How to delete phone number from facebook

You can easily change a phone number in Facebook if your number connected to the platform has become outdated, or if you want to remove it entirely.
Providing a phone number is optional, but you can change stored phone numbers in Facebook at any time.
Facebook uses phone numbers as an extra layer of security in verifying identity, as a way to reset a password, and to connect users to people they may know.
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Facebook asks for a user's phone number for a variety of reasons.

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How do I remove my phone number from my profile?
Should I remove my phone number from Facebook?

A phone number can be used to reset a forgotten password; to suggest people you may know so that you can connect with them on Facebook; and to keep the Facebook account safe with two-factor authentication and text alerts for potentially unauthorized logins.

You can easily change a phone number in Facebook through the platform's "Settings" should you need to. Here's how.

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How to change phone number in Facebook

1. Log into Facebook on a PC or Mac, click on the arrow in the top-right corner of your home page, and select "Settings."

2. Select "Mobile" on the left side.

Select "Mobile" on the left side menu. Kelly Laffey/Business Insider

3. If your account isn't connected to a phone number, you can select "+ Add a Phone" to enter a number. If you've already entered a phone number, click "+ Add another mobile phone number" to add a new one.

4. Enter your number, and select if you'd like Facebook to confirm the number with a text message or with a call. Click "Continue."

You have the option to confirm your number by text or a phone call. Kelly Laffey/Business Insider

5. Enter the confirmation code you receive from Facebook and click "Confirm."

6. You can remove a phone number on Facebook by clicking the "Remove" button below the number that you want to delete.

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How do I remove my phone number from my profile?

Stop using your number across Google.

Go to the Phone section of your Google Account..

Next to your number, select Delete. Remove number..

Go to the Recovery phone section of your Google Account and re-add your number..

To keep using your number in other Google services, go to those services and re-add it..

Should I remove my phone number from Facebook?

Well, you might actually want to think about removing your phone number from your Facebook account, because it turns out that connecting one to the other might open up a vulnerability that can allow others to gain access to your Book of Face info — if, that is, you don't take a very important precaution.