New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on November 24, 2021) follows:
Telegram is one of the most popular messaging services available right now. The privacy-centric messaging platform has more than 500 million users and is on the list of the top 10 most downloaded apps on the Google Play Store.
Some of the main features include the ability to use the app parallelly on multiple devices and send files with any size restrictions. The app gained massive popularity after WhatsApp changed it privacy policy earlier this year.
As is the case with any software, Telegram users do encounter some glitches while using the app like the broken notification badges on iOS devices.
With that being said, Telegram iOS users say that the ghost notifications issue that was reportedly fixed last year has resurfaced. The issue causes the affected users’ iOS devices to get flooded with Telegram notifications saying ‘You have a new message.’
Users say that they are sometimes getting hundreds of notifications when their devices are idle. Some say they tried disabling notifications using in-app settings but the option makes no difference.
With users receiving hundreds of blank notifications, the Telegram bug is making users really angry and frustrated. It is interesting to note that the issue popped up during the same time last year.
Thankfully, Telegram has acknowledged the bug and said that the developers are currently looking into ghost notifications. Unfortunately, they did not share any ETA on when the issue will be fixed.
As always, we will keep track of the developments on this one and update this space when a fix comes out.
Update 1 (December 10)
06:40 pm (IST): Telegram recommends users install the latest app version to see if the issue still persists.
We recently updated the Telegram app (Tuesday). Can you please check that you’re using the latest version? (Source)
Unfortunately, some users confirm (1, 2) that the bug is still present.
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