Add and remove mobile phone numbers from your account

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from your account </h2> <span class="hue-default-secondary-color t-14" data-test-selector="relativeTime-container"> Last updated: 4 months ago </span> </div> </div> <div class="page-width-content article-details-content"> <div class="article-details-content__main"> <article data-test-selector="article" data-article-source="urn:li:helpCenterArticle:(525150,LITHOGRAPH)"> <div class="article-content-callout article-content-callout__background--feature-launcher" data-test-selector="callout-container"> <div> <h3 class="t-16 article-content-callout__headline" data-test-selector="callout-headline"> Add a phone number to your LinkedIn account </h3> <div class="article-content-callout__text-rich-description t-14 article-content-callout__text-rich-description--hue" data-test-selector="callout-rich-description"> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Add a phone number to help keep your account secure and be able to easily recover your account or reset your password if you have trouble signing in.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-content-callout__button-wrapper"> <a href="/help/linkedin/feature-launcher/urn:li:helpCenterArticle:(525150,LITHOGRAPH)?trk=search_feature_launcher" rel class="button small primary emphasized article-content-callout__button" data-test-selector="callout-call-to-action"> Add phone number </a> </div> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> We recommend adding at least one mobile phone number to your account as a way to reset your password in case you are locked out of your account. When you add your first mobile number, we'll automatically enable it for this purpose. </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <strong>Note:</strong> Mobile phone numbers added here won't be displayed on your LinkedIn profile. </div> <div class="tabs" data-test-selector="tabs" data-test-id-suffix="wasjf"> <section role="tablist" aria-label="Tab list" class="tabs__tablist tabs__tablist--auto " data-test-selector="tabs-tablist"> <button class="tabs__tab plain-button t-14 t-bold" role="tab" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="panel-1-wasjf" id="tab-1-wasjf" data-test-selector="tabs-tab"> <span class="tabs__tab-label" data-test-selector="tabs-tab-label">Desktop</span> </button> </section> <div class="tabs__tabpanel " tabindex="0" role="tabpanel" id="panel-1-wasjf" aria-labelledby="tab-1-wasjf" data-test-selector="tabs-tabpanel"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Add a new phone number:</p> </div> <ol class="article-content__ordered-list" data-test-selector="orderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Click the <li-icon type="me-icon"></li-icon> <strong>Me</strong> icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Select <strong>Settings & Privacy</strong> from the dropdown. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Select <strong>Sign in & security</strong> on the left rail and click <strong>Phone numbers</strong> under <strong>Account access</strong>.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click <strong>Add</strong> <strong>phone number </strong>and enter the verification code sent to your primary email address.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Select the appropriate country from the dropdown, and enter your phone number in the <strong>New phone number</strong> field.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Click <strong>Send code</strong>. This will send a verification code to your mobile device via SMS (text message) to confirm that you own this number. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>You may be asked to enter your password for security reasons. You may also be asked to enter a verification code sent to your email address or to approve the change through your LinkedIn app.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Click <strong>Done</strong>. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> On the next screen that appears, enter the verification code you received on your mobile device and click <strong>Confirm</strong>. You can also click <strong>Resend code</strong> if you haven't received it, or click <strong>Call me with the code</strong> to have the code read out to you via a phone call. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Your mobile phone number must be verified before it can be used to reset your account password. </div> </li> </ol> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Choose a new phone number to be used for password resets:</p> </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Select the checkbox <strong>Use for password reset</strong> below one of the existing phone numbers listed. Only one mobile phone number at a time can be used for sign-in problems. </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>You may be asked to enter your password for security reasons. You may also be asked to enter a verification code sent to your email address or to approve the change through your LinkedIn app.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Remove a phone number:</p> </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Click <strong>Remove</strong> to the right of the existing phone number listed. </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>You may be asked to enter your password for security reasons. You may also be asked to enter a verification code sent to your email address or to approve the change through your LinkedIn app.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <strong>Note:</strong> You may not be able to remove a phone number if it's been used to establish two-step verification for your account. You'll have to <a rel="" href="/help/linkedin/answer/544">disable two-step verification</a> before you can remove the phone number from your account. </div> <div class="tabs" data-test-selector="tabs" data-test-id-suffix="8r6ie"> <section role="tablist" aria-label="Tab list" class="tabs__tablist tabs__tablist--auto " data-test-selector="tabs-tablist"> <button class="tabs__tab plain-button t-14 t-bold" role="tab" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="panel-1-8r6ie" id="tab-1-8r6ie" data-test-selector="tabs-tab"> <span class="tabs__tab-label" data-test-selector="tabs-tab-label">iOS</span> </button> <button class="tabs__tab plain-button t-14 t-bold" role="tab" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="panel-2-8r6ie" id="tab-2-8r6ie" tabindex="0" data-test-selector="tabs-tab"> <span class="tabs__tab-label" data-test-selector="tabs-tab-label">Android</span> </button> </section> <div class="tabs__tabpanel " tabindex="0" role="tabpanel" id="panel-1-8r6ie" aria-labelledby="tab-1-8r6ie" data-test-selector="tabs-tabpanel"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> You can add, change, or remove phone numbers for your LinkedIn account from the <li-icon type="gear-icon"></li-icon> <strong>Settings</strong> page of the LinkedIn app or from the mobile version of the site by tapping <strong>Phone Numbers</strong>. </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Add a new phone number:</p> </div> <ol class="article-content__ordered-list" data-test-selector="orderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Tap your profile picture. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Tap the <li-icon type="gear-icon"></li-icon><strong>Settings</strong> icon.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Tap <strong>Sign In & Security</strong>, then tap <strong>Phone numbers</strong>. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>If you don't have any phone numbers associated with your account, you'll be prompted to add one. If you've already associated a phone number with your account and want to add a new one, tap <strong>Add phone number</strong> at the bottom of the screen and enter the verification code sent to your primary email address.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Enter your phone number in the phone number field. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Select the appropriate country from the dropdown. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>You may be asked to enter your password for security reasons. You may also be asked to enter a verification code sent to your email address or to approve the change through your LinkedIn app.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Tap <strong>Send code</strong>. This will send a verification code to your mobile device via SMS (text message) to confirm that you own this number. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> On the next screen that appears, enter the verification code you received on your mobile device and tap <strong>Confirm</strong>. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Your mobile phone number must be verified before it can be added to your account and used to reset your account password. </div> </li> </ol> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Choose a new phone number to be used for password resets:</p> </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Toggle <strong>Use for resetting password</strong> to the right, below the existing phone number listed. You must enter your LinkedIn password to continue with this change. Only one mobile phone number at a time can be used for sign-in problems. </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Remove a phone number:</p> </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Tap the <li-icon type="cancel-icon"></li-icon> <strong>Cancel</strong> icon in the top right of the box containing the existing phone number. You must enter your LinkedIn password to continue with this change. </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="tabs__tabpanel " tabindex="0" role="tabpanel" id="panel-2-8r6ie" aria-labelledby="tab-2-8r6ie" hidden data-test-selector="tabs-tabpanel"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> You can add, change, or remove phone numbers for your LinkedIn account from the <li-icon type="gear-icon"></li-icon> <strong>Settings</strong> page of the LinkedIn app or from the mobile version of the site by tapping <strong>Phone Numbers</strong>. </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Add a new phone number from your Android device:</p> </div> <ol class="article-content__ordered-list" data-test-selector="orderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Tap your profile picture. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Tap the <li-icon type="gear-icon"></li-icon><strong>Settings</strong> icon.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Tap <strong>Sign In & Security</strong>, then tap Phone numbers. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>If you don't have any phone numbers associated with your account, you'll be prompted to add one. If you've already associated a phone number with your account and want to add a new one, tap <strong>Add phone number</strong> at the bottom of the screen and enter verification code sent to your phone or primary email address.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Enter your phone number in the phone number field. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Select the appropriate country from the dropdown. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>You may be asked to enter your password for security reasons. You may also be asked to enter a verification code sent to your email address or to approve the change through your LinkedIn app.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Tap <strong>Send code</strong>. This will send a verification code to your mobile device via SMS (text message) to confirm that you own this number. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> On the next screen that appears, enter the verification code you received on your mobile device and tap <strong>Confirm</strong>. </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Your mobile phone number must be verified before it can be added to your account and used to reset your account password. </div> </li> </ol> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Choose a new phone number to be used for password resets:</p> </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Toggle <strong>Use for resetting password</strong> to the right, below the existing phone number listed. You must enter your LinkedIn password to continue with this change. Only one mobile phone number at a time can be used for sign-in problems. </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Remove a phone number:</p> </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Tap the <li-icon type="cancel-icon"></li-icon><strong>Cancel</strong> icon in the top right of the box containing the existing phone number. You may be asked to enter your password for security reasons. 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