You are probably trying to recover lost twitter account and you are wondering, why didn’t anyone tell me it was this hard. Take a deep breath, it really is not that hard. In the next 3 minutes, you will see how easy it can be.
Before we talk about how to recover lost twitter account on your android device, maybe we should first ask how did you lose your Twitter account? Or better still, how did you lose access to your Twitter account. The how will determine which of the steps you should be taking.
First, you may lose access to your Twitter account if you deactivate it yourself. When you do this, Twitter holds on to the account details for 30 days before making it available for signup. If you decide during this period to recover your account, then follow these steps.
How to reactivate your Twitter account on Android
- On your Android device, simply tap open your Twitter app
- Enter your login details, same email address and password you were using before deactivating it.
- As you click sign-in, you will see a dialogue box asking if you want to reactivate your account. Once you choose the reactivate option, you will be redirected to your home timeline.
- Ensure that you are doing this within 30 days after deactivating the account. Note that you may not gain access to all your tweets, followers and history just like that. It will take a while before the account history fully restores
Another reason you could lose access to your Twitter account is that you lost or forgot your password. Maybe you had to wipe or format your phone, or you cleared the cache on your Twitter app, and now you cannot remember your password to log back in. If this sounds like your experience, then you need to reset your password.
How to recover Twitter account with password reset email
To reset your Twitter password, you need your email address and phone number, same ones you registered with the account.
- On the sign in page on your Twitter app, or mobile browser, click on Forgot password
- Enter your email address, phone number, or Twitter username. Please ensure that you do not use your phone number at this stage if the phone number is registered with multiple twitter accounts.
- Select the email address to receive the password reset email. Ensure that you have immediate access to this address.
- Check your email inbox for the email. The code is valid for 60 minutes so you have to complete the rest of the process within this time frame. Open it and copy the code into the text field on the password reset page > click Submit.
- Now choose a new password. This will automatically log you out of any device where you have active Twitter sessions. Ensure you do not forget the new password as you will need it to log in on all devices.
How to recover twitter account with phone number
You can apply these steps if you do not have access to the registered email address. But to do this, the phone number must have been verified and associated with your Twitter account.
- On the sign in page on your Twitter app, or mobile browser, click on Forgot password
- Enter your email address, phone number, or Twitter username.
- Enter your phone number and tap on Search. A pop-up will appear which reads “Text a code to my phone ending in [--]” > Click Continue
- You will receive an sms from Twitter with a code which is only valid for 60 minutes. Open it and copy the code into the text field on the password reset page > click Submit.
- Now choose a new password. This will automatically log you out of any device where you have active Twitter sessions. Ensure you do not forget the new password as you will need it to log in on all devices.
What do I do if Twitter locks my account?
Another thing that could happen is that Twitter can temporarily lock your account. This happens when you have made several unsuccessful attempts to log into the account. Locking the account is Twitter’s way of protecting your account from hackers who might be trying to guess your password.
Don’t panic. It is temporary.
- Just relax and come back to it in a couple of hours.
- On the next attempt, make sure you enter the correct password. Tap the eye icon to reveal the password just so you can be sure that you did not miss out on any character.
- If you still cannot log in using your correct login details, then click on Forgot your Password? and follow the steps above to reset your password using the email or phone number option.
What if Twitter deactivates my password?
In some other cases, several unsuccessful attempts to log in to your account could lead Twitter to revoke your passwords, making it impossible to log in even with the correct password.
If this happens, Twitter will send an email to your email address with instructions about how to recover your account. Just follow all the steps in the mail.
My Twitter account has been compromised and now I can’t log in. What do I do?
If you think your Twitter account has been compromised, maybe you are receiving password reset emails that you did not request, then it is time to up your account security.
- Once you are logged in, go to Account settings > Navigate to Security > Tick the Password reset protect
- Now you have to enter the email address and phone number registered with the account.
- You will receive a password reset email. Ensure to choose a different password completely different from your old password.
I have lost access to my registered email address, How do I recover lost twitter account?
- If you lose access to your email address, try to recover it using the email recovery options. Once you have successfully recovered it, then you can request a password reset using the steps above. You can also try to reset password using the verified phone number.
- If you are still logged into your account on the app, you can update the email address using your App settings, but if you cannot log in, you have to wait till you successfully recover your email address. Then you can request password reset.
What if I have lost access to my email address and do not have any verified phone number in my Twitter account?
Unfortunately, if this is the case for you, then you can no longer access that Twitter account. Your only option would be to signup a new account and wait till the old Twitter account gets dormant and is deactivated.
