Telegram, on your New Nintendo 3DS.
Chats on the top screen. Everything at your fingertips below.
AAhead's red paper plane on a sculpted HOME Menu pedestal
Read chats, groups and channels. Send photos, stickers and voice messages. Make audio calls. Use touch or buttons, switch between light and dark themes, and sign in with a QR code—including accounts with two-step verification.
| Stay in the conversation | Make it yours | Say it with emoji |
|---|---|---|
| conversation: both 3DS screens | light: both 3DS screens | emoji: both 3DS screens |
Conversations and audio calls
| All your chats | Hear a familiar voice |
|---|---|
| dialogs: both 3DS screens | call: both 3DS screens |
Actual application UI rendered in Azahar with fictional English demo data. Header: a preview of the included 3D HOME Menu banner.
- Download Telegram-3DS.cia from the latest release.
- Copy it to your SD card and install it with FBI.
- Open AAhead Unofficial Telegram. On your phone, go to Telegram → Settings → Devices → Link Desktop Device and scan the QR code.
Requires custom firmware and a New Nintendo 3DS, New 3DS XL or New 2DS XL. Tested on New Nintendo 3DS; original 3DS/2DS models are not supported by this release. Keep your SD card private: login sessions and cached conversations are stored locally.
AAhead is an independent, unofficial Telegram client. It is not affiliated with Telegram or Nintendo. This first public release focuses on messaging and audio; it does not aim to reproduce every Telegram feature.
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