2 Easy Ways to Change Your Email Address on Facebook

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Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: August 12, 2024 Fact Checked

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Do you want to use a different email to log into Facebook? You can change your email address without creating a whole new account. You'll just need to add a new email before you can delete the old one. Here's how to change your email address on Facebook using your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer.

Quick Steps

Navigate to your Settings.
Tap Accounts Center.
Tap Personal details.
Tap Contact info.
Tap Add new contact.
Tap Add email.

Method 1

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Open the Facebook app. It's a blue app with a white f.
- If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address and password to do so now.
This is in the lower-right corner (iOS) or top-right corner (Android).

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This is below Help & support.
A new page will open.
You can find this at the very top.
This is underneath the Account settings header.
You'll see your current email address here.
Before you can change your primary email address for Facebook, you'll need to add a new one.^{[1]
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You can also choose to add a mobile phone number and hide it if necessary.
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Enter another email address and tap Next. Be sure to spell it correctly.
- If prompted, check the box next to your Facebook account underneath Choose accounts for this email.
Check your previous email address for the code.
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Delete the old email address (optional). If you want to set the new email as primary, you can delete the old email. Return to the Contact information page. You may need to tap the back arrow to do so.
- Tap the email you want to delete.
- Tap Delete email.
- Tap Delete.
- Enter your Facebook password if prompted.

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Go to https://www.facebook.com/. If you aren't already logged into your account, enter your email address and password to do so now.
A drop-down menu will open.
This is below your name.
A new page will open.
You can find this in the left panel, underneath the search bar.
This is underneath the Account settings header.
You'll see your current email here.
Before you can change your primary email address for Facebook, you'll need to add a new one.
You can also choose to add a mobile phone number.
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Enter another email address and click Next. Be sure to spell it correctly.
- If prompted, check the box next to your Facebook account underneath Choose accounts for this email.
Check your previous email address for the code.
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Delete the old email address (optional). If you want to set the new email as primary, you can delete the old email. Return to the Contact information page. You may need to close the pop-up menu to do so.
- Click the email you want to delete.
- Click Delete email.
- Click Delete.
- Enter your Facebook password if prompted.

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How can I change my personal details of my Facebook account?

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Click your username on the top bar > Click 'Update Info' > Edit what you want from there!

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How can you change your Facebook email address?

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You have to go into settings and add another email address. Once you've verified the second email address you can delete the one you no longer wish to use.

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You can go to Settings - General - Contact - Add another email or mobile number. Then delete the first one and the one you need will be by default.

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