Thanks to Facebook's two-factor authentication mechanism, your Facebook account becomes more secure than ever. However, it also makes recovering your Facebook password more challenging if you happen to lose the registered SIM card.
Guide: How to Recover Your Facebook Password Without Needing Your Phone Number
- Note:
- The method to recover your Facebook password when you lose your SIM card is only effective if the device you're using has previously logged into the account. Also, ensure your Facebook account has added an Email address to the Contact Information.
How to recover your Facebook password when you lose your SIM card on Android & iOS
- 1. Quick guide
- Step 1: Access the Facebook account recovery page => Enter your phone number.
Step 2: Confirm sending the verification code to your Email => Create a new Facebook password.
2. Detailed guide
Step 1: Access the Facebook Help Center HERE
Step 2: Enter your mobile number for Facebook to locate your account => Click Search.
Step 3: Press Continue for Facebook to send the verification code to your Email.
Step 4: Enter the 6-digit verification code sent to your Email => Click Continue.
Step 5: Enter a new password => Choose Next.
- When setting up your new password, you can check 'Log me out of Facebook on all devices...' to log out of your Facebook account on old devices.
After successfully recovering your Facebook password when you lose your SIM card, you will need to immediately change your Facebook phone number for user authentication convenience, receive authentication codes from Facebook to ensure the security of your account in the future.