When registering a Telegram account, you must verify your identity using your phone number. Telegram uses phone numbers to identify users, unlike other messaging and social media platforms.
When someone has your Telegram contact or username, they can find you on Telegram, depending on the security measures you use. If you are looking to delete a number from Telegram, read on to learn how.
You can’t delete your number from Telegram, but you can hide it from others. However, you can delete numbers for other contacts on your Telegram. You can delete a single contact or delete all the synced contacts. Here, you can use your Android, iOS, or Telegram desktop. For a single contact, open it and access its profile info page. You will get the option to delete it. For the synced contacts, you must delete them from your “Settings” section and also turn off the sync feature.
We will cover the steps for deleting numbers on Telegram. We will see how to delete contacts using different devices to accommodate everyone’s case. Read on!
How To Delete a Number From Telegram?
When using Telegram, you can delete contacts you interact with on the platform. However, you can’t delete your Telegram number, as that is what Telegram uses to recognize you. So, how do you delete a number from Telegram?
On Android
To delete a single number/contact on your Telegram, follow these steps.
- Open your Telegram application.
- Tap the hamburger icon at the top.
- Select the “Contacts” option.
- Open the target contact and tap on their profile tab once in the conversation window.
- Tap the three dots on the right and select the “Delete Contact” option.
- Confirm your action by tapping on the “Delete” button again.
Similarly, you can choose to delete all synced contacts. For that, proceed as follows.
- Open your Telegram application and tap the hamburger icon at the top.
- Select “Settings.”
- Select the option for “Privacy and Security.”
- In the “Contacts” section, turn off the “Sync Contacts” option.
- Tap the option for “Delete Synced Contacts.”
- Select “Delete” on the confirmation prompt.
That’s how to delete all synced numbers from Telegram.
On iOS
You can also delete single numbers or all synced contacts on iOS.
For single contact, do the following.
- Open the Telegram app and tap on the “Contacts” tab.
- Search for the particular contact and open the conversation.
- Click on the profile tab at the top.
- Tap on the “Edit” button.
- Select “Delete Contact” and tap “Done” at the top.
- Lastly, tap the “Delete Contact” option.
For all contacts, do the following.
- Open the Telegram application and click on the Settings tab.
- Click the option for Privacy and Security.
- Scroll down and click on Data Settings.
- Find the option for Sync Contacts and turn it off.
- Next, click the Delete Synced Contacts option.
Telegram will delete all your synced contacts, and you can add people to your contacts whenever necessary instead of relying on your contacts.
On Telegram Desktop
Telegram is also available for the PC and Mac. In both cases, it’s possible to delete Telegram numbers and all the synced contacts, similar to how we did for the Telegram mobile version.
Let’s begin by deleting a single number from the Telegram desktop.
- Open your Telegram desktop app.
- Click the hamburger icon at the top.
- Select the option for “Contacts.”
- Locate your target contact, open the chat, and click on their profile tab.
- Once on the profile page, click “Delete Contact.”
- On the confirmation prompt, click on the “Delete” button again.
Unfortunately, you can’t delete all contacts simultaneously on the Telegram desktop or web version.
Conclusion
Telegram allows you to delete your contacts. We’ve seen how to delete a single contact on three devices and all contacts on Android and iOS. That’s it!
