Telegram Messenger app for iOS: Misplaced search input box on a camera roll during profile picture selection

iOS 13.3.1
Telegram Messenger app for iOS (version 5.15.2)
Date: 03/24/20

Description:

Here's an odd little problem with the current version (5.15.2) of the Telegram Messenger app for iOS.

This is easier to show than it is to describe, so please take a look at the screenshots attached below. Basically, there is a search option (a magnifying glass) that appears when the user selects the "Choose Photo" to bring up the camera roll in order to select a new profile picture.

This search option is not supposed to be activated at this point. Clicking inside of the search box activates a keyboard, and the user can enter terms. However, nothing appears until after the user cancels out of photo selection.

Long story short - this search box is misplaced and then brings a web search option for profile pictures in the wrong part of the app's UI. I've not seen many (any?) iOS apps do something like this.
This is easy to spot if you play around with it.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. While signed into an active Telegram account, launch the app
2. Select the "Settings" option
3. Select the profile picture area
4. From the "Edit Profile" page, click on the camera icon
5. From the pop-up menu, select the "Choose Photo" option
6. From the RECENTS camera roll - click inside the search input box (note the keyboard)
7. Enter in a term on the keyboard, click search
8. Select "Cancel" to close the Camera roll
9. Note that web options appear

Result: There is a misplaced search input box option on a camera roll option that is accessible with the Telegram app

Expected: This search input box should not appear in this place


This is from the "Edit Profile" area of the Telegram app..

Select the camera option...

Select the "Choose Photo" option...

Notice the search option. Click it...

A keyboard appears - enter a search term. Then click on "Search" - it does nothing but dismiss the keyboard...

After you click on the "Cancel" option...

This appears AFTER the user has select the "Cancel" option.

Telegram App for iOS: Dead Privacy Policy link on Access to Contacts screen

Telegram App for iOS (version 5.11)
Date: 09/12/2019

Description:

If the user blocks Telegram from having access to the phone's contacts, a screen will show up asks for access to contacts.

Of this screen there is a dead "Privacy Policy" link - clicking on this link does NOT take the user to a privacy policy screen.

Please see the attached screenshots.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Download the app - create an account
2. Disable "Contacts" access
3. Head to the "New Message" screen
4. Select either "New Group" or "New Secret Chat"
5. From the "Access to Contacts" message, click on the "Privacy Policy" link

Result: There is a dead "Privacy Policy" link in the Telegram app

Expected: There should never be a non-working "Privacy Policy" link

Disable contacts access...

Telegram App: Easy way to disable the app by selecting the forward facing camera option after camera access is disabled

Telegram app for iOS (version 5.11)
Date: 09/11/19

Description:

There is a minor bug with the current (version 5.11) Telegram app for iOS. This bug happens when the user has disabled/disallowed camera access.

The app will "freeze" - (be stuck in an unresponsive state) if the user opens up the camera, and hits the forward facing camera icon while camera access is disabled.

This is not a problem that a large number of users are likely to encounter. However, I always try variations of this with every app that I download. I was surprised to see that Telegram users will get stuck with an unresponsive app when they do this.

This is much easier to show than to describe, so please take a look at the attached screenshots.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Download the Telegram app, create an account, disable camera access by the app
2. Launch the app
3. From the "Chats" screen, select the pen option in the upper right
4. From the "New Message" screen, select "New Channel"
5. From the "What is a Channel?" screen, select "Create Channel"
6. From the "Create Channel" screen, select "Set Channel Photo"
7. From the slider, choose the camera option
8. From black camera screen, select the front facing camera option

Result: With the camera access disabled, there is an easy to disable the app by pressing a forward facing camera button

Expected: The Telegram iOS app should never be disabled by selecting a forward facing camera option

Make sure that camera access is disabled...

Select the "New Channel" option...

Select the "Create Channel" option...

Select the "Set Channel Photo" option...

Select the camera option...

Press the forward facing camera option - the app is now frozen.