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September 12, 2026
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Lost access to my account because of 2FA

  • September 12, 2026
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I need help recovering access to my Meta Horizon/Meta account that I use with my Meta Quest 2 headset.

I am currently locked out of my Meta account because two-step verification (2FA) is enabled.

  • Meta is asking me for an OTP/code sent to a phone number that I no longer have access to.
  • I do not have my recovery/backup codes.
  • I am not currently logged in to my Meta account on any device.
  • I previously followed Meta's support instructions, which said to log out and then select an option such as "I no longer have access to this email".
  • However, when I tried to follow that process, Meta told me that I needed to perform it from a device where I was already logged in.
  • I therefore appear to be stuck in a recovery loop because I cannot log in, but Meta's recovery process requires me to already be logged in.
  • When I try to contact Meta Support, it asks me to either log in to my account or provide an order number, and I may not have the order number available either.
    Best answer by Choleni

    Hi SaiPuppala1​ πŸ™‚

    Contact Meta support via email, chat or WhatsApp HERE, they can help you with your 2FA issue.

    Open the link in an incognito window, otherwise the support options won't be displayed.

    5 replies

    Choleni
    CholeniAnswer
    Honored Contributor
    September 12, 2026

    Hi SaiPuppala1​ πŸ™‚

    Contact Meta support via email, chat or WhatsApp HERE, they can help you with your 2FA issue.

    Open the link in an incognito window, otherwise the support options won't be displayed.

    steve40
    Honored Contributor
    September 23, 2026

    Scammer/spammer using multiple accounts to make fake posts promoting bogus "non-government" courthouse sites and bogus "drivers license" scam/phishing sites. They were active a few days ago and seem to have returned. Usernames used: "kingroberts45", "Andrewmartin34", "mimio753", "CharlesCooper54", "grace.102045", "Robertmitchell8", "reed.345245", "stevenbutler.386182", "foster.78317", "jonathan.walker.2026", "bedrosleo86", "gregorysimmons5" and "Rayanhall666".

    Choleni
    Honored Contributor
    September 23, 2026

    They were active a few days ago and seem to have returned.

    They do always returnπŸ™„

    At least they are easy to spot, aren't they?πŸ˜…

    steve40
    Honored Contributor
    September 23, 2026

    They do always returnπŸ™„

    I think I'll call this multi-account spammer "Boomerang" πŸ™ƒ.