While WhatsApp is losing its charm lately due to its updated privacy policy, other privacy-focused instant messengers like Signal and Telegram. While Signal is so private by default, it lacks Telegram’s flexibility. Thus, if you’re into Telegram, learn how to improve your app’s security by enabling 2FA.
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is just another layer of security for accessing your account. Working on the principle of two is better than one; two-factor authentication can help users thwart any snoopers or threat actors from getting into your account and playing with it. So, if you want that enabled, here’s how in Telegram;
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How to Set Two-factor Authentication in Telegram?
- Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Two-step Verification in your Telegram mobile app.
- This will be turned off by default and should be enabled for better security. Clicking on it will prompt you to set a password.
- Enter a password if your choice, but make sure it’s hard to crack. Using alphanumeric (alphabets and numbers) along with special characters can make a strong password that’s hard to guess.
- After setting the password, you’ll be asked to set a Hint to help yourself when you forget the password.
- In the next step, you’ll be asked to provide an email address to recover your account if you forget your password. Though you can skip this, enabling this is recommended since there are more ways to help you in tough situations.
- If you’ve set a recovery email address, you’ll receive a confirmation link to activate this process. Confirm it from the email you received from Telegram, and you’ll be done.
If you want to delete this password, you can always return to the same path and Disable it. In the case of the recovery email set-up, you’ll see an Abort option for the same.
Note that this password will be asked when logging into your Telegram account from a new device, not every time you open the app like an app lock.
