Security professionals recommended changing passwords every 30, 60, or 90 days. In offices worldwide, IT policies forced employees to regularly change their passwords.  

There are key times when you should change a password. They include: 

  • After a service discloses a security incident. 
  • There is evidence of unauthorized access to your account. 
  • There is evidence of malware or other compromise of your device. 
  • You shared access to an account with someone else and they no longer use the login. 
  • You logged in to the account on a shared or public computer (such as at a library or hotel). 
  • It’s been a year or more since you last changed the password, especially if you don’t have multi-factor authentication enabled. 

In all these cases, updating your password is a smart precautionary step. A new password ensures that someone can’t abuse your account even if they have the old password. Here we are going to learn how to change Facebook Password.

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Change Your Password To change your password on Facebook if you’re already logged in:

  1. Click Drop Down Menu  in the top right.
  2. Select Settings & Privacy > Settings.
  3. Click Security and Login.
  4. Click Edit next to Change password.
  5. Enter your current password and new password.
  6. Click Save Changes.

If you’re logged in but have forgotten your password, follow the steps under Change Your Password then click Forgot your password? and follow the steps to reset it. Keep in mind that you’ll need access to the email associated with your account.

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To reset your password if you’re not logged in to Facebook:

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  1. Go to the Find Your Account Page.
  2. Type the email, mobile phone number, full name or username associated with your account, then click Search.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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  1. Click Drop Down Menu  in the top right corner of any Facebook page and select Settings.
  2. Click Security and Login.
  3. Click Edit next to Change Password.
  4. Enter your current password and new password, and re-type new password.
  5. Click Save Changes.

How To Change Your Facebook Password On The Facebook Mobile App

1. After opening the Facebook app, locate the three horizontal lines in the lower right hand corner of your screen, and click to open a menu of navigation options.

2. Scroll down until you reach the “Settings & Privacy’ section, click, and then click again on “Settings.”

3. On the next screen, under “Security,” click the “Security and login” option to be taken to the next screen which reveals your login preferences.

Find “Change password” under the “Login” section of “Security and login.”

4. Under “Login” click “Change password.”

5. On the change password screen, enter your current password as well as your newly selected password twice, clicking “Save Changes” to save your preferences. Your Facebook password is now changed. Again, a longer, more complex password can help keep your account more secure.