How to delete number off facebook

How to remove your phone number from Facebook (and prevent targeted ads)

If you use two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure your Facebook account, you likely, at some point, gave Facebook your phone number. 2FA adds an almost impenetrable layer of security to your Facebook account, since it requires you to enter a code sent via text message before logging in.

What you likely didn't know was that Facebook would use that data -- your phone number -- to target you with ads.

Following a report by Gizmodo that Facebook allows advertisers to target phone numbers, Facebook has confirmed the practice with TechCrunch, stating that it uses phone numbers provided for security purposes to target users with ads.

For example, a grocery store that collects phone numbers for rewards could, in theory, target that database of phone numbers on Facebook. Facebook would cross-reference the grocery store's list with its own database of phone numbers and serve ads to users associated with those numbers.

If you'd rather not get ads targeted to your phone number, it's a good idea to know how to take those digits off of your account settings right now. This guide will show you how to remove your phone number from your general profile and two-factor authentication (while providing an alternative to using a phone number).

On mobile

Open the Facebook app and select Settings & Privacy from the main drop-down menu. Select Settings and then Personal Information, which brings up your name, email address and phone number. Click Remove in the phone number field, which will prompt you to re-enter your Facebook password and then click Remove Phone in order to confirm the change. Look out for a confirmation email.

On desktop

To remove your phone number from Facebook on your desktop, go to Settings under the main drop-down menu. Choose Your Facebook Information, and then choose View under Access Your Information. From there, go to Personal Information and choose Your Contact Information, where you'll see your mobile phone number(s). Click Remove, and then Remove Phone when you're asked if you're sure.

User note: Even if you've tried to remove your phone number from the Facebook app and it appears successful, you might want to also check from a desktop if the number is still there, as it was after I thought I had deleted it from my mobile. Either way you try to delete it, you should receive a confirmation email if you're successful.

(We reached out to Facebook for comment about this discrepancy and have not heard back.)

Got two-factor-authentication?

You may have also shared your phone number with Facebook to turn on two-factor-authentication (2FA), although the service stopped requiring the use of a phone number in May, so you may have used an authentication app such as Google Authenticator to turn on 2FA.

In order to remove your phone number from your 2FA setting on Facebook, you'll have to turn off 2FA and then turn it back on using an authentication app. On mobile, go to Settings from the drop-down menu, choose Security and Login and then go to Two-Factor Authentication to turn it off and on. Instead of using your phone number, you can use an authenticator app or a physical key as the second factor.

How to Remove Your Phone Number From Facebook

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How do I add or remove a mobile phone number from my Facebook account?

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You can add or remove a mobile phone number in your account settings. We recommend that you add an email address to your account in order to be able to restore access to your account in case of loss of a mobile phone.

To add a mobile phone number:

Click the icon in the top right corner of the Facebook window.

Scroll down and click Settings.

In the Account Settings section, click Personal Information and select Contact Information.

To enter the first phone number, click Add number. To add an additional number, select Add phone number, enter the number, and then click Continue.

You may be asked to enter a verification code. If you did not receive an SMS with a code, enable sending SMS to mobile devices.

Enter the confirmation code and click Confirm.

To delete a mobile phone number:

Click the icon in the top right corner of the Facebook window.

Scroll down and click Settings.

In the Account Settings section, click Personal Information and select Contact Information.

Select the phone number you want to remove and click Remove.

Click the drop-down menu to change the audience that sees your phone number (for example, select Only me).

Enter your Facebook password and click Delete number to confirm.

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How to untie the phone from Facebook

Wested by us, we usually use our contact data using our contact data . On Facebook, it could be email, mobile, or both. However, if you are afraid for the safety of this information, everything is easy to edit…………

Read today's instructions on how to unlink a phone number from Facebook and whether it's worth it. 🙂

In the application

If you registered in the social network through a mobile application, the profile is most likely linked to the mobile one. Before unlinking a phone number from your Facebook account, you need to follow just a few steps:

Open the application.
Press Ξ.
Open Settings & Privacy - Settings.
Select the very first section "Personal information".
The "Contact details" item contains all phone numbers and postal addresses linked to the profile.
Click on the numbers of your mobile, then "Remove". There will be a notice of responsibility for such a step, check the box and confirm.

Note: If your phone is the only contact information on your profile, it will not be possible to remove it. Be sure to link your email before doing so.

On a PC

In the full version, you can also disable the binding. The instruction corresponds to the new interface of 2020:

Press ∇ at the top right, then "Settings and privacy" - "Settings".
In the left column, open the Mobile Devices section.
Click "Remove" under the linked number.
Read the warning, check the box and confirm the deletion.

Tip: If you want to unlink because of annoying notifications, you can simply unlink them. Open the "Notifications" section, and in the "SMS" line, leave active only messages related to the security of your account.

Important: If you have enabled two-factor authentication, you must disable it before deleting the phone number. This is done in the "Settings" menu, "Security and login" section.