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title: "How do I add friends on Telegram?"  
description: "How do I add friends on Telegram?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-02-01  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95392/how-do-i-add-friends-on-telegram  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["telegram", "telegram app", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do I add friends on Telegram?

How do I [add](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4883/5-signs-you-need-to-add-more-protein-to-your-diet) [friends](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31396/where-did-the-suggest-to-friends-feature-go) on Telegram?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Mac**

Follow these steps to add contacts to [**Telegram**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95322/how-can-i-recover-deleted-telegram-chats) on your Mac:

1. On your Mac, launch the desktop software.
2. In the bottom-left corner of your screen, click the person icon.
3. **Select 'Add Contact**' from the drop-down menu.
4. Enter the name and phone number of the person you'd like to invite.
5. '**Okay' should be selected.**

It's as simple as that. The contact has now been added to your Telegram contact list. You may communicate with them at any moment by clicking on their name, which will open a new chat window. \
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W**indows 10 is the latest version of Microsoft's operating** \
Follow the instructions below to add contacts to your Telegram desktop app on Windows 10:

1. Start Telegram on your computer.
2. Go to the upper-left corner of your screen and click the three horizontal lines.
3. Find “Contacts” and click on it.
4. **Choose “Add Contact.”**
5. Type in the name and phone number of the person you want to add in the empty fields.
6. **Click on “Create.”**
7. **[Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95393/how-can-i-find-facebook-friends-on-telegram)**


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