We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Telega - мессенджер и звонки censored by Google?

Yes.

Google offers Telega - мессенджер и звонки in only 1 of the 217 Google Play countries it operates: Russia. 7.57B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in India since Jun 5, 2026.

197 tests on record·last checked 27 hours ago

Why it is unavailable

Five things can put an app out of one Google Play. Each is weighed below against what can be seen from outside — open a card for the reasoning.

  • A government or a court demanded itPossible

    and Google complied. Google publishes a count of these per country each year and never says which apps they were. Google’s Transparency Report

  • A local rule about paying for itPossible

    gambling licences, financial rules, tax — the kind of law that governs a transaction. Google can obey every one of them by refusing the payment, which is why this is the only restriction we would accept and the only one that cannot touch a free app.

  • Google applied a rule, unaskedPossible

    either its own review guidelines, or its own reading of a local law, with nobody having demanded anything. This is the largest category in Google’s own removal figures by a wide margin, and it covers distribution permits as well as content — Google kept a free Bible app out of mainland China in 2021 for want of one. Google’s Transparency Report

  • The developer withheld itPossible

    freely, or under legal advice of their own, or because Google’s guidelines require that kind of app to be limited to certain countries. Switching a country off is easy for a developer to do in Google’s own tools: it needs no new version of the app, and it leaves no public trace other than the app being unavailable.

  • Something brokePossible

    a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.

How this is weighed, and what it cannot tell you

Weighed from the evidence under each card, not from a model. There is no published figure for how Google’s removals divide up, so these are ordered words rather than percentages. For scale on the same-day counts: across the whole record an app leaves a storefront with fewer than two others, so a dozen at once is not a dozen coincidences.

None of this is certain, and a citation does not make it so: Google naming a Chinese agency tells you what Google said, not everything that happened. What can be said is that the readings alone cannot separate these five — a developer switching off a country and a government ordering it removed arrive at Google’s catalogue looking identical — and that nobody has ever measured how they divide across Google Play. The one careful study of the question was done on Google's store, using an error message Google does not emit.

Google publishes no record of which apps are unavailable in which countries. Its Transparency Report counts the removal requests governments send it, across its products together, and names no app in any of them — so even the part it does disclose cannot be matched to a single thing missing from your store. Where a reason reaches the public at all, it is usually because a developer chose to say so. Google’s Transparency Report

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Telega - мессенджер и звонки

Developer: AO Telega · Released: Feb 19, 2026 · Rating: 3.7★

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1stores where available
176stores where blocked
7.57Bpeople behind the block
177of 217 stores tested
197tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Feb 19, 2026Released on Google Play
  2. Jun 5, 2026First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  3. Jun 5, 2026Gone from 176 storefronts
  4. Jun 5, 2026Last seen available anywhere
  5. Sep 27, 2026Most recent test

Testing history

One column per month, every month from the first reading to the last. Height follows how many readings we took that month; red is the share of them that found the app unavailable. An empty month is one nobody tested.

2026-022026-09

Found availableFound unavailable

Availability by storefront

Every storefront we test, current status first. Data is a measurement, not a promise: each row carries its own date.

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AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
AustraliaAU↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BahrainBH↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BarbadosBB↗UnavailableSep 27, 202627 hours ago
BelarusBY↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BeninBJ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BrazilBR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
BurundiBI↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
CanadaCA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Cape VerdeCV↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ChadTD↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableFeb 19, 202627 hours ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Côte d’IvoireCI↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
CroatiaHR↗UnavailableJun 5, 202627 hours ago
CubaCU↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
EgyptEG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
El SalvadorSV↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
FinlandFI↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
HungaryHU↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
IcelandIS↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
IndiaIN↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
IsraelIL↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
JapanJP↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
LaosLA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MaliML↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
PakistanPK↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
PhilippinesPH↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Republic of the CongoCG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
RomaniaRO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SeychellesSC↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SingaporeSG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SlovakiaSK↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SloveniaSI↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
South AfricaZA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
South KoreaKR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
SwitzerlandCH↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
TurkmenistanTM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
UkraineUA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableJun 5, 202627 hours ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
Vatican CityVA↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableJun 5, 20264 months ago
RussiaRU↗Available—4 months ago
AfghanistanAF↗Not tested——0
AndorraAD↗Not tested——0
AnguillaAI↗Not tested——0
BhutanBT↗Not tested——0
BruneiBN↗Not tested——0
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗Not tested——0
Central African RepublicCF↗Not tested——0
Christmas IslandCX↗Not tested——0
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗Not tested——0
Cook IslandsCK↗Not tested——0
CuraçaoCW↗Not tested——0
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗Not tested——0
EswatiniSZ↗Not tested——0
EthiopiaET↗Not tested——0
Falkland IslandsFK↗Not tested——0
GuernseyGG↗Not tested——0
GuyanaGY↗Not tested——0
Isle of ManIM↗Not tested——0
JerseyJE↗Not tested——0
KiribatiKI↗Not tested——0
KosovoXK↗Not tested——0
LesothoLS↗Not tested——0
MadagascarMG↗Not tested——0
MalawiMW↗Not tested——0
MauritaniaMR↗Not tested——0
MongoliaMN↗Not tested——0
MontenegroME↗Not tested——0
MontserratMS↗Not tested——0
NauruNR↗Not tested——0
NiueNU↗Not tested——0
Norfolk IslandNF↗Not tested——0
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗Not tested——0
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗Not tested——0
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗Not tested——0
St. HelenaSH↗Not tested——0
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗Not tested——0
Timor-LesteTL↗Not tested——0
TokelauTK↗Not tested——0
TuvaluTV↗Not tested——0
Western SaharaEH↗Not tested——0

Testing asks Google whether it will sell this app in that storefront, right now, by the same method the crawler has used since 2019. Your browser asks Google directly, so the answer describes what Google serves your connection — and if your browser cannot reach Google at all, we ask on your behalf and say so. The result is a link: open it to see Google’s own answer and check ours. Readings are added to the record above; roughly a quarter of the readings taken each day come from people testing.

How we test

Availability is checked against Google’s own catalog servers for every storefront, the same way Google Play app asks. "Unavailable" means Google’s servers say the app cannot be offered in that country — it does not say who asked for the removal. Removals initiated by the developer and removals demanded by governments look the same from outside; the history and context on this page are how we tell them apart.