Interesting communication and meeting new people is what users expect from any instant messaging program. The list of such utilities includes the Telegram application. Finding friends in a huge list of users on it is quite difficult. But if you know how contacts appear in it, how to add friends and manage settings, everything becomes much easier.
Ways to add contacts
You can find friends using your name, nickname, number, phone book and social networks. After installation, you need to launch the application. If the program interface is in English, then you should use the tips for the Russification of the utility. This will simplify the work with the application and make it easier to find friends for communication.
How to add a contact in "Telegram" by name and nickname
The global search option has not yet been proposed by the authors of the project. The user can find a person by name only in the list of added contacts or the list of friends in other social networks. The developers recommend looking for acquaintances using a nickname. In order to add a friend to the subscriber book, you must receive confirmation from the other side. The phone number will not be displayed on the card until the acquaintance uses the "Share personal data" option. Using the search bar, you can find any registered contacts or messages from saved conversations. Use hashtags when filtering results.
How to add a contact by nickname to Telegram? First you need to contact a friend. You need to find out the nickname starting with the @ symbol. Then you need to enter it in the field above the dialogs and click on the Enter button.
Adding a contact using a phone number
Mobile users can easily find friends using the search bar. To do this, you just need to specify the phone number in the input field. How to add a contact in the "Telegram" on a personal computer? This is very easy to do. You need to open the program on your PC. In the "Contacts" section, check the "New" item. The program will prompt you to enter a phone number. The search box displays the results.
Invite friends from the phone book
After installing the utility, the user will see on the screen the names of his acquaintances registered in the "Telegram". If contacts are not displayed in the program, this means that the client's friends are not using the application yet. The user can scroll through the subscriber book and invite a friend using a paid SMS message. How to add a contact to Telegram on an iPhone or any other mobile device? To do this, you need to select from the list the person to whom you want to write. Then you should click on the friend's name. Using the "Invite to the application" button, you can send a short letter to your friend.
Chatting with friends from social networks
How to add a contact to Telegram from Facebook or WhatsApp? First you need to open the main menu. Then you should go to the "Contacts" section. Next, you need to click on the "Invite Friends" button. After that, you need to select a service through which notifications will be sent to the client's acquaintances. The application will display a list of available social networks. The user can invite friends through the systems "VKontakte", "Facebook", as well as Hangouts and WhatsApp. In order to download the application, the client's acquaintances must follow the link in the received message. After installing the program, friends will be able to start communicating with the user. Adding a contact in the PC application is similar. The "Invite Friends" function is available in many services. The developers enable the option so that people can discover a new resource. The "Telegram" also has a similar function. The friend only needs to fill out the registration form in the app.
Share a contact
In order to send the data of another person to a friend, you need to open the page of the user of interest. Then you should click on the Share button. Next, you need to send the contact to the desired dialogue.
