As of April 2026, the MAX messenger has over 192,000 channels across various topics
MAX has long stopped looking like an empty messenger where all you can do is write to relatives and get a three-minute voice message in return. Channels for every taste are appearing inside. And it’s convenient because you don’t need to search for news all over the internet when you can build a proper feed right in the app. I’ve put together a small list of MAX channels that you can actually subscribe to without feeling like you accidentally opened an ad showcase from 2012. The selection includes useful, educational, and entertaining channels so that your feed has not only “breaking” and “shocking” content but also something human.
MAX • Announcements
It makes sense to start with the official MAX channel. Yes, it sounds boring, but this is one of those cases where a subscription can actually come in handy.
The “MAX • Announcements” channel publishes messenger news, information about updates, new features, and important changes. If you use the app regularly, it’s a simple way not to miss useful MAX features that usually appear quietly, and then everyone pretends they’ve known about them since birth.
Example post from MAX • Announcements
The channel is especially useful for those who want to understand how MAX is evolving and what features are being added. Not the most entertaining item in the list, but definitely useful.
Subscribe to MAX • Announcements
AppleInsider.ru #news
If you’re interested in Apple news, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and all that expensive metallic magnificence, the AppleInsider.ru channel on MAX is worth adding to your subscriptions first.
Here they publish Apple news, iOS updates, useful guides, gadget setup tips, and breakdowns of new features. The format is convenient: open it, quickly understand what happened, close it, and move on with your complicated digital life.
Example post from AppleInsider.ru #news
The channel is suitable not only for Apple fans who are ready to argue about the case color until they lose all semblance of humanity, but also for regular iPhone users. Especially those who want to get more out of their smartphone than just the camera, alarm clock, and endless feed scrolling.
Subscribe to AndroidInsider.ru on MAX
AndroidInsider.ru #news
For Android users, there’s also a separate useful channel — AndroidInsider.ru. And this isn’t just news for the sake of news, but a proper feed about smartphones, apps, updates, settings, and gadgets.
In the channel you can find Android tips, breakdowns of new features, app collections, manufacturer news, and useful guides. It’s especially convenient that the content is written in plain language: without the feeling that you first need to complete an engineering degree before you can figure out where to enable a needed setting.
Example post from the AndroidInsider.ru #news channel
If you have a Samsung, Xiaomi, Honor, Pixel, or any other Android smartphone, the channel will help you learn about important changes and system features faster.
Subscribe to AndroidInsider.ru on MAX
Hi-News.ru #news
The Hi-News.ru channel on MAX is for those who love scientific facts, technology, space, medicine, unusual research, and strange questions like “why are flamingos pink” or “what happens if you fall from the third floor.” Normal people don’t ask such questions, so we, of course, do and write about it.
The channel publishes announcements of fresh Hi-News.ru content: simple explanations of complex phenomena, science news, interesting facts about humans, nature, animals, space, and technology. It’s a great option for those who want to learn something new every day but don’t want to read a scientific article the size of a nuclear power plant manual.
Example post from Hi-News.ru #news
A subscription is suitable for anyone who loves popular science without the dullness and wants to keep their brain in working condition rather than using it solely for choosing memes.
Subscribe to Hi-News.ru on MAX
Science
The “Science” channel on MAX is another great option for those who enjoy educational content. Here you can find materials about scientific discoveries, technology, nature, space, and unusual facts about the world around us.
This channel is convenient to read when you don’t just want to kill time but at least pretend you’re investing it. Posts are great for quick scrolling: you can open them on the go, during breakfast, or in the evening when your brain has already refused to process long texts but is still capable of being surprised.
Example post from the Science channel
If you like the format of short popular science content without unnecessary academic dust, this channel is worth adding to your feed.
Subscribe to the “Science” channel on MAX
Scientific — Science and Facts
Another channel for lovers of facts, discoveries, space, technology, biology, physics, history, and everything that makes you look up from everyday chaos for a second.
“Scientific — Science and Facts” gathers educational materials on various topics: from the structure of the Universe to the human body and modern technology. This is a channel for those who like short explanations and want to occasionally get something smarter in their feed than yet another argument in the comments.
Example post from the Scientific — Science and Facts channel
The format is well-suited for daily reading because you don’t need to specifically sit down for a long read — you can just open a post and learn something new in a couple of minutes.
Subscribe to “Scientific — Science and Facts” on MAX
Travel Almost Free
The “Travel Almost Free” channel is useful for those who love trips but hate looking at ticket prices with the feeling that they’ve been personally robbed by the aviation mafia.
The channel publishes cheap tickets, tours, hot deals, and travel ideas. It’s convenient if you don’t want to
