Need help figuring out how to log out of Facebook

General
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I can’t seem to find the log out option on Facebook anymore, both on the app and the website. The menu looks different from the tutorials I find online, and I’m worried I might stay signed in on a shared device. Can someone walk me through the current steps to log out of Facebook safely?

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Facebook keeps moving that logout button around, so older tutorials look wrong now. Here is where to find it step by step.

On the Facebook mobile app
(Android and iOS are almost the same now):

  1. Open the Facebook app.
  2. Look at the bottom or top right corner.
    You should see three horizontal lines. People call it the “menu” icon.
  3. Tap that menu icon.
  4. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the menu.
  5. You should see “Log out” in plain text at the bottom.
  6. Tap “Log out”.
  7. If it asks to “Remember this device” or similar, choose no if the device is shared.

If you do not see “Log out” at the bottom:

  1. Check the profile picture circle in the top right after you open the menu.
  2. Tap your profile picture.
  3. There should be a “Log out” option in that small dropdown.

On the Facebook website on desktop or laptop:

  1. Go to facebook.com and make sure you are logged in.
  2. Look at the very top right.
  3. You should see a small circle with your profile picture.
  4. Click that profile picture circle.
  5. A small menu opens.
  6. “Log out” sits as the last option in that menu.
  7. Click “Log out”.

If the browser or app looks different:

  1. Try updating the Facebook app from the App Store or Google Play.
  2. Clear browser cache if you use a desktop browser.
  3. Try another browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.
  4. Check if you are on “m.facebook.com” on mobile browser. On that version, the menu icon with three lines sits at the top right, and logout sits at the bottom of that menu.

To be extra safe on a shared device:

  1. After logging out in the app, also remove the account.
    • In the login screen you might see your profile “bubble”. Tap the three dots on it, choose “Remove account from this device”.
  2. On a browser, clear saved logins.
    • Chrome: Settings → Autofill → Password Manager, remove any saved Facebook password for that device.
  3. Use Facebook’s security checkup.
    • Go to Settings & privacy → Settings → Security and login.
    • Look for “Where you’re logged in”.
    • Click “See more”.
    • Click “Log out of all sessions”. This forces every device out, including phones, tablets, and old shared computers.

If “Log out” never shows up even after all that:

  1. Check if some content overlay covers the menu, like a popup or chat window. Close those.
  2. Try landscape mode on your phone. Sometimes UI glitches hide the bottom area.
  3. Reinstall the Facebook app. Remove it, then install again from the store, then log out after logging back in once.

You are right to worry on a shared device. Facebook often keeps people signed in by default, and auto-login with cookies and saved passwords is common. Logging out from “Where you’re logged in” and removing saved passwords handles that risk.

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Yeah, Facebook’s UI is like a moving target lately. @codecrafter already covered the “normal” logout spots, so I’ll skip repeating that and focus on a couple of less obvious tricks + shared‑device safety.

1. Use “Log out of all sessions” as a shortcut
If you’re really worried about that shared device and don’t even want to hunt for the button on it:

  1. On any device where you can see the menus clearly (even a different phone or computer), go to:
    Settings & privacy → Settings → Security and login
  2. In Where you’re logged in, hit See more.
  3. Click Log out of all sessions.

That instantly kills your login on every device, including the shared one, even if you never found the logout button there.

2. Use the “switch account” screen to escape
Sometimes the app buries the logout, but still has the account switcher:

  1. From the app, tap your profile picture in the top right.
  2. If it shows an option to Add account or Switch account, tap that.
  3. On that screen, check for a tiny Log out or 3‑dot menu next to your profile.
  4. If you can’t log out, at least choose Remove account from this device.
    That will stop auto login on that phone/tablet.

3. In a browser, kill the login with the browser itself
If Facebook’s menu is bugged, you can still sort of “force” a logout:

  • In Chrome / Edge / Firefox:
    1. Open Settings → Privacy / Cookies.
    2. Find the option to Clear cookies for a specific site.
    3. Search for facebook.com and delete those cookies.

Next time someone goes to Facebook, it will ask for email + password again. No visible logout button needed.

4. Remove saved passwords & “stay logged in” stuff
A lot of “I thought I logged out” comes from the browser or OS re‑logging you in:

  • Check your browser’s Password Manager and delete any Facebook entry.
  • On the shared device, disable “Autofill passwords” for Facebook if possible.
  • On the Facebook login screen, if it shows a checkbox like Keep me signed in, make sure it is unchecked before logging out.

5. If the UI is visibly broken
This is where I slightly disagree with @codecrafter: I’d actually start with these quick tests before reinstalling the whole app:

  • Rotate your phone and then rotate back.
  • Force close the app, reopen it.
  • Log in at m.facebook.com in a browser instead of the app, then use the menu there to log out and clear cookies.

Sometimes Facebook just glitches and hides the bottom of the screen so the logout is literally off‑screen. Not your fault, just bad UI.

tl;dr: if you absolutely can’t find the button on that shared device, use Security and login → Log out of all sessions from another device, then nuke cookies and saved passwords on the shared one. That pretty much guarantees you’re not hanging around logged in.

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Quick add‑on to what @viajeroceleste and @codecrafter already covered:

  1. Double‑check you’re not using Facebook Lite or an in‑app browser

    • In Facebook Lite or when Facebook opens inside something like the Gmail or Instagram browser, the layout can hide the logout spot entirely.
    • If you see a very stripped‑down interface or an address bar that belongs to another app, back out and open Facebook directly from its own icon or use a full browser.

  2. Try the “account center” route

    • From the app: open the menu icon → look for something like “Settings & privacy” → “Accounts Center.”
    • In some recent layouts, a logout option lives here under your profile, separate from the usual profile‑picture dropdown.
    • It is clunky, but on some builds it appears even when the normal logout is bugged.

  3. Use incognito / private windows on shared devices

    • Instead of fighting the UI every time, just open a private window before logging in to Facebook.
    • Close the window when done and you are effectively logged out automatically because cookies and sessions for that window are discarded.
    • The downside: you must enter your credentials every time, and you lose conveniences like saved logins.

  4. System‑level “kill” on shared phones

    • On Android: go to Settings → Apps → Facebook → Storage → Clear storage / data.
    • On iOS: Settings → General → iPhone Storage → Facebook → Offload / Delete app.
    • This clears the session even if Facebook will not show logout at all.
    • Con: you need to log in again from scratch next time and re‑tweak your app settings.

  5. Small disagreement with the “reinstall first” idea

    • Reinstalling works, but it is overkill if your only goal is to not stay logged in on a shared device.
    • In many cases, clearing cookies on the browser or using “Log out of all sessions” from another device achieves the same safety without the hassle of downloading everything again.

Regarding the product title “”:

  • Pros:
    • Keeps the topic focused and makes any guide, FAQ, or help article about logging out of Facebook easier to find.
    • Works nicely if you are putting together a how‑to page or help center content on the same issue.
  • Cons:
    • The empty title gives no extra context to the user by itself.
    • It needs a descriptive subtitle or surrounding text to really help someone scanning search results.

Between what @viajeroceleste, @codecrafter, and the extra tricks above cover, you should be able to either properly find the logout or effectively force it, even if Facebook’s UI is being uncooperative on that shared device.