Why Do You Need To Use Your Cell Phone Number To Change Facebook Username

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Answer #1: Posted by Gugurekas on December 3rd, 2013 11:05 AM

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Facebook asks for this in order to confirm that the person changing the username is indeed who they claim to be.

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