Users opening any chat with an emoji reaction immediately experience a "hard crush"—the app closes instantly. 10:45 AM: The Global Outage
If Telegram keeps closing or freezing, try these steps in order: Update the App : Check the Google Play Store Apple App Store
Most "crush bugs" trigger because the app automatically tries to download and preview the malicious content. Go to > Data and Storage . crush+bug+telegram+upd
For Android root users or advanced iOS users (via iMazing):
But something else feels weird. Sometimes, when you open the chat, the status flicks on and off like a faulty light bulb. Other times, you get a notification of a new message from them — but when you open Telegram, there's nothing there. Just the ghost of a typing indicator that never leads to words. Users opening any chat with an emoji reaction
This paper explains the Crush bug affecting Telegram on Android (crash or forced app termination triggered by specific messages or media). It summarizes likely causes, step-by-step investigation techniques, reproducible test cases, mitigation strategies for users and developers, and recommended secure-release practices. Target audience: security engineers, mobile developers, QA teams, and privacy-conscious users.
: If you can access the menu briefly, go to Settings →right arrow Data and Storage →right arrow Storage Usage →right arrow Clear Entire Cache . 3. Deploy Telegram Web as a Temporary Bridge For Android root users or advanced iOS users
(e.g., telling your crush something via Telegram but encountering a bug):
: Occasionally, special unicode characters or corrupted text blocks copied from external AI tools like ChatGPT can break text input rendering, crashing the app upon pasting or right-clicking.
Result? The app doesn’t just lag—it . The screen goes white, the phone heats up, and the OS prompts you to “Close App” or “Wait.”
The update rewrites the rmalloc function used in the tg_ui_cpp layer. Previously, fragmented memory blocks led to a buffer overflow. The new update introduces a specifically for the chat list cache, preventing the "Crush" when loading groups with 50,000+ members.
