Telegram - Configuración de la cuenta

La protección de su cuenta comienza con la configuración de su cuenta de Telegram para reforzar su privacidad y limitar los riesgos. Esta guía aborda la visibilidad del perfil, la verificación en dos pasos y la eliminación de la cuenta.

Last modified
7th January 2021
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To access any of the settings discussed here

  • Open Telegram and tap the three bars on the top left corner
  • Tap Settings > Privacy and Security
  • Tap the desired setting

Visibilidad del número telefónico

Telegram pide un número telefónico para crear una cuenta. La configuración predeterminada permite que tus contactos vean tu número telefónico (podrían ser muchas personas si permites que la aplicación tenga acceso a tus contactos). Sin embargo, puedes configurar la visibilidad a “nadie”. Recomendamos esta configuración para evitar que las personas puedan encontrar tu nombre de usuario y ver tu número telefónico

Phone number visibility

Last seen & online

This setting lets you control if other people can see when you last used telegram, and if you saw their message. We suggest you set to "nobody" to avoid leaving traces about your phone usage.

Last seen online setting

Profile photo

We recommend not using a real photo of you, and limiting to “my contacts”. If using a real photo, make sure all your contacts are trustworthy.

Two steps verification

Adding a cloud password adds an extra layer of security when logging in to your account. This will prevent anyone that has access to your SIM card from accessing your account without your knowledge. Tap Settings > Privacy and Security > Two steps verification. Make sure you use a unique password!

Two steps verification

Delete my account

If you use Telegram on a regular basis you can set your account to delete itself and all of its content if you are unable to access your account for some reason (lost phone for example). If you want to avoid your conversations from being accessed should you not be able to connect for a certain time, you might want to consider setting this option to 1 or 3 months.

Account deletion

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