2 Easy Ways to Change Your Primary Email Address on Facebook

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A user-friendly guide to changing your primary email address on Facebook
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Do you want to use a new email address to log into Facebook? If you used the wrong email to create your account, you can easily change your Facebook email in your account settings. You just need to add a new email and then delete the old one. Using an up-to-date email address can help keep your Facebook account secure. This guide will show you how to add, remove, and change your email on Facebook using your computer, iPhone, or Android.

Quick Steps

  1. Open the menu and go to Settings & privacy > Settings .
  2. Tap Accounts Center .
  3. Tap Personal details .
  4. Tap Contact info .
  5. Go to Add new contacts > Add email .
  6. Add and confirm your new email address.
  7. Select your old email address and tap Delete email .
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Using Mobile

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  1. On an iPhone or iPad, this will be at the bottom-right corner. On Android, this will be at the top-right corner. [1]
  2. This will be at the very bottom, next to the cog icon.
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  3. You can find this at the top of the menu.
  4. It's near the top of the screen.
  5. It's under the "Account settings" header.
  6. This option is at the top of the menu.
  9. Type the new email address into the field at the top.
  10. If you have multiple accounts linked, you can select which ones to apply the new email address to. Once you tap Next , a confirmation code will be sent to your new email address.
  11. Once confirmed, your new email address will be linked to your Facebook account.
    • This should return you to the Contact Information screen. If it doesn't, tap the back button to return there now.
    • If you want, you can keep both email addresses connected to your Facebook account and use either to log in. But if you won't be using that email address anymore, you can continue with this method to delete it.
  12. If you don't want to keep your old email address connected to your Facebook account, tap it on the Contact Information screen, select Delete email , and follow the on-screen instructions to remove it.
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Using a Computer

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  1. This will open a menu.
    • If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before proceeding. If needed, you can recover your password .
  2. You can find this below your profile name.
  3. This will open your account settings.
  4. It's in the upper-left corner of the page.
  5. It's on the left panel.
  6. This is at the top of the right panel. Any email addresses and phone numbers connected to your account will appear here.
  7. Before you remove your old email address, we'll first add your new one.
  10. If you have more than one Meta account (such as an Instagram account or a second Facebook account), you can add the new email address to as many of these accounts as you'd like. Once you click Next , you'll receive a code to your new email address. [2]
  11. Enter the code you received via email, click Next , and then click Close . Your new primary email address is now available on Facebook.
    • If you want, you can keep both email addresses connected to your Facebook account and use either to log in. But if you won't be using that email address anymore, you can continue with this method to delete it.
  12. If you don't want to keep your old email address associated with your Facebook account, click to select it on the Contact Info screen, click Delete email , and follow the on-screen instructions to remove it from Facebook.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/162801153783275?cms_platform=iphone-app&helpref=platform_switcher
      2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/1221288724572426/?ref=cod&helpref=faq_content

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      1. Log into Facebook.com.
      2. Click the down-arrow menu.
      3. Click Settings .
      4. Click Edit next to "Email."
      5. Update your address.

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