howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-change-or-turn-off-telegram-notifications-on-android/ · Checked October 2026 · Google Pixel 10a, Android 17, Telegram 13.1.1

In this guide

Tap Notifications
Switch a chat type off, or tap it
Change the sound or previews
Turn off all Telegram notifications
Check it is off
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Open Telegram Settings, Notifications. Switch off Private Chats, Groups or Channels, or tap one to change its sound. To silence Telegram fully, switch off All Telegram notifications in the Pixel's app settings.

5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device: Android
Shown on: Google Pixel 10a, Android 17, Telegram 13.1.1
App: Telegram
Real screenshots: 5 of 5 steps
What we did: Performed: we made the change on our device and show the result
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 2 official, linked below

Step by step

Tap Notifications
Open Settings in Telegram. It is below Privacy & Security.
Done
Switch a chat type off, or tap it
Private Chats, Groups, Channels, Stories and Reactions each have a switch. Ours had Stories off.
Done
Change the sound or previews
In Private Chats: Show Message Previews, Sound (Default), More Options and Add Exception.
Done
Turn off all Telegram notifications
On the Pixel: Settings, Notifications, App notifications, Telegram. Switch off All Telegram notifications.
Done
Check it is off
Ours then said: You haven't allowed notifications from this app. We switched it on again.
Done

If you do not see this option

Help page says Notifications and Sounds? Telegram's FAQ still calls it Settings, Notifications and Sounds. On our Telegram 13.1.1 the row is just Notifications. Source: Notification problems
Page title says Connecting? Ours did while the Pixel had no connection: the title shows Connecting instead of Notifications. The switches still work.
Different phone, different path? Telegram says the Android setting can be called Importance or Behaviour depending on the phone. On our Pixel it is Settings, Notifications, App notifications. Source: Notification problems

If this does not work

No notifications at all? Telegram says to check notifications are on with Importance High, that the chat is not muted, that Google Play Services is installed, and that battery saving apps allow Telegram. On ours, Private Chats, More Options showed Priority Urgent. Source: Notification problems
Battery settings blocking it? On our Pixel with Android 17, Apps, Telegram, App battery usage has a single switch, Allow background usage, with no Optimized or Restricted choice. Ours was on: keep it on. Source: Notification problems
Xiaomi or Huawei phone? Telegram says their task killers block its notifications. Xiaomi: Security, Permissions, Autostart, then turn on Telegram. Huawei: Phone Manager, Protected Apps, add Telegram. Source: Notification problems