How to Log Out of Facebook on All Devices and Secure Your Account

You can log out of Facebook on other phones, computers, tablets, browsers, and Messenger sessions from one trusted device. Open Facebook → Settings & privacy → Settings → Accounts Center → Password and security → Where you’re logged in, select your Facebook account, choose the devices, and tap or click Log out. To sign out everywhere, use Select devices to log out and select every session except the trusted device you are using—then change your password immediately.

Ending sessions is only the first step if you suspect unauthorized access. A person who knows your password may simply log in again, so complete the security checklist below.

Before You Start: Use a Trusted Device

Use a phone or computer that you control, preferably on your home network or mobile data. Avoid making security changes on a borrowed computer or public Wi-Fi. If you must use an unfamiliar network, read our guide on checking whether public Wi-Fi is safe first.

Confirm that you can access the email address and phone number attached to Facebook. If you plan to turn on two-factor authentication, keep your authentication app or security key available before ending all sessions.

How to Log Out of Facebook on All Devices From the App

Meta’s current remote logout instructions place active sessions inside Accounts Center:

1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Tap Menu.
3. Open Settings & privacy, then tap Settings.
4. Tap Accounts Center or See more in Accounts Center.
5. Select Password and security.
6. Tap Where you’re logged in.
7. Select the Facebook account you want to secure.
8. Review the listed devices and sessions.
9. Tap Select devices to log out.
10. Select unfamiliar sessions—or select every session if you want a complete remote logout.
11. Tap Log out and confirm.

Menu wording can vary slightly between Android, iPhone, Facebook Lite, and different app versions. The key destination is Accounts Center → Password and security → Where you’re logged in.

How to Log Out of Facebook on All Devices From a Computer

1. Open Facebook in a trusted browser.
2. Click your profile picture in the top-right corner.
3. Select Settings & privacy → Settings.
4. Open Accounts Center.
5. Click Password and security.
6. Choose Where you’re logged in.
7. Select your Facebook account.
8. Choose Select devices to log out.
9. Select the sessions you want to end, then click Log out.

If “Log out of all sessions” appears in your interface, it performs the same broad action. If it does not appear, select all listed devices manually.

How to Read the “Where You’re Logged In” List

Each entry can show a device type, app or browser, approximate location, and recent activity. You may see separate entries for Facebook, Messenger, different browsers, or repeated sessions on the same physical phone.

Look for:

• a phone, tablet, or computer model you have never used;
• a browser you do not recognize;
• a session active at a time when you were not using Facebook;
• multiple sessions after you changed devices;
• an unexpected Messenger login;
• a location that does not match your recent travel or network use.

An Unfamiliar City Does Not Always Mean You Were Hacked

Facebook says the location in Where you’re logged in can be approximate. Mobile carriers, internet providers, VPNs, travel, and IP routing can make a legitimate session appear in a nearby—or occasionally distant—city.

Judge the complete entry, not the city alone. Compare the device, browser, app, timestamp, and your own activity. When in doubt, log that session out. Ending a legitimate session is inconvenient but reversible; leaving an attacker’s session open is riskier.

What Happens When You Log Out a Device Remotely?

The selected Facebook session loses access and should be asked to sign in again. The device itself is not erased, locked, or remotely wiped. Photos, messages, and files already downloaded to that device are not deleted.

Remote logout also does not:

• change your password;
• remove saved login information from the other device’s browser or password manager;
• secure your email account;
• remove unknown recovery addresses or phone numbers;
• revoke every third-party app connected through Facebook Login;
• guarantee that someone with your password cannot return.

That is why you should continue with the next steps.

Step 1: Change Your Facebook Password

In Accounts Center → Password and security, open Change password, select the affected account, and create a new password that you have never used elsewhere.

A strong account password should be:

• unique to Facebook;
• long rather than merely complicated;
• stored in a reputable password manager;
• unrelated to your name, birthday, phone number, or business.

If the old Facebook password was reused on your email, Instagram, a payment service, or another website, change those passwords too. Start with your email because access to email can let an attacker reset Facebook again.

Step 2: Turn On Two-Factor Authentication

Open Accounts Center → Password and security → Two-factor authentication, select your Facebook account, and choose an available method. Meta’s two-factor authentication guide covers authentication apps, security keys, and other supported options.

An authentication app or hardware security key generally avoids dependence on text-message delivery. Whatever method you choose, finish setup before logging out of your final trusted session.

Already moving an authenticator to another device? Follow our guide to transferring Google Authenticator without losing codes before removing the old phone.

Save Recovery Codes Offline

Facebook provides recovery login codes for times when your normal two-factor method is unavailable. Store them in a secure password manager or a physically protected offline location. Do not save the only copy on the same phone that generates your authentication codes.

Step 3: Check Contact and Recovery Information

Review the email addresses and phone numbers connected to your Meta account. Remove any address or number you do not recognize, but do not delete your only verified recovery method before adding and confirming a replacement.

Then protect the recovery email with a unique password and two-factor authentication. Securing Facebook while leaving the email account compromised does not solve the takeover risk.

Step 4: Review Recent Facebook Emails

Phishing messages often claim that your account will be suspended unless you click a link. Instead of trusting the message, open Facebook directly and check Accounts Center → Password and security → Recent emails. Meta also provides facebook.com/recent_emails/security to verify account-security emails.

Facebook’s email verification guidance lets you compare a suspicious message with emails Meta actually sent. Never send a password, two-factor code, recovery code, or session cookie in response to an email or direct message.

Step 5: Remove Suspicious Connected Apps

A connected app can retain permissions even after you end Facebook sessions. Go to Settings → Apps and websites and inspect services that use Facebook Login. Meta’s app-removal instructions explain how to remove an app or game you no longer trust.

Remove services you do not recognize, no longer use, or cannot verify. Revoking access does not necessarily delete information the service already collected; contact the developer if you need its stored data deleted.

Avoid “profile viewer,” “account recovery,” or follower-tracking extensions that ask for broad Facebook permissions. Use our checklist for checking whether a browser extension is safe before installing any social-media add-on.

Step 6: Turn On Alerts for Unrecognized Logins

Meta can alert you when someone attempts to access Facebook from an unrecognized device or browser. Review these alerts promptly, but do not click links in a suspicious email. Open Facebook directly, check Recent emails, and inspect Where you’re logged in.

Remember that private browsing, cleared cookies, a new browser profile, or a phone reset can make your own device look new. An alert is a reason to investigate, not proof by itself.

If You Manage Facebook Pages or Ads

A compromised personal profile can affect the Pages, groups, ad accounts, and business assets it controls. After securing the profile:

• review Page access and remove unknown people;
• check Meta Business Suite users, partners, and permissions;
• inspect recent ad campaigns and payment activity;
• pause unauthorized ads;
• verify that no unfamiliar Instagram account was linked;
• review messages and posts for unauthorized activity.

Do not remove legitimate administrators impulsively. Confirm identities and preserve at least one trusted full-control administrator so the business is not locked out.

What to Do If You Cannot Log In

If someone changed the password, email address, phone number, or two-factor method, use facebook.com/hacked. Meta recommends starting the recovery process on a device you normally use for Facebook because a familiar device may help verify the account.

If you still control the account on one device, do not log out of that final trusted session until you have:

1. confirmed your recovery email and phone;
2. changed the password;
3. set up a working two-factor method;
4. saved recovery codes;
5. removed unknown sessions and connected apps.

Why Devices Sometimes Reappear

A device can return to the list if:

• someone still knows the password;
• a saved login or browser session was not fully invalidated;
• you reopened Facebook or Messenger on another device;
• separate Facebook and Messenger sessions were created;
• another person has access to your email or phone number;
• a malicious browser extension is stealing session information.

If an unfamiliar session returns after a password change, treat it as an active compromise: secure your email, run Facebook’s hacked-account flow, remove suspicious extensions and apps, and scan your devices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I log out of Facebook everywhere without changing my password?

Yes, you can end all listed sessions from Where you’re logged in. If there is any chance another person knows the password, change it anyway so they cannot sign back in.

Will logging out of Facebook also log out Messenger?

Messenger may appear as a separate session. Review and select all Facebook and Messenger entries associated with the account rather than assuming one logout covers every app session.

Does logging out another device notify the person?

The session stops working and the app or browser requests a new login. Do not rely on whether a notification appears; focus on invalidating the session and changing the credentials.

Can I see the exact address of a Facebook login?

No. Where you’re logged in shows an approximate location based on available network information, not a precise street address.

Should I log out my own current phone?

If the account is secure, you can keep the trusted current session. If you suspect session theft, ending every session and signing in again with the new password is the cleaner reset—but make sure your recovery and two-factor methods work first.

Will remote logout delete anything from my Facebook account?

No. It ends selected login sessions. It does not delete posts, photos, friends, messages, Pages, or the account itself.

The Fastest Safe Response

Use a trusted device, open Accounts Center → Password and security → Where you’re logged in, and end every unfamiliar session. Then change the Facebook password, secure the recovery email, enable two-factor authentication, save recovery codes, verify recent emails, and remove suspicious apps. If you have already lost control, start at facebook.com/hacked from a familiar device.