How to Add a Phone Number on Twitter on iPhone or iPad

This wikiHow teaches you how to update your phone number in Twitter on an iPhone or iPad.

Steps

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    Open Twitter. It’s a blue icon with white bird. You’ll typically find it on your home screen.
    • If you haven’t signed in, enter your Twitter account information to sign in now.
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    Tap your profile icon from the top menu.
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    Tap the gear. It’s inside a gray outline button near the top of your profile.
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    Tap Settings and privacy.
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    Tap Account.
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    Tap Add next to “Phone number.”
    • If you have already added a phone number, tap on Update number.
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    Enter your phone number. Use the dial pad to enter everything but the country code, which should automatically appear above the number.
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    Tap Add phone. Twitter will now send you a text message to confirm the phone number. The message will contain a code that you’ll need to type on the next screen.
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    Enter the code from the text message. Again, use the dial pad to enter the code. This will confirm that the phone number is active.
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    Tap Verify. Your phone number is now up-to-date in Twitter.
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About This Article

Nicole Levine, MFA
Written by:
Nicole Levine, MFA
Tech Specialist
This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 2,782 times.
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