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  "path": "/t/telegram-adds-passkey-support-still-requires-phone-number/34460#post_19",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T17:29:19.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net",
  "textContent": "securitybrahh:\n\n> You can use disposable numbers on tg, and keep account access independent of device - you can use email/2faPass/only-number/2fa-sent-on-previous-tg for logging in on another device (can’t do with WhatsApp)\n\nI created a Telegram account years ago with a disposable number. It still works. I was always logged in on at last 2 devices simultaneously. So far, as long as I have been logged on one device I have been able to sign onto new devices.\n\nThat being said, I have admittedly never logged onto a new phone with this Telegram account. Like Signal, Telegram seem to treat second phones differently from other types of devices. I have an email alias and 2FA passphrase linked to my Telegram account. And because of that I have always assumed that I would be able to log onto a new phone with that account without having to verify my phone number, which doesn’t exist anymore. I made that assumption because Telegram always sends verification codes to all the devices where you are already logged in.\n\nThat being said, since Telegram started charging some countries for SMS verification, I am slightly less confident about my chances, but still somewhat confident. My account was created with a US virtual number.",
  "title": "Telegram Adds Passkey Support, Still Requires Phone Number"
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