Telegram Privacy Settings Guide
Conclusion
To ensure the security of your Telegram account, it is recommended that you immediately adjust your privacy settings to prevent personal data breaches and unwanted harassment. Here are detailed recommendations for your privacy settings.
Privacy Settings Steps
Settings → Privacy
- Two-Step Verification: Strongly recommended to enable for enhanced account security.
- Passcode Lock: Choose to enable based on personal needs.
- Authorised Websites: Unless absolutely necessary, it's recommended to delete all authorised websites.
- Active Sessions: Remove devices and clients that are not frequently used or no longer in use.
- Auto-delete: Recommended to enable for regular clearing of chat history.
Phone Number
- Who can see my phone number: Set to 'Nobody' or 'My Contacts'.
- Always allow: Unless absolutely necessary, it's recommended to remove all allowed options.
Last Seen & Online Status
- Who can see my last seen & online status: Choose 'Everybody', 'My Contacts', or 'Nobody'.
- Hide read receipts: Recommended to enable.
Profile Settings
- Profile photo: Choose 'Everybody', 'My Contacts', or 'Nobody'.
- Bio: Choose 'Everybody', 'My Contacts', or 'Nobody'.
- Birthday: Set to 'Nobody'.
- Forwarded messages: Choose 'Everybody', 'My Contacts', or 'Nobody'.
- Calls: Choose 'Everybody', 'My Contacts', or 'Nobody'.
- Peer-to-peer: Set to 'Nobody' or 'Never'.
- Always allow: Unless absolutely necessary, it's recommended to remove all allowed options.
Group & Channel Invites
- Who can add me to groups & channels: Set to 'Nobody'.
- Always allow: Unless absolutely necessary, it's recommended to remove all allowed options.
Voice Messages
- Who can send me voice messages: Set to 'Nobody' or 'Never'.
- Always allow: Unless absolutely necessary, it's recommended to remove all allowed options.
Private Messages
- Who can send me private messages: Set to 'My Contacts' and 'Premium users'.
Sensitive Content
- Filtering: Recommended to enable to protect your privacy.
Automatic Archiving
- Archive and Mute new chats from non-contacts: Recommended to enable for automatic management of your chat list.
Important Notes
Ensure your privacy settings are correctly configured to prevent being added to spam groups and to protect your personal information from being leaked. Please note that if someone knows your phone number and adds it to their contacts, and has allowed Telegram access to their contacts, you will not be able to prevent them from seeing your phone number. The best practice is to ask them to delete you from their contacts, or to disable Telegram's access to their contacts. Please exercise caution regarding Telegram's access to your contacts to avoid potential privacy risks.