If you are a fan of Facebook, you surely spend many hours using this application. But at the same time, many questions may arise regarding their privacy methods; one of them is whether or not you should delete your phone number. In this post we will show you how to remove or change your cell phone number from Facebook.
How do I remove my cell phone number from Facebook from the computer?
- Sign in to Facebook.
- Go to the top right corner and click on the down arrowhead icon.
- When a menu is displayed you must click on “Settings”.
- A side menu located on the left side of the screen will immediately appear.
- Look for the “Mobile” option and click on it.
- Immediately a new window called “Mobile Settings” will appear.
- In the section Your telephone numbers you will be able to visualize the number that you registered in your Facebook account; under the mobile number is located the option “Delete”, click there.
- A popup will appear with a message confirming if you’re sure you want to delete the number.
- You must check the box that says “I understand that I may lose access to my account.”
- Then click the “Delete” button.
- Now enter your access password.
- Press “Send” and ready your number has already been deleted.
You will receive a message to your email informing you that you have successfully removed your mobile number from Facebook. This will prevent strangers from having your number and using it to harass you, but if this happens you could block calls and messages from that unknown number.
How to change my Facebook cell phone number?
There are two very easy ways to change your Facebook cell phone number.
1. Add another phone number:
- Follow steps 1 through 6 above.
- Press the option + Add another mobile phone number.
- When a pop-up window appears, enter the phone number and check the box with the option where you want to receive the confirmation code (either message or call).
- Click “Continue”.
- Enter the confirmation code that came to your mobile and press “Confirm”.
- And your number will be added successfully.
2. Adding a new phone number:
- Follow the steps above (1-12).
- When you have deleted your cell phone number, a green button will appear in that same window with the option + Add a phone number, click on that button.
- A pop-up window will appear where you must enter the new cell phone number; You must also check the confirmation box, that is, you must choose if you want the confirmation code to reach you by message or call.
- Now you need to click the “Continue” button.
- If you checked the message box, you will receive a message with a confirmation code. Enter this code and click “OK”.
- Finally, another window will appear where you must configure if you want to receive notifications by SMS and with what you want to share your number; after configuring these data you must press “Save Configuration”.
- Ready your Facebook account already has a new cell phone number.
How to remove my cell phone number from Facebook from Android?
- Sign in to Facebook Lite.
- Tap the three horizontal stripes icon located in the upper right corner.
- When a menu is displayed, you should look for the “Settings” option and click there.
- Now you should find the Notifications section and press the “Text messages” option.
- In that new window you will be able to visualize your cell phone number, under your number the word “Delete” appears, click there.
- When another window appears, you must check the box I understand that I can lose access to my account and then press the “Delete number” button.
- Now you must enter your Facebook access password and click on “Delete phone”.
- And that’s it, your number has been removed.
Benefits of registering a mobile number on Facebook:
- It is used to log in to your Facebook account.
- Reset the password in case of forgetting, or in case your account is hacked and you need to recover it.
- Send alerts about unknown login.
- Help keep your account more secure with the two-step authentication method.
- Receive notifications of friend requests or status updates.
- Your friends can search for you on this social network using your cell phone number.
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You can change the password easily.
If you don’t feel safe having your cell phone number on Facebook, follow these simple steps and there will be no trace of your phone information on this social network. As you could see, deleting or changing your Facebook cell phone number is a very easy process; although if you don’t feel safe it would also be good to make your profile totally private so that no stranger can see it.
