How to Change Your Facebook Password

You can change a Facebook password from Accounts Center while signed in, or select Forgot password? on the Facebook login screen to recover an account. Use only the recovery choices Facebook displays, and never share a security code with another person.

How do I change my Facebook password while logged in?

Before starting an FB password change, make sure you know the current password. Facebook may ask you to choose which account to update if several Meta accounts appear in Accounts Center.

1. Open Facebook and select your profile picture or menu.
2. Select Settings & privacy, then Settings.
3. Open Accounts Center.
4. Select Password and security, then Change password.
5. Choose the Facebook account you want to update.
6. Enter the current password and the new password, then confirm the change.

Menu names or positions can differ between the Facebook app and a mobile browser. If the FB change password option is not visible, look for Accounts Center first, then open Password and security.

Choose a password that is long, unique, and not used for email, banking, or another social account. A password manager can create and store a unique password so you do not have to reuse one.

How do I reset a forgotten Facebook password?

A password reset is account recovery performed when the current Facebook password is unavailable. Start from the official Facebook login page rather than a link in an unexpected message.

1. Open {site} and go to the login screen.
2. Select Forgot password?
3. Enter information connected to the Facebook account.
4. Select the correct account if Facebook shows possible matches.
5. Choose one of the recovery methods Facebook offers.
6. Enter the code or follow the confirmation instructions shown by Facebook.
7. Create a new, unique password and finish the prompts.

Do not repeatedly request codes without checking which email address or mobile number Facebook is using. A newer request may make an earlier code unusable.

How can I find my Facebook account during recovery?

Facebook may let you search with an email address, a mobile number, a full name, or a username associated with the account. A username is the unique account name that may appear in the profile information or profile address.

• Try every email address or mobile number you may have added to Facebook.
• Enter the mobile number in the format requested on the recovery screen.
• Check the spelling of the full name and try a previous name used on the profile.
• Ask a trusted friend to view your profile and tell you the displayed name or username.
• Confirm that you are searching for the personal account, not a Page with a similar name.

If Facebook does not find the account, return to the recovery screen and try another identifier. Do not create a replacement account if your goal is to regain access to the existing profile.

How do I complete the Facebook security check?

A security check confirms that the person requesting a password reset controls a recovery method connected to the account. Facebook may offer a code by email or text message, or another verification choice shown on the official recovery screen.

1. Check that the partly hidden email address or mobile number belongs to you.
2. Request the code through the recovery screen.
3. Open the email or message directly instead of giving anyone access to it.
4. Enter the code only on the official Facebook screen where you started recovery.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to set a new password.

Never send a recovery code by email, text, chat, or social media. Anyone asking for the code can use it to try to take control of the account.

What should I do if I cannot reset my Facebook password?

If a Facebook verification code never arrives, check spam or junk folders, confirm the displayed destination, and make sure the device can receive email or text messages. Request a fresh code from the official recovery screen only after checking for an earlier message.

If you no longer control the listed email address or mobile number, use any alternative recovery option Facebook displays. Facebook determines which choices are available for that account, so do not rely on unofficial recovery services or people claiming they can bypass verification.

If the account may be compromised, open {site}, find the Help Center, and look for the option for a hacked or compromised account. Use a device and browser previously used with Facebook when possible, then follow only the identity and security prompts Facebook provides.

• Check whether an unfamiliar person changed the account email address or password.
• Review security messages in the email accounts connected to Facebook.
• Secure the connected email account if someone else may have accessed it.
• Do not approve a login, reset, or code request that you did not start.

How do I secure Facebook after changing the password?

After changing a Facebook password, review active sessions, which are devices and browsers currently signed in to the account. In Accounts Center, open Password and security and look for the section showing where the account is logged in.

1. Review each listed device, browser, and approximate location.
2. Sign out of sessions you do not recognize or no longer use.
3. Check that the email addresses and mobile numbers attached to the account belong to you.
4. Turn on two-factor authentication using one of the methods Facebook offers.
5. Enable login alerts or other available security notifications.
6. Update any other account where the old Facebook password was reused.

Two-factor authentication is an extra login check used in addition to the password. Store any recovery information Facebook provides in a private place, and review account sessions again if another unfamiliar login alert appears.