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If you have changed your email address, you can also change it on Facebook. However, this is only possible in a roundabout way at first.
Change your email address on Facebook
You cannot change your email address in Facebook directly. Instead, add another address to your account and set it as your primary address:
- Go to the facebook.com website in your browser and log in with your currently used email address/phone number and password.
- Click the arrow in the top right corner. Select Settings ☻ Privacy☻Settings. Tip: This linkwill take you directly to your account settings.
- In the Contact section, click Primary email address and then click +Add another email address or phone number.
- Enter your new email address in the field provided and confirm with the Add button.
- You will now receive an e-mail at the address you entered. This contains a link for confirmation, which you must click on. This will set the address as the new primary email address for Facebook.
- If desired, you can now remove your old address in the Contact section of your Facebook account settings.
Change your email address in the Facebook app
In the Facebook app on your smartphone, the procedure is similar:
- Open the Facebook app on your smartphone or tablet. If necessary, log in with your access data
- Tap the hamburger icon to open the menu of the Facebook app. This is located at the top right or bottom right of the screen, depending on your device’s operating system.
- Tap Settings and Privacy ☻ Settings at the very bottom.
- Select Personal and Account Information, and then select Contact Info.
- Tap Add Email Address and enter a new email address. Confirm with the Add Email Address button.
- Select the newly added address in the overview. You may have to close the settings first and open them again so that the address is displayed.
- Tap Set as Primary Address to set this as the primary address for your account.
- If you no longer use your old address, you can now tap it in the overview and then Remove.
