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How can you Hide your Phone Number on Telegram?

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When you sign up for Telegram, you have to give the app permission to make and receive calls on your phone and give the app your phone number. Unfortunately, if you want to sign up for Telegram on your primary phone, you have to give this information up. However, Telegram does not use the number to communicate with you, and it does not share the number with other users. The username on your account becomes your identifying token for the service.

Other Telegram users will only be able to see your phone number if you have theirs stored in your phone and sync your contacts with Telegram. That includes friends, anyone in your phone contacts, and anyone you have willingly shared your phone number with.

Telegram has a Secret Chat feature that uses end-to-end encryption and will self-destruct at a preset time. You will need to set a timer for these chats, but aside from that, the process is automatic. For those chats you never want to be found, this is a very cool feature.

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Telegram offers users additional security and privacy features, including the ability to hide their phone number in private chats or groups. This can be done through the Telegram App’s Settings menu. Select 'Privacy and Security,' followed by 'Phone Number,' and then select 'Nobody' to prevent anyone from seeing the...