Webogram: [Idea] Alternative login methods to

[thisIsTheFoxe]

Hi,
First of all, I just wanna say how awesome Telegram is to even have an OS repo here, thanx u guyys!! <3

2nd, I got an idea:

related: #1657, I haven't looked too deep into the API & this repo, it might also entirely depend on the API...

_One thing that bothers me (in general, but especially right now) is that one has to have an active phone number to log into TG-web (from a PC), right..? Cuz, I don't always have that handy, and sometimes I just want to quickly check my msg. online._
SO: How about using alternative login methods e.g. Username & password, or (better, probably?): If the user has also an email send the verification code to a linked email acc., or on e could use a 2FA authenticator app..
Obviously there is also the whole security thing.. but I really think it's worth considering...

Btw, notice that I say 'login', not 'registration'! I get that a phone nr is needed for initial verification. However, once I'm logged in, iirc I can also provide an email address, can't that be used to send the code?

[saeedjsanei]

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در تاریخ جمعه ۱۳ مارس ۲۰۲۰،‏ ۳:۲۶ Henry [e-mail] نوشت:

Hi,
First of all, I just wanna say how awesome Telegram is to even have an OS
repo here, thanx u guyys!! <3

2nd, I got an idea:

related: #1657 https://github.com/zhukov/webogram/issues/1657, I
haven't looked too deep into the API & this repo, it might also entirely
depending on the API...

One thing that bothers me (in general, but especially right now) is that
one has to have an active phone number to log into TG-web (from a PC),
right..? Cuz, I don't always have that handy, and sometimes I just want to
quickly check my msg. online.
SO: How about using alternative login methods e.g. Username & password,
or (better, probably?): If the user has also an email send the
verification code to a linked email acc.
Obviously there is also the whole security thing.. but I really think it's
worth considering...

Btw, notice that I say 'login', not 'registration'! I get that a phone nr
is needed for initial verification. However, once I'm logged in, iirc I can
also provide an email address, can't that be used to send the code?

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[Aokromes]

i doub telegram will ever allow non-phone number based accounts

[thisIsTheFoxe]

@Aokromes having a non-phone login doesn't necessarily mean that it has to be a non-phone acct, tho....