How to change your Samsung Account mobile number using two-step phone verification
Your Samsung account may contain vital information, so it is important to be protected with two-step verification. When it’s set up, you'll get a prompt or text message on a mobile device to confirm that it is you logging in. If you want to update your phone number, you can do so via your smartphone, tablet or laptop/PC.
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Go to Settings
![Settings app icon]()
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Tap on Accounts and backup
![Accounts and backup selected in Settings]()
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Tap on Manage accounts
![Manage accounts selected in Accounts and backup]()
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Select Samsung Account
![Samsung Account selected in Manage accounts]()
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Tap on My profile
![My profile selected in Samsung account settings]()
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Tap on Security and privacy
![Security and privacy selected in Samsung account profile]()
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Tap on Two-step verification, then enter your password
![Two-step verification selected in security and privacy settings of Samsung Account]()
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Under Verification methods, tap Text message
![Text message selected under Verification methods in Two-step verification menu]()
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Tap Add
![Add selected in Text messages menu of two-step verification options]()
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Enter your phone number, then tap Send code
![Send code selected in Add phone number menu]()
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Enter the code in the space provided, then tap Verify
PC
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Click Sign in and enter your login details
![Sign in selected on home page of Samsung Account website]()
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Click on Security then enter your password
![Security selected on My Account section of Samsung Account website]()
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Under Password and security click Two-step verification
![Two-step verification selected in Security section of Samsung Account website]()
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Click Text message
![Text message selected in Two-step verification section of Samsung Account website]()
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Click Edit personal information
![Edit personal information selected in Text message section of Samsung Account website]()
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Click Add phone number
![Add phone number selected in Personal info section of Samsung Account website]()
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Enter your phone number and click Send code
![17Send code selected in Register your phone number section of Samsung Account website]()
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Once you receive the code, click Verify
If you can’t log into your Samsung Account because you have a new phone number, please try the following:
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Check to see if you have another Galaxy device on which you are already logged into your Samsung Account. If you do, select Verify with Galaxy device.
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If you don’t have another device logged into a Samsung Account, you can authorise the login using the codes shared when you first set up your Samsung Account.
Remove previous number
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To remove your previous number, tap on Settings (3 dots) in the top right corner
![Tap on Settings (3 dots) in the top-right corner]()
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Tap Delete
![tap the delete pop-up button]()
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Select the previous number you’d like to remove and tap Delete
![Select a number to remove and tap Delete]()
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Your previous number will now be removed from two-step verification with your current number remaining
![Phone number removed from two-step verification]()
Please note: To delete a number on your PC, go to Profile > Edit personal information > Click Delete next to the phone number you’d like to remove from your account.
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