Help troubleshooting evidence — October 12, 2026

This public ledger backs the troubleshooting sections added on 2026-10-12 to App problems, Groups and channels and Add and manage accounts. Source links are pinned to the revisions reviewed on October 10 (iOS f42e2ad, Android 235be7c). A string in public source shows what the client can display; it does not prove that a given installed release shows it.

Page Statement Evidence
help/groups-and-channels.md Writing restricted by admins, sometimes until a date iOS strings:2812-2813 · Android strings:1531 · Android strings:1543
  Writing closed for everyone in the group iOS strings:2814
  Slow mode: one message per interval, next-send time shown iOS strings:4706-4707 · iOS strings:4713-4721 · Android strings:877
  Banned by an admin iOS strings:1631
  Account limited: only mutual contacts / restricted from public groups; @SpamBot iOS strings:1750 · iOS strings:3867 · Telegram spam FAQ · Telegram FAQ: non-contacts
  Telegram rules: another Telegram app shows the same restriction (restrictions kept per member) Telegram API: banned rights
  Join limit per account; higher for Telegram Premium Telegram API: client configuration (channels_limit_default, channels_limit_premium) · channels.joinChannel CHANNELS_TOO_MUCH
  Luckgram Premium is separate from Telegram Premium features/plans-and-rewards.md (“Luckgram Premium is separate from Telegram Premium”)
  App asks to leave some before joining; iOS lists the most inactive chats iOS strings:5179-5186 · Android strings:670 · Android strings:3941-3942
  Private group / expired invite link iOS strings:1630 · iOS strings:6308
  Approval-only groups: added once an admin approves iOS strings:7086-7094 · Android strings:5303
  Connecting… / Waiting for network status (also used on App problems) iOS strings:315-320 · Android strings:181-182
help/app-problems.md Report with platform, versions, steps help/support-and-source.md § Reporting a problem
  Reinstall: login code via Telegram on another device or SMS; two-step password Telegram FAQ: getting a code via Telegram · Telegram FAQ: two-step verification · iOS strings:426
  Cloud chats kept, secret chats lost on log-out; local data may not return Telegram FAQ: logging out · feature-not-visible.md at 4345c3b, lines 31-33 (now a link to this checklist)
  Unsupported message/story prompts refer to one item iOS strings:535 · iOS strings:3998-3999 · iOS strings:9595-9596 · Android strings:3901 · Android strings:6691
  Login “update to log in” comes from Telegram’s servers iOS strings:9426 · Authorization.swift:254 (UPDATE_APP_TO_LOGIN)
  iOS asks Telegram’s servers for an app update (every 12 hours) and shows the Luckgram Update screen AppUpdate.swift:37-48 · ApplicationContext.swift:588-598 · iOS strings:3591-3594 · help.getAppUpdate
  Update button opens App Store page; Skip unless required UpdateInfoController.swift:117-118 · UpdateInfoController.swift:134
  Official download page and latest APK getting-started/install.md § Android
  Notification checks: settings on, muted chats, system settings Telegram FAQ: notification problems
  All Accounts: notifications from every account or only the active one iOS strings:4258-4260 · NotificationsAndSoundsController.swift:534 · Android strings:2713-2715
  Power Saving: automatic below a battery level; autoplay, animations, effects Telegram: Power Saving · iOS strings:9082-9092 · Android strings:6156 · Android strings:6256-6268
  Android Keep-Alive Service and Background Connection Android strings:2497-2500 · NotificationsSettingsActivity.java:1021-1023
  Passcode Lock under Settings → Privacy and Security; Face ID/Touch ID/fingerprint unlock is an option of it iOS strings:1227-1233 · iOS strings:3123 · iOS strings:3136-3137 · Android strings:3124 · Android strings:3147 · Telegram FAQ: logging out
  Forgot passcode: delete (uninstall) and reinstall; secret chats lost iOS strings:3141-3142 · Android strings:3126 · Android strings:5525
  Wrong attempts make the app wait iOS strings:1257-1263
  Two-step password is asked at sign-in Telegram FAQ: two-step verification
getting-started/accounts.md One account on many devices at once; cloud chats sync Telegram FAQ: devices
  Code may arrive in Telegram on another device Telegram FAQ: getting a code via Telegram · iOS strings:426
  Devices / Active Sessions list iOS strings:1469 · iOS strings:5122 · Android strings:2351 · Android strings:3020
  Sign-up: number with no account → after confirming, name, photo, terms, new account Telegram API: sign in / sign up · iOS strings:15064-15070 · iOS strings:3332
  Mobile numbers only, no landlines; registration problems → Telegram form Telegram FAQ: login and SMS
  Re-created too many times: wait a few days iOS strings:2405

Fetched on 2026-10-12: telegram.org FAQ and spam FAQ, telegram.org/blog/power-saving, core.telegram.org/api/config, /api/rights, /api/auth, /method/channels.joinChannel and /method/help.getAppUpdate.

Fix round (product tier review, 2026-10-12)

Page Statement Evidence
help/app-problems.md A reinstall means signing in to each account again, including Double Bottom accounts features/privacy.md § Double Bottom (hidden accounts are signed-in Telegram accounts) · iOS strings:3141-3142
  Back up or export accounts first; menu Luckgram Settings → Accounts (iCloud Backup, Import from iCloud, Import from File, Export as File), all gated to iOS 15+ (NiceLocalizable.strings:237-242, LuckgramSettingsController.swift:616-618); Android import/export (label in a private module); a locked app cannot export; Import from iCloud only if iCloud Backup was on before LuckgramSettingsController.swift:474-532 · AccountsExportHelper.kt · dataroom feature record sessions-backup (how_to) · accounts.md § Back up, import, or export accounts
  Bought or imported accounts may use a number you do not control; contact support before deleting; no sign-out as generic repair accounts.md § Telegram Sessions and Account Shop (“Do not delete sessions or sign out as a generic repair”) · scenario SCR-011 · Account-shop announcement
  Didn’t get the code? → Get the code via SMS iOS strings:427 · iOS strings:3874
  Forgotten two-step password: recovery email Telegram FAQ: two-step verification
  APK only for devices without Google Play getting-started/install.md:18-20 (“When Google Play is unavailable …”)
  The APK has the same package as the Play app, so Android may refuse to install it over the store version Release 1.61.0 app.apk: aapt2 dump badging → package: name='app.luckgram' versionCode='2259' versionName='1.61.0' (checked 2026-10-12); Play listing id app.luckgram; Android: app signing, App upgrade
  Same account in Telegram and Luckgram on one phone: two signed-in devices, both can notify Telegram FAQ: devices · Telegram FAQ: getting a code via Telegram (“a different app on the same device”)
  Power Usage is the Android label Android strings:6156 · ProfileActivity.java:14033
help/groups-and-channels.md Not joined: the message field shows Join / Join Group iOS strings:1626 · iOS strings:7648 · Android strings:522
getting-started/accounts.md Telegram may ask for an email address at sign-up iOS strings:8117-8121 · Telegram API: email verification
  On an account bought through Account Shop, contact support first if unsure before ending sessions (the shop owner confirms current client behaviour) accounts.md § Telegram Sessions and Account Shop · scenario SCR-011
getting-started/availability.md Former wallet and dApps: no longer offered on any platform features/wallet.md · docs/brand/facts.md (wallet financial functions retired) · Wallet update

Lost phone or SIM card (W4-P2, 2026-10-12)

Backs I lost my phone or SIM card (dataroom gap GAP-03). Telegram FAQ fetched on 2026-10-12.

Page Statement Evidence
getting-started/accounts.md The phone number identifies the account; without the number or another signed-in device no one can restore it Telegram FAQ: my phone was stolen (“the phone number is the only way for us to identify a Telegram user … we can’t help you unless you have access either to the phone number or to Telegram itself on any of your devices”) · support-and-source.md (never share login codes or recovery material)
  From another device: turn on Two-Step Verification in Settings → Privacy and Security, end the lost phone’s session under Settings → Devices (or Active Sessions), have the operator block the SIM and reissue the number Telegram FAQ: I have access to Telegram on another device · iOS strings:953 · iOS strings:1367 · iOS strings:1469 · iOS strings:5122 · Android strings:3593 · Android strings:3425 · Android strings:2351 · Android strings:3020
  No other device: new SIM with the same number first, then sign in and end the old session Telegram FAQ: I don’t have access to Telegram on any other devices
  Code via Telegram on other devices; otherwise Didn’t get the code? → SMS Telegram FAQ: getting a code via Telegram · iOS strings:426-427 · iOS strings:3874 · Android strings:52-53
  Forgotten two-step password: the recovery email resets it Telegram FAQ: two-step verification · iOS strings:3849 · iOS strings:6759
  Bought or imported accounts may use a number you do not control; support first accounts.md § Telegram Sessions and Account Shop · scenario SCR-011
  Inactive accounts are deleted after the “If Away For” period in Privacy and Security Telegram FAQ: account self-destruction · iOS strings:981-983 · Android strings:3673 · Android strings:3679
  Change Number: Settings → tap your phone number → Change Number; keep a number you control Telegram FAQ: how do I change my phone number · Telegram FAQ: getting a code via Telegram (warning) · iOS strings:1041-1045 · Android strings:2736