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Why Lyft asks for a phone number
Lyft uses your phone number to log you in and so drivers or couriers can reach you. The code arrives by SMS.
Can you skip the phone on Lyft?
Ride and delivery apps require a phone number for every account.
Your options without a SIM card
Free VoIP numbers are often refused, and a public SMS site shares your login code with anyone.
- Email or Google/Apple sign-in, when the app allows it. Free, and no number at all.
- A second SIM or eSIM. Costs a monthly plan, but the number stays yours.
- A private temporary number from CoveSMS. Only you see the code, and you pay nothing if it doesn’t arrive within 20 minutes.
Step by step: get the Lyft code online
- Buy a Lyft number in your dashboard.
- In Lyft, choose the country and paste the number.
- Ask for the code by SMS (not WhatsApp, if offered).
- Enter the code from your dashboard.
If the code doesn’t arrive
- A number from the country where you’ll use the app is accepted more often.
- If the app offers WhatsApp for the code, switch to SMS.
- No code within 20 minutes means the number closes and the price goes back to your balance.
After you’re in: stop depending on the number
A temporary number is single-use. Set up another way in before it closes:
- Add an email to your Lyft account for logins.
- Before a trip or order, change the phone to one you can answer, so you can be reached.