The armature: a chat list, DMs, and groups.
Telegram's shape — DMs, groups, a threaded chat list — on Signal's serverless guts. No cloud, no phone numbers, every message E2E over the mesh. The beacon is still home; messages are one tap in.
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t@ngo+ new
▸ MESSAGES
R3
ROMEO‑3 ◉ verified
on my way to the man — 10 min
7
CAMP DUSTFISH
KILO: bring goggles, dust incoming
J9
JULIET‑9 △ unverified
you around? code‑join, not scanned
4
DEEP PLAYA CREW
NOV: sunrise set, 6am, 4:00 & G
S2
SIERRA‑2 ◉ verified
tango’d ✓ — thread open
chat list · dms + groups
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R3
ROMEO‑3
◉ verified · disappearing 24h
◇ secure thread · keys verified in person
dust storm just rolled through 9 o’clock. you good?
all good, tied down the shade. you still at center camp?
on my way to the man — 10 min
cutting over now — find you by the left leg
dm thread
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7
CAMP DUSTFISH
7 members · sender‑keys · E2E
◇ you created this group · 7 keys distributed
KILO‑4
bring goggles, dust incoming from the westNOVEMBER‑1
coffee’s on at our camp till noonadding FOXTROT‑6, they just locked in
▸ TANGO added FOXTROT‑6
FOXTROT‑6
found you. what’s the camp address?group thread
t@ngocancel
▸ NEW GROUP
Group name
CAMP DUSTFISH
Add from locked contacts
✓
ROMEO‑3
◉ verified in person
✓
KILO‑4
◉ verified in person
SIERRA‑2
◉ verified in person
✓
NOVEMBER‑1
◉ verified in person
FOXTROT‑6
◉ verified in person
Only locked contacts can be added — their keys are already verified.
Pick at least one contact first.
new group
t@ngo · Telegram’s armature, Signal’s guts