After WhatsApp rolled out the new privacy changes, things have taken a wild turn around the world. People are migrating to Signal and Telegram to have better privacy safeguards. While the transition is all for the right reasons — as we have noted in our comparison between WhatsApp vs Telegram vs Signal — it’s important to make some changes from our end as well. Two-factor verification is one of those security safeguards that you must enable to protect your account. We have already written a guide on how to turn on 2FA on Signal, and here we are going to show how to enable two-step verification on Telegram. So on that note, let’s begin.
First off, tap on the hamburger menu located at the top-left corner and open “Settings“.
Now, tap on “Set Password” and create a password for two-step verification on Telegram. On the next page, you need to re-enter the password again. Make sure to remember this password or better, write it down and store it in a safe place.
Turn On 2FA on Telegram and Protect Your Chats
So that is how you can turn on 2FA on Telegram and add an additional layer of security to your personal messages and chats. As per a study done by Princeton University, sim swapping has become a real threat around the world where impostors request the carriers to swap the phone number and carriers dutifully change the number without due diligence. So to foil such attempts, enabling 2FA is a must.
