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title: "How do I recover my Telegram account being used by someone else with my phone number?"  
description: "How do I recover my Telegram account being used by someone else with my phone number?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-02-01  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95394/how-do-i-recover-my-telegram-account-being-used-by-someone-else-with-my-phone-number  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["telegram", "telegram app", "phone", "troubleshooting", "telegram account"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do I recover my Telegram account being used by someone else with my phone number?

How do I [recover](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159255/how-to-recover-a-file-deleted-with-python) my Telegram [account](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/33699/how-tech-is-disrupting-the-accounting-world) being used by [someone else](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3453/why-do-we-yawn-when-we-see-someone-else-yawning) with my [phone](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300535/manage-your-smartphone-addiction) number?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

Follow these steps to recover your [**Telegram**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95396/how-can-telegram-notify-me-when-someone-is-online) account:

- This process should be done on a desktop, it is going to be easier and more practical.
- Open Telegram in your web browser and try to log into your account regularly, using your phone number, like you always do.
- Now, you will see a new message appear on your computer’s screen telling you that they have sent a confirmation code to your phone and asking you to enter that code in the selected field. Since you have your new SIM card that will not be a problem for you, just enter the code and click on the login button.

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