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How to Hide Your Phone Number in Telegram
You need to provide your phone number to sign up for Telegram. That’s how Telegram authenticates your identity. But you don’t actually need to use your phone number to use Telegram. Here’s how to hide your phone number in Telegram.
You can add users in Telegram in two ways: First, by using their phone numbers (either by manually adding them or by sharing your contact book), or by using unique usernames (similar to Twitter).
If you and your contacts use the username system, you can actually continue to use Telegram (join groups, subscribe to channels, and more) without ever sharing your phone number. To do this, all you have to do is disable a setting.