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Telegram
WikiTG is a high-quality Telegram knowledge base
Helping users to use Telegram more scientifically and efficiently
Quick Start
Common Functions
FAQ
General
What is Telegram? What do I do here?
Who is it for?
How is it different from WhatsApp?
How old is Telegram?
Is it available on my device?
Who are the people behind Telegram?
Where is Telegram based?
How do you make money?
What are your thoughts on internet privacy?
What about GDPR?
Do you process takedown requests?
Do you process data requests?
Telegram Basics
Who can I message?
Who can message me?
Does Telegram send Verification Codes for other apps?
Who has Telegram?
Inviting friends
What do the check marks mean in Telegram?
Can I hide my 'last seen'?
Who can see me 'online'?
Can I delete my messages?
Voice, Video and Group calls
Using emoticons
Groups and Channels
What makes Telegram groups cool?
How are channels and groups different?
Creating a group
Adding members and using Invite Links
Usernames and t.me
What are usernames? How do I get one?
What are Collectible Usernames? How are they different from basic usernames?
How does t.me work?
What can I use as my username?
Do I need a username?
Will people know my number?
How do I delete my username?
What do I do if my username is taken?
What if someone is pretending to be me?
Security
How secure is Telegram?
How do you encrypt data?
Why should I trust you?
Do I need to trust Telegram for it to be secure?
What if my hacker friend doubts you?
Can Telegram protect me against everything?
How does 2-Step Verification work?
Secret Chats
What is a _secret chat?_
Starting a secret chat
Using the self-destruct timer
Screenshot alerts
Encryption key picture
Why not make all chats 'secret'?
Your Account
Who can see my phone number?
I have a new phone number, what do I do?
Log out of Telegram
Change your phone number
Delete your Telegram account
How does account self-destruction work?
My phone was stolen. What do I do?
Bots
How do I create a bot?
How do I get rid of a bot?
Are bots safe?
Where can I get more bots?
Deeper Questions
Can I get Telegram's server-side code?
Can I use my own server?
Can I use the Telegram API?
Do you have a Privacy Policy?
What does the iOS privacy sheet mean?
Why do you have two apps in the Mac App Store?
Can I translate Telegram?
Can I help?
Troubleshooting
SMS, login, register
Getting a login code via a phone call
Getting codes via Telegram
Notification problems
Problems with contacts
Deleting contacts on Android
Secret Chats
Can't send messages to non contacts
Telegram uses the camera or microphone in the background