O Telegram was suspended in Brazil last Wednesday (26) due to the failure to provide data on neo-Nazi groups to the Federal Police, making it difficult to investigate the attack on a school in Aracruz, where a 16-year-old youth killed four people. As a result, several Telegram users were prevented from using the application, but fortunately there is a way to regain access and remove the imposed ban.
How to set up a Proxy in Telegram and access the app again
To access Telegram again, the easiest way is to set up a Proxy in the application. For this tutorial, we will use Proxy servers of the type MTProto. This guide will also show you how to disable the Proxy, for when everything goes back to normal.
Necessary time: 3 minutes
-
Through your cell phone, in the browser application (Example: Chrome, Firefox), access this link. A question will appear if you want to access it with the Telegram app. Confirm by selecting “only once” or “set to always open”.
-
Select “Connect Proxy” in the Telegram app at the bottom right corner.
Necessary time: 3 minutes
-
Open the Telegram desktop app and open this link.
-
Click “Enable” to enable the proxy.
Done, now the MTProto Proxy will be configured!
How to know if Proxy is active in Telegram
To find out if the Proxy is active on Telegram, follow the step by step below:
Necessary time: 3 minutes
-
Access the top left menu and select “Settings”.
-
Tap “Data & Storage”.
-
Scroll down and select “Proxy Settings”.
-
Make sure the “use proxy” button is filled in. If it is, it means it is active.
Necessary time: 3 minutes
-
In Telegram for desktop (desktop), select the top menu in the left corner and click on “settings”.
-
Click “Advanced”.
-
Select “Connection Type”.
-
Make sure the “custom proxy” option is enabled. If so, just click “close”.
How to Disable Proxy in Telegram
Once Telegram is back to normal, as expected, you can deactivate the Proxy by following these steps:
Necessary time: 3 minutes
-
Access the top left menu and select “Settings”.
-
Tap “Data & Storage”.
-
Scroll down and select “Proxy Settings”.
-
Tap the “use proxy” button to disable (it will be empty).
Necessary time: 3 minutes
-
In Telegram for desktop (desktop), select the top menu in the left corner and click on “settings”.
-
Click “Advanced”.
-
Select “Connection Type”.
-
Click on “Disable Proxy”. Once done, select “close”.
What is a Proxy?
Proxy is a tool that acts as an intermediary between the user’s device (cell phone, computer, tablet, etc.) and the internet. Its function is to receive and “translate” the requests made by the application from your device and pass them on to the servers on the web. When the response is received by the server, the Proxy forwards the information to the person’s device. That is, basically the Proxy makes a bridge between you and the websites, applications, online services, allowing access to them.