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 ...

Alan is an experienced culture, commerce, and tech author with a background in newspaper reporting. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, The Escapist, ESPN, PC Gamer, and a ...

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 ...

When is the last time you got a new phone number? Chances are good you’re rocking the same one you were assigned when you bought your first device, whenever that was, and have ported it from one phone ...

No matter what kind of Android phone you may use, there may come a point when you want to change your number. It's something that could be warranted for any reason — from a desire to mix things up to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...