How to Play Overwatch 2 Without Phone Number

Overwatch 2 requires you to provideaphone number before playing, and you cannot use the same phone number to register two game accounts for the same game. Customer Support cannot assist with unlinkingaphone number fromagame account.

If you used your phone number to create an Overwatch 2 account on your first Battle.net account, you can move your phone number toanew Battle.net account, but you cannot createasecond Overwatch 2 account on your new account. Battle.net account; instead, you must addadifferent, unused phone number.

How to Play Overwatch 2 Without Phone Number

Any Overwatch player with alinked Battle.net account, which includes all players who have played since June 9, 2021, will not have to provideaphone number to play.

Updated on Blizzard website with phone number provided:

"We designed Overwatch 2 to be alive service that allows us to be responsive to various player feedback."

We've made the decision to remove phone number requirements for most current Overwatch players.

Any Overwatch player with alinked Battle.net account, which includes all players who have played since June 9, 2021, will not have to provideaphone number to play.

"We are working to make this change and expect it to be released on Friday, October 7th. We will update players when this change takes effect.”

We are committed to tackling disruptive behavior in Overwatch 2 - new accounts as well as non-Battle.net accounts will need to meet SMS Protection requirements, helping us protect our community from cheating.

Ifaplayer engages in offensive behavior, their account may be banned whether they haveanew account or not.