{"id":259102,"date":"2026-05-29T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/telegrams-finally-getting-an-official-wear-os-app-again\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:30:16","slug":"telegrams-finally-getting-an-official-wear-os-app-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/telegrams-finally-getting-an-official-wear-os-app-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram&#8217;s finally getting an official Wear OS app again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/telegram-wear-os-beta-3672776\/\">Telegram&#8217;s finally getting an official Wear OS app again<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/telegram-wear-os-beta-3672776\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/telegram-wear-os-beta-3672776\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-29 16:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telegram now offers a Wear OS version of its app again, after discontinuing the previous wearable app in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>The app is available to users signed up for Telegram\u2019s beta program.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re enrolled, you can download the Wear OS on the Play Store today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Telegram is back on Wear OS. After years of absence from Google\u2019s wearable platform, Telegram has released a new Wear OS app for beta users, and you can grab it now.<\/p>\n<p>As brought to our attention by SammyGuru, users enrolled in Telegram\u2019s beta program through the Play Store are now able to install an official wearable version of the messaging app that looks and works a lot like the full version.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The new wearable Telegram app preserves a lot of what people are used to in the full version, including chat backgrounds.\u00a0SammyGuru says that even large group chats are relatively easy to navigate, thanks to the app\u2019s clever condensed layout. Conversations also feature a prominent\u00a0Open on Phone button to so you can easily pick up where you were reading in the full version of the app.<\/p>\n<p>The previous Wear OS Telegram app was discontinued in 2021, leaving users to rely on Wear OS\u2019s generic notification functionality or third-party apps to keep on top of conversations on the go.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re enrolled in Telegram\u2019s beta program, you should see the option to install the Wear OS version of the app on the Play Store now. If you\u2019re not in the beta but you\u2019d like to be, you can enroll by scrolling to the bottom of Telegram\u2019s Play Store page and tapping\u00a0Join in the card about the app\u2019s beta program.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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