Telegram is back on the Apple App Store. Hours after the app was made unavailable globally on the platform, users can once again download it on their iPhones. Following the restoration, Telegram claimed that reports of its demise were greatly exaggerated.

Apple has removed the messaging app Telegram from its App Store globally. As of early 4 August 2026, searches for Telegram return no results across Apple’s App Store in all tested regions. Official App Store pages for the app are returning 404 errors. Existing installations on users’ devices continue to function, but new downloads are…