{"id":39767,"date":"2022-07-30T15:01:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=39767"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:01:09","slug":"how-to-change-phone-number-in-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-phone-number-in-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Phone Number in 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-69e94672660b3\" 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-69e94672660b3\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e94672660b3\" ><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-change-phone-number-in-facebook\/#How_to_Change_Phone_Number_in_Facebook\" title=\"How to Change Phone Number in Facebook\">How to Change Phone Number in 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-change-phone-number-in-facebook\/#Update_your_email_address\" title=\"Update your email address\">Update your email address<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-phone-number-in-facebook\/#Update_your_phone_number\" title=\"Update your phone number\">Update your phone number<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-phone-number-in-facebook\/#Remove_secondary_contact_on_Facebook\" title=\"Remove secondary contact on Facebook\">Remove secondary contact on 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-change-phone-number-in-facebook\/#Update_your_email_address_for_password_reset\" title=\"Update your email address for password reset\">Update your email address for password reset<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_Phone_Number_in_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Change Phone Number in Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to change phone number in facebook\" style=\"max-height:201px; margin:0px 10px; height:auto; max-width:41% width:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/4HlQVvk.png\" align=\"right\"> <\/p>\n<p>You may be wondering how to change phone number in Facebook. If so, this article will teach you the process. After you&#8217;ve updated your email address, you&#8217;ll need to change your phone number. In addition, you can change your secondary contact from Facebook. You can also change your password reset email address. Just follow the instructions below. Here are a few of the easiest ways to change your phone number. Read on to find out how to change the number on Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_your_email_address\"><\/span>Update your email address<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to update your phone number on Facebook, you can do so from the Mobile Settings page. On this page, you&#8217;ll need to change your email address as well. Select the appropriate option and click &#8220;Save.&#8221; Facebook will then send you a confirmation email containing a code. Click this link to confirm your new email address. Finally, refresh the Mobile Settings page to see your new number. If you have recently moved or changed your email address, you can use this process to change it.<\/p>\n<p>You can also update your phone number on Facebook using Messenger. Facebook Messenger is available for both iOS and Android devices. In the account section, click on &#8220;Personal Info,&#8221; and then choose &#8220;Edit Profile.&#8221; You can also edit your phone number by entering a new one. Once you&#8217;ve changed your number, Facebook will send you a confirmation code. You can also change your phone number from the Messenger app. Once you&#8217;ve made the necessary changes, you can log out and sign in again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_your_phone_number\"><\/span>Update your phone number<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have you ever been surprised that Facebook wants your phone number? You might think that you can never be that private, but they own WhatsApp and can potentially get a lot of personal information about you. Well, you can change your phone number in Facebook and prevent that from happening. Read on to learn how. You&#8217;ll be glad you did. After all, you don&#8217;t want to be known by everyone. After all, nobody likes to be stalked.<\/p>\n<p>One way to change your phone number on Facebook is to change your mobile phone number. To do so, go to the Settings tab and select Mobile. Click on the Mobile tab and then tap Phone Number. You can then change the number by selecting the &#8216;update my mobile number&#8217; option and entering a new phone number. You can also choose to uncheck the option that asks if you want to share your mobile phone number with friends and family through text messages.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_secondary_contact_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Remove secondary contact on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How to remove a secondary contact on Facebook is easy once you know how to access it. You just need to navigate to the Settings &amp; Privacy section of the Facebook app and select Personal Information. This will bring up the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of the people in your address book. You can also enter alternate phone numbers if you prefer. Once you have selected the person you&#8217;d like to remove from Facebook, you should click the Remove button at the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve confirmed the change, Facebook will send you a verification email. Click the link in the email to validate your new email address. Facebook will then set your new email address as your primary contact. This simple process will remove any existing email address that you don&#8217;t want to keep in contact with. Once this is completed, you&#8217;re done! It is as simple as that! After all, the process is free of charge.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_your_email_address_for_password_reset\"><\/span>Update your email address for password reset<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to update your email address for Facebook password reset, follow these steps. First, sign in to Facebook. Go to the settings page. Select the Personal and Account Information section. Select the Contact Info tab. Click on the Email field. Enter your new email address. Then, select the button next to &#8220;Add email.&#8221; Once you have confirmed the new address, Facebook will set your new email as your primary contact.<\/p>\n<p>You can also change your phone number and email address. 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