How to Change the Email on Your Facebook Account
Change or add an email address on Facebook through Accounts Center, confirm the new one, and remove the old one safely without losing account access.
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Quick answer
Where to click
- Settings & privacy
- Settings
- Accounts Center
- Personal details
- Contact info
- Add email
- Menu
- Settings & privacy
- Settings
- Accounts Center
- Personal details
- Contact info
Facebook renames these menus periodically. If a label does not match, read the screen you are on rather than forcing this exact wording.
Add the new email, confirm it via the code or link Facebook sends, then optionally remove the old one once the new one is confirmed and working.
Step by step
- Open Contact info in Accounts Center.
- Select Add email and enter the new address.
- Check that inbox for a confirmation email — a code or a direct confirmation link.
- Enter the code or click the link to confirm. The new email is now attached to the account.
- Optionally, set it as the primary contact if you want it to be the default for login and notifications.
- Once confirmed and working, remove the old email if you no longer want it listed — this is optional, and keeping both is fine.
Before you start
If your current password is uncertain, reset it first rather than doing both at once — changing contact details while unsure of account access increases the chance of getting locked out mid-process.
Why keep the old email listed briefly
Removing an old email the moment you add a new one is unnecessary risk for no real benefit. Keep both listed for a few days and confirm:
- Login works with the new email.
- Any notification emails are arriving at the new address as expected.
- Two-factor authentication, if tied to email in any way, still functions.
Only then remove the old address, under Contact info → select the old email → Remove.
If you cannot access the account to make this change
This guide assumes you can already log in. If you cannot — because you lost access to the current email and also cannot log in — this is an account recovery situation, not a routine email change. Go to account recovery instead, which covers regaining access before you can change anything.
A note on scams targeting this exact task
"Update your email or your account will be suspended" is one of the most common phishing templates used against Facebook users, because it pushes people to click a link and enter credentials under time pressure. Always make this change by navigating to Accounts Center yourself — never through a link in an email or message, however official it looks. There is no phone number that needs to call you about this either.
Official source
Meta's Accounts Center contact info documentation covers current steps. The screens on your own account are the final authority.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do I need to confirm the new email before it becomes active?
- Yes. Facebook sends a confirmation link or code to the new address, and it does not become the primary contact method until you confirm it.
- Should I remove the old email right away?
- Not immediately. Keep it listed for a few days in case something goes wrong with the new one, then remove it once you have confirmed everything — logins, two-factor, notifications — is working through the new address.
- Can I change my email if I no longer have access to the old one?
- Yes, as long as you can still log in with your password or phone number. You do not need the old email to add and confirm a new one, only to log in in the first place.
- Will changing my email affect my two-factor authentication?
- Not if 2FA is set up through an authenticator app or SMS. If 2FA relies on the old email specifically, update the recovery method after changing the email.