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.

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. 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.

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: If your login details are incorrect, you won’t be able to access your account.

Verification via your Google account (using Gmail) Verification via an email address Verification via a phone number

Make your selection and choose Continue.

Use Facebook’s identity page: Go to Facebook.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.