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Quick answer:
If you’ve forgotten your password and can’t log in, use the Facebook Forgot Password recovery process.
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Have you heard? META (Facebook’s parent company) is seriously exploring a potential cloud offering, where it sells its excess AI computing power to other businesses.
Yet, as Meta pursues its AI ambitions, Facebook sits in the crosshairs, a popular target for phishing and ATO (account takeovers).
If you haven't reviewed your account security in a while, now is a good time to update your Facebook password.
Our easy guide shows you how, along with tips on how to keep your account secure.
A step-by-step guide to changing your Facebook password
Accessing account settings to change your password
If you’re logged in, changing your password on your iPhone, Android, or web browser is a simple process:
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Open the Facebook app on your iPhone or Android device.
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If you’re on iPhone or Android, tap the three horizontal lines on the top left of the Facebook app.
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If you’re using the web, click on your profile picture in the top-right corner.
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Select “Settings & Privacy” and then “Settings.”
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Tap “Accounts Center” and then “Password and Security.”
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Scroll down, tap “Change Password,” and click the account you’d like to update.
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Enter your current password and new password.
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If you forgot your current password, use the Facebook Password Recovery process.
Creating a strong and unique password
Creating a strong password today is more about length than complexity, with NIST now recommending passphrases over the symbolic use of special characters.
The safest option, however, is a randomly generated password you don't have to remember yourself. Try the LastPass Generator free now.
Why changing this one password isn't enough
Changing your Facebook password solves today’s problem, i.e. that of being locked out.
But it doesn’t address why you probably needed to change it in the first place.
Most account takeovers don't happen because Facebook was hacked, but because a password used here was also reused somewhere else.
Attackers take leaked credentials from one site and try them everywhere else, a technique called credential stuffing.
If your Facebook password matches your email, banking, or shopping account passwords, changing it here still leaves those other accounts exposed.
And if you don’t know which of your passwords have been exposed in a breach, you aren’t alone.
In 2025, researchers uncovered a collection of roughly 16 billion exposed login credentials, while separate analysis of 19 billion leaked passwords found that only 6% were unique, indicating widespread password reuse across accounts.
With LastPass, your email addresses (the same ones used for logins) are continually monitored, and reused or weak passwords are flagged, so you can fix the actual problem, not just the issue of being locked out.
Additional tips for enhancing your Facebook account security
Enabling two-factor authentication (2FA)
Turning on two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your Facebook account. The following are general steps to set it up on desktop, Android, iPhone, or mobile browser:
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Click on your profile picture or tap the three horizontal lines on the top left of the Facebook app.
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Click “Settings and Privacy” and then “Password and Security.”
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Scroll down to tap “Two-Factor Authentication” and then the account you want to update.
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Choose your preferred 2FA method, whether it be an authenticator app, text message (SMS) codes, or security key on a compatible device.
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Once enabled, you’ll need to provide this second form of verification when logging in.
Managing app permissions
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Click on your profile picture, choose “Settings & Privacy,” and then click “Settings.”
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Click “Apps & Websites” in the left sidebar.
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Review the list of apps and websites with access to your Facebook account.
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Click “Remove” on any unwanted apps or websites.
Detecting and avoiding phishing attempts
Facebook is a top target for phishing and malware scams. In 2026, attackers ran 310 malvertising campaigns to promote fake news stories, celebrity impersonations, and investment fraud schemes.
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You can no longer access your Facebook account.
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Your connections are receiving inappropriate messages, images, and videos from your account
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Other accounts related to banking or ecommerce have been hijacked, and you can no longer log in.
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You are following accounts you don’t recognize.
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Avoid clicking on unsolicited links or attachments, especially in pop-up ads.
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Phishing requests may come in the form of emails, Instagram direct messages, or SMS text messages. Learn how to check if an email is really from Facebook.
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Don’t respond to messages or emails that ask for money, use threatening language, promise gifts for little effort, or originate from senders you don’t know.
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Facebook never requests sensitive info like passwords, SSN numbers, payment info, or account details over text or email. Unsolicited requests are likely phishing.
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Use strong, unique passwords for your account.
Stop phishing sites before they steal your info.
LastPass flags known phishing domains and won't autofill your credentials on a fake login page, if the site looks identical to the real one. See how it works.
Why should you change your Facebook password?
Importance of password security
Today, credential-based attacks are the primary way hackers are accessing your data. According to Microsoft’s 2025 Digital Defense Report, 97% of identity attacks are password-based.
Thus, a strong password is an important defense against unauthorized access to your Facebook account.
Let LastPass tell you when it's time to change your password, automatically.
Instead of guessing, the LastPass Security Dashboard scores your password health and flags accounts that need attention, including any exposed in a breach. Check your Security Score now.
Protecting your personal info
Limiting what you share on Facebook can protect you from identity theft. Here are four (4) key pieces of personal info you’ll want to avoid sharing on the platform:
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Phone or mobile numbers, email addresses, birth dates, and other personally identifiable information (PII)
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Intimate details about your love life
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Photos of your family members, close friends, and young children
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Pictures of luxury items you own
Children’s faces and likenesses are sensitive biometric data that can be scraped from social media posts and used to create deepfakes ~ The American Psychological Association, Vol 57 No.4, June 2026
Preventing unauthorized access and protecting your Facebook profile
To keep your Facebook account safe from potential intruders:
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Be cautious when using public Wi-Fi networks. To ensure a website is encrypted, look for a lock symbol or HTTPS in the URL.
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Update your Discovery settings to stop random friend requests.
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Use Security Checkup and you’ll get alerts when someone tries signing into your Facebook account from an unrecognized computer or mobile device.
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Use Privacy Checkup to control who can see what you share.
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Create a passkey for logins and store your passkey in LastPass.
FAQs: How to change your Facebook password
How do I change my Facebook password in the app?
To change your Facebook password in the app, head to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Password and Security > Change Password.
Already changed your Facebook password? Good. Now make sure it's not reused anywhere else: Start your free LastPass trial now.
Why can't I reset my Facebook password?
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Your password reset email may be in the junk folder.
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You may have entered an invalid code or used the wrong link.
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You no longer have access to the email or mobile phone number associated with your account.
What should I do if my Facebook password was exposed in a data breach?
Change your Facebook password immediately, then check whether the same password is used on any other accounts and change those, too.
A password manager with Dark Web Monitoring, like LastPass, can alert you automatically when any of your saved credentials show up in a known breach.
Is it safe to save my Facebook password in my browser?
Saving passwords in your browser is convenient but offers weaker security than a dedicated password manager. This habit can expose you to malware that targets browser storage.
With LastPass, you get Dark Web Monitoring to track your email credentials, a Security Dashboard to monitor password health, and secure autofill to ensure your credentials are never entered on phishing sites.
