Key facts
- Telegram's messaging app was removed from Apple's App Store worldwide.
- The removal prevented new downloads and reinstalls on iPhones and iPads.
- Existing installations of Telegram continued to function normally.
- Neither Apple nor Telegram provided an official explanation for the app's disappearance.
- Telegram announced on Monday that its app had been restored on the App Store.
Telegram's messaging application has been restored on Apple's App Store globally after a period of unavailability that prevented new downloads and reinstalls on iPhones and iPads. The company announced on Monday that the app was back on the store and should soon be accessible to all users. During the outage, users attempting to find the app on the App Store encountered messages indicating it was unavailable or that the page could not be found. Existing installations of Telegram remained fully functional, allowing users to continue sending messages and accessing chats without interruption. Neither Apple nor Telegram has publicly offered an explanation for the removal, leaving the reasons for the app's temporary disappearance unclear. Independent monitoring services reported that Telegram's official listing was inaccessible across all monitored App Store storefronts. This is not the first time Telegram has been removed from Apple's marketplace; a similar temporary removal occurred in 2018 over concerns about illegal content, with the app being reinstated after content moderation measures were introduced.