Bugs and Suggestions

We still have an issue here about using a @nick. If it leaks, we'll go back to the original problem. For this, Teamspeak and Discord have the solution. You can send a temporary @nick to someone with limited number of uses (1, 2, 3 people eg. Or unlimited) and limited number of time (6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 1 week or unlimited). Reached the limit, no one with that @nick could use it to add you anymore.
Currently you can change the main @nick, which gives you some control, however some people may not want to change the main @nick.

Teamspeak goes further, you could create a password for use by @nick. A person with your @nick could only add you if they know the password.

Finally, you can also generate single-use QR codes to add someone and send that QR code over the internet, making it less readable for humans.

This set of rules is common on many social networks and has already been shown to avoid many of the problems faced by messengers of this genre. People could still connect by number from the start if they wanted to, so there would be no lack of popularity in that regard.

Ludovico May 5, 2022

Quote! Cool idea!

Deleted Account May 7, 2022

While I agree on your point - if you say you are privacy conscious you should ask yourself why people may have your number without you knowing in the first place.

Also agree on your point, but my phone number is something that I consider public information and freely give out. I did not have that intention with Telegram. I mean, you're right, especially considering my Telegram account is associated directly with a "public" phone number makes it insecure in the first order. My only point is that I didn't want to advertise the Telegram account. But yes, you're right.

Deleted Account Jun 8, 2022

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Emilia Jun 23, 2022

Any update about this important feature?

Anthony Jul 2, 2022

This needs to be fixed. If someone joins telegram to communicate without notifying their abuser, this will lead to them getting found out and cause them to get hurt.

Vehementi Jul 16, 2022

I dislike the fact just because i have work contacts I automatically share profile images with them. I even have family joining telegram so this is becoming like facebook. Except Facebook had more privacy options. So Facebook is somehow better. GG telegram devs.

Woodsrock™ Jul 16, 2022

I believe the personal telephone number is and should ALWAYS remain protected in any way. It must NOT be public domain data in any way. it is information that ONLY the owner can decide to SHARE or not. I, by my choice, NEVER answer phone calls in which the name of the person calling me does not appear on the display. When this happens, it is clear that I did not give that person my phone number, otherwise I would have added it too in my address book. (So he doesn't have to have it)

Leo Aug 10, 2022

Any update? I need this pls

Karl Kesoky Aug 11, 2022

In some authoritarian countries, the government is abusing the current feature that by forcing all the numbers to be registered with real name, they can surveiling everyone on Telegram by adding every registered no. in contact. Which ppl then need rely on virtual no. and Google Voice no. and subsequently cause a raise of industry of these no. with questionable source.

So, please help.

Ludovico Aug 11, 2022

Karl Kesoky

Quote! A vulnerability easy to exploit

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