🔍 Telegram Built-in Search Guide

Basic Search Techniques

Chinese Search Mechanism

Telegram's Chinese search uses a phrase recognition mechanism, with punctuation or spaces serving as natural delimiters. This mechanism makes the search more flexible and accurate.

Example

Suppose there is a message:

Gu Hongming once said: True freedom does not mean doing whatever one wants, but being free to do the right thing.

You can accurately find this message using any of the following phrases:

True freedom
Does not mean doing whatever one wants
But being free to do the right thing

Enhancing Search Results

You can improve the accuracy of your search by adding special tags:

Using Tags Example

#GuHongming once said: True #freedom does not mean doing whatever one wants, but being free to do the right thing.

In this case, searching for #GuHongming or #freedom can quickly locate the relevant content.

Advanced Search Features

1. Search Range Selection

The new version of Telegram supports flexible search ranges:

Current chat
All joined chats
All chat history

2. Content Type Filtering

You can filter search results by the following types:

📢 Channels
🖼️ Media
🔗 Links
🤖 Bots

3. Time Search

Supports various date formats:

2021 → View messages from 2021
01.2021 or Jan 2021 → View messages from January 2021
01.13.2021 → View messages from January 13, 2021

Practical Tips

Content Publishers

Add tags (e.g., #keyword) in the content
Use clear titles and categories
Appropriately use delimiters to enhance searchability

Content Subscribers

Make good use of tags for quick retrieval
Utilize time search to revisit historical content
You can export chat history (HTML/JSON) for more in-depth searches

💡 Tip: When using time search on mobile, it's recommended to first open the Telegram main interface, then click on the search box at the top and input the specific date format.