Telegram has become one of the leading messaging apps over the past few years. Many users find it secure and convenient. Maybe you’ve been using the app for a while now but have never actually searched for friends. If you’re wondering how to do so, you’ve come to the right place.
In this article, we’re going to cover questions such as adding and finding nearby friends or searching for your Telegram friends by username.
Navigating through Telegram’s search box is a pretty straightforward task. It involves a single search for finding friends, groups, messages, and basically all other content. Follow the steps below for exact instructions on how to find friends on Telegram:
Note: If your friend is on Telegram, their avatar and username will appear first in the search results. If, however, your friend is not on your contact list, you’ll have to find them in the “Global Search” results section. That list will show all users with corresponding usernames.
Telegram has released a special bot called Telegram Friends you can use to find new friends for socializing and dating.
Here’s how to get this bot:
One of the recent Telegram features includes a “People Nearby” option. This feature lets you search for contacts who are located near your current location. Follow the steps below for instructions on how to do so:
You’ll have to agree to share your location for this feature to work.You will now see a list of people located nearby, including their distance from you. You can search for friends on the list. Under the users’ list, you’ll see a list of active groups around your neighborhood. This is another good way of engaging with your community. You’re most likely to find your specific area or city community groups where people can share news or photos.
You can always tap on the “Stop Showing Me” option to stop sharing your location.
Maybe you want to add a friend to your contacts list, but you don’t have their mobile phone number. That’s okay, as long as you have their username, you can easily find them and start exchanging messages. Just follow the steps below:
Adding contacts on any iOS device includes the same steps as for other devices. If you want to add a contact using your iPhone, simply launch Telegram on your phone and look for their name or username in the search box.
If, however, you want to add a contact formally, follow these steps:
Here are some more Telegram-related questions to help you get the most out of this app.
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Telegram is a great app for catching up with friends. What is great about it is that it lets you search for friends even if you don’t have their phone number. You can also use bots to help you find them, which is yet another great feature of this app. Hopefully, after reading this article, you can find friends, bots, and groups on Telegram with ease.
Which Telegram bots do you use? What things do you ask them to do for you? Share your experiences in the comments section below.
If you do not know how to find a person by phone number or nickname in Telegram, then this article will help you.
In addition, here you will learn some life hacks, for example, how to quickly exchange contacts with each other.
Also, our article will tell you how to find a stranger in Telegram or how to find out the name of the person who called you from an unfamiliar number.
If you know the phone number of the person you want to add to Telegram, then you can do this in a couple of clicks:
Below there will be more detailed instructions with screenshots.
To add a person to Android, go to the Telegram menu, on the left, click on three vertical sticks.
Go to the menuIn this menu, select "Contacts".
Select "Contacts"Next, we get to the "Contacts" menu, where you need to add a new contact. To do this, click on the plus sign at the bottom of the screen.
Click on the Plus iconAfter that, add the person to Telegram.
Add a contact to TelegramYou can only add a person who is already in Telegram. If you enter a phone number that is not registered, the messenger will offer to invite this person.
Invite a person to the messengerAfter you have added a person to Telegram, you find yourself in a dialogue with him. You can immediately write to him or get on the contact card in the Telegram.
You can also add a contact to Telegram directly from the Phonebook of your smartphone.
That is, you enter the phone number and name in the phone itself, and his contact automatically appears in the messenger.
Important! Synchronization of contacts in Telegram must be enabled. If you did not specifically disable it, then you can not worry, by default synchronization is enabled.
Click on the "Contacts" section.
Contacts on iOSNext, click on the plus sign at the top of the screen.
Click on the "Plus" iconEnter the name and phone number of your new contact.
New contact in iOSYou can only add a person who is already in the messenger. If you enter a phone number that is not registered, then Telegram will offer to invite this person.
In addition, a Telegram contact can be added directly to the phonebook of the smartphone. Also, and vice versa, if you entered a new contact in iOS through the application, then it will appear in the iPhone notebook.
How to quickly exchange contactsImportant! Synchronization of contacts in Telegram must be enabled.
By default, sync is always on.
If you are going to exchange contacts with a person, you can use the quick addition using the "find people nearby" function. To do this, you need to be close.
This can be convenient if you are somewhere for a meeting, or just met.
To do this, go to the "Contacts" menu and in it "Find people nearby."
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This must be done on two phones at the same time, that is, you and your interlocutor need to go to the "Find people nearby" section.
Select who you want to add to contactsClick on the right person and go to the Telegram account card.
After that, you need to go into dialogue mode with this person and add him to your contacts by clicking on the icon that appears on top.
Add contactThe person you added to your contacts needs to do the same.
If you know a person's nickname in Telegram, then you can find it in just a couple of clicks:
Nickname is the public username of the user that is seen by everyone. When registering in Telegram, everyone indicates their phone number and, if desired, fills in information about themselves, including their nickname.
What is nickname in TelegramIf the phone number is confidential information in Telegram, then the nickname is public and can be found through a global search on the messenger.
In order to find a person in Android, for this we go to the search by clicking on the button with a magnifying glass.
Click on the magnifying glass button to start the searchFurther in the search, enter the nickname of the person in Telegram, whom you want to add to your contacts. The search bar is at the top. You can enter either with the "@" sign or without.
Nickname search examplePay attention, in our example we were looking for the nickname "@trump", but Telegram found a lot of options, and our desired one is far from being in the first place.
Therefore, carefully switch to that nickname in Telegram that we entered. After that, you get into a chat with this person and you can write to him or immediately add him to your contacts.
After you have found a person by nickname in Telegram, click on his icon and go directly to the chat with him. Then go to the contact card and click the three dots in the upper right and you will see "Add contact".
How to add a contact to Telegram by nicknameSelect a search term at the top.
How to search by nickname on iPhoneSelect the nickname you are looking for. It is important not to be mistaken, as the messenger does not always show the first variant of the nickname you entered. So far, the Telegram search is not working very well.
Select the desired nicknameAfter you have found a person by nickname, click on his avatar and go to the dialogue.
Then go to the contact card and add the contact to the phone book.
Add contactLife hacks with contactsIf you know the nickname of the person you are looking for on other social networks, you can use social engineering.
Usually people use the same nicknames on different social networks. If someone on Instagram and other social networks has the nickname "mikejaferson", then it is logical that in Telegram this person will have the same nickname.
Find out the name of an unknown phone numberIf you know the nickname of a stranger, then you can easily see how he called himself in his Telegram profile.
But what if you only know the phone number? Let's say someone called you and didn't introduce themselves, or just a missed call.
You need to add this phone number to contacts, according to the instructions above. You can write any name of this person, it doesn't matter.
After that, go to the contact card again, and by clicking on the three dots at the top, find us "Delete contact". After that, you'll see the real name of this person, in any case the one that he indicated.
The logic of contacts is as follows: you decide how your contact will be named, this is your phone book. But by removing the contact of your friend, he thereby becomes unknown to you. After this you can see what name this person has assigned to himself.
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Due to Telegram's strong focus on user privacy and privacy, built-in search has significant limitations. It is more suitable for finding contacts already added, as well as content in channels and chats with your participation.
As for people, you can't count on a global search. Finding a person, as in social networks, is quite difficult here. The most reliable way is to search by phone number. But it is also possible only if the user has not set a ban on it and has not hidden the number in the privacy settings.
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You can try to find a person by nickname if he is known to you from other social networks, as well as by first and last name. In both cases, the chances of success are small, because the nickname can be changed, and not everyone indicates the real name.
But the biggest problem is in Telegram's global search algorithms: it returns a relatively small number of results that it thinks are relevant. It is impossible to influence it in any way or customize the issue.
On a mobile device or computer, enter the first name, last name, or nickname of the person you want to find in the search bar.
If the required user is found, select it in the list to go to the chat and click on the profile name. Click "Add Contact" and then "Done" to confirm.
Go to the "Contacts" tab and click "Add contact".
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Enter the person's name and phone number and press OK.
If he uses Telegram, a chat with him will open.
If the person is not registered yet, you will see a message about it. In this case, he will have to be invited.
The messenger sends invitations with a link to download the application via SMS, so you have to act from a mobile device.
Open the Contacts tab and tap the plus sign in the top right corner. Enter a name and number, and then click "Create".
Tap "Invite to Telegram", change the text of the message if necessary and send it by clicking the appropriate button.
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If you have a person's phone number, you need to save it. There are two ways to do this on a smartphone:
When you have saved the user number that is registered in the messenger, you can find it in contacts.
You can search manually or use the search.
In the desktop version, you need to save the contact immediately in Telegram. To do this, click on the three stripes in the upper left corner of the application. Go to the "Contacts" section and select "Add a contact" at the bottom. Enter information about the person and click "Create". nine0003
Nick, nickname, username or username is the unique name of a person in Telegram. It is used if the user does not want to share the number. Nick come up with people for themselves. This is a combination of characters that start with @.
To find a person by nickname in the mobile version of Telegram:
A person's nickname in Telegram is not always their real name. If you do not know the user's nickname, enter some characters and see the most popular options. This way you can quickly find a famous person, bot or channel. If you need a specific person, you need his exact login.
If you don't have a phone number or a person's nickname, but you know their name, there is a way to find a person in Telegram by name. To do this, open the application on your smartphone, enter the name of the person in the field with a magnifying glass. Can be entered with or without the @ symbol. Try entering the name in different languages. nine0003
On desktop, enter a name in the search field above chats.
This method will work if there are matches with a nickname or a person's name. If there are no matches, try entering similar name variations. See how a person is signed in other social networks.
You can find a user by first and last name if he specified them during registration. Some hide this information. The easiest way to search for celebrities in this way. nine0003
In the mobile version, you need to search in the search bar above the chats. Click on the field with a magnifying glass and enter the person's first and last name in the desired language. See what options appear and choose yours from them.
In the desktop version, enter your first and last name in the search field above the chats. Perhaps the list that appears will be the person you need.
Now there is no way to find a person in Telegram by car number. There are bots that help you learn more about the car. For example @OpenDataUaBot. To do this in the mobile version:
In the desktop version of the messenger:
The bot gives information about the model, year of manufacture, color, engine size, weight, car type and body type. nine0003
This bot also helps to check fines and violations. To do this, you need to enter the tax identification number of the owner of the car.
If the user is registered in Telegram, it can be found by number, nickname, first and last name. To protect themselves, some users deliberately enter the wrong name when registering or deny access to it. The easiest way is to look for celebrities, channels or bots here.
