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How to Find the Email You Used for Facebook on Mobile or Desktop

Quick Tips
  • To check your email address on the Facebook app, tap the three-line icon → Settings & Privacy → Settings → Personal details → Personal details.
  • For Facebook web, click your profile picture → Settings & Privacy → Settings → Personal details → Personal details.
  • You can also change, add, or remove the email address from the personal details section.

Can I Find Out What Email I Used for Facebook Without Logging In

Unfortunately, you cannot find the email associated with your Facebook account without logging in. Facebook prioritizes user privacy, and sensitive information like email addresses is protected behind the login credentials for security reasons.

The most you can do is search your multiple email address for any notifications or emails from Facebook. It can be anything from an update email to an alert message for password change. If you find an email from Facebook in a certain inbox, that’s your registered or alternate email ID used for Facebook.

Method 1. How to Find Your Facebook Email on the Phone App

Whether you use an Android or iPhone app, the method is almost the same. Moreover, you can use these steps to find the email used for Facebook from the Facebook Lite app and mobile web.

Step 1: Open the Facebook app. Tap the three-line icon from the bottom-right corner (iOS) or top-right corner (Android, Facebook Lite, and mobile web).

Step 2: Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy, followed by Settings.

Tap Settings & Privacy → Settings

Step 3: Tap Personal details from under the Account Center. Next, tap Personal details again.

Tap Personal details and then Personal details again

Step 4: You’ll find your primary email address under the Contact info section. For more details, click Contact info.

Find Your Facebook Email on the Phone App

Note: If it’s blank, the account must have been registered through a mobile number shown under the Phone Number. You can add your email address using the steps mentioned in the bonus tips section below.

Method 2. How to Find Your Email on Facebook Website

Whether you’re using your default browser or any browser of your choice, the steps to see what email you used for Facebook, remain almost the same.

Step 1: Open Facebook and log in to your account. Click your Profile picture.

Step 2: Here, select Settings & Privacy and then Settings.

Click Settings & Privacy → Settings

Step 3: Click Personal details from under Accounts Center, from the left sidebar. Select Personal Details again.

Step 4: Here, you can see your email address (if provided) under Contact info.

Find Your Email on Facebook Website

Step 5: For more details, click Contact info.

View your contact info on Facebook

Bonus: Tips To Manage Email Address Used For Facebook

Add A Primary Or Secondary Or Remove An Email Address

Via mobile app

Open the Facebook app → tap the three-line icon Settings & privacy SettingsPersonal detailsPersonal details Contact info.

  • To add a primary or secondary email address – Tap Add new contact → Add Email Address and add the account details.
Add A Primary Or Secondary Email Address via mobile app 1
  • To remove an email address – Tap the email address → Delete email address → Delete to confirm.
Remove An Email Address from Facbook mobile app

Via Facebook web

Open Facebook → click your Profile picture Settings & Privacy and then SettingsPersonal detailsPersonal detailsContact info.

  • To add a primary or secondary email address – Click Add new contact → Add Email Address and add the account details.
Add A Primary Or Secondary Email Address via mobile app 1
  • To remove an email address – Click the email address → Delete email address → Delete to confirm.
Remove An Email Address from Facbook web

Change Who Can Find You on Facebook With Email

People who aren’t on your friends list can find you on Facebook using the primary address of your account. Fortunately, you can change this privacy setting and limit it to your friends or only you.

Via mobile app

Open the Facebook app → tap the three-line icon Settings & privacySettings. Select ‘How people find and contact you’ → scroll down to ‘Who can look you up using the email address you provided?’. Here, you can select a suitable option,

  • Everyone
  • Friends of friends
  • Friends
  • Only me
Change Who Can Find You on Facebook With Email 1

Via Facebook web

Open Facebook → click your Profile pictureSettings & Privacy and then Settings. Next, click Privacy from the left-sidebar → scroll down to ‘How people can find and contact you’ → click Edit next to ‘Who can look you up using the email address you provided?’ and select a suitable option.

Change Who Can Find You on Facebook With Email 2

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Last updated on 26 July, 2024

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