{"id":10932,"date":"2022-07-14T05:55:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=10932"},"modified":"2022-07-14T05:55:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:55:06","slug":"how-to-unlock-a-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-a-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Unlock a Facebook Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6e438785b4c\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6e438785b4c\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6e438785b4c\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-a-facebook-account\/#How_to_Unlock_a_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How to Unlock a Facebook Account\">How to Unlock a Facebook Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-a-facebook-account\/#Logging_into_your_Facebook_account\" title=\"Logging into your Facebook account\">Logging into your Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-a-facebook-account\/#Resetting_your_password\" title=\"Resetting your password\">Resetting your password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-a-facebook-account\/#Reporting_a_login_issue_to_Facebook\" title=\"Reporting a login issue to Facebook\">Reporting a login issue to Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-a-facebook-account\/#Resetting_your_Facebook_account\" title=\"Resetting your Facebook account\">Resetting your Facebook account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Unlock_a_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How to Unlock a Facebook Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/lkIBcqm.jpg\" alt=\"how to locked facebook account\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you have locked your Facebook account, you can no longer post to it. After you&#8217;ve locked your profile, only your friends can see the posts and photos you&#8217;ve made. Only those people you choose can view your profile picture, full-size photo, new posts, and stories. The remaining information will still be visible to others, but only to a select few people. Here are three ways to un-lock your account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Logging_into_your_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Logging into your Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve locked your Facebook account, you have a few options. First, you can try contacting Facebook to ask them why they locked your account. Some reasons could be as simple as you changing your phone or changing locations. Other reasons might be that you&#8217;re impersonating someone else. But whatever the reason, it can be frustrating to be unable to access your account. Below are some tips to help you unlock your Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>If the problem persists even after you&#8217;ve followed the instructions and submitted the form, you may have accidentally locked your account. In such a case, you can submit a &#8220;Report a login issue&#8221; form to get the problem fixed. This form will ask for a thorough explanation of the problem, your email address, and a screenshot of the error screen. Facebook officials will then contact you via email.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resetting_your_password\"><\/span>Resetting your password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve forgotten your Facebook password, you can reset it by sending a SMS message to the email address on file. Once you receive this text message, type the code into the required form and click Continue to continue. If you&#8217;ve forgotten your password, you can also log in from a computer by following the same process. Saving your password to your browser will prevent this from happening, but it will only help you if you&#8217;ve changed your password recently.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use someone else&#8217;s Facebook account to find the password-protected account. To do this, you should be able to use the Facebook mobile app or browser on a computer. First, you need to find the problematic Facebook account. Once you&#8217;ve found it, choose the option &#8220;Recover password&#8221; from the menu. Then, click on &#8220;Forgot password?&#8221; and follow the instructions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reporting_a_login_issue_to_Facebook\"><\/span>Reporting a login issue to Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Having trouble logging into Facebook? There are a couple of things you can do to help fix the problem. One way to fix your Facebook login is to change your password. If you are unsure of your password, you can always reset it with a friend&#8217;s account. Another way to fix the login issue is to contact Facebook support. You must have an active ads account to contact the company through live chat.<\/p>\n<p>To report a login issue on Facebook, you need to follow the steps mentioned below. To start, you will need to provide your contact email address and a screenshot of the error message that you received. If you have several email addresses, you can also enter them one at a time. If you cannot remember which email address you used to register your Facebook account, you can use the &#8220;security checks preventing login&#8221; form to submit your problem.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resetting_your_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Resetting your Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your Facebook account has been locked, the first thing to do is reset your password. If you don&#8217;t have your password, try to log in to your account from another device. After you change your password, you will need to save it to prevent it from being used again. There are two ways to do this. If your account was locked due to misuse or theft, one of these methods will work for you. You can change it using a password generator, but it is a good idea to keep a record of your new password. The other option is to search for your profile, either to see what&#8217;s on your profile or to report it to Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>First, you can try using Trusted Friends. You can also use the phone number or email address of a trusted friend to regain access to your account. Remember to enter the phone number or email of the friend before setting up this method. Next, you should go to the Facebook app and tap on the option to &#8220;Reveal my trusted contacts.&#8221; Then, type in the friend&#8217;s complete name and click &#8220;Reveal&#8221; to get the code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Unlock a Facebook Account If you have locked your Facebook account, you can no longer post to it. After you&#8217;ve locked your profile, only your friends can see the posts and photos you&#8217;ve made. Only those people you choose can view your profile picture, full-size photo, new posts, and stories. 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