If you want to create your own Telegram account but do not want to use your phone number to contact other people through it, this is possible. You do not have to give out your number to use the service or risk people you do not know having access to it, although it is important that you know that you will need it to register with it.
The messaging app is widely used to contact friends, but also with people you have just met on the Internet, with whom you want to close a sale, contact for different reasons, access their groups to find out more about the latest news or tricks of games etc You don’t have to want some people to discover how to contact you beyond the famous messaging app.
Once you register, you can continue using it, even if you have removed the SIM from the mobile or from another device without your phone , so once you have registered it is no longer necessary.
If what you want is not to give your number at any time, not even to Telegram, the alternative solution is to create a virtual number that you will use to register initially, although if you do not keep it it is dangerous because you may need it at some point to access your account. For this reason, it is best that you use your number, even if it is a secondary one, or contract a prepaid card just for that, but follow the steps that we indicate below.
Sign in without giving your phone number
If you’re already logged in, you can still use it, even if you remove your SIM or change phones. Also, you don’t need your phone number to access the famous service from another device or computer. The only thing you have to have is to have the mobile with the session started nearby . Otherwise, you will have to use the one with the phone number you registered with and log in to it.
Although you can do it, you no longer have to type the number on the device to log in to receive the code and confirm it to enter the service, since there is a workaround. As soon as you access the service, you will find a QR code that you must read.
How to log in without a number with the QR?
- Enter Telegram on a mobile with the session started
- Go to the 3 stripes and select Settings
- Select the Devices option
- Click on Link a device
- Scan the code that appears where you want to log in
- It will open automatically
- You can now access the conversations
Create a user so you don’t have to give your number
If you don’t want other people to know your number, you’ll need to create an alias or username for them to find you in the app. Thus, only the people you have in your contacts or those you want to know this information will know it. But that is not enough, we tell you what you should do next.
To maintain the maximum privacy of your phone, the steps to follow are:
- Go to Settings from the app (by clicking on the 3 lines)
- In the initial section, Account, click on Username
- Create one if blank
- Go to Privacy and security
- Click on the Phone number option
- Put Nobody (or My contacts) in the option of who can see your phone number
- Indicates My contacts in who can find you by your number
- You can add exceptions if you want
As you can see, in Telegram you don’t need your phone number other than to register (although you can use an alternative virtual number), not being necessary to log in on other devices or connect with other people. How about?
