How to use Telegram without a phone number step by step

When we think of instant messaging applications, the first that comes to mind is WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned tool is the most downloaded, but it's not by far the most comprehensive and useful.

In our opinion, Telegram is a much better application. It works just as well or better than WhatsApp and to top it off it is much safer than WhatsApp, as well as protecting our privacy more optimally than WhatsApp.

Now, if we were to highlight an advantage of Telegram over WhatsApp, it would undoubtedly be the possibility of share our profile with other people without having to give our phone number. Something that until today and inexplicably WhatsApp does not allow you to do.

How to share your Telegram profile without giving your phone number

To speak on Telegram it is not necessary to share the phone number

It's something we've always criticized on WhatsApp. When I want to talk to another person on WhatsApp, they need to share their phone number. This can be problematic as you may not trust or know the person, the which makes using WhatsApp with strangers not a great idea.

With Telegram this does not happen as it allows us to share our profile without having to give a phone number. How does? Really simple, via a username or profile.

Telegram offers security that no other instant messaging application offers. For example, it offers the ability to create a custom username that allows other users to contact us easily without the need to share other private information.

To do this, the first thing we need to do is download the Telegram application and create an account. This is really simple as we just have to enter our data and phone number and that's it. Remember that the number will not be shared with anyone without our consent.

Once this is done, we will access the application in the "Settings" section where we will select the "Enter username" option. This username will always be preceded by an @ (as in Twitter) so the next time someone wants to talk to you on Telegram they will only have to look for you thanks to this nickname.

Telegram's privacy has always been a maxim of its developers and this is demonstrated with functions like the one we just told you about.

Of course, the advantages of Telegram on WhatsApp are many more and that is that despite not being the most downloaded messaging app, it is undoubtedly the best option to talk to our friends, family ... and especially strangers.