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or laptop computer</a><br><a href="#SMS">SMS text message (using a short code)</a></p> <h3> <a name="iphone"></a>Updating your phone number on Twitter for iOS:</h3> <ol> <li>From the <strong>Me</strong> tab, tap the <strong>gear </strong>icon<img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161115223039im_/https://ton.twitter.com/hc_assets/1457563362_826.png" width="32" height="23">and select <strong>Settings</strong>.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Account</strong>.</li> <li><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15px; line-height: 1.5;">Tap <strong>Phone number</strong> and select <strong>Update number</strong>.</span></li> <li><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15px; line-height: 1.5;">Follow the prompt to update your phone number on the keypad.<br>(<strong>Note:</strong> To delete your current number, tap <strong>Phone number</strong>, select <strong>Delete number</strong>, then tap <strong>Yes, delete to confirm</strong>.)</span></li> </ol> <h3> <a name="android"></a>Updating your phone number on Twitter for Android:</h3> <ol> <li>In the top menu, you will either see a <strong>navigation menu</strong> icon <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161115223039im_/https://ton.twitter.com/hc_assets/1464721125_1497.png" width="35" height="27"> or your <strong>profile</strong> icon. Tap whichever icon you have, and select <strong>Settings</strong>.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Account</strong>.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Phone number</strong>.</li> <li>Follow the prompt to update your phone number on the keypad. <br>(<strong>Note:</strong> To delete your current number, tap <strong>Phone number</strong>, select <strong>Delete number</strong>, then tap <strong>Yes, delete</strong> to confirm.)</li> </ol> <h3> <a name="web"></a>Updating your phone number via the web:</h3> <ol> <li>Log in to your Twitter account.</li> <li>Go to your <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161115223039/https://twitter.com/settings/account">Settings</a></strong> by clicking your profile icon at the top right of the navigation bar and selecting <strong>Settings</strong> from the drop-down menu.</li> <li>Click on the <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161115223039/https://twitter.com/devices">Mobile</a> </strong>tab.</li> <li>Next to where your phone number is listed, click <strong>Edit</strong>.</li> <li>Update your phone number and click <strong>Continue</strong>.</li> <li>We will send a code (via SMS text message) to your phone number. Enter it in the <strong>Verification code</strong> box and click <strong>Activate phone</strong>.</li> <li>You’ll see a <strong>Your phone is activated!</strong> message to confirm your updated number.</li> </ol> <div class="block-message error-message info"> <strong>Note:</strong> When you add the same phone number to another account, it’s important to understand that <strong>only the account most recently linked to this phone number</strong> can perform SMS commands and receive the SMS account activity notifications. Other accounts linked with the same phone number will not be able to edit the notification settings. Each account that has your phone number associated with it will still receive SMS text messages for password reset requests or security features like login verification. Read more about adding your phone number to multiple accounts <a href="/web/20161115223039/https://support.twitter.com/articles/110250">here</a>.</div> <h3> <a name="SMS"></a>To remove your mobile number via SMS:</h3> <ol> <li>Using the phone you want to remove from your Twitter account, send a text message containing only the word <strong>STOP</strong> to your country's Twitter <a href="/web/20161115223039/https://support.twitter.com/articles/14226-how-to-find-your-twitter-short-code-or-long-code">short code</a>.</li> <li>Your mobile number will be removed from your Twitter account immediately. 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