When you first join Telegram, your contacts will be synced to the app.
In other words, you’ll be able to see a list of your contacts who have Telegram.
You can do this by navigating to the “Contacts” page.
The “Contacts” page will only display your contacts who have Telegram.
Hence, you won’t be able to see all of your contacts there.
However, you can invite your contacts who do not have Telegram to join it.
When they join Telegram, you’ll be able to see their contact on the “Contacts” page.
But what if you don’t have the person’s contact?
If you don’t have someone’s contact, you still can add them using a different way.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to add someone on Telegram.
How to add someone on Telegram
To add someone on Telegram, you can either search for their username or invite your friends if they don’t have the app.
Alternatively, you can use the “Find people nearby” feature to add people nearby who are on Telegram.
Telegram also syncs your contacts to the app.
If you have someone’s contact, they’ll be shown on the “Contacts” page on Telegram if they have the app.
If you’ve added someone’s contact but they’re not showing on the “Contacts” page, it means that they don’t have Telegram.
Hence, you need to invite them to join Telegram.
You can also add someone on Telegram by their username.
Telegram gives you the ability to choose a username on the app.
If you do, people will be able to find you by your username without needing your phone number.
This is similar to a social media username.
Here are 3 ways to add someone on Telegram:
1. Add someone by their username
The first way is to add someone by their username.
However, the person needs to have a Telegram username.
Otherwise, you won’t be able to find them on the app.
If the person does not have a Telegram username, you need to ask them to get one.
To get a Telegram username, you need to tap on “Settings” on the bottom navigation bar.
Then, tap on “Edit” to open your profile settings.
On your profile settings, you’ll be able to choose a Telegram username by tapping on “Username”.
Once the person has a Telegram username, you need to ask them for it.
Next, tap on “Contacts” on the bottom navigation bar.
After you’ve tapped on “Contacts”, the contacts page will open.
On the contacts page, you’ll see a list of your contacts who are on Telegram.
You’ll also see a search bar at the top of the page.
Firstly, tap on the search bar at the top of the page.
The search bar allows you to add someone on Telegram by their username.
Search for the person’s username on the search bar.
Then, tap on the search result of the person that you want to add.
Tapping on the person will open a private chat with them.
Now, you’ll be able to add them by sending a message.
Simply send a message to them to add them on Telegram!
After you’ve sent them a message, their contact will be displayed on your chats.
2. Invite your friends
The second way is to invite your friends to join Telegram.
If you already have the contact of someone, you can invite them to join Telegram.
Firstly, tap on “Contacts” on the bottom navigation bar.
This will open the contacts page where you can see a list of your contacts who are on Telegram.
Your contacts that are not on Telegram will not be shown on the list.
Hence, you need to invite them to join Telegram.
To invite your contacts to join Telegram, tap on “Invite Friends”.
After you’ve tapped on “Invite Friends”, the “Invite Friends” page will open.
On the page, you’ll see a list of your contacts who are not on Telegram.
Firstly, search for the contact that you want to invite to Telegram using the search bar.
Then, tap on their contact to select them.
Once you’ve selected the people that you want to invite to Telegram, tap on the “Invite x Contacts” button at the bottom of the page.
This will invite your selected contacts to Telegram!
If they happen to join Telegram, you’ll receive a notification that they’ve joined it.
In addition, you’ll be able to see their contact on the “Contacts” page.
3. Find people nearby
The third way is to add people nearby on Telegram.
Telegram has a “Find People Nearby” feature.
The “Find People Nearby” feature allows you to quickly add people nearby who are also viewing the feature.
You can also discover local group chats.
Firstly, tap on “Contacts” on the bottom navigation bar.
This will open the contacts page that shows your contacts who are on Telegram.
Next, tap on “Find People Nearby”.
After you’ve tapped on “Find People Nearby”, you’ll need to allow Telegram to track your location.
Otherwise, you won’t be able to use the feature.
Tap on the “Allow Access” button to allow Telegram to track your location.
After you’ve tapped on “Allow Access”, a pop-up will open.
The pop-up contains 3 options including “Allow Once”, “Allow While Using App”, and “Don’t Allow”.
Tap on “Allow While Using App” to allow Telegram to track your location only when you’re using the app.
After you’ve allowed Telegram to track your location, the “People Nearby” page will open.
On the page, you’ll be able to see a list of people nearby who have Telegram.
You can also see the distance that they are away from you.
Tap on “Show x More People” to expand the list of people nearby.
Now, you’ll be able to add people by sending them a message!
When you send them a message, you’ll be able to see them on the “Chats” page.
Conclusion
Adding someone on Telegram is usually done by searching for the person’s username.
However, the person needs to have a Telegram username.
Otherwise, you can only add them by adding their contact.
If the person has a Telegram username, you can use the search bar on the “Contacts” page to find them.
When you send the person a message, they’ll be shown on the “Chats” page.
