Recover a Facebook account
How to recover a Facebook account with a phone number?
If you have lost or forgotten your Facebook account ID or password and want to recover it by using phone number then you can follow these steps:
First, you have to visit the login page of Facebook on your device then enter your phone number linked with your lost account and then click on Forgot Password.
Then you can choose your preferred method phone or email to found your lost account. Here, you have to choose phone then enter your phone number which is linked with your Facebook account.
When you will submit your phone number, then Facebook will send you a verification code at your phone via text.
After that you have to fill the verification code, you have received.
Then you have to follow all the visible instructions at your screen to reset your password.
After resetting your password, you can log in to your account easily.
If still you are facing the issue in recovering your account then you can contact Facebook customer support for further help.
How to recover a Facebook account with an Email Id?
If you have lost your Facebook account ID or password then you can recover it by using your email ID linked with your account by going through the following steps:
First, you have to visit the login page of Facebook on your device then click on Forgot Password.
Then you can choose your preferred method phone or email to found your lost account. Here, you have to choose email then enter your email ID, which is linked with your Facebook account.
When you will submit your email then you will receive a reset link at your email address. Go to your email box and then click on the link provided.
Then you have to follow the instructions visible on your screen to reset your password of Facebook.
If still you are facing the issue in recovering your account then you can contact Facebook customer support team for further help.
How to recover a Facebook account on a computer?
You can recover your Facebook account using your computer by following these steps:
First you have to open web browser on your computer and have to visit the Facebook login page.
There will be the option of Forgot Password below the login space, tap on it.
Then you have to enter your email ID or phone number linked with your Facebook account and then tap on Search.
Then Facebook will show your account details you have to confirm it that it’s your account and then tap on Continue.
Here you will find several options such as receiving a code via email or phone number to reset your password. You can choose options according to your preference and have to follow the instructions appearing on your screen to reset your password.
You can login to your account using your email address and new password after resetting your password.
If still you are having the issue in recovering your account then you can contact Facebook customer support team for additional help.
How to recover a Facebook account on a mobile device?
If you want to recover your Facebook account by using your mobile device then you have to follow these steps:
First you have to open Facebook application on your mobile device and have to visit the Facebook login page.
There will be the option of Forgot Password below the login space, tap on it.
Then you can enter your email address or phone number linked with your Facebook account and then click on Search button.
Here you will find several options such as receiving a code via email or phone number to reset your password. You can choose options according to your preference and have to follow the instructions appearing on your screen to reset your password.
Now, You can login to your account using your email address and new password after resetting your password.
If you didn’t get results from the above mentioned steps then you can contact Facebook customer support team for additional help and support.
Use Trusted Contacts to recover your Facebook account
You can choose three to five of your friends to be your Trusted Contacts. Make sure you are choosing those people who can be available when you need their help and you trust them completely. It will be better to choose more than three of your trusted friends or contacts because in case if one or more of them will not be available then you can or take help from others.
Whenever you will face trouble in logging in, then you can take help from your trusted contacts as an option. Only you have to tell your trusted contacts that you require their support to recover your account. Then they will get a security code on your behalf as well as instructions on how they can help you. You will recover your account very easily just by entering the security code the security code received by your trusted contacts. You can check who are your trusted contacts by visiting your Security Settings.
If you have any doubt that your account has been hacked by any or getting compromised in any way then you must have to visit www.facebook.com/hacked as soon as possible to take help from security team of Facebook.
Confirm Your Identity with Facebook
Here are few methods by which you can confirm your identity with Facebook:
To confirm your identity you may have to enter the code received on your phone or email send by Facebook.
Facebook can ask you few security question which you have previously created. You have to provide the correct information of the questions to prove you identity.
You may require to upload a picture of yourself to verify your identity. Mke sure your face is clearly visible in the photograph, and it is a recent portrait that matches your Facebook profile photo.
If none of the above methods works then you might need to provide some additional information to verify your identity like your date of birth, name of your reliable contact, or other personal data may be included in this.
If you didn’t get results from the above mentioned steps then you can contact Facebook customer support team for additional help and support.