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How to Log Out of Facebook Messenger on Android and iPhone

Max. D Gray
By Max. D Gray. Updated: April 13, 2017
How to Log Out of Facebook Messenger on Android and iPhone

The Facebook Messenger app is a new way to chat and send direct messages to our Facebook contacts through our mobile. It's a separate app to the Facebook network, and works independently. The main problem with this app, however, is that it is possible to sign out to stop receiving messages on our mobile or to log in with another account. However a simple trick will allow you to do so even if the app does not have an option for it. Want to know how? In this article we explain how to log out of Facebook Messenger on Android and iPhone.

Steps to follow:
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The Android Facebook Messenger app does not offer the option of signing out, making it difficult to stop receiving messages on our mobile or log in with another account, though you can easily stop it from popping up. But you can sort out the problem with a logout trick that we're about to give you at oneHOWTO.

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To log out of Facebook Messenger on Android, start by going to Settings on your Android Phone, the icon with the cog.

From there, select Application Manager, and scroll through your list of apps until you find Facebook Messenger. Click on it.

How to Log Out of Facebook Messenger on Android and iPhone - Step 2
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Now select 'Clear Data'. This option will not delete your contacts or your previous conversations, it will simply delete the Facebook Messenger cache, thus eliminating direct access to your account and allowing you to close the application. This can let you sign in with another Facebook account or just stop receiving messages on your mobile for a while.

How to Log Out of Facebook Messenger on Android and iPhone - Step 3
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Now go back to the Facebook messenger app. Now, you'll see that it has successfully closed. If you want to log in with another account just choose the Change Account option which is at the bottom.

With this trick, logging out of Facebook Messenger on Android will take just a few seconds. Great, isn't it?

If you are totally fed up of Facebook Messenger, you can also learn how to uninstall Facebook messenger on iPhone and Android.

How to Log Out of Facebook Messenger on Android and iPhone - Step 4
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Now, let's try to fix the logout problem for iPhone users.

The first step to log out of Facebook Messenger is to open the application and go to the menu bar at the bottom. Tap the "Settings" option at the far right of the bar. Then press the "Privacy and Terms" option.

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A window appears with the Facebook privacy policies; press the arrow that is located in the upper left-hand corner to access the Notifications Area.

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Once there, go once again to the top left-hand corner of the screen and tap the "Facebook Menu", which has three little horizontal lines.

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When the Facebook Menu opens, scroll down until you find the "Exit" option at the bottom of the list. Tap it to log out of Facebook Messenger.

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That's it! Now go back to the Facebook Messenger app to check that you have successfully logged out. You should now be able to log in with a new account by simply pressing the option "Switch account" at the bottom of the screen. As you can see, with this little trick you can log out of Facebook Messenger in just a few short seconds.

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