EPFO Portal Upgraded: Can You Still Activate Your UAN?
EPFO has upgraded its unified member portal. UAN activation and allotment have shifted to the UMANG app using Aadhaar face authentication. If you try the old method on the portal, it won't work anymore. Here's what changed and what you must do now.
Skipping this update is like locking your salary locker and losing the new key
Your UAN activation now works only through UMANG app — not the old portal
Key Takeaways
Download the UMANG app from the Play Store or App Store and complete UAN activation using your Aadhaar and face scan — don't attempt it on the old EPFO web portal.
Check that your Aadhaar mobile number is active and linked to your Aadhaar — face authentication on UMANG won't work without a valid registered mobile number.
If you are a new employee or recently joined a job, ask your HR to initiate UAN generation through the employer portal — then activate via UMANG yourself using Aadhaar.
EPFO has upgraded its unified member portal. UAN activation and allotment have shifted to the UMANG app using Aadhaar face authentication. If you try the old method on the portal, it won't work anymore. Here's what changed and what you must do now.
Here's what happened: EPFO's upgraded unified member portal is now live with a new interface and restructured service flow.. UAN activation and new UAN generation have moved off the web portal — both now require the UMANG app using Aadhaar-based face authentication.. UAN retrieval (if you forget your number) is still available on the portal, and death claim filing also remains accessible there..
What you should do: Download the UMANG app from the Play Store or App Store and complete UAN activation using your Aadhaar and face scan — don't attempt it on the old EPFO web portal.. Check that your Aadhaar mobile number is active and linked to your Aadhaar — face authentication on UMANG won't work without a valid registered mobile number.. If you are a new employee or recently joined a job, ask your HR to initiate UAN generation through the employer portal — then activate via UMANG yourself using Aadhaar..
Already have a UAN but never activated it? Activation is one-time — once done on UMANG, all future logins and PF withdrawals happen via the EPFO member portal as normal.
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- [1]“EPFO upgrades unified member portal: UAN activation, generation through portal discontinued; here's how you can do it now” Wealth-Economic Times · 3 Jul 2026
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