How to avoid being searched by your phone number on Facebook

Although there are applications that need a phone number to work, this is the case of WhatsApp, in others it is optional. In fact, for privacy reasons it is always better not to include the telephone number,especially if we do not want to be located through it. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter provide this type of information to users who want to find us and know what our personal number is. Therefore, the smartest thing to do is to delete it so that no user can find our profile with it.Here's how to do it.

How to remove your phone number from Facebook

If you want to remove your phone number from Facebook, the first thing you have to do is enter your profile within the app and click on »Edit profile». This will take you to a new page. Scroll down to find the option “Edit your profile information”. The new window will give you the possibility to include the places you have lived, as well as work experiences . If you scroll down a little further you will find "Contact Information" where your phone number appears. Click on the pencil icon.

Next, in a new screen, you will see who can see your phone number (if it is public, only me or only friends). In addition, you can add a new phone number or the appropriate option: "Delete mobile numbers in account settings." The following is only to confirm that you want to delete the number and give some permissions for it. Facebook will try to get you to ignore it by making sure that including it helps protect your account.

How to remove your phone number from Instagram

If you want to unlink your phone number from your Instagram account, you just have to open the application and click on "Edit profile" inside the icon with your image in the lower right corner. Next, a screen will appear in which it is possible to edit your personal data: from changing username, adding website, biography or changing profile photo . When you go down, you will see a section called “Private information”. This is where some personal options appear, among which is the phone number.

Click on your phone number, delete it and click "next" to unlink it from the Instagram account. Now, you only need to confirm the action in the upper right corner of the panel of your device for it to become effective.

How to remove your phone number from Twitter

Finally, we are going to explain how to delete your phone number linked to your Twitter account. First, as in other social networks, you need to open the application and click on your profile image in the upper left corner. You can also do this by swiping from the left side of the panel to the center.

Click “Settings & Privacy” and select “Account”. Personal information such as email, username, phone number will be displayed on the new screen.Click on “Phone”. Once you click, a window will appear with three options: “Update phone number”, “Delete phone number” or “ Cancel". Click on “Delete phone number”. Then, when the system asks you again if you are sure you want to do it, press "Yes, delete".