How to Remove Your Phone Number from TikTok: A Step-by-Step Guide

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How to Remove Your Phone Number from TikTok: A Step-by-Step Guide

Do you want to remove your phone number from TikTok to maintain your privacy (as TikTok is a Chinese spyware)?

This is how you do it:

  • Go to your profile page on TikTok
  • Tap the Menu icon
  • Select “Settings and privacy
  • Go to “Account
  • Select “Account information
  • Select your phone number
  • Tap on “Unlink phone

Yep, that’s all. Not TOO difficult but still, you may need a detailed guide to understand better, which is exactly what I have below. Keep reading…

Summary: Do you want to remove your phone number from TikTok to maintain your privacy? This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to do so.

1. Go to your profile page and select the Menu icon.
2. Navigate to “Account information.”
3. Select “Unlink phone.”

This detailed guide will help you better understand the process and ensure your privacy on TikTok.

1. Select your “Profile” icon

TikTok feed page where the "Profile" icon is highlighted in red
TikTok feed page where the “Profile” icon is highlighted in red

Begin by opening TikTok on your phone. Done that? Good, then tap on your profile picture in the bottom-right corner.

Yep, look in the picture above to see what I mean 😀

2. Tap the “Menu” icon

TikTok profile page where the "Menu" icon is highlighted in red
TikTok profile page where the “Menu” icon is highlighted in red

Once the profile pages opens up, look for the three-line icon (aka the Menu or Hamburger) in the top-right corner, under your batter percentage (doesn’t apply to iPhone users, heh…)

3. Select “Settings and privacy

TikTok profile page showing the "Settings and privacy" option highlighted at the bottom of the page
TikTok profile page showing the “Settings and privacy” option highlighted at the bottom of the page.

Next, you should see a menu appear in the bottom-half of the profile page. See the “Settings and privacy” option? Select it and keep reading my instructions:

4. Go to “Account

TikTok settings page where the "Account" option is highlighted in red
TikTok settings page where the “Account” option is highlighted in red

Once you open the setting page, tap the “Account” option (in the image above), and you’re ready to go. Not long before we’re done with the guide!

5. Select “Account information

TikTok "Account" settings page where the "Account information" option is highlighted in red
TikTok “Account” settings page where the “Account information” option is highlighted in red

Next-up, tap “Account information” (showcased in the picture above) and see what I do next:

6. Tap on your phone number

TikTok "Account information" page where the "Phone number" option is highlighted
TikTok “Account information” page where the “Phone number” option is highlighted

On the “Account information” page, select the “Phone number” option. You should already see your phone number in the description, so you know you’re in the right place. Like I said…

7. Select “Unlink phone

TikTok "Account information" page where the "Unlink phone" option is highlighted
TikTok “Account information” page where the “Unlink phone” option is highlighted

Once you tap your phone number, this menu will appear in the center of the screen. You’ll see two options:

  • Change phone
  • Unlink phone

Select “Unlink phone” and confirm if needed. Your phone number will not be associated with your TikTok account anymore.

You’re done. It wasn’t that hard, was it? Well, if you’re still confused about anything, feel free to leave a comment below. I’ll respond shortly 😀

Why can’t I unlink my phone number from TikTok?

If you can’t unlink your phone number from TikTok, it means your account was created with your phone number.

There’s no other account access method other than your phone number. If you unlink it, there will be no way to access your account.

To solve this, add another account access method – your email address – to your TikTok account.

Or delete your TikTok account and create another one if this one is freshly created. Next time, use your email address to create the account.

What happens if I unlink my phone number from TikTok?

When you unlink your phone number from TikTok, you won’t be able to receive account verification codes on your phone.

You’ll have to confirm your identity through your email address. Moreover, your phone number will no longer appear in your account information on TikTok.

This type of information is not public in the first place, but once you unlink the phone number, it’ll disappear from your TikTok account for good.

Moreover, people won’t be able to find you on TikTok using your phone number. Normally, if you know someone’s phone number, you can find them on TikTok unless they opt out of this feature.

In a nutshell, you’ll have more privacy and more ease of mind once you unlink your phone number from TikTok.

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Alex Popa

My name is Alex and I have a knack for social media in all its shapes and forms. I’ve dealt with such things for quite some time and I noticed that many people have issues with social media and technicalities.

Unforeseen errors, bugs, and other problems make their use of social media problematic. These things will be discussed amply in the guides on Whizcase.

I'll present the facts as they are, and offer quick and easy solutions for them.

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