How to Use Telegram's Chat Folders Feature
Conclusion: Telegram's Chat Folders feature allows users to manage chats more efficiently, supports customisable folders, and enhances the user experience.
Overview of Telegram's Chat Folders Feature
Telegram's official clients now support the Chat Folders feature. This feature is available for the following client versions:
- iOS/Android/macOS clients: Version ≥ 6.0
- Windows/macOS/Linux Desktop clients: Version ≥ 2.0
Features of Chat Folders
- Users can choose to include or exclude specific chats and chat types, allowing for flexible customisation and combination of folders.
- "Archived" chats cannot be added to folders.
- Each folder can contain up to 100 chats, an unlimited number of chats can be pinned within folders, but a maximum of 10 folders can be created.
Example Folder Setups:
- Includes "Groups": All joined groups are included (even archived ones).
- Includes "Channels": Archived channels are excluded.
- Includes "Groups": Archived and specific groups are excluded.
For further details, please visit the official blog: Telegram Chat Folders Blog
How to Set Up Chat Folders
- iOS/Android/macOS clients: Long press or right-click 'Chats', then select Settings → Folders to set them up. If you don't see the 'Folders' setting, please click this link to access folder settings.
Usage Tips
- iOS/Android clients: Long press a folder name to 'Edit Folder/Reorder/Delete'. You can switch between folders by swiping left or right on the chat list. Swipe down on the 'Chats' tab to access hidden 'Archived Chats', though archived chats cannot be accessed from within folders.
- iOS client gesture controls:
- Swipe right on a chat avatar: Mark as read/unread or pin/unpin.
- Swipe left on a chat entry: Enable/disable notifications, delete, or archive.
- Android client: Long press a chat in the chat list to archive it.
- macOS client: Use keyboard shortcuts Command+1/2/3/4... to switch folders. Right-click a folder name to 'Edit Folder/Reorder/Delete'.
- Desktop clients: Use keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+1/2/3/4... to switch folders. Right-click a folder name to 'Edit Folder/Delete'. Folders can be reordered by dragging them.
- The number on a folder indicates the number of chats with new activity, not the number of unread messages.
By making effective use of Telegram's Chat Folders feature, users can significantly improve chat management efficiency and enjoy a smoother communication experience.