Nida is a tech and telecom journalist with more than five years of writing experience. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in journalism. The reasons for changing your phone number ...

Similar to other messaging apps, Telegram uses your mobile number to create your account. If you have a new number and want to update it, you can easily change it in the Telegram app. It is free and ...

How does WhatsApp use your phone number? That’s a question on people’s minds as the messaging giant continues to dominate mobile devices. As a Facebook-owned entity, privacy-conscious people wouldn’t ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Facebook has given people another reason not to trust it. The social network's two-factor authentication system, which uses phone numbers to improve account security, is also being used as a way to ...

While it’s true that most of us will have held on to our mobile phone numbers for many years, there can be some occasions when you need a fresh start. Maybe you have someone annoying you with prank ...

Facebook asks for a user's phone number for a variety of reasons. A phone number can be used to reset a forgotten password; to suggest people you may know so that you can connect with them on Facebook ...

Twitter links your account to your mobile phone number. Because you're the only person with that number, it essentially acts as your password, allowing you to tweet simply by sending a text message to ...