"Telegram" is a convenient and popular instant messenger for computers and phones, with only one drawback: it does not have the Russian language. But this seems to be a problem only at first glance. In this article, we will tell you how to translate "Telegram" into Russian on a computer.
Please note that the methods described below are primarily suitable for PC. Methods for smartphones are not very different, but still have their own specifics.
Windows
The developers of the program did not include the Russian language in the list of available localizations in the settings, but they write on the official website how to translate "Telegram" into Russian on a computer.
Follow this instruction:
- run the program;
- go to the contact search bar (top field);
- type (or copy from here) telerobot;
- "Telegram" will find the bot - click on it;
- if you entered your name correctly,chat will open;
- command to the bot - send him a message in the chat with the text locate tdesktop;
- reply in just a couple of seconds you will receive a file, save it to your computer in any folder that is convenient for you to find;
- go to Settings in the main menu;
- hold down the key combination Shift+Alt and click on Change Language ("Change language");
- a window will open with a file selection - go to the folder where you saved the file sent by the bot and select it;
- when a window appears asking if you want to install a new language, click Ok.
Russification completed. You may need to restart the program.
Important! When updating Telegram and installing new versions, repeat all the steps according to the instructions, because due to amendments in the code of the program, the localization settings of another version may not work correctly.
By the way! You can use another bot, RusLangBot and another locale windows command. There is no difference between them.
Mac
How to translate "Telegram" into Russian on a computer if you have an "apple" operating system? The instruction is similar to the one described above, however, with the only amendment: use the locate osx command for the bot.
Linux
The problem of how to translate "Telegram" into Russian on a computer with Linux is that in the version of the program for this OS, the bot from the contact search is usually not found (althoughattempt is not torture). If the bot is found, follow the instructions from Windows and send it the command locale tdesktop RU.
If the bot was not found, go to the official website of "Telegram" and go to the page with localization files. Select Russian, download directly or click "Get from bot". By the way, you can download the file for both Windows and Mac in the same way.
The second problem with Linux with "Telegram" is that in some distribution versions the Shift+Alt key combination, which calls the "Change language" menu function, does not work. To solve this, go to settings and type loadlang.
Interesting! The loadlang hack works on both Windows and Mac, although there is no reason to use it.
Online version
Unfortunately, the online version of the messenger cannot be Russified. When trying to open a localization file, the program gives an error.
Alternative ways
All the above methods of how to translate "Telegram" into Russian on a computer are official and proven. However, there are also ways of Russification from third-party developers in the form of programs with a name similar to the original messenger. Their use is not recommended, as software from unknown sources often contains malicious code and can easily turn out to be a virus.
