How to hide Telegram online status

One of the most popular messaging apps with a love for privacy and security is Telegram. Your mobile number, by default, can be made available to your contacts or anyone else, but you can hide it easily in order to protect your personal information. In this step-by-step guide, we are going to demonstrate how to hide your mobile number in Telegram, with placeholders for explanation images that you can add.

Why Hide Your Mobile Number?

Withholding your mobile number on Telegram introduces an element of privacy when handling unknown individuals or in group chats. It grants you the option of who views your contact details without sacrificing access to everything Telegram has to offer.

How to Hide Your Mobile Number on Telegram

Follow these steps to hide your mobile number on Telegram:

1. Open Telegram Settings

   • Launch the Telegram application on your desktop or mobile phone.
   • On phone, tap the three horizontal lines menu icon in the top left. On computer, click the gear icon to access settings.
   • Tap Settings from the menu.

2. Go to Privacy and Security

   • In the menu of Settings, tap Privacy and Security to access privacy settings.

1. Adjust Phone Number Visibility
2. • Under Privacy option, tap Phone Number.

• You can observe options to control who can see your phone number:
  • 1-Everyone: Any one in Telegram can see your number.
  • 2-My Contacts: Your saved contacts alone can see your number.
  • 3-Nobody: No one can see your phone number.
• Select Nobody to completely hide your mobile number.

1. Control Who Can Find You by Number

   • Under the visibility settings, you also have the opportunity to decide who can find your Telegram account by your phone number.
   • Tap on Who Can Find Me by My Number and select My Contacts or Nobody for maximum privacy.
   • This way, even if someone has your phone number, they cannot associate it with your Telegram account unless you allow them.

2. Save Changes

   • Telegram saves your changes automatically.
   • To verify, ask a contact whether he/she can see your number or look at settings again.

Additional Privacy Tips

• Use a Username: Set a unique Telegram username (e.g., @YourName) in Settings > Edit Profile > Username. Use the username instead of your phone number for anonymous communication.

• Turn on Two-Step Verification: Add extra security by turning on Two-Step Verification in Settings > Privacy and Security > Two-Step Verification.

• Limit Other Profile Information: Restrict profile photo, last seen status, or group invitation settings to provide additional privacy.

Conclusion

It is simple and effective to hide your phone number in Telegram to protect your privacy. You can use Telegram safely by making your phone number visible to Nobody and chatting with a username. Refer the above steps and include the images to observe the process.