Nagram/README.md

# Nekogram

[Telegram](https://telegram.org) is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.

Nekogram is an UNOFFICIAL app that uses Telegram's API.

- Google play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tw.nekomimi.nekogram
- Update news (English): https://t.me/nekoupdates
- Update news (Chinese): https://t.me/zuragram
- APKs: https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram/releases
- Feedback: https://t.me/nekosupportbot
- Feedback: https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram/issues
- Chat group (Chinese & English): Join our channel (https://t.me/Zuragram) and click "Chat"

## API, Protocol documentation

Telegram API manuals: https://core.telegram.org/api

MTproto protocol manuals: https://core.telegram.org/mtproto

## Compilation Guide

**Note**: In order to support [reproducible builds](https://core.telegram.org/reproducible-builds), this repo contains dummy release.keystore,  google-services.json and filled variables inside BuildVars.java. Before publishing your own APKs please make sure to replace all these files with your own.

You will require Android Studio 3.4, Android NDK rev. 20 and Android SDK 8.1

1. Download the Nekogram source code from https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram ( git clone https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram.git )
2. Copy your release.keystore into TMessagesProj/config
3. Fill out RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD, RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS, RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD in local.properties to access your  release.keystore
4. Open the project in the Studio (note that it should be opened, NOT imported).
5. If you're compiling DEBUG version, make sure your build variants is set to afatDebugMultidex.
6. You are ready to compile Nekogram.

## Localization

Nekogram is forked from Telegram, thus most locales follows the translations of Telegram for Android, checkout https://translations.telegram.org/en/android/.

As for the Nekogram specialized strings, we use Crowdin to translate Nekogram. Join project at https://neko.crowdin.com/nekogram. Help us bring Nekogram to the world!

## Contributors

Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):

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| [<img src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/42698724?s=460&v=4" width="80px;"/><br /><sub>猫耳逆变器</sub>](https://github.com/NekoInverter)<br />[💻](https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram/commits?author=NekoInverter "Code") | [<img src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/18373361?s=460&v=4" width="80px;"/><br /><sub>梨子</sub>](https://github.com/rikakomoe)<br />[💻](https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram/commits?author=rikakomoe "Code") [🚧](https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram/commits?author=rikakomoe "Maintenance") | [<img src="https://i.loli.net/2020/01/17/e9Z5zkG7lNwUBPE.jpg" width="80px;"/><br /><sub>呆瓜</sub>](https://t.me/Duang)<br /> [🎨](#design-duang "Design") | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/37411589?s=460&v=4" width="80px;"/><br /><sub>Red</sub>](https://github.com/tgbetauser)<br />[🌍](#translation-tgbetauser "Translation") |
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This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!