How to hide your Phone Number from strangers in Telegram

How to hide your Phone Number from strangers in Telegram
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Telegram is a chatting (Messenger) application that allows you to send messages, photos, videos, and files of any type such as mp3 music, documents in doc, PDF, and more. The fact that it allows up to 200,000 participants in groups, a lot of people have shifted their interests from other chat apps to Telegram. In the long run, it, therefore, has presented a concern in terms of security. This is why I decided to share another important tip in using Telegram. This article will help you learn how to hide your Phone Number from strangers in Telegram.

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Why would you want to hide your Phone Number from strangers in Telegram?

Basing on the fact that Telegram has over 500 million active users, it exposes users’ contacts to a variety of malicious threats such as scammers. This exposure risks users’ data to theft, spyware, ransomware, and more other sophisticated attacks over the internet. Therefore, you must take caution while using Telegram by hiding your Phone Number from strangers. This guide will take you through the step as shared below;

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Hide your Phone Number from strangers in Telegram via Android

  • Launch the Telegram application
  • Navigate to the setting tab
  • If you are there, now look for Privacy & Security. In this tab, you will be able to select who may view your profile picture, phone number, and last seen status.
  • It is here where you will have to change the phone number viewers to “Nobody”. However, you can also choose the “My Contacts” option if you wish to leave your contact visible to only your contacts. It is that chap!
  • After that, you will need also to clarify on who may find you by your number. You may also choose “My contacts” in order to ensure security in every aspect.
  • Click on the icon in the top-right corner to save these changes.

Note: Once you have saved these settings, only contacts available in your address/contact list shall be able to view and also search for you on Telegram.

Hide your Phone Number from strangers in Telegram via IPhone

  • After launching Telegram and proceeding to the setting page, select the “Privacy and Security” option.
  • Now, go to the “Phone Number” section.
  • When you are there, you will see “Who Can See My Phone Number” tab.
  • Switch it to “My Contacts” in order for only your contacts to view your contact, or choose “Nobody” to hide it from everyone.
  • For the option of “Who Can Find Me By My Number.” you may not have to change it since the default setting is “My Contacts