Unlock Your Facebook Account from Unnecessary Locks Within a Click

Even after the boom of Social Media Apps, like- Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, Discord, and more, Facebook is in demand. It is still the largest leading app with 2.89 billion active users.

And with so many active users, Facebook takes its security policies very seriously, taking the responsibility of all the users. It can spot suspicious activities easily within a second, which usually leads to a message while login, that says- “Your Account is temporarily locked”.

These notifications can occur due to a range of suspicious activities, which can include- entering incorrect credentials on a website, logging on to Facebook from a third party, etc. For these reasons and many more, Facebook can disable or most probably lock your account temporarily or even permanently. And it will request you to clear all the required verifications for security purposes, to check if you are the owner. 

If your Facebook account is locked, there are chances to receive the following message. 

Now, after reading the gist of the blog, let’s get into the major and the minor reasons that are responsible for your locked Facebook account. Just scroll down. 

As the uses and purpose of the components should be known before the recipe, to use them in a correct way and to avoid the parts that can cause discomfort and perilous end results. 

So, let’s get started to get out of this Facebook trap.

Minor Reasons for Facebook Account Locked 

• Overburdening cache files or Data
• Illegitimate or suspicious activities performed by the account holder
• Continuous warnings from Facebook 
• Adding friends on Facebook in bulk

Now, you are finally ready to check out the ultimate solutions that will help you to get out of this trap if your Facebook is locked. 

Let’s go with the flow!

Major Reasons for Locked Facebook Account

There can be a lot of different reasons, depending on your Facebook account, that can eventually lead to locking up your account. While you are locked in, or you can say in Facebook Jail, you won’t be able to perform certain activities, like accessing your account or sharing posts, or maybe sending messages.

Before starting with the recovery methods, let’s see why your Facebook account gets locked so that it gets easier to understand the recovery methods with the appropriate reasoning. 

Reason 1: Security Issues 

Facebook does not compromise with the security policies, to prevent the users from falling into a dangerous trap that can lead to the leaked Facebook data, it can contain their personal information. If Facebook notices any suspicious activities which can result in exploiting a security measure, there is a high probability that Facebook will lock that Account. These suspicious activities may include:

• Using bots and automated software
• Sending plenty of friend requests or messages 
• Uploading posts regularly
• Having a fake account or impersonating someone
• Spam advertising 
• Joining a lot of Facebook groups from one account, at the same time 
• Requesting authentication codes or verifications codes, repeatedly
• Any action that violates the laws of Facebook Community Standards

Reason 2: Unknown Location 

Facebook keeps a track of all the IP Addresses or the devices that you are logging in to your Facebook account, to keep your connections safe by checking for any suspicious logins. This is the reason, you can sometimes receive a message as- “We’ve locked your account because someone recently tried to log in from an unfamiliar location.”

NOTE: This feature is simultaneously important and protects your Account in case of any strange logins. 

There can be some more reasons for your Facebook lock if it is not caused by the reasons mentioned above. 

Be with us, to stay away from fuss!

How to Get Out of Facebook Temporarily Locked Account?

To get out of Facebook Lock, you will have to practice all the following methods, step by step. And try to scroll down and apply all the methods, as one method might work for you but won’t work for the other user. 

So, hop on this trip to get you out of the Facebook lock.

Method 1: Fill “Report a Login Issue” Form

Let’s start with a method that can be applied in every account, and can be used to resolve most of the Facebook-locked accounts, easily. 

Just go to Facebook Login Form, and as the following page appears, fill the form online through the browser. 

In the above form, you will have to fill:

1. Your email 
2. Describe your Issue 
3. Attach a picture of the issue, by taking a screenshot

And after filling the form, click on the Send tab.  

Method 2: Fill “Security Checks Preventing Login” Form

If you are not able to unlock your Facebook account, due to security reasons or issues in the verification code, you can easily continue to use your Account, by filling the following form- “Security Checks Prevention Login”. 

As you fill this form, you will have to enter your Email ID, a brief description, mentioning that you are not receiving any verification codes. And click on the Send tab.

Method 3: Verify your Identity with Facebook 

This form is used to verify if you are the account holder. To fill this form and to confirm your identity, you will only be required to attach an official photo ID, maybe a passport or driving licence, with your phone number or mail ID. 

WARNING: Your ID can be stored for a year. But, you can change the time period to 30 days, through “identity Confirmation Settings”. 

After filling the form, you have to be patient, till you receive a reply after submitting your Confirm your identity form.

Method 4: Clear Cache at the Right Time 

If you are facing the Facebook lock due to excessive data collection in your system in the form of caches, you should leave it as it is for 96 hours, and after a certain time period, clear your browser’s history and cache. As you do that, log in to your Facebook account through the browser. 

Hopefully, you are aware of the solutions that helped you out of Facebook Lock. But, to avoid these locks, again and again, you should get down to check the preventive measures that will help you to keep your Facebook account unlocked forever.

Preventive Measures

You can practice some pointers, listed as follows, to avoid your Facebook Account locks. 

• Do not forget to verify your login credentials– phone number, email ID, etc correctly.

• Try to use strong passwords, to prevent your Facebook Account from getting locked. 
• Avoid creating a new account on every minor issue, rather check out our website that covers all the troubleshooting methods. 
• Follow Facebook terms and conditions 
• Escape proxy servers
• Avoid logging in with too many devices 

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