This wikiHow teaches you how to update WeChat with your new phone number on an iPhone or iPad.

Steps

  1. 1
    Open WeChat on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the green icon with two overlapping chat bubbles that have eyes. You’ll usually find it on the home screen.
  2. 2
    Tap Me. It’s at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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  3. 3
    Tap Settings.
  4. 4
    Tap Account Security.
  5. 5
    Tap Phone.
  6. 6
    Tap Change Mobile. Your current phone number and country will appear.
  7. 7
    Tap your phone number.
  8. 8
    Enter your new phone number.
  9. 9
    Tap OK. WeChat will send a verification code to the phone number you entered.
  10. 10
    Enter the verification code. If you don’t receive your code after a few minutes, tap No verification code received? to try again.
  11. 11
    Tap Submit. Your new phone number is now connected to your WeChat account.
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, 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 9,377 times.
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Updated: May 25, 2021
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