How to hide your phone number on Telegram

How to hide your phone number on Telegram? A phone number is required to start on Telegram, but you don't need to share it with everyone. So you can hide your phone number on Telegram.

When signing up for the Telegram messaging app, your phone number will be required to authenticate you.

But if you use usernames to connect with others, you can hide your phone number on Telegram.

Once your Telegram account is established, you can hide your number and use unique usernames, like on X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram.

Hide your phone number on Telegram on your iPhone

Usernames allow you to connect with users, join groups, and subscribe to channels.

Since you can use the username system to message others on Telegram, why not hide your phone number? See how on mobile and desktop.

The steps to hide your phone number through the Telegram mobile app vary between Android and iPhone. But hiding your number is a simple process in Settings.

To hide your number on an iPhone:

1. Open the Telegram app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Touch settings (gear icon) in the bottom right corner of the screen.
3. Scroll down the menu and select Privacy and security of the menu.
4. Under Privacy section, tap Phone number.
5. You can choose who sees your number on Who can see my phone number section. So set it to Nobody to hide it from everyone.
6. At the Who can reach me by number section, select My contacts.

After following the steps, only users in your contact list will be able to see your number. Your phone number will be hidden on Telegram from everyone else.

To hide phone number on Telegram on Android:

On Android, hiding your phone number from everyone on Telegram is the same idea, but the setup varies.

1. Start the Telegram app on your Android device.
2. click on the menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top left corner of the app.
3. Select the settings option in the menu that appears.
4. Scroll to the settings section and tap Privacy and security.
5. Swipe to Privacy section and tap Phone number.
6. Under Who can see my phone number section, change the default from All to Nobody context.
7. After changing the setting, a new section called Who can find me by my number will open – select the My contacts option.

After following the steps, only users in your contact list will be able to search for you on the service, and no one else will be able to find you with your number – they won't even see it.

Hide Phone Number on Telegram on Windows Desktop App

It's also important to note that a desktop Telegram app is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. You can also hide your phone number on the desktop version. In this case, we're showing you how to do it on Windows 10 or 11.

To hide your phone number on Telegram on Windows:

1. tighten Windows Key and launch Telegram in the Start menu.
2. When Telegram opens, click the button menu button in the upper left corner of the window.
3. Select settings in the menu that appears.
4. click on the Privacy and security menu option.
5. Under Privacy section, click Phone number from the list.
6. Select Nobody under Who can see my phone number section and check My contacts under Who can find me by my number section.

Just like in the mobile versions, your number will be hidden, except for users in your contact list.

How to hide your phone number on Telegram

When it comes to keeping your one-on-one group chats private, there are other options besides Facebook Messenger or group texting.

Telegram is an application messages secure alternative that uses client-server encryption for group chats.

It also provides end-to-end encryption through the Secret Chat feature used for one-on-one chats.

Being able to hide your phone number from others is an added privacy bonus that can prevent other users from misusing your number.