How to Change Your Phone Number on Facebook

To change the mobile number linked to your Facebook account, sign in, open Settings, and find Accounts Center → Personal details → Contact info. Add the new number and complete any confirmation Facebook asks for. Before removing the old number, check the email address you can access and the method you use for two-factor authentication. If you are already locked out, use Facebook's account-recovery flow instead of these signed-in settings.

The order matters. A contact number can be used in account access and notifications, while a phone can also be part of a separate two-factor authentication setup. Adding a number in one place does not prove every other security setting has moved with it. Facebook changes menu labels and placement across app, browser, and account versions, so use the names on your screen if they differ slightly from this guide.

Before you remove an old Facebook number

Start while you are still signed in on a device you control, if possible. Check that you can receive a text at the new number and that you can open any email address shown in your account's contact information. If Facebook asks for a code or password as you make the change, follow the on-screen prompt. Do not share a login or confirmation code with a person who contacts you by message or phone.

If the old number is about to be disconnected, add the replacement first. Then look at your security settings before you remove anything. This is especially useful if your current two-factor authentication method sends codes by SMS. A new contact number and a two-factor code destination are related tasks, but they are not safe to treat as one automatic change. Likewise, simply deleting an old number does not resolve a compromised account.

An email address you still control gives you another contact route. Meta's Facebook email-contact instructions show how to add and confirm an email in Accounts Center and link to recovery help when the old contact methods are inaccessible. Choose an email account that you can sign into yourself; do not add a shared or temporary inbox solely to finish this change.

Add and confirm the new number in Accounts Center

1. Open Facebook and sign in to the account you want to update. Open your profile or menu, then Settings & privacy → Settings. On a computer, this is generally reached from the profile menu; in the app, start from its menu. The precise position may differ.
2. Open Accounts Center. Meta describes it as the place for contact information and other settings across connected accounts. Choose Personal details, then Contact info. If you do not see those labels, use the settings search or Facebook Help rather than selecting a vaguely similar Page or business-contact setting.
3. Choose Add new contact or the comparable option shown on your screen, then choose to add a mobile number. Check that you have selected the intended Facebook account if Accounts Center offers more than one account.
4. Enter the number you control, including the correct country code when the form asks for it. Follow Facebook's confirmation instructions. Do not treat the number as ready for recovery or alerts until the interface shows it as added or confirmed.
5. Return to Contact info and check that the new number appears against the correct account. If Facebook asks you to verify your password or take an additional security step, complete that step inside the official Facebook app or site.

These directions describe the normal signed-in contact-information task. They do not bypass a security hold, an unavailable confirmation channel, or an account-recovery check. If the change cannot be saved, read the message Facebook displays before repeating the request. Trying the same action rapidly may leave the underlying issue unresolved.

Check two-factor authentication before deleting the old number

Open Accounts Center → Password and security → Two-factor authentication and select your Facebook account. Meta's security-key help page confirms this settings area and notes that Facebook may ask for your password again. Review the method currently listed for your account. If it uses text messages to the old number, follow the available settings to update that method or choose another supported method before deleting the number from contact information.

Meta describes two-factor authentication as an extra login check that may use a text message, an authenticator app, or a security key. Which options you see can depend on your account and device. You may want to review Meta's account-security guidance while deciding which method you can maintain. A change is complete only when the chosen method is shown as active and you have followed its setup prompts. Keep any recovery codes, if offered, in a private place you can access without the old phone.

This check is separate from the phone number's visibility on your profile and separate from optional SMS notifications. It is possible to change one setting while another still refers to the old number. Look at each setting you actually use rather than assuming that removing a contact updates every linked choice.

Remove the old number, if you no longer control it

When the replacement contact is confirmed and the security method is in order, return to Accounts Center → Personal details → Contact info. Select the old number and look for Delete, Remove, or a similar control. Read the confirmation screen, check that you selected the old number, and complete any password or verification prompt Facebook shows. If the interface will not allow removal, do not delete the only working contact or turn off a security method just to force the change. Use the explanation provided on screen or the relevant Facebook Help Center article for that account state.

You can leave a number on the account if you still control it and want to keep it; removing it is a decision about your account. If you have lost control of the old number, its continued presence deserves attention. A number may be reassigned by a carrier, and a person who receives messages for a number you no longer own should not be treated as your recovery contact. The exact effect of removal depends on how your account's login and security methods are configured, which is why the preceding checks come first.

If you no longer have the old phone or cannot sign in

If you are still signed in elsewhere, keep that session available while you try the settings above. Confirm another contact route and review two-factor authentication from that signed-in account. If Facebook asks for a code sent only to the old number and gives no alternative in the prompt, do not assume this article can override the check. Use Facebook's displayed recovery options.

If you cannot sign in, start with Facebook's account-recovery help and follow the path for a lost email address or mobile number. The official account-finding flow is facebook.com/login/identify. Try it from a device or browser you have used for the account before when Facebook recommends that. Available verification choices can differ by account; no outside service can promise that recovery will succeed.

If you suspect someone changed your contact details or took over the account, use Facebook's hacked-account flow rather than treating it as a routine phone-number edit. Meta's hacked-account Help Center page directs people to that flow. Follow the official prompts for identity and password checks. Avoid anyone claiming they can remove a security hold or retrieve your account in exchange for a code or payment.

Why a confirmation text might not arrive

First check the number and country code you entered, and whether that phone can currently receive ordinary SMS messages. If Facebook offered another confirmation method on the same screen, choose one you control. A weak connection or carrier delay can also affect delivery, so allow time before requesting another code. Do not keep entering an old or expired code. The relevant Facebook recovery-help guidance distinguishes a missing code from having lost access to the number entirely; follow the branch that matches your situation.

If you changed phones but kept the same number, you may not need to edit contact information at all. Check whether your current phone can receive messages for that number and whether your authenticator app or security key, if used, remains available. Changing a handset, changing a carrier, and changing the number itself are different tasks. The account setting should reflect the number you actually control, not merely the name of the device you use.

Phone-number privacy and other settings

Updating a login contact does not by itself tell you who can see a phone number on your Facebook profile. Review the relevant audience setting separately if you display contact details publicly or to friends. Also check Notifications if you use SMS notifications: Meta has a separate SMS notification settings guide. Changing the contact number is not proof that every notification preference moved exactly as you expect.

The safest final check is specific: the new number is listed for the right Facebook account; you can access your listed email; the two-factor method you intend to use is active; and the old number is no longer selected for settings that require it, if you chose to remove it. Then use the account normally. There is no need to sign out of every device just to test whether the change worked, and no guide can guarantee that an account will never face a future access problem.

Quick answers

Can I change my Facebook number without the old phone? If you can still access your account and complete Facebook's verification prompts through another available method, you may be able to add a new number. If a prompt requires the old phone and gives no alternative, use the official recovery options rather than a purported bypass.

Does a new contact number automatically replace my two-factor number? Do not assume so. Inspect the Two-factor authentication setting and confirm the method you will use for future sign-ins before removing the old number.

Should I remove the old number first? Adding and confirming a working new contact first is the safer sequence when Facebook allows it. Review your email and two-factor method before you remove a number you previously relied on.

Will changing the phone number recover a locked account? No. The signed-in contact settings and the locked-out recovery process are different flows. Start with Facebook's account-recovery or hacked-account pages for the latter.