Subj : Re: Telegram app
To   : Erich B.
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Sep 12 2021 12:04:30

 > > You should be able to turn those off. At least on Android I give very
 > > little permissions.
 
 > They asked me for a phone number before continuing. I don’t use phone only
 > tablet.

That's so that the system can send you a text with a code number in order to
complete the registration.  You can even use someone else's phone number to
receive that text message if you want.  A phone number is no longer necessary
to  continue to use Telegram.
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