{"id":11735,"date":"2022-07-14T06:35:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11735"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:35:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:35:19","slug":"how-to-reset-password-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-password-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Password on Facebook"},"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-69e5a3d1c5330\" 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-69e5a3d1c5330\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e5a3d1c5330\" ><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-reset-password-on-facebook\/#How_to_Reset_Password_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Reset Password on Facebook\">How to Reset Password on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-password-on-facebook\/#Change_your_Facebook_password_regularly\" title=\"Change your Facebook password regularly\">Change your Facebook password regularly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-password-on-facebook\/#Set_up_two-factor_authentication\" title=\"Set up two-factor authentication\">Set up two-factor authentication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-password-on-facebook\/#Update_your_account_recovery_information\" title=\"Update your account recovery information\">Update your account recovery information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Reset_Password_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Reset Password on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to reset password on facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NQBfSVU.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>Whether you forgot your Facebook password for the first time or just need to recover an account, it is easy to reset your account&#8217;s security settings. Facebook&#8217;s login page offers options such as forgot password, forgot username, or email address. Selecting the forgot password option will generate a text message that contains a unique code that you must enter into your account. To get this text message, enter your phone number in the data field and select the location to receive the code.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_your_Facebook_password_regularly\"><\/span>Change your Facebook password regularly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Changing your Facebook password regularly is a simple yet crucial step you should take to keep your account safe from online hackers. Your account&#8217;s security relies on its password, and weak passwords can easily be guessed by hackers. You can change it on the website or on the mobile app. Changing it regularly is also good for your peace of mind, as it will prevent your information from being misused by others. The most effective method to change it is to use a new password every time you log in to your Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>One of the easiest ways to prevent hacking is to change your password regularly. While you&#8217;re at it, make sure to use strong passwords that you can remember. Even if you don&#8217;t feel comfortable changing your Facebook password often, it&#8217;s still better than using the same old one. This way, you&#8217;ll never be caught using your account by someone else. If you&#8217;re concerned about this issue, you can download the Facebook app for free.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to protect your account is to stay vigilant. Don&#8217;t fall victim to the latest scams and tricks being used by cybercriminals on Facebook. You shouldn&#8217;t let them use your account to steal your personal information. Change your password regularly, monitor your account settings and don&#8217;t click on links in emails that look suspicious. This way, you&#8217;ll be able to identify suspicious activities and ensure that they&#8217;re not scammers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Set_up_two-factor_authentication\"><\/span>Set up two-factor authentication<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To set up two-factor authentication (aka 2FA) for Facebook, select the option on the Security and Login page. If the password reset process fails, you can try re-submitting your ID using an older phone, browser, or app. Just make sure you&#8217;re using a secure connection. Facebook also offers real-time assistance, but the scope of their support is very limited.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can use a third-party authenticator app to set up 2FA for Facebook. After you&#8217;ve done so, simply log into Facebook and you&#8217;ll receive a text message with a unique code that you&#8217;ll need to enter to reset your password. Make sure you back up your device before changing your Facebook password to ensure you can access it again. Then, disable your current two-factor authenticator app and download the one you&#8217;d like.<\/p>\n<p>To set up two-factor authentication for Facebook, follow these steps: first, you need to have a secondary account. If you don&#8217;t have a secondary account, you can set up two-factor authentication for your Facebook account using Google Authenticator. Once you&#8217;ve enabled two-factor authentication, you&#8217;ll be asked to enter the code from your phone when you try to log in to Facebook for the first time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_your_account_recovery_information\"><\/span>Update your account recovery information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use the Account Recovery For section to update your account recovery information. This section displays the name of a person you wish to be your account recovery contact, and it should match the details you provided on your account. You can also choose to update the password for this person. If you wish, you can change this information for another person as well. This way, if you lose your account, the person you want to reset the password for will be able to access your profile.<\/p>\n<p>If you cannot remember the email or phone number associated with your Facebook account, you can also recover it. First, you must verify that you own the account. This may be possible by entering your full name or phone number. Then, you should enter the security code received from Facebook to get access to your account. After that, you can proceed to change your password. You should always update your account recovery information regularly to avoid getting locked out of your account.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have updated your account recovery information, you can now reset the password of your Facebook account. This process can take a few weeks, so be patient! Nevertheless, if you&#8217;ve tried everything and failed to get the account back, you should contact Facebook support. After all, your account recovery information is very important and you don&#8217;t want to miss it! If you&#8217;re unable to remember your password, Facebook will be able to contact you in order to recover your account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Reset Password on Facebook Whether you forgot your Facebook password for the first time or just need to recover an account, it is easy to reset your account&#8217;s security settings. Facebook&#8217;s login page offers options such as forgot password, forgot username, or email address. 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