How To Bypass PayPal Phone Verification In 2024 (5 Smart Ways)

How to bypass PayPal phone verification has recently been the trending questions that many individuals keeps asking me on a daily basis and this prompts me to know that a lot of people are having this issue as well.

In our previous guide, where I received the best method to utilize in creating a valid PayPal account that can send and receive money in Nigeria, I have outlined the simple method to add your phone number to the PayPal account during the process of creating the account.

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However, a lots of people tends to have one or two issue to bypass PayPal phone verification and this sometimes left them stranded for some days in many situation.

If you have been looking for ways to verify your phone number whenever PayPal asked you to do so, then considered yourself lucky as this guide will provide the best solution to the above outlined problem.

The method to be revealed in this guide works for all country PayPal, so be rest assured that this article is going to provide solution to your phone verification issue, regardless of which country PayPal or Which method you used to create your PayPal account.

Reasons Why PayPal Request For Phone Verification

For every issue encounter in any area of our online or daily activities, you must believe that there is surely a reason or two behind this issue.

Before I proceed to outlined all the possible method to bypass PayPal phone verification, j will like to let you know the reasons behind the issue so as to help you in avoiding this issues in the nearest future.

Once you know the curse of the issue, you will know how to stay away from them and if eventually you found yourself in the same situation again, you will know what actually went wrong and what to do immediately.

Below are the reasons why PayPal request you to verify your phone number before you can regain access to your PayPal account or perform any form of transaction.

Accessing Your Account From A New Device

PayPal works with a Verified device and before you can access your account from any device, PayPal will chat to verify it’s you before you can be granted access to your account.

During your account registration, PayPal will will collect your present IP address and tied it to your account to ensure your account and your money are secure.

If you should try to access your account for the first time on another device, then PayPal will have to check if you’re still in control and really the one trying to access the account.

To Prevent PayPal from requesting for your phone verification, stick to one device and always login with that device.

Login In From New Location

As a preventative measure to make sure your account and money is safe with PayPal, you will be asked to verify your phone number each time you tried to login from a new location that is different from where you open the account or where you have intialy login to your account successfully.

If are following this guide from the beginning, I stated that PayPal will collect your IP address during your registration sign in process, the details collected via your IP also include your location and if PayPal should noticed any changes, you will have to verify it’s you, before you can be granted with the required access.

Let’s say for example, you create your account in Washington DC and eventually, you’re now in Los Angeles, whenever you tried to login to your PayPal account for the first time in this new location, PayPal will sense the change in your location and indeed, it’s a red flag to your account security.

You Haven’t Log In For A While

When PayPal noticed that your account has not been accessed for some period of time, Automatically, you will be asked to verify your phone anytime you intend to log in to your account after the break.

This is to verify that you’re truly the one trying to access the account as they believed a lots of things could have happened and they will wants to be sure that it’s you accessing your account, but unfortunately, PayPal don’t Know who is who and the only option here is to request for Phone Verification.

You Intend To Carry Out A Suspicious Transaction

PayPal have the full knowledge of how you use the app and they have the detailed insight of your behavior on the app.

Let’s say for example, you have been on the app for a long time and during this time, you only receive and send little amount of funds, if you should intend to perform a transaction that tripled your usual transaction, you you will have to verify your phone so as to be sure that the owner of the account is still in control.

Above are the reasons why PayPal request for phone verification and now that you have fully understand the reasons behind this sudden request, the next thing is know the possible ways to bypass PayPal phone verification.

Smart Ways To Bypass PayPal Phone Verification

Change Your Browser:

If you’re trying to access your PayPal account from a browser that is entirely different from the one you used for your previous successful login, then switch back to your default browser that you always use to access your PayPal account.

Clear Your Browser History And Cache

Clearing of your browser history and cache could help you in this case, once PayPal request for phone verification, kindly clear your browser history and cache, then login again.

Use Incognito Browser

Switching your browser to incognito mode can also help you to bypass PayPal phone verification and you will be able to access your account without ease.

Download And Login From PayPal App

No matter what leads to the request of phone verification while you try to access your PayPal account, login in from a PayPal app will surely help you to bypass the issue.

• Kindly go to play store and download the official PayPal app.
• Install and login to the app with your details.
• Congratulations, you will be able to login to your account again.

If eventually you were asked for the phone verification again, then you should be able to do that with ease.

• PayPal app will allow you to edit and input your phone number.
• Kindly tap on the phone number box.
• Select your country code.
• Make sure the displayed number and the number you entered is your number that you have full access to.
• Click on send OTP and the OTP will be sent to your phone number.
• Enter the OTP and proceed.
• Congratulations, you have regained access to your PayPal account and you can now continue with your normal activities.

How Can I Avoid PayPal Phone Verification

If you have been following this guide from the beginning, then the section where I outlined the possible caused of the phone verification should have given you the details you need on how to avoid the issue.

So far you have know the reasons why PayPal request for the verification, then avoiding the outlined causes will be a great idea to avoid the issue.

Just In case you have forgotten, below are what you can do to avoid the issue;

• Always use a single device to login to your PayPal account as PayPal sees it as a Verified device, if you should use a new device, then be ready for the phone verification.
• Avoid suspicious transaction.
• If you traveled to a new location and you don’t have a very important thing to do in your PayPal account, wait till you’re back to your default destination or be ready to bypass PayPal phone verification.

Conclusion: If you have followed this guide from the beginning the this section, you should have fully understand how to bypass PayPal phone verification and the possible reasons behind the issue.

However, no matter where you are or which ever phone you are using to access your PayPal account, so far you are still in control of the number you submitted during your PayPal registration, you shouldn’t be panic whenever PayPal requests for the phone verification

Just check the number they want to send the OTP to and make sure it’s your number, click on the send OTP button and check your phone to copy OTP and enter it into the provided box and boom! You will have access to your account.

But if there is complications during the phone verification request, then the methods provided in this guide should fully help you to bypass the PayPal phone verification.

I hope you found this guide helpful, do let us know what you think about this guide and if it solved your problem or not. All the possible questions are welcomed in the comments section of this post.

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