Telegram Basics
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People can contact you on Telegram if theyknow your phone numberor if youmessage them first.
If they don't know your phone number, they can find you in these cases:
- When you both are members of thesame group.
- If you set apublic username. Others can useGlobal Searchand find you by your username.
Telegram allows third-party services tosend verification codesto their users via Telegram. These codes only appear in theverified'Verification Codes'chat, and let you tap to instantly copy the code.
> Services that do not specify a name or profile picture for their codes will appear with the default name and photo of'Verification Codes'.
Services that do not specify a name or profile picture for their codes will appear with the default name and photo of'Verification Codes'.
If you receive a code in the'Verification Codes'chat, it's probably because you requested to log in to a third-party service, like anexternal website, app or marketplace. It's also possible that someone else accidentally entered your phone number when logging in to another service.Either way, your Telegram account is completely safe— if you didn’t request a code, simply tap on it and select'Report', no need to do anything else.
Third-party services determine which way your verification codes are sent – and Telegram is not able to control this or make a service aware of your preferences. Unlike SMS codes that frequently fail to arrive and can be interecepted, verification codes sent via Telegram aredelivered instantlyand aresecurely encrypted– making them safer and more reliable for both users and services.
The'Verification Codes'chat is only used for codes fromthird-party services. Login codes for yourTelegram accountitself are sent to theverified service notificationschat named'Telegram'in your chat list and shouldnever be sharedwith anyone, including other services or apps.
> If you'd like to save money and increase efficiency by sending verification codes for your app or service via Telegram, check out theTelegram Gateway.
If you'd like to save money and increase efficiency by sending verification codes for your app or service via Telegram, check out theTelegram Gateway.
Official Telegram Reference: https://telegram.org/faq
Part of the TGWAY.com Official Telegram Knowledge Base (98 Verified Q&As).