We will explain to you how to find people and groups physically near you on Telegram, a function with which you can talk to people who are just next to you without having to ask for the phone number or username. It is also useful for when you are exploring groups in your city or created by your friends or community of neighbors.
It really is a versatile enough feature for all sorts of uses. Y It is very easy to use. We are going to guide you step by step, but once you learn how to get there you will see that they do not have any complications.
Groups and contacts near you
To find groups and contacts near you on Android, what you have to do is click on the menu button ☰ that you have at the top right in Telegram. When you open a side menu to do so, in it you must click on the People Nearby option that will appear with the icon of a person inside a circle.
To find groups and contacts near you on iOS, what you have to do is click on the Contacts section that you have in the bottom row of options. Once you are in your contact list, click on the option Find people nearby that will appear above the list, with the icon of a GPS symbol.
The first time you do this, you will enter a screen in which the operation of this section is explained to you, and you are told that you will need to access the location data of your mobile. Click on the Allow access button if you agree, to proceed with the request for this permission.
A notification will appear in which Telegram will ask you for access to the location as it told you in the previous step that it would. Here, you have to give it permission to access your location, both on Android and iOS, to be able to use the function. You can choose to give it a temporary permission or just one time, depending on how much you want to use this.
Once you have given permission, you will go to a screen where first you will see a list of users who are physically close to you. In the list you will see their user names, and the distance they are according to the GPS of both. Thus, you can distinguish someone in front of you if you are using this to open a chat with a friend.
Below the people list a list of groups will appear, and you will be able to see both the distance at which the group was created as well as its name and the number of members it has. If you click on a group you will be able to see the last thing that has been said within it, and you will be able to click on a join button if you want to become part of it.
