Telegram channels and chats sit side by side. You open the messenger to read a publication and end up staying in the conversation. There is a way to separate them and move the channels into another app — into Readine. There, public channels sit alongside RSS, YouTube and Substack, and you never have to open Telegram.
First you open a channel for publications — news, announcements, articles, roundups or the author’s notes. But in the linked chat a live discussion is already going on: people comment, argue, ask questions, swap stories. Nearby are work chats with colleagues, personal messages from friends and family, and group chats. In the end the conversations take the time you set aside for reading. You open a channel — you get stuck in a chat. You open a chat — you forget why you came.
That’s why you want to separate content from chatter — read Telegram channels on their own, and leave the messenger for conversations.
So you have to look for workarounds. For example, via RSS-Bridge. But it requires its own server, which has to be set up and kept on all the time.
To add a channel, paste its name — the part of the link after t.me/s/. Readine then fetches new publications from the channel and adds them to the feed. Public channels are read without a Telegram account.
Private channels and chats are supported for an extra fee and need your account and your access to them.
Text and images are displayed in the app. Video is shown as a preview with a link to the original.
Telegram channels probably aren’t all you follow. Readine reads RSS feeds, YouTube channels, Substack, Boosty, Fanbox, Patreon and Sponsr. The password-protected feeds module is what unlocks paid sources. Instead of five apps there is one.
Adding a source is step-by-step: choose the type and fill in the fields. Once added, Readine checks the source on a schedule. Publications come through in full, with images.
Q: Won’t all publications make it into the app?
A: Publications from public channels arrive in full; private ones need the password-protected feeds module. If the author deletes a publication before Readine saves it, it will not be in the app.
Q: Do I need to set up RSS-Bridge or my own server?
A: No, RSS-Bridge is not needed. Just add a source — Readine fetches the publications for you.
Q: What about video?
A: Video from Telegram is displayed as a preview with a link to the original. It plays in Telegram or your browser.
Q: Why pay if there is a free RSS-Bridge?
A: RSS-Bridge needs its own server and updates, and it can break when the Telegram protocol version changes. Readine does that work for you.
Q: How fast do new publications appear?
A: Readine checks sources on a schedule. You can set the frequency, and faster refresh costs extra.
Q: What about comments on publications?
A: Discussions in comments stay in Telegram.
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