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This article will show you how to clear the “Recent Searches” list in the Facebook Messenger app. The only way to do this is to tell Facebook Messenger to exit your login session – this is done using the Facebook app on your phone and the Facebook website.
Steps
On the phone
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Open Facebook. Tap the Facebook app with the white “f” icon on a blue background. This will open News Feed if you’re signed in.
- If you are not logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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Tap the ☰ icon in the lower-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top of the screen (Android) to open a selection list.
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Scroll down and select Settings near the bottom of the list.
- Skip this step on Android.
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Touch Account Settings in the menu just displayed to open the Settings section.
- On Android, you’ll scroll down to the bottom of the screen to see this option.
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Select Security and Login near the top of the screen.
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Look for the “Where You’re Logged In” section in the middle of the page, although you have to scroll down to see it.
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Look for “Messenger” logins. In the “Where you’re signed in” section, find the name of the phone or tablet you’re signed in to Messenger from, then look for “Messenger” below the phone/tablet’s name. If you do not see the name of the phone or tablet you are looking for, select See More to see more logins.
- On Android, you must select See More to sign out of a location.
- If you see the word “Facebook” below the name of your phone or tablet, that’s a sign in to the Facebook app, not Facebook Messenger.
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Tap the ⋮ icon on the right side of the page, right at your Messenger login on your phone or tablet to open the menu next to it.
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Select Log Out . This will log your account out of the Messenger app on the selected phone or tablet.
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Sign back in to Messenger. Use your iPhone, Android, or tablet to open Messenger, then sign in with your Facebook email address (or phone number) and password. Once signed in, you can tap the search bar at the top of the screen to see the “Recent Searches” section; This section is now deprecated.
- You need to wait a few seconds before Messenger realizes your account has been signed out.
- When you sign back in to Messenger, you’ll be asked about syncing your contacts with Messenger.
- If for some reason the “Recent Searches” section still shows information when you sign back in, you can try deleting the Facebook Messenger app and then reinstalling it.
On the computer
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Open Facebook. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ with your web browser to open the Facebook News Feed section if you’re signed in.
- If you’re not logged in, you’ll first type in your email address and password, then click Log In in the top-left corner of the page.
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Click “Menu”
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. It’s the triangle icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook page. This will open a selection list.
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Click Settings near the bottom of the drop-down list to open the Settings page.
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Click the Security and Login tab in the upper-left corner of the page.
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Look for the “Where You’re Logged In” section in the middle of the page, but you may still have to scroll down to see the information.
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Look for “Messenger” logins. In the “Where you’re signed in” section, find the name of the phone or tablet you’re signed in to Messenger from, then look for “Messenger” below the phone/tablet’s name. If you do not see the name of the phone or tablet you are looking for, select See More to see more logins.
- If you see the word “Facebook” below the name of your phone or tablet, that’s a sign in to the Facebook app, not Facebook Messenger.
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Click the ⋮ icon on the right side of the page, right at your Messenger login on your phone or tablet to open the menu next to it.
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Click Log Out in the menu that appears. This will log your account out of the Messenger app on the selected phone or tablet.
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Sign back in to Messenger. Use your iPhone, Android, or tablet to open Messenger, then sign in with your Facebook email address (or phone number) and password. Once signed in, you can click the search bar at the top of the screen to see the “Recent Searches” section; This section is now deprecated.
- You need to wait a few seconds before Messenger realizes your account has been signed out.
- When you sign back in to Messenger, you’ll be asked about syncing your contacts with Messenger.
- If for some reason the “Recent Searches” section still shows information when you sign back in, you can try deleting the Facebook Messenger app and then reinstalling it.
Advice
- The “Where you’re signed in” section is also used to make sure your Facebook account isn’t logged into any other computer, phone, or tablet that you don’t use.
Warning
- You can’t sign out of Facebook Messenger on the app itself.
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This article will show you how to clear the “Recent Searches” list in the Facebook Messenger app. The only way to do this is to tell Facebook Messenger to exit your login session – this is done using the Facebook app on your phone and the Facebook website.
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