Telegram Privacy Settings Guide
Conclusion
To ensure your Telegram account's security, it's highly recommended to adjust your privacy settings immediately to prevent personal information exposure and unwanted harassment. Detailed privacy setting recommendations are provided below.
Privacy Settings Steps
Settings → Privacy
- Two-Step Verification: Strongly recommended to enable for enhanced account security.
- Passcode Lock: Enable based on personal needs.
- Authorized Websites: Unless necessary, it's recommended to remove all authorized websites.
- Active Sessions: Remove devices and clients that are rarely used or no longer in use.
- Auto-Delete: Recommended to enable for regular clearing of chat history.
Phone Number
- Visibility: Set to "Nobody" or "My Contacts".
- Always Allow: Unless necessary, it's recommended to remove all allowed access options.
Last Seen & Online
- Visibility: Choose "Everybody", "My Contacts", or "Nobody".
- Hide Last Seen: Recommended to enable.
Personal Information 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 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 necessary, it's recommended to remove all allowed options.
Voice Messages
- Visibility: Set to "Nobody" or "Never".
- Always Allow: Unless necessary, it's recommended to remove all allowed options.
Private Messages
- Visibility: Set to "My Contacts" and "Premium Users".
Sensitive Content
- Settings: Recommended to enable to protect your privacy.
Automatic Archiving
- Settings: Recommended to enable for automatic chat history management.
Important Notes
Ensure your privacy settings are correctly configured to prevent being added to spam groups and protect your personal information from being exposed. Please note: if someone knows your phone number and saves it in their contacts, and if they have granted 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 for them to revoke Telegram's access to their contacts. Please exercise caution when granting Telegram access to your contacts, to avoid potential privacy risks.