How to change your password for facebook

It's easy to change or reset your Facebook password

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It's easy to change or reset your Facebook password
What to Know
Change Your Facebook Password in Facebook Account Settings
Change Your Facebook Password if You Forgot Your Password
When You Can't Access Your Phone Number or Email for Your Account
How to change your Facebook password on PC and Mac
How to change your Facebook password on Android and iOS
What if I’ve forgotten my current Facebook password?
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What to Know

Select the down arrow in the upper-right corner and choose Settings & Privacy > Settings > Security and Login > Change password.
If you forgot your password, go to Facebook.com and select Forgot Password. Use your email or phone number to reset your password.
Alternatively, go to the Facebook identity page or use the Trusted Contacts feature to recover your account.

Whether you suspect that someone has gained unauthorized access to your Facebook account or you simply forgot your Facebook password so you can't sign in, you can reset your password easily at the Facebook website or with the iOS or Android Facebook app.

Change Your Facebook Password in Facebook Account Settings

If you're already signed in to your Facebook account or can sign in and just want to change your password, these steps get the job done.

While signed in to your account at the Facebook.com website, select the down arrow in the upper-right corner and choose Settings & Privacy > Settings.
If you are using the Facebook app, tap the menu icon at the top of the Android app or the bottom of the iOS app. Then scroll down to tap Settings & Privacy > Settings.
Select Security and Login > Change password.
Enter your current password and a new password. Re-type the new password. When you are finished, select Save Changes.

Change Your Facebook Password if You Forgot Your Password

If you're unable to sign in to Facebook because you forgot your password, you need to follow a different process.

Go to Facebook in a web browser or open the Facebook app on your mobile device. Try to sign in to your account with your email address and any password you think you can remember.
If your login details are incorrect, you won't be able to access your account.
Don't navigate away from the page or the app. Instead, select Forgot Password? beneath the login fields.
Depending on the account information you associated with your Facebook account, you are asked to reset your password using one of the following three methods:
- Verification via your Google account (using Gmail)
- Verification via an email address
- Verification via a phone number
Make your selection and choose Continue.
If you choose to reset your password using your phone number, you won't be able to do so if you have two-factor authentication enabled with that number. You need to use a different phone number or an email address.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the verification process. Enter your new Facebook password in the given fields and select Continue.
Depending on the method you choose, you might receive a text or email message with a code that you must enter into Facebook for verification purposes.
Save your new password somewhere safe. Any of the best password managers can be an excellent solution for storing your password.

When You Can't Access Your Phone Number or Email for Your Account

If you can no longer access the phone number or email address that you currently have associated with your Facebook account, Facebook suggests a few different things you can try to regain access:

Use Facebook's identity page:Go toFacebook.com/login/identity in a web browser and locate your Facebook account. Then follow the instructions given to you to try to regain access.
Regain access to the associated email account: Try to recover your access using an associated Gmail password, iCloud Mail password, or Windows Live Hotmail password. Then resume resetting your Facebook password with that email address.

Use Trusted Contacts: If you set up this feature with your Facebook account, you can use your Trusted Contacts to regain access without a phone number or email address.

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How to change your Facebook password

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Knowing how to change your Facebook password is incredibly important for users of the world’s largest social network. As your account serves as a repository of your interests, photos, contacts and all manner of other personally identifiable information, keeping it secure is incredibly important.

Ideally, you’ll want to use a strong, complex password for your Facebook though you should also be ready to update it in the event that your account, your email or the service itself is maliciously compromised.

In this step-by-step guide, we’ll show you exactly how to change your password on Facebook, using either the desktop site or the mobile app.

How to change your Facebook password on PC and Mac

1. Click the “Account” icon in the top-right corner of Facebook. It’s a small downwards-pointing arrow.

How to change password on Facebook: Open account settings

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2. Click “Settings & privacy,” then “Settings.” This will take you to the General Account Settings page.

How to change password on Facebook: Open Settings and privacy

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3. Click “Security and login” in the left sidebar. Then, under “Login,” click “Change password.”

How to change password on Facebook: Click on Change password

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4. Type in your current password, then type the new password you want in the “New” and “Retype new” fields. Depending on your cookies and auto-save settings, your current password may already be filled in.

How to change password on Facebook: Enter current and new passwords

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5. Click “Save Changes” to save your new password, which you can use from now on.

How to change password on Facebook

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How to change your Facebook password on Android and iOS

1. In the Facebook app, open the main menu by tapping the icon on the far right of the toolbar.

How to change password on Facebook app: Open menu

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2. Scroll down and tap on “Settings & Privacy,” then tap “Settings.”

How to change password on Facebook app: Open settings

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3. In the Security section, tap “Security and login.” This will open up a new sub-menu. Under “Login,” tap “Change password.”

How to change password on Facebook app: Tap Login

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4. Enter your current password, type your new password, then retype your new password in the respective fields.

How to change password on Facebook app: Type current and new passwords

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5. Tap “Update Password” to save your new password. And with that you're done: you now know how to change password on Facebook on desktop and mobile.

What if I’ve forgotten my current Facebook password?

If you can’t remember your current Facebook password, and your computer doesn’t auto-fill it for you, an alternative way to change your password is to go through the password reset process. Here’s how:

1. On PC and Mac, follow steps 1 though 3 as they’re given above. On Android and iOS, again follow steps 1 through 3. You’ll need to be on the settings page on which you’d enter and retype a new password.

2. Click “Forgotten your password?” on PC/Mac, or “Forgotten password?” on Android/iOS. You’ll be prompted to send a code to reset your password to the email account associated with your account.

How to change password on Facebook: reset your password

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3. Click “Continue” or “Next” to send the code to your email address. Without closing Facebook, retrieve the code from your inbox. It may take a few minutes to arrive.

How to change password on Facebook: enter password reset code

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4. Back in Facebook, enter the code and hit “Continue” or “Next.” You can now enter your new password. Click or tap “Continue” or “Next” to finalize the reset and start using your new password.

How to change password on Facebook: Choose new password after reset

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James is currently Hardware Editor at Rock Paper Shotgun, but before that was Audio Editor at Tom’s Guide, where he covered headphones, speakers, soundbars and anything else that intentionally makes noise. A PC enthusiast, he also wrote computing and gaming news for TG, usually relating to how hard it is to find graphics card stock.