Social Media Facebook How to Change Your Email Address On Facebook Don't miss notifications or contacts when your email changes by Joli Ballew Writer Joli Ballew is a former freelance contributor to Lifewire and Microsoft MVP, Lynda.com trainer, Microsoft Press author, and college professor. our editorial process Joli Ballew Updated on December 04, 2020 reviewed by Jon Fisher Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. our review board Article reviewed on Mar 28, 2020 Jon Fisher Facebook Facebook Flipboard Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating Tweet Share Email What to Know On the web: Click the Down-arrow > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Edit > Input new email.In the app: Go to Menu > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Personal Info > Contact Info > Add Email Address > Input new email.Confirm via email if updating on the website. Confirm via text if updating on the app. This article explains how to change your primary email address on the Facebook website and mobile app, and how to remove an email address from your Facebook account. How to Change Your Facebook Email on Any Computer You can change the email addresses associated with your Facebook account from any computer, whether it’s a Mac, Windows, or Linux machine, by using your favorite web browser. To change your primary email address on the Facebook website: Sign into your Facebook account and select the down-arrow in the upper-right corner. Select Settings & Privacy in the drop-down menu. Select Settings in the drop-down menu. Select Edit next to Contact. In the Contact section, select Add another email or mobile number. In the Enter new email box, type your new email address, and select Add. Select Close in the pop-up box. Once you're done adding a new email address, Facebook will email you a confirmation message. Click the link in your email to confirm you want to add that email address to your Facebook account. As soon as you confirm your new email address, you are redirected to the Facebook Contact section where you will see that your new email address is now your primary Facebook email address. To remove the old email address (or any email address) select Edit next to the Contact tab, and Remove under the address you want to remove: How to Change Your Facebook Email on the Facebook App To change your Facebook email address on the mobile app: Open the Facebook app on your Android or iOS device. Select the three-line menu icon. Tap Settings & Privacy > Settings. Tap Personal Information > Contact Info > Add Email Address. Type your email address in the Add an additional email address box > Add email. Select Confirm. You will receive a text with the confirmation code. Tap the Enter confirmation code field. Most mobile devices will now display the confirmation code between quotation marks without you having to open the confirmation text. Tap the displayed code to automatically fill the Enter confirmation code box. Or, manually enter the code. Tap Confirm. If you want to make the new email address your primary Facebook email address, select the new email address under Manage Contact Info. Tap Make Primary. If your account has been hacked, you should also change your Facebook password. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit