Telegram is a fantastic app/platform that easily can compete with WhatsApp. My big issue with it on Android is that notifications don't work. They apparently don't use Android's built in notification system  instead choosing to roll their own (as is the case with their encryption as well). While I'm all for innovation  the system simply doesn't work. While using this app  I missed over 60% of the message notifications  and wasn't aware I had received a message until I opened the app. Since this is a messaging app  that obviously won't do. If it weren't for this one problem  and they used a tried and proven encryption method  this would 100% be my go-to messaging app. I still love it  but the fact that notifications don't consistently work is unfortunately enough for me to not use the app.
April 11 2017