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Numerous factors can impede your access to Facebook. Restoring your Facebook account is among the most effective resolutions.
1. Recovering Your Facebook Account on a Computer
Following this guide from Mytour, utilizing a friend's account is necessary for Facebook account recovery. This approach enables reaccess to Facebook and verification of any changes if the account was compromised.
Step 1: Open Facebook on a web browser, log into a friend's account (make sure to get their permission first).
Step 2: Navigate to your personal page using the search bar or the Friends list.
Step 3: Click on the three dots at the extreme right of the page, aligned with the menu below the account name.
Select Find Support or Report Profile.
Step 4: In the report dialog, select Other Issue.
Step 5: Opt for Recover this account.
Step 6: You'll be logged out and redirected to the account search page. Enter your email or phone number linked to Facebook. Include your username if available.
Click Search to move to the next step.
Step 7: On the password reset screen, choose your verification method (email or phone). After selection, click Continue.
Step 8: Access your email or phone (based on the previous choice) to retrieve the verification code. Enter the code and Continue.
Step 9: Create a new password for your account.
Step 10: After updating, select Log out of other devices for security.
Step 11: Upon seeing the account check notification, hit Start and follow the prompts to finalize the Facebook account recovery.
2. Restoring your Facebook account on mobile devices
The procedure for account recovery on both Android and iOS devices is quite similar.
Step 1: Launch the Facebook app on your device. If logged into another account, press the three horizontal lines and select Log out.
Step 2: On the Facebook app's login page, tap Forgot Password.
Step 3: Enter the email or phone number linked to your account. Click on your account when it appears on the screen.
Step 4: Choose how you wish to receive the verification code from Facebook (phone number or email). You can also Enter password to log in if you remember it.
Step 5: Check your email or phone for the verification code sent, enter the code on Facebook's Account Verification screen >> Continue.
Step 6: Set a new password for your account. Now, your Facebook account is recovered, ensure to select Log out of other devices for security.
Conclusion
Hopefully, this guide has helped you access your Facebook account again. Don't forget to secure your Facebook to prevent hacking!
