How to Search Telegram on iPhone or iPad

Searching All of Telegram

Open Telegram on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the blue icon with a white paper airplane. You’ll usually find it on the home screen. Use this method to search Telegram for channels, groups, messages, and users with whom you're not already connected. To search for one of your contacts, see Searching Your Contacts instead.

Tap the Chats tab. It’s at the bottom of the screen.

Tap the search bar. It’s at the top of the screen. If you don’t see the search bar, swipe down the screen to make it appear.

Enter your search criteria. You can use this search bar to search for messages you’ve sent or receive, group names, channels, or anything else on Telegram. A list of matching results will appear. For example, if you want to find a new funny channel, you may type funny into the search bar. The search will return results for groups, channels, and users with the word “funny” in their names.

Searching Your Contacts

Open Telegram on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the blue icon with a white paper airplane. You’ll usually find it on the home screen. This method will help you search your own contacts. To find users with whom you’re not already connected, see Searching All of Telegram instead.

Tap the Contacts tab. It’s at the bottom-left corner of the screen. A list of your contacts will appear.

Tap the search bar. It’s at the top of your contacts list.

Type a contact’s name. A list of matching results will appear.