Using My Verizon for your mobile account FAQs

My Verizon lets you manage your Verizon wireless account anywhere, whenever you need it, from your desktop computer or from an app on your mobile device.

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If you're registered as the Account Manager or Account Owner, you can manage nearly every aspect of your Verizon wireless account, including:

• View and pay your bill online
• Upgrade your phone
• Change your plan
• Add a new line

Visit our account management page to learn more about what you can do in My Verizon.

Access to the features in My Verizon depends on your account role:

• Account Owner - Has access to all available account information
• Account Manager - Has access to all account information, but can't assign Account Managers or change the Account PIN
  
• Account Member - Has limited access to information about their line of service only

Visit our Account roles FAQs to learn more.

You can use the My Verizon app if:

• All mobile lines on your account are on any of these plans:
  • Unlimited plans that you can mix and match
  • Just Kids
  • Shared Data Plan – 5GB
  • Shared Data Plan – 10GB
  • The new Verizon Plan shared data plans (e.g., S, M, L)*
  • The Verizon Plan or The MORE Everything® Plan*
• You have a compatible iPhone® or Android™ smartphone using:
  • iOS 10.0 or newer
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or newer

If your device isn't eligible for the app, we'll let you know with a text message.

*No longer available to add to your account.

When installed, the My Verizon app has access to many different device functions, including your device's calendar, microphone, storage and more.

To learn which device permissions are needed and what they're used for:

• Visit the My Verizon app page on Google Play.
• Scroll to Additional Information, choose Permissions and View details.

Note: To install the My Verizon app for iPhone or iPad, visit the My Verizon app page on Apple’s App store.

If your device language setting is set to "Español", the My Verizon app automatically displays in Spanish.

You can register on the My Verizon registration page in My Verizon.

You can change your login and security credentials as needed. Click the links below and then follow the instructions to update to your login information.

• Forgot your password
• Update your password
• Forgot your User ID
• Change your User ID
• Change your email address
• Update your secret question
• Change greeting name

Yes, with your same My Verizon password, you can also access these wireless websites and services:

• Verizon Messages (Message+)
• Verizon Cloud
• Verizon Smart Family™

Each line on your Verizon mobile account is listed by its mobile number. To make your devices easier to recognize, you can give each line a nickname (e.g., Susan's phone, John's tablet). The nicknames appear on:

• Your My Verizon Account Overview and Device pages
• Your paper or online Verizon mobile bill

Note: Only the Account Owner or Account Managers can see device nicknames in My Verizon. Account Members will only see the name and number assigned to their line.

To add or change your device nickname(s), go to the Manage devices page in My Verizon and tap or click Edit device nickname.

Note: You must be the Account Owner or Account Manager to add or change a device name.

No. The account's billing name stays the same.

If you have a User ID you can still sign in to My Verizon. If you don’t have or know your User ID you can sign in to My Verizon on our Sign in to a disconnected account page for 6 months after disconnecting your account. You'll need the mobile number, last name on the account and ZIP code.

If you need to pay a bill and your account has been disconnected for more than 6  months, pay it at www.verizonwireless.com/paymybill.