With so many messaging apps available today, people tend to stick to the usual suspects. Be it WhatsApp, Viber, or Facebook Messenger, no one app seems to satisfy the needs of all users.
Being a Cloud-based app, you can use Telegram from any device you want. Besides all the usual bells and whistles, Telegram also provides a high level of security. This applies to your in-app voice calls as well, as they’re protected with end-to-end encryption. And if you want to find people to add to your chats, you can easily look them up by their username.
Telegram Username
When people find you via your username, they’ll be able to send you messages without knowing your phone number at all. If you don’t feel comfortable with this, perhaps you might refrain from creating a username, full-stop. Many people don’t even know about the possibility of using Telegram @username, so they don’t have it set anyway.
And if you have any concerns about replying to someone you don’t know, rest assured. They won’t be able to see your phone number and name.
Creating the Telegram Username
If you still haven’t created your @username, you can do so by following these steps:
- Open the Telegram app on your smartphone.
- Tap the menu icon in the top left corner of the screen.
- Tap “Settings”.
- If you don’t have your username set, one of the listed options will show “None”. Right beneath it, you’ll see “username” displayed in a lighter font.
- Tap “None”.
- The next screen allows you to define your public Telegram username. It needs to be at least five characters long and can contain any combination of letters, numbers, and underscores. If the username you just entered already exists, the app will tell you so.
- When you’ve defined the desired username, tap the checkmark in the upper right corner and you’re done.
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