Have you switched to Signal or Telegram? If so, you may have received some notifications from these messaging apps, warning you that your friends have joined as well. Since a lot of people migrate to Signal or Telegram, it’s a little annoying to receive alerts of new friends at the top of the screen. You are notified when someone who is stored in your contact list is a new Signal or Telegram user. Fortunately, both platforms give you the option to turn off these phone alerts.
All you have to do is turn off the “Next contact” option in the settings section. If you’re still looking for this option, follow the steps below to turn off the new friends join option. If you don’t want to turn off the option, you can simply archive your chats whenever you receive an alert. Messaging applications allow you to unzip chats whenever you want. You’ll find archived chats at the end of all chats. Then just tap the “Archived” option to see what you’re archiving all your chats.
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Signal, Telegram: How to stop getting new friend alerts
Step 1: Open Telegram and tap the hamburger button, which is located in the upper left corner of the screen.
Step 2: Go to the Settings section and then go to Notifications and sounds.
Step 3: Scroll down and tap “Contact has joined the Telegram”.
How to stop Signal from sending new adherent alerts
Signal: How to stop getting new friend alerts
Step 1: Open Signal on your Android smartphone, and then tap the three-dot icon at the top right of the screen.
Step 2: You went to Settings> Notifications.
Step 3: Now scroll down and turn off “Contact signal contacted”. The steps are similar for the iOS version.