Facebook Phone Number Search

Facebook phone number search is searching for friends on Facebook using their phone numbers. There are different ways we can search for friends on Facebook and one of them is using their phone numbers for search.

There are billions of users on Facebook and sometimes when you search for friends using their names, several options pop up with the same names, so a more convenient and easy way of searching for friends on Facebook is using their phone numbers. When you search for friends using phone numbers, the account associated with the phone number pops up.

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You can search for friends using phone numbers either on the mobile app or using any web browser.

How to Search for Someone on Facebook using Phone Number

The Facebook app can be downloaded and installed on Android and iOS devices. To search for someone using a phone number;

Open the Facebook app on your device
Sign in to your Facebook account if you are not signed in yet
In the search space provided, enter the phone number with the area code
Click the search option
The account connected to that phone number will pop up

How to Search for Someone on Facebook using Mobile Number

To search for someone on Facebook using a phone number on a web browser, do this.

Visit https://m.facebook.com/
Enter your username
Enter your password
Click “Log In”
In the search space provided, add the phone number and make sure you include the area code
Click the search option
If the phone number is connected to any account, you would see the results.

As easy as this is, you might be having issues searching for friends using your phone. This is mostly a result of the emphasis on privacy. If your friend whose account is connected to the phone number you are searching for has a privacy setting like “friends of friends” on their phone, you would not be able to find them if you have no mutual friends.