Facebook has made it possible for you to change your primary login email address at any time. You can change it because your profile has been compromised or simply because you changed your email provider. Whatever the reason, you can always set up and configure a new email address on your Facebook Profile.
It only takes a few minutes to complete, and below we’ll provide step-by-step guides on how to do it on iOS and Android devices, as well as on your PC.
Changing Facebook Email Using PC
You can use any computer to change your email address on Facebook. This includes Windows and Mac based PC. All you need is a web browser. Internet Explorer works just fine for what you need, but you can also use Chrome, Mozilla or any other browser you want.
To change your email address on a computer, follow the instructions below:
- Open the official Facebook page.
- Click on the “Settings” tab in the upper right corner.
- Select the “General” tab and click on Communication.
- Click on “Add Another Email or Mobile Number to Your Email Account” option.
- Type your new email address and click “Add”.
- Enter your password and press “Submit”.
- Close the tab.
- Check the information you entered and click “Confirm” to confirm the changes.
- Log in to your Facebook account again.
- Click “Contact” again.
- Select the new address you entered and click “Save Changes” to make it your primary login.
How to Change Your Facebook Email Using an iPhone or iPad
If you’re using an iOS device, you’ll need to access settings via the official Facebook app to make email changes. You can also do it on Safari.
To set up a new primary email using the Facebook app, you need to:
- Tap the Facebook app icon to run it.
- Tap the three horizontal lines at the bottom of the screen.
- Scroll down and tap on “Settings & Privacy and/or Account Settings”.
- Tap “General”, then tap “Email”.
- Tap “Add Email Address”.
- Type the new address you want to use and tap “Add Email”.
- Check your email from the Mail app and tap “Confirm” to confirm your changes.
- Login to your Facebook account.
- Tap “Continue”.
- Select the newly added email and click “Save Changes” to activate it as your primary login.
- Tap on the top three lines, then tap “Account Settings”.
- Tap “General,” then “Email,” then “Primary Email,” and then select the new email you added. Tap “Save”.
Changing Your Facebook Email Using an Android Device
If you are using an Android device, you can change the email again using the Facebook app or any browser you have installed. We recommend doing this through the app as it takes less time to complete.
Here’s how you can change your Facebook login email using the Android Facebook app:
- Tap the Facebook app icon to run it.
- Tap the icon with the three horizontal lines in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Find the “Settings & Privacy” option and tap on “Account Settings”.
- Tap “General” and then “Email”.
- Tap “Add Email Address”.
- Type the new address you want to use and tap “Add Email”. Enter your password when prompted.
- Tap “Add Email Address”.
- Tap “Confirm” to confirm the changes.
- Log in to your Facebook account again.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3.
- Tap “Primary Email”.
- Select the new address you want to use, type your Facebook password, tap “Save” to change your primary email address.
- Tap the three horizontal lines at the top, then tap “Account Settings”.
- Tap “General” then “Email” then find “Primary Email” and select the address you just added. Tap “Save”.
It’s Always Better To Be Safe Than Being Sad
Sometimes it’s best to change your Facebook login email address to ensure you always have full access. Many long-time Facebook users have changed their active email without changing the login email used for Facebook.
Old emails may be deleted due to inactivity; This means that their Facebook account can be locked if they forget their password or their account is hacked. Therefore, if at any point you change your email provider, you should always update your login information.
Facebook has made it possible for you to change your primary login email address at any time. You can change it because your profile has been compromised or simply because you changed your email provider. Whatever the reason, you can always set up and configure a new email address on your Facebook Profile.
It only takes a few minutes to complete, and below we’ll provide step-by-step guides on how to do it on iOS and Android devices, as well as on your PC.
Changing Facebook Email Using PC
You can use any computer to change your email address on Facebook. This includes Windows and Mac based PC. All you need is a web browser. Internet Explorer works just fine for what you need, but you can also use Chrome, Mozilla or any other browser you want.
To change your email address on a computer, follow the instructions below:
- Open the official Facebook page.
- Click on the “Settings” tab in the upper right corner.
- Select the “General” tab and click on Communication.
- Click on “Add Another Email or Mobile Number to Your Email Account” option.
- Type your new email address and click “Add”.
- Enter your password and press “Submit”.
- Close the tab.
- Check the information you entered and click “Confirm” to confirm the changes.
- Log in to your Facebook account again.
- Click “Contact” again.
- Select the new address you entered and click “Save Changes” to make it your primary login.
How to Change Your Facebook Email Using an iPhone or iPad
If you’re using an iOS device, you’ll need to access settings via the official Facebook app to make email changes. You can also do it on Safari.
To set up a new primary email using the Facebook app, you need to:
- Tap the Facebook app icon to run it.
- Tap the three horizontal lines at the bottom of the screen.
- Scroll down and tap on “Settings & Privacy and/or Account Settings”.
- Tap “General”, then tap “Email”.
- Tap “Add Email Address”.
- Type the new address you want to use and tap “Add Email”.
- Check your email from the Mail app and tap “Confirm” to confirm your changes.
- Login to your Facebook account.
- Tap “Continue”.
- Select the newly added email and click “Save Changes” to activate it as your primary login.
- Tap on the top three lines, then tap “Account Settings”.
- Tap “General,” then “Email,” then “Primary Email,” and then select the new email you added. Tap “Save”.
Changing Your Facebook Email Using an Android Device
If you are using an Android device, you can change the email again using the Facebook app or any browser you have installed. We recommend doing this through the app as it takes less time to complete.
Here’s how you can change your Facebook login email using the Android Facebook app:
- Tap the Facebook app icon to run it.
- Tap the icon with the three horizontal lines in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Find the “Settings & Privacy” option and tap on “Account Settings”.
- Tap “General” and then “Email”.
- Tap “Add Email Address”.
- Type the new address you want to use and tap “Add Email”. Enter your password when prompted.
- Tap “Add Email Address”.
- Tap “Confirm” to confirm the changes.
- Log in to your Facebook account again.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3.
- Tap “Primary Email”.
- Select the new address you want to use, type your Facebook password, tap “Save” to change your primary email.
- Tap on the three horizontal lines at the top and tap on “Account Settings”.
- Tap “General” then “Email” then find “Primary Email” and select the address you just added. Tap “Save”.
It’s Always Better To Be Safe Than Being Sad
Sometimes it’s best to change your Facebook login email address to ensure you always have full access. Many long-time Facebook users have changed their active email without changing the login email used for Facebook.
Old emails may be deleted due to inactivity; This means that their Facebook account can be locked if they forget their password or their account is hacked. Therefore, if at any point you change your email provider, you should always update your login information.
