All possible ways to recover Facebook password

Key Takeaways:-

Losing a Facebook password is a common scenario and there are official ways available to recover it.
You can reset your Facebook account password using your recovery information or check if you have saved the password in your browser.

Facebook is not just a social platform, it’s a world unto itself. It has the ability to keep you busy for a long time, especially when you haven’t logged into your Facebook account for a while. That time it can also happen that you have forgotten your Facebook password, or do not remember the email address. Also, some users decide to stay logged in to their Facebook account on the device they use every day, and when they suddenly inadvertently log out, it becomes difficult to remember the password.

But nothing to worry as you are not the only one facing this. From time to time, millions of users keep losing access to their Facebook accounts for various reasons. So, if you are one of them, then check out the article given below for complete information on Facebook password recovery process.

Note- This article is intended to help users recover a Facebook account on desktop as well as use the Facebook mobile app.

Note- The information in this article can also help you reset your password if your Facebook account has been hacked or compromised.

Ways to get back to your Facebook account

First, I will explain the easy option you have to reset your Facebook account password.

Important: Please note that password reset steps change occasionally, if you see different information than what is provided below, simply follow the on-screen instructions provided by Facebook.

Reset Facebook login password

If you no longer remember the correct password, recover your account using the Facebook login page:

Go to www.facebook.com and click on ‘Forgot Password’

On the next page, enter the email address or phone number associated with your Facebook account, click ‘Search’.

You will see a list of account recovery options based on the information you have added to your account.

Mainly, you need to access your email address or phone number associated with your Facebook account. Select the one you can access quickly and then click ‘Continue’.

Note- In case your account has been hacked, you need to be quicker to reset your password, because if the hackers manage to remove your email address or phone number from your account and add their own, it will be almost impossible to recover your account. .

Depending on the option you have selected, Facebook will send you a code. In my case, I selected my email address and here is the email I received.

Enter the code or click the ‘Change Password’ link and you can change your Facebook account password. Once this is done, login to your FB account with the new password; don’t forget to save your password somewhere so you don’t lose it again.

That is the only official way to reset your Facebook account password by proving your identity using recovery methods and then setting a new password.

The other scenario: you no longer have access to these? Now what?

Along with the recovery options, you will also have an option to choose from i.e. ‘Don’t have access to these anymore?’ Click this option if you do not have access to the recovery methods linked to your Facebook account.

Now, this can be problematic as Facebook can only give you access to change the password if you are the owner, but for that, you will need to prove your ownership. The account recovery information works as evidence, and if you can’t provide it, Facebook has no way of confirming that you are the rightful owner of the account, so you can’t be granted access. In some cases, Facebook accounts may also be disabled if the user is unable to verify identity.

Alternative Facebook password recovery options

No need to get discouraged as there are a few ways you can regain access even without an email or phone number, as explained below:

Sign in with an alternate email address or phone number

If you have linked more than one email address or phone number to your Facebook account, you can use any of them to recover your Facebook password.

Use trusted accounts to recover your account

If you’ve gotten this far, it means that none of the above methods helped you. You can also take help from your trusted contacts to reset your Facebook password. But it is important that you have selected 3-5 friends as your ‘Trusted Contacts’ who you can call for help if you are ever locked out of your account.

Note- The ‘Trusted Contact’ method will only work when you have added some of your friends to the Trusted Contacts list before losing access to your account. Also, you need to remember the name of at least one of the friends you have added as trusted, only then will Facebook reveal all the names.

Here are the simple steps you can take to regain access to your account:

Visit the Facebook login page, and in the “Password” box, click “Forgot Password.”
Now, on the password reset page where you see the recovery options, click ‘I no longer have access to these’.
On the next page, Facebook will ask you to enter an email address or phone number that you have access to and press ‘Continue’.
Next, click ‘Reveal my trusted contacts’ and enter one of the contact names you provided above.
Your friends will receive the link, ask them to follow the link and send you the received code.
You can use the same code to gain access to your Facebook account.

Check saved login information

Facebook does not give you the option to see your current password, if you know it you can log in and if not, reset it. This is done to maintain the security of your Facebook account. So there is no way to recover your existing FB password except one.

If you allowed your browser to remember the password for you, you might be in luck.

If you use Google Chrome, here’s how to do it:

Click on the three-dot menu icon at the top right corner of the screen.
Then click ‘Settings’
On the left, click ‘AutoFill’
Then select the first option ‘Passwords’
And then click on ‘Verify passwords’
There you can see all the passwords you have saved in your browser.

All this will only work if you have already allowed your browser to save your passwords, otherwise this will not help you.

Note: Saving your passwords in your browser is not secure, as anyone with access to your device can easily take your passwords. This is a major security issue, therefore you should not opt for this method and do not save your password in your browser..

Whats Next?

So if you were able to recover your Facebook account using any of the methods explained above, consider yourself lucky. Make sure to protect your account in a better way:

Add more than one email address and phone number,
Do not log into random websites with your Facebook account
Do not use your Facebook account on public devices or Wi-Fi that is not secure.
Do not share your Facebook login details with anyone.
Do not keep your passwords where others can easily see them.
Use two-factor verification and trusted contact methods to add an extra layer of security.
Also, keep your primary email address safe, as that will help you reset your password.