How to Add or Remove Your Phone Number on Facebook
Nearly 2.3 BILLION active users can confirm - Facebook is a very useful platform. It allows you to connect with friends, family members, communicate with other people with similar interests to yours – and if you're a more business-minded individual – manage your company's PR, advertise, popularize products or ideas… You can even play games on it. It allows instant communication and the sharing of information between people in many forms, and the overall convenience it brings is undeniable. More than ever, nowadays, having a Facebook profile it is becoming a necessity, as prospective employers will usually have a look around their potential employee's social media presence in order to make a character judgment before they make the hire.
Overall, a person's Facebook profile is becoming a more important part of daily life – which is why it is understandable if they wish to fill it with useful information, such as their birth date, what school they went to, what education they have, and even their phone number. That last part may be useful to anyone wishing to contact the user in case said user changes phone numbers or something of the sort. It opens a whole new line of communication that may not necessarily be available otherwise. Here's how to do this:
How do I add a Phone Number to my Facebook Account?
- Step: Select the downward-pointed triangle icon in the top right corner of the screen.
- Step: Select Settings "Mobile".
- Step: Select "Add another mobile phone number" to activate a new number.
- Step: Input your phone number and select "Continue".
On the other hand, you may want to not share your phone number with just anyone on your friend list. There are many reasons why you would want to do this – and here's the "how" of it:
How do I Remove a Phone Number from my Facebook Account?
- Step: Select the downward-pointed triangle icon in the top right corner of the screen.
- Step: Select Settings > "Mobile".
- Step: Select "Remove" that's located on the right of the number you wish to remove.<.li>
- Step: Select "Continue".
