How to Log Out from Facebook Messenger in Android

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Last Updated: July 16, 2018

This wikiHow teaches you how to log out of Facebook Messenger on Android using your device's Settings. This is necessary because there is no "Log Out" function in Messenger for Android.

Steps

1
Open your device's
Settings.
2
Scroll down and tap Apps. It's in the "Device" section of the menu.

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3
Scroll down and tap Messenger. It's the blue chat bubble with a white lightning bolt.
4
Tap Storage. It's near the top of the menu.
5
Tap CLEAR DATA and click OK to confirm. This deletes the stored log-in information in Messenger.
6
Press the Home button.
- Tap the Apps Tray if you don't have a Home screen shortcut for Messenger.
7
Open the Facebook Messenger app. You'll be asked to log in again.

Community Q&A

Question

After I log out and try to log in again, will my old conversations still be there?

Community Answer

Yes, they will. Your conversations are stored on the Facebook server and will be available when you log back in.