Here’s everything you need to know about the ‘text door neighbour’ trend

Have you received an unexpected text from a stranger claiming to be your ‘text door neighbour’?

That means that you’ve been caught up in the latest trend that’s got Twitter buzzing. But what exactly is it?

What is the trend?

The text door neighbour trend sees people texting their own phone number, but changing the final digit.

So if your phone number ended in 1234, your text door neighbours number would be the same as yours, but it would end in 1235, or 1233.

The trend actually started back in 2016, but it’s seen a resurgence recently, with users sharing their exchanges on Twitter.

Mixed responses

The responses people have garnered from their text door neighbours have been pretty mixed - some are happy to get engaged in the trend, while others have been less enthusiastic.

One Twitter user wrote, “This is the best day ever #TextdoorNeighbor #numberneighbors”

Another wrote, “They blocked me :/ #textdoorneighbor”

“My text door neighbor is so wholesome, I must protect them with my life,” tweeted another.

Texting a random number doesn’t always guarantee a response, as some users have found.

A user wrote, “Good morning to everyone except my text door neighbor who didn’t text me back.”

Another one tweeted: “Got left on read :( #TextDoorNeighbor”

Is it safe to text a random number?

While the trend may seem innocent, the dangers of giving your number out to stranger still apply.

In 2016, when this trend first appeared,