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How To Hide Your Phone Number On Telegram [Android And iOS Guide 2021]

February 19, 2021 6 Mins Read
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On telegram, there are millions of peoples who use the Telegram messenger on their Android, iOS devices, and PC. And we can see the different purposes of using it for (Ex: Personal use, Business use, Fun & Entertainment use, Meet new people) because Telegram provides good privacy and security. But still, some people want to hide their phone-number on Telegram to disappear their phone-number for everyone. You can easily disappear your phone number on Telegram following different methods.

If you want to hide your phone number on Telegram: Go to the Settings -> Tap Privacy and Security -> Tap on the Phone Number -> Choose Everybody, My contacts or Nobody -> Click on the Radio button -> Done. You have successfully disappeared your phone number to targeted Telegram users.

But still, these steps look confusing isn’t it? Don’t worry in this article we will guide you with complete methods to hide your phone number on telegram step by step. So stay with us and read the full article.

Table of Contents

  • Can I Hide My Phone Number on Telegram?
  • How can I Hide my Phone Number | Make Disappear from Everyone
    • Hide your Phone Number on Telegram using Andriod device 2021
      • Open the Telegram app
      • Go to the Menu
      • Tap Settings
      • Go to the Privacy and Security
      • Tap the Phone Number
      • Choose Option “Who can see my phone number”
      • Click Tick Icon
      • Done
    • Hide your Phone Number on Telegram using iOS device 2021
      • Open the Telegram app
      • Go to the Settings
      • Tap Privacy and Security
      • Tap the Phone Number
      • Choose Option “Who can see my phone number”
      • Tap Done
  • Clear Contact Cache [Andriod and iOS]
    • Clear Contact Cache on Andriod
    • Clear Contact Cache on iOS
  • In Conclusion

Can I Hide My Phone Number on Telegram?

Yes, you can hide your phone number to everyone or contacts on telegram using the telegram inbuilt feature. But still, your contact can see your phone number if they have saved your phone number on their device.

In order to create an account on Telegram, we have to insert our phone number. And when we log in to our account for the first time we allow our contacts, so everyone using Telegram from your contact can see your phone number and add you on Telegram, but later you can go to the setting and customize the setting and set your phone number hidden from everyone and contacts as well.

So, if you want step by step procedure to hide your phone number on Telegram then, follow the steps mentioned below according to its heading.

How can I Hide my Phone Number | Make Disappear from Everyone

On telegram, you can choose one of the options “Everybody, My Contacts, and Nobody” to Disappear your phone number. To do so, follow the steps mention below;

Hide your Phone Number on Telegram using Andriod device 2021

If you are using Telegram on your Andriod device, then to hide your phone number follow the step by step procedure mentioned below:

Open the Telegram app

Open the telegram application on your device and make sure you have an updated/latest version of Telegram.

Go to the Menu

Once you open the telegram app, you will see the default home screen. Now, click on the three horizontal lines on the top left corner.

Tap Settings

When you tap on the three horizontal lines, you will see your profile and options, tap on the Settings (Gear icon).

Go to the Privacy and Security

Under Settings, Tap Privacy and Security. 

Tap the Phone Number

When you tap Privacy and Security, you will see options under Privacy and  Security. After that, click on the Phone Number under Privacy.

Choose Option “Who can see my phone number”

Once you click on the Phone Number you will see 3 options

  • Everybody
  • Contacts Only
  • Nobody

Now, click on the Nobody radio button under “Who can see my phone number,”  to disappear your phone number from everyone on the telegram app

Click Tick Icon

Once you choose an option now, click on the Tick icon from the top right corner.

Done

Done, you have successfully disappeared your phone number from Telegram.

Hide your Phone Number on Telegram using iOS device 2021

If you are using Telegram on your iOS device, then to hide your phone number follow the step by step procedure mentioned below:

Open the Telegram app

Open the telegram application on your iOS device and make sure you have an updated/latest version of Telegram.

Go to the Settings

From the bottom navigation bar, tap on the Settings icon

Tap Privacy and Security

Once you tap Settings, you will see your profile and options. Now, tap Privacy and Security with a lock icon

Tap the Phone Number

Under Privacy and Security, you will see various options. Now, tap on the Phone Number (My Contacts >) under PRIVACY

Choose Option “Who can see my phone number”

Once you click on the Phone Number you will see 3 options;

  • Everybody
  • Contacts Only
  • Nobody

After that, you should decide that who can see your phone number. To hide your phone number from everyone on Telegram, tap on the Nobody tab.

Tap Done

Finally, tap Done, you have successfully disabled your phone number from everyone on telegram.

There you go, this is how you can disable your phone number on telegram using Android and iOS devices. But, if you want to disappear your phone number from your telegram contacts then you should clear the contact cache to successfully disappear your phone number to them.

Clear Contact Cache [Andriod and iOS]

On Telegram, if you want to disappear your phone number for your contacts then just hiding is not sufficient because your phone still has a cache. So make sure you clear the contact cache on your device so that your contacts won’t be able to see your phone number. To clear the contact cache, follow the steps mentioned below:

Clear Contact Cache on Andriod

Here are the steps to delete synced contacts using your android device.

  1. Open the Telegram app on your Android device
  2. Go to the menu (three horizontal lines)
  3. Tap Settings (Gear icon)
  4. Click on the Privacy and Security
  5. Scroll down to Contacts
  6. Tap Delete synced Contacts
  7. Click on the DELETE button.

There you go, you have successfully deleted synced contacts on Telegram.

Clear Contact Cache on iOS

Here are the steps to delete synced contacts using your iOS device.

  1. Open the Telegram app on your iOS device
  2. Tap Settings (gear icon) from the bottom navigation bar
  3. Tap Privacy and Security
  4. Search Data Settings under Privacy
  5. Tap Delete Synced Contacts
  6. Confirm your request.

There you go, you have successfully deleted synced contacts on Telegram.

In Conclusion

Lastly, if you are looking complete guide to hide your phone number on using Android and iOS device then this article will be very helpful for you because we have mentioned step by step procedure to disable your phone number to everyone, your contacts, and Nobody, following the steps mentioned above you can easily disable view your phone to users on Telegram.

In addition, after hiding your phone number on Telegram you can also clear the contact cache to successfully complete your steps in case just hiding is not enough.

We hope every step mentioned in this article is clear and understandable, even though if you have queries or suggestions regarding this article then you can leave us a comment, we are also there to solve your problem.

For more guides on Telegram, visit Telegram Tips.

Thank You.

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