How To Log Out Of Messenger App?
Want to stop Facebook from saying you are online when you are not? Learn how to log out of FB messenger.
Facebook messenger app does not have the setting to log out. So if you want to know how to log out of your messenger app, you’re at the right place. When you’re done using the app or have used it on your friend’s device, it’s important that you log out.
You need to find the setting in the Facebook app and select the option to log out of the device you have used to log into your messenger account. Another method includes making changes outside the app. This article will help you find the settings to log out of Messenger using settings on your phone and Facebook on your desktop.
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Logging Out Of Messenger On iPhone
Unlike an android phone, you cannot use settings to log out of FB messenger on your iPhone. Clearing the Facebook cache on iPhone won’t help in this case. Instead, you need to use Facebook settings to go offline on Messenger. Here’s how to do it:
- Open the Facebook app.
- Go to the hamburger icon at the bottom.
- Go to Settings and Privacy.
- Then tap on Security and go to Security and log in.
- Here you will see the list of all the devices where you are logged in.
- Select the Messenger session on iPhone and Tap on Log out.
How To Sign Out Of Facebook Messenger From Android Phone?
As we know, there isn’t any feature to log out of the app, so this is the only useful method we could find. To log out of the Messenger app, follow these steps:
- Go to the Settings app.
- Tap Apps
- No select Manage apps
- Scroll down and find Messenger. And go into
- Tap on Clear Storage.
- Confirm with OK. Now Go to the Messenger app to verify that this process worked.
Logging Out Of Messenger On Desktop
The process of logging out of Messenger on your PC is similar to the one on your iPhone. You need to use Facebook settings to stop Facebook from showing you are online when you are not.
- Go to Facebook.com and sign in.
- Click the down arrow in the upper-right corner and click Settings & Privacy.
- Then click on settings.
- Select Security and Login.
- Under the “Where You’re Logged In” section, find the name of your device (iPhone, iPad, Android, or other) with the Messenger label under it.
- Select Log Out from the three dots on the right of a Messenger listing. Your listing will vanish, much like on the Facebook app, and you can check your device to see if you’ve been disconnected/logged out of the Messenger app.
How To Log Out Of FB Messenger From All Your Devices?
The steps we mentioned above will help you disconnect the messenger app on one of your devices. But if you want to log out of Messenger from all devices, there’s a slight change in the steps. The steps till you reach the “Where you’re logged in” section are the same. Instead of selecting a device and logging out of it, scroll to the bottom of the list and click on the “log out of all Sessions.” But remember that this will sign you out of Facebook and Messenger apps.
- Open the Facebook app on your phone or PC.
- Click on the hamburger icon.
- Go to Settings and Privacy.
- Then scroll down and go to Security and select Security and login.
- Now you’ll see the list of devices where you are logged in.
- Click on see more.
- Then click “Log out of all Sessions.” option.
This article has covered how to log out of the Messenger app from your phone(Android/iPhone) and desktop. Logging out of FB messenger is just one way to avoid the active status on Facebook. You can turn off your active status on Facebook from the chat settings. This enables you to appear offline even when you are online.