How do I change my Twitter password?

[greatauntoftriplets]

I have a Twitter account to be able to read posts on it. Now, I get asked to verify my password, but I can't find the paper where it's written down. When I try to access the "Change My Password" function, I'm asked to enter the lost password first.

Any advice on how to do this without entering the old password? Do I have to take down this account and start a new one?

Thanks for any help.

[herding cats]

1. See if this helps any.

https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/forgotten-or-lost-password-reset#changepassword

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. I keep getting a page asking me to log in with the password that I don't have.

It has an image of a dog sitting on a red chair. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep trying things.

[herding cats]

5. Hmm, maybe the link below will help?

https://twitter.com/account/begin_password_reset

Try putting the email or ohine # you used into that.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Thanks, but neither worked.

[herding cats]

7. I'm completely out of ideas.

If something pops in my head I'll post it.

[herding cats]

8. One more.

https://help.twitter.com/en/forms/account-access/regain-access/forgot-password

This seems a bit more specific.

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. Thanks, but I get the same page asking me to log in.

[herding cats]

10. Try deleting cookies then try it again.

Maybe even try a different device.

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. Okay, thanks.

[pwb]

2. Can't help you auntie.

I joined it for about a month and decided no to it all. I deleted everything and never went back. It could still be there. I feel that Twitter should remember you by name and phone number or by your IPadress. It should not be on us for them to remember you are a loyal customer. But I am old so there's that.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Thanks.

I just read things on it, was missing too much on DU without joining.

[Bristlecone]

12. I seem to recall a friend telling me he had tried changing some Settings via the mobile app

Only to find that he was successful using a PC(but not mobile).

Perhaps try to logging via PC and enter forgot password when doing so. It should give you an option to authenticate another way ie mobile sms or via email link.

Good luck


*iPhone type

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. I was trying on a PC.

My fingers are too clumsy to even try that on a mobile phone, an android in my case. In the end, I just created a new account, using my phone because I got a page saying that my email had already been used.

Thanks for your suggestion.