screens that run reached, so anything behind a login, paywall or region lock is absent.
6 SDKs found across 6 categories. Click any SDK to see every other app that uses it.
58 permissions requested at runtime. Colors reflect platform sensitivity tier.
Take pictures and record video.
Access exact location via GPS, cell, and Wi-Fi.
Access approximate location (network-based).
Access location while the app is in the background.
Read files from shared external storage. Replaced by READ_MEDIA_* on Android 13+.
Write files to shared external storage. No-op for apps targeting Android 11+.
Record audio from the microphone.
Read the user's contacts data.
Modify the current configuration (locale, etc.).
Read phone state, network info, and the device's phone number.
Post notifications to the system.
Read image files from shared storage.
Read video files from shared storage.
Read audio files from shared storage.
Read the list of accounts known to the device.
Open network sockets.
Read connectivity information.
Modify global audio settings.
Keep the device awake.
Control the vibrator.
Authenticate using fingerprint hardware.
Authenticate using biometric hardware.
Run a foreground service.
Required for foreground services of type location.
Required for foreground services of type mediaPlayback.
Required for foreground services of type phoneCall.
Required for foreground services of type microphone.
Receive the BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast.
Draw windows on top of other apps. Granted from system settings.
Modify system settings. Granted from system settings.
Connect to paired Bluetooth devices on Android 11 and below.
Request installation of APK packages. Granted per-source from system settings.
Read account sync settings.
Write account sync settings.
Act as the AccountAuthenticator for the AccountManager.
What FlyTrap detected inside Telegram X.
This mobile application is an instant messaging client, identified as a variant or fork of the Telegram protocol (based on the "thunderdog" package identifier). The application facilitates real-time communication through a phone-number-based authentication system and incorporates advanced network configuration tools, including HTTP proxy support and TCP tunneling, to ensure connectivity across diverse network environments. This comes from a FlyTrap agent exploring the app on a real device, so it covers only the screens that run reached.
Telegram X by Telegram FZ-LLC is built with Native Android. FlyTrap determined this by analyzing the app's compiled binary, not from anything the developer published.
FlyTrap detected 6 third-party SDKs inside Telegram X, including Firebase Cloud Messaging, Google Play Integrity and ML Kit Barcode Scanning. They span areas such as Push Notifications, Anti-Abuse, Machine Learning and Analytics. The full list, grouped by category, is on this page.
Telegram X requests 58 permissions. 15 of these are sensitive, such as Camera, Precise location and Approximate location. Each is listed above with its platform sensitivity tier.
FlyTrap reports what an app contains, it does not issue a safety verdict. Telegram X requests 58 permissions (15 sensitive) and bundles 6 third-party SDKs. Reviewing those alongside the developer helps you decide what you are comfortable granting.
The version FlyTrap analyzed targets Android.
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