Facebook Additional Profiles End 14 December: Group Access

You got an email or a notice in Feed saying your additional Facebook profile is going away. Maybe that profile runs a residents' group, a hobby community or the admin side of a small business. You want to know what happens on the deadline, what you lose, and what you need to do so a group you built does not stop working. This guide sets out what Meta has said, what it has not said, and an audit sheet to work through before the date.

Last checked: 14 November 2026.

#Quick Answer

Meta says additional Facebook profiles will be permanently deleted after 14 December 2026. Your main profile and Pages are not affected. Before then, assign a main profile as admin of any group an additional profile runs, export each additional profile's information separately, and reconnect friends and groups from your main profile where you can.

#What Meta Has Announced

In an update dated 12 November 2026 on Meta's Newsroom, Meta says it is removing additional Facebook profiles, the secondary profiles people could create alongside their main one. It says it is notifying everyone with an additional profile by email and, where applicable, in-app notification and a notice in Feed, and that "Additional profiles will be permanently removed after December 14, 2026." It says your main profile and Pages will not be affected, and defines the main profile as the first profile you create when you sign up.

Meta's help article Additional Facebook profiles are going away says additional profiles are being permanently deleted after 14 December 2026, that you can export your additional profile information until that date, and that after it the profile and its information will be permanently deleted. The same article appears in the Messenger Help Centre. Facebook's page about additional Facebook profiles also says you are no longer able to create additional profiles.

#What Happens to Groups

The help article says that if your additional profile is an admin of a Facebook group, you should assign a main profile as admin before 14 December 2026, and that if no new admin is assigned, the group will be paused until an admin is added. A paused group is a real problem for a community that relies on it, so this is the first thing to check.

#What Meta Has Not Said

#Before 14 December: Audit Sheet

Meta's help article explains the export and reconnection steps in detail, including a Review connections option to choose which friends, groups and Pages to add, join or follow from your main profile. Menu names may differ in your app, and the article notes that some information, including ads information, can only be accessed by exporting your Facebook information for your main profile.

#Why This Can Be Harder Than It Looks

• Some people forget which profile is the admin, because switching profiles is quick and the names may be similar.
• Group co-admins may have left or become inactive, so there may be no one else to add a new admin.
• If the main profile has problems, such as a restriction, a disabled account or lost login, it cannot simply take over.
• Pages and ad accounts may have been set up through the additional profile, and Meta has not said what happens to those roles.
• After the date, Meta says the profile and its information are permanently deleted, so there is no going back to fix a missed step.

#What Meta Decides

Meta decides how the removal works and when. If a group is paused after the date, adding an admin is the route Meta describes. If a main profile itself is restricted or lost, that has to be resolved first, and the outcome is Meta's call.

#How AwareXone Handles This Kind of Case

When a community or business depends on an additional profile, we help you work through the audit before the date: which profile holds which group, Page and ad role, and who can be added safely. If a group has already been paused, or the main profile that needs to take over has its own access problem, we help prepare the case for Meta's official routes. We never ask for your password or codes, and Meta makes the final decision.

#When It Is Safer to Get Expert Help

If a group or Page you rely on is tied to an additional profile and you cannot add a main profile, or your main profile has its own problem, this can be hard to sort out on your own before the date. If you are stuck with this, we can take a look and help. You can read about our Facebook Page recovery service and how we work on our trust page, then use Apply for Case Review below when you are ready. Reply within 60 seconds, 24 hours a day, every day.

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