Before the telegraph, Pigeons ruled the messaging industry. Today, a little pigeon lives on your watch, bringing your messages across Telegram.
That little pigeon, is none other than this app!
Pigeon is a Telegram messaging client, built just for the Apple Watch platform.
WORKS BY ITSELF
Pigeon runs directly on your Watch, without a companion iPhone app, so that if you have a cellular plan, you can chat anytime, anywhere, with just the watch alone.
PRIVACY FOCUSED
Messages are communicated and received via Telegram’s official API, TDLib, to ensure the same level of secure communications, expected of the Telegram platform.
None of your personal information is collected, so that you can chat with confidence.
FORMATTED MESSAGES
Pigeon receives not just plain old text messages. Formatted messages such as those with bolded, italics, underlined or strikethrough are presented as your friend had intended.
SUPPORTED MESSAGE TYPES
Pigeon also shows you the GIFs, stickers, photos, videos, contacts, location, voice and video notes, as well as documents* that your friend or channel had sent, while also allowing you to send* text, GIF, stickers, voice, photo^ and location^ messages to your friends too!
You can even zoom in on the photos, and interact with the polls and quizzes!
Currently supported document types includes png, jpeg, pdf, mp4, txt, rtf, md, gpx^ and more.
DYNAMIC TYPE
The interface scales according to your Dynamic Type settings, to better fit your needs!
SIMPLE SIGN IN
Signing in, is just 2 or 3 simple steps.
1. Using the official Telegram app, scan the QR code displayed on the watch.
2. If you have enabled Two-Step Verification, you will have to enter your password. Otherwise, you’re in!
Alternatively, you may also sign in via your phone number, if it isn’t convenient for you to scan a QR code.
TOPICS^
Pigeon supports topics in group chats, for better chat organisation.
REACTIONS, REPLIES AND DELETE
You can also send* reactions, reply to, forward messages, or even delete them, directly in the app! You can also edit your messages. Long-press on any message to view these options.
CHANNEL COMMENTS^
View and interact with other commentators in a channel
WEB LINK PREVIEWS
Did your friend send you a link? View it in app.
NOTIFICATIONS
Receive notifications with image, sticker or voice attachments^*, and reply* directly, without the need of your iPhone nearby!
You can also mute chats directly in the app!
FOLDER SUPPORT
If you prefer to arrange your chats on the official Telegram app via folders, Pigeon can sync and filter accordingly too!
START NEW CHATS^
You can start new chat conversations from your synced contacts, directly from Pigeon.
SIRI AND SHORTCUTS^
Send Telegram messages using your voice via Siri.
SEARCH
Search for contacts and public groups and channels directly in app.
PARENTAL CONTROLS^
Restrict certain functionality if deemed unsuitable for the user.
MORE FEATURES FOR THE FUTURE
Pigeon is in active development, with more features to come, in future.
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*Some features requires an active subscription.
With a subscription, you would be able to go to the next page of the chat list, view older messages, send messages, reactions and replies, future feature updates, as well as to support the development efforts to keep Pigeon going!
^Feature requires watchOS 10 and above.
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Pigeon is not affiliated, associated, endorsed by, or in any way connected to Telegram Messenger.
Note: In order to use the app without an iPhone in close proximity, an active and direct cellular or Wi-Fi connection is required for the Apple Watch.
Privacy Policy: https://pigeonwatch.app/privacy
Terms (Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Documentation: https://support.pigeonwatch.app/notes
Finally my watch not only useless fitness tracker, but autonomous device usable without iphone connected
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Developer Response
Hi, There was a server-side issue that was resolved recently. Please check again if you're still experiencing connectivity issues. If issues still persisted, please send me an email: vincent-neo (at) outlook.sg(replace (at) with @)
This release of Pigeon introduces bug fixes and new features:
- The GIF provider used in Pigeon has been changed to KLIPY. This is because our current GIF provider, Tenor, will shut down in June 2026.
- Fixed a crash that is triggered by specific message text rendering.
- Fixed a bug that causes incorrect displays of messages that belongs to other chats.
- Fixed other minor bugs.
- Condensed message box text will now truncate into an icon, if there is not enough space.
- Video Stickers (WebM-based stickers) are now partially supported in Pigeon, allowing you to view these stickers as static image stickers. The first frame of the video sticker will be shown.
- Gift messages are now rendered in Pigeon.
- AI-translated Japanese and Korean localisations are now available.
Follow our Telegram channel at https://t.me/pigeonwatch for the latest news and updates or join our chat group https://t.me/pigeonwatchtalk to chat with other Pigeon users and its developer!
Thank you for using Pigeon!
Version 1.8.2
The developer, Vincent Neo, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
This app has an age rating of 4+ with content restrictions. Some content may be rated higher, but access is managed by the developer through in-app controls.