Music in Telegram: how to add and listen online and offline
Miscellaneous / / November 06, 2021
Useful tips to help turn your messenger into a user-friendly player.
What you need to know before uploading music to Telegram
Not so long ago on the Runet everything was quite simple with music. People were uploading and downloading tracks without hindrance, and it seemed to everyone that it was so normal. However, this always went against copyright law. And in the 2010s, they really began to be held accountable for violating it.Six years in 18 songs. It was decided to prosecute the VKontakte user / Lenta. May be punishedRF Criminal Code Article 146. Violation of copyright and related rights fines, compulsory or compulsory labor, and even arrest. Therefore, before uploading tracks to the Internet, including Telegram, it is worth remembering some things.
It is prohibited to distribute music without the permission of the copyright holder.
Any song or melody has a legal copyright holder. It is there, even if you somewhere accidentally stumbled upon a fragment of a piece of music and have no idea what it is and where it comes from. And only he can freely distribute content and generally do whatever he pleases with it.
Default exclusiveCivil Code of the Russian Federation Article 1270. Exclusive Right to a Work the right to a work, that is, the ability to use it in any form, belongs to the author. But he can pass it on - to a recording studio, to a producer, or to someone else. And then they decide what to do with the song. Including may prohibit the author to perform their own tracks.
You can safely upload music to the Internet in two cases:
- You are the author and did not transfer exclusive rights to anyone.
- The copyright holder has given you permission to do so.
Please note: Sometimes performers put songs in the public domain for everyone to listen to. It seems that in this case you can do anything with them. But not necessarily. Better to clarify what exactly is allowed. For example, it happens that you can download a melody, but you cannot download it: the group wants everyone to come to their site. This information is usually available on the author's site itself.
Changing the ringtone is not enough to avoid copyright infringement
Moreover, this in itself is a violation of the law.Civil Code of the Russian Federation Article 1266. The right to inviolability of a work and protection of a work from distortion. Without the consent of the author, you cannot change, shorten the work, add something to it.
Be careful with classics
The exclusive right to a work is valid 70Civil Code of the Russian Federation Article 1281. Duration of the exclusive right to a work years after the death of the author. Then the melody or song becomes public domain, that is, it can be distributed freely. But there is a nuance. The performance is also protected by copyright. For example, you can play a piece by Tchaikovsky and put it on the Web. And a recording of Tchaikovsky's symphony performed by the London Symphony Orchestra is impossible.
In general, be careful not to violate copyright. This is not only correct from the point of view of the law, but also honest in relation to the author. Usually they distribute the music they like. And since you've appreciated creativity, shouldn't you be grateful enough for it not to pirate?
How to add music to Telegram
The built-in media player allows you to listen to tracks from anywhere in Telegram, but this is rather inconvenient. There are several options for organizing music: favorites, private channel, shared group. Each of them is good in its own way.
For example, favorites are best used to store the entire base of music, channels - as an analogue of playlists by genre and mood, and common bands are like collaborative audio compilations for friends with similar tastes.
Here's how to add your own audio files.
To favorites
Open Telegram on your computer, click on the search bar, and then on the "Favorites" icon.
Drag the files you want to the chat window.
Add a comment if you like and click Submit. Since the data will be grouped into one message, this can be used, for example, for captioning album titles.
Wait for the download to finish.
To a private channel
Create a channel, open it in the application on your computer and simply drag and drop the desired tracks into the window.
Add a comment if necessary and click the arrow button.
Once the download is complete, the files will be available for listening.
To the general group
Open Telegram on your computer, click on the new message button and click "Create group".
Select the people you want to share your music with and click Next.
Click Create.
Drag audio files into the chat.
Attach a comment if you like and click the arrow button.
Wait until the download is complete, and you can listen to the tracks.
How to listen to music in Telegram online
To listen to music on Telegram, you just need to open one of the audio files, wherever it is. After that, playback will start in the built-in player. Here you can switch tracks, change the playback mode, or simply minimize the application, and the songs will continue to sound in the background.
Technically, Telegram does not know how to play audio online: when you open the file, it is always loaded into the device's memory and plays from there. When the first track ends, it is automatically saved and the second one starts playing, and so on. In fact, this is the difference from the offline mode.
How to listen to music on Telegram offline
For the above reason, without the Internet, you can also play tracks, even if there is no connection to the Telegram servers. Songs must be downloaded for offline operation. Otherwise, when the queue reaches a track not saved in the cache, the music will stop.
To play music without the Internet, you just need to listen to the song once or just click on its name in the chat. After that, the circle with an arrow next to the Play button will disappear, and the track will be available offline. The same icon shows which files have been downloaded and which have not.
How to clear the cache in Telegram of music
Since downloaded tracks take up space on the device's memory, it may run out over time. If you want to clear it, you can delete the audio files from the cache.
To do this, open the Telegram settings and go to the "Data and Memory" section, and then to "Memory Usage".
Tap "Clear Telegram Cache", check the "Music" item and click "Clear".
It works the other way around. To always have the music with you, you can uncheck it and remove other content from the cache.
Also pay attention to the setting of the file storage time. If the "Always" parameter is not set, then tracks that you have not listened to for a long time will be deleted to save space.
How to download music from Telegram
After adding to favorites or one of your channels, the tracks are stored on Telegram servers. There they are always available for reloading, even if you delete them from the cache. But they can also be downloaded to the device's memory, in order, for example, to open them in another application. Here's how to do it.
On a smartphone
Highlight the song you want and tap Select.
Click the Share button and then Save to Files (iOS) or Save to Music (Android).
On the computer
In desktop applications, right-click on the desired track and select "Save as ..." on macOS or "Save audio file as ..." on Windows.
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