{"id":318794,"date":"2021-08-08T20:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-change-your-birthday-on-facebook\/"},"modified":"2021-12-11T20:32:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T17:32:19","slug":"how-to-change-your-birthday-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-your-birthday-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Change Your Birthday on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2585e4ac0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2585e4ac0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-your-birthday-on-facebook\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Change_Your_Birthday_on_Facebook%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;#How to Change Your Birthday on Facebook&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-your-birthday-on-facebook\/#Change_Your_Birthday_on_the_Facebook_Website\" >Change Your Birthday on the Facebook Website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-your-birthday-on-facebook\/#Change_Your_Birthday_on_an_iPhone_iPad_or_Android_App\" >Change Your Birthday on an iPhone, iPad, or Android App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-your-birthday-on-facebook\/#How_to_Change_Your_Facebook_Birthday_After_Exceeding_the_Limit\" >How to Change Your Facebook Birthday After Exceeding the Limit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Change_Your_Birthday_on_Facebook%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>&#8220;#How to Change Your Birthday on Facebook&#8221;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you entered the wrong birthday while creating your <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> account, you can fix that by changing your birthday on Facebook at any time. We\u2019ll show you how to do this on Facebook\u2019s website and mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to changing your date of birth on Facebook, know that you can only do this a few times. If you change your birthday too many times, Facebook will consider it suspicious activity. This can have unpleasant consequences, like Facebook blocking your account. However, even at this point, there\u2019s still a way that you can change it again, as we\u2019ll explain below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_Your_Birthday_on_the_Facebook_Website\"><\/span>Change Your Birthday on the Facebook Website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re on a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, use the official Facebook website to modify your birthday.<\/p>\n<p>To start, open the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0site in a web browser on your computer. Log in to your account if you haven\u2019t already done so.<\/p>\n<p>When Facebook loads, click your profile icon in the top-right corner of the site.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-facebook-profile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"217\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-nosnippet=\"data-nosnippet\"><span class=\"future_inline_clone_target\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p>On your profile page, from the tabs bar beneath your name, select the \u201cAbout\u201d tab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2-facebook-about.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select the &quot;About&quot; tab on Facebook's profile page.\" width=\"650\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the \u201cAbout\u201d tab options, select \u201cContact and Basic Info.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-facebook-basic-info.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Contact and Basic Info&quot; from the Facebook profile's &quot;About&quot; tab.\" width=\"650\" height=\"527\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down the right pane to the \u201cBasic Info\u201d section. Here, next to your birthday, click the pencil icon to edit your birthday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-facebook-edit-birthday.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can now select a new birthday from the available drop-down menus. Use these menus to specify a new day, month, or year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5-facebook-new-birthday.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enter new birthday details on Facebook.\" width=\"650\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019ve entered the new birthday options, activate the \u201cI Confirm that I am N Years Old\u201d (where N is your age) option. Then, click \u201cSave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6-facebook-change-birthday.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Save new birthday details on Facebook.\" width=\"650\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook has now updated your birthday information!<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_Your_Birthday_on_an_iPhone_iPad_or_Android_App\"><\/span>Change Your Birthday on an iPhone, iPad, or Android App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On handheld devices like iPhone, iPad, and Android, use Facebook\u2019s official app to change your birthday information.<\/p>\n<p>To use this method, first, launch the Facebook app installed on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0The steps below are for Facebook\u2019s Android app. The steps will slightly vary for iPhone and iPad.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the Facebook app, in the top-right corner, tap the three horizontal lines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/7-facebook-mobile-menu.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Open the menu in the Facebook app.\" width=\"650\" height=\"454\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook will open a \u201cMenu\u201d screen. Here, tap your profile at the top.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8-facebook-mobile-profile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select the user profile on Facebook's &quot;Menu&quot; screen.\" width=\"650\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down your profile screen, and right above your friend list, tap the \u201cSee Your About Info\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-facebook-about-info.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tap &quot;See Your About Info&quot; on the profile page in the Facebook app.\" width=\"650\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down the \u201cAbout\u201d screen to the \u201cBasic Info\u201d section. Then, tap \u201cEdit\u201d next to \u201cBasic Info.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10-facebook-basic-info.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tap &quot;Edit&quot; next to &quot;Basic Info&quot; in the Facebook app.\" width=\"650\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cEdit Basic Info\u201d screen\u2019s \u201cBirthday\u201d section, enter your new birthday details. Tap the \u201cDay,\u201d \u201cMonth,\u201d and \u201cBirth Year\u201d drop-down menus to enter these details.<\/p>\n<p>Then, enable the \u201cI Confirm that I am N Years Old\u201d (where N is your age) option right beneath the drop-down menus. Finally, from the top-right corner of the app, select \u201cSave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11-facebook-modify-birthday.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Save new birthday details in the Facebook app.\" width=\"561\" height=\"580\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your Facebook birthday is now updated.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_Your_Facebook_Birthday_After_Exceeding_the_Limit\"><\/span>How to Change Your Facebook Birthday After Exceeding the Limit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If Facebook has blocked you from changing your birthday for attempting to do so too many times, there\u2019s still a way to request that the site change your birthday.<\/p>\n<p>This is possible with a form that Facebook has put up on its site. Using this form, you can send Facebook a request to modify the birthday in your profile. It\u2019s then up to Facebook to accept or reject your request.<\/p>\n<p>To put in a birthday change request, open a web browser on your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer and head over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/contact\/233841356784195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request a Birthday Change<\/a>\u00a0web page on the Facebook site.<\/p>\n<p>On that web page, use the drop-down menus under the \u201cDate of Birth\u201d section to specify your new birthday. Then, click the \u201cReason for This Change\u201d drop-down menu and choose why you\u2019re changing your birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, hit \u201cSend\u201d at the bottom of this form to send your request to Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/12-facebook-birthday-change.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Facebook's &quot;Request a Birthday Change&quot; web page.\" width=\"650\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook will consider your request and respond to you accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s all there is to changing your Facebook birthday. It\u2019s great that Facebook lets you fix your mistakenly entered birthday details!<\/p>\n<p>Besides birthday details, people can find out a lot about you from your Facebook profile. 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