How to turn off notifications about new users

Telegram is one of the most popular social applications. Like most messaging apps, it sends notifications. Telegram notifies you when you receive a new message or call, or when a group or channel administrator pins a message. You will also receive a notification when one of your contacts on the device joins Telegram. If you don’t find these notifications useful, turn them off in your settings. We show you how to turn off Telegram’s new user notifications on a variety of devices, including your budget Android phone, iPhone, and Windows PC.

How to turn off notifications about new Telegram users on Android

Telegram makes it easy to turn off notifications about new users. Follow the steps below to turn them off using your Android phone.

1. Open it Telegram application on your phone.
2. Touch hamburger menu (icon with three horizontal lines) in the upper left corner.
3. Touch settings.
4. Scroll down and select Notifications and sounds.

   

   

5. Turn on/off The contact has joined Telegram switch below Events section.

   

How to turn off notifications about new Telegram users on the desktop

Turning off notifications about new users in the Telegram desktop app and website is similar to the smartphone app. We walk you through the process for a website and desktop app.

Turn off notifications about new Telegram users on the desktop page

1. Open it Telegram website on the desktop.
2. Touch hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the upper left corner of the home page.

   

3. Click settings and then select Notifications.

   

4. Scroll down to the rest section and deselect The contact has joined Telegram box.

   

Turn off notifications about new Telegram users in the desktop app

1. Open it Telegram application on the desktop.
2. Touch hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the upper left corner of the home page.
3. choose settings.

   

4. Click Notifications and sounds.

   

5. Deselect The contact has joined Telegram box below Events section.

   

How to turn off notifications about new Telegram users on iPhone

The Telegram application on iPhone devices is slightly different from Android phones, but the process of turning off notifications about new users is similar.

1. Open it Telegram application on your iPhone.
2. Touch settings in the lower right corner.
3. choose Notifications and sounds.
4. Scroll down to New contacts and turn on the switch.

   

   

Telegram automatically creates a chat when someone from your contacts joins the app. There is no built-in setting to turn it off, but there is a workaround. Telegram can access your device’s contacts to see if someone you know has signed up. You can prevent Telegram from creating new chats by turning off access to your contacts.

If you use Telegram without sharing contacts, you may have difficulty starting new conversations. Search for people using their usernames instead of their contact numbers.

You can turn off Telegram’s access to your contacts in your phone settings. We walk you through the process on a Samsung phone running Android 14. The steps may not be the same for other smartphones.

1. Open it application library and long press the Telegram app.
2. Touch More icons (circle with the letter “i” in the middle).

   

3. choose Permissions.
4. Touch Contacts under Allowed section.
5. Touch Don’t let it.

   

   

Turn off unnecessary notifications

Telegram allows you to turn off unnecessary notifications from the settings. If you don’t want to turn off notifications permanently, snooze them in your Android phone’s settings. To further improve your productivity, try these simple tricks to better manage your notifications.