HOW TO ENABLE TWO-STEP VERIFICATION ON TELEGRAM? [2021]

Being rated as the 8th most downloaded app worldwide in 2020, Telegram has earned its fame for a reason, and to assure you, for a good one. This cross-platform allows end-to-end encrypted video chatting, cloud-based instant texting, file transferring and so much more that you can enjoy! 

Just how softwares such as Gmail or WhatsApp have added a safety feature onto themselves, Telegram too has introduced this new feature of two-step verification and in this article we have discussed How to enable two-step verification on telegram.

It is a well-known fact that Telegram has received so much of love purely based on how it provides multi-device sync facility. Since Telegram has been made accessible for all devices like tabs, desktop, mobile phones etc, you can log in to your personal Telegram account over multiple devices at one go.

With regard to its privacy and security settings, Telegram has also added an ‘Active Sessions’ feature into the app. This feature shows a screen where there are details mentioned about all your logged in devices along with their IP information. Accordingly, you may choose to shut down sessions that are suspicious or outdated. 

Talking about the feature of two-step verification, it permits you to set up a strong password that you need to put in every single time you log in to your account from your new device, along with an OTP that you get via SMS. 

However, you must note that if you are unable to remember the password, you will further not be able to access the services, whilst making use of other devices. For your benefit, it is firmly recommended that you must set up a recovery e-mail or the bare minimum say, a hint to make you recall the correct password- all of this necessitated if you switch on the two-step verification option.  Read on further to know how to get started. 

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How to enable two-step verification on Telegram? 

There is a process that you need to follow in order to get started with your two-step verification. Following are the steps that you got to follow: 

Step 1: Log in to your Telegram account

• First, you must open Telegram and go to its Settings. 
• Under Settings, choose Privacy and Settings option.
• Under the Privacy and Security section, tap on to ‘’Two-step verification’’ that lies below the category of Security. 

Step 2: Set the password 

• To set the password, you must now click on the Set Additional password option that comes under two-step verification. 
• After setting the password, click on the tick mark icon that is situated on the right corner of the screen at the top. Repeat the same procedure while re-entering the password for confirmation. 

Note: The password you enter can be in the form of digits, alphabets, or both. They may include special characters too. 

Step 3: Create a password hint 

• Post confirmation of the password, you need to create a password hint. Create a such a hint that will help you recall the password in case you forget it. 
• After you are done with this, tap on the screen, at the top-right corner. 

Step 4 (optional): Provide your recovery e-mail 

Similar to G-mail and WhatsApp, Telegram too asks you to put forward a reliable recovery e-mail from your end. But this step is completely optional. However, it is advised that you must provide one, for if you get logged off and are unable to log in, giving in your recovery e-mail would just turn out to be helpful. An e-mail will be sent to you as a mark of confirmation for the detail you have shared.

If you do not want to give in your e-mail ID, you can select the Skip option. 

Step 5: Give confirmation 

 Now all that has been left for you to do is to open the e-mail that has been sent to you by the Telegram. This e-mail contains a link, clicking on to which will enable your two-step verification feature on Telegram. 

Once, all of the above stated steps are brought into action, you successfully enable your two-step verification feature on Telegram. From now onwards, whenever you try to log into your Telegram account from any other device (a device from which you have logged off or have never logged in from), you will have to provide this extra password to be able to sign in. Happy Telegraming!