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As one of the handy tricks when using Telegram Messenger recommended by many, hiding your phone number on Telegram will minimize the risk of being bothered and harassed by unfamiliar accounts, spam messages, or advertising calls.
Quick guide to concealing your Telegram phone number swiftly
A simple and effective way to conceal your phone number on Telegram
- 1. Quick guide
- Step 1: Open Telegram, go to Settings => Select Privacy and Security.
Step 2: Press Phone Number => Set up phone number concealment on Telegram.
2. Detailed instructions
Step 1: Open Telegram, select the three horizontal bars icon => Go to Settings.
- Download Android version: Telegram for Android
- Download iOS version: Telegram for iPhone
- Access Telegram Web
Step 2: Select Privacy and Security => Press Phone Number .
Step 3: Set up the option to hide your phone number on Telegram.
- Under Who can see my phone number , choose My Contacts or Nobody.
+ My Contacts: Only display your phone number to accounts in your address book.
+ Nobody: Conceal your phone number on Telegram even from friends.
- Under Who can find me by my number (Allow searching by phone number).
+ Everybody: Anyone can find you if they have your phone number.
+ My Contacts: Limits only contacts in your address book to search for you by phone number.
- Additionally, you can adjust exceptions to hide your Telegram phone number except for specific users.
In addition to hiding their Telegram phone number, users can quickly and easily change their phone number on Telegram without losing any messages.
With the steps to hide phone numbers on Telegram, unfamiliar accounts won't see or be able to search for your account using your phone number unless you actively add, connect on Telegram via phone number. Protecting personal information is also ensuring your safety, so set up this feature now.
