Have you logged into Facebook elsewhere and forgot to log out? No problem. You can still log out remotely.
Log out of Facebook
Suppose you have used Facebook on a computer in a public place, such as the library. At home you suddenly realize that you have not logged off. That is not desirable, because other users of the computer then have access to the account. Fortunately, going back to the location is not necessary, because Facebook keeps track of which devices an account is logged in on and you can log out immediately.
Don’t want to unsubscribe from a Facebook session, but want to get off the platform? Read in the tip ‘Delete Facebook account’ how to permanently delete an account.
Log out Facebook account from another computer (web)
Sign out of an account from the Facebook website like this:
- surf to Facebook.com and log in as usual.
- Click on the arrow in the menu bar at the top of the screen
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. - click on Settings and privacy > Institutions.
- Click in the left menu on Security and Login.
- Under ‘Where you are logged in’ is an overview of the devices on which the account is logged in. At the top is the device you are currently working on, followed by ‘Now active’. Optionally tap Show more.
- Click the icon with the three dots next to the device you want to sign out
. - click on Sign out.
- Prefer to sign out of the account on all devices? Then tap Show more and tap at the bottom of the overview Unsubscribe from all sessions.
The device disappears from the overview and the account is logged out.
Log out Facebook account from other device (app)
In the Facebook app on smartphone or tablet, logging out works as follows:
- Open the Facebook app.
- Tap the icon with the three bars in the top right corner
. - Tap on Settings and privacy. To do this, swipe from bottom to top if necessary.
- Tap on Institutions.
- Under ‘Security’, tap Security and Login.
- Under ‘Where you are logged in’ is an overview of the devices on which the account is logged in. At the top is the device you are currently working on, followed by ‘Now active’. Optionally tap Display all to get a complete overview of all devices.
- Tap the icon with the three dots behind the device .
- Tap on Sign out.
- Prefer to sign out of the account on all devices? Then tap Display all and tap at the bottom of the overview Unsubscribe from all sessions.
The device disappears from the overview and the account is logged out.