As a user of Discord, you may have considered removing your phone number from your account. A lot of users prefer to create a Discord account without a phone number.
If you have already created a Discord account with your phone number, you can still go ahead and remove the phone number.
In this article, you are going to learn how to remove your phone number from Discord. You are going to learn how to do it on both mobile devices and PC.
How To Remove Your Phone Number From Discord
Even after creating an account with your phone number, you can remove it.
Remove Phone Number Via PC
To remove your phone number from Discord using a PC, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Discord
With a browser of your choice, open Discord and log in to your account. You can access your account via the Discord desktop app.
Step 2: Open Discord settings
Click on the “User Settings” icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen (the gear icon). Click on “Privacy & Safety. Scroll down to “My Account” and click on it.
Step 3: Remove phone number
Tap the “Edit” button next to “Phone Number.” Click on the “Remove” button next to your phone number.
Confirm that you want to remove your phone number from Discord by clicking on the “Remove” button again after providing your password.
Once you have confirmed the removal of your phone number, it will be deleted from your Discord account.
If you have enabled two-factor authentication, you will need to have a valid phone number linked to your account in order to use this feature.
You can disable two-factor authentication via user settings.
Remove Phone Number Via Mobile App
You can equally remove your phone number from your Discord account with your mobile device. Follow these steps to remove your phone number:
Step 1: Open Discord and Log in
Navigate to the Discord mobile app on your device and tap on it to open.
You have direct access to the app if you have already logged in. If not, provide your details for login.
Step 2: Open User Settings
Tap on your profile picture in the bottom right corner of the screen to open your user settings. In the user settings menu, tap on “Account”.
Step 3: Remove phone number
In the “Account” section, tap on “Phone.” Tap on “Remove Phone Number” next to your phone number.
Confirm removal by entering your password and tap on “Remove” again.
This completes the process. From that point on, your phone number is no longer attached to your Discord account.
You must note that, after you remove your phone number from Discord, you can no longer use it for verification or recovery purposes.
In order to verify your account or recover your password, you now have only your email address as an option.
You’ll need to use an email address to reset your password if you forget it.
Conclusion
Users of Discord may prefer not to use their phone numbers for their accounts. They may prefer to use their email address instead.
If you want to remove your phone number from Discord, this article has looked at how to remove your phone number from Discord on both P.C and mobile devices.