How To Manage Apps That Have Access To Your Facebook Account
Many websites, mobile apps, and games require you to create an account to continue using it. you’re able to either associate it with your email address or for convenience, use an already existing social media account for login credentials. Those who prefer not to add yet another username andpassword to the roster of things to remembermay use their Facebook account to log into whatever online platform they want access to.
With the amount of sites and apps requiring an account for seamless use, it can be easy to forget which ones of the websites you use your Facebook details as your point of entry. In case you want to do a spring cleaning of sorts on your digital footprint and manage the apps that have access to your Facebook information, you may do so by going through the platform’s settings.
The process is pretty easy, especially if you regularlygo through your security preferenceson Facebook. In general, using your Facebook account to log into other websites isn’t a bad thing to do, but if you no longer use a service, it’s a good rule of thumb to revoke its access to your private Facebook information.
What you need to know when logging into an app using your Facebook details
Every app that you try logging into using your Facebook account will initially ask you foraccess to your informationthat’s relevant to the services they provide. Some may ask for your email address so they can send you subscription messages, or your birthday to verify your eligibility to use their site. Apps that have a community-building feature may also ask for permission to see your Facebook contacts that also use the service so they can be added to your friends list within the platform.
Once you grant a website or app permission to access your Facebook information, it has the ability to access it at any time as long as you keep logging in using your Facebook account. Of course, you may always revoke these permissions at any time as well if you want to cease using the website or stop using Facebook to log in.
How to view which apps you’ve logged into using your Facebook account
If you are having trouble remembering which websites, mobile apps, and games you’ve created an account on using your Facebook login information, you can easily preview a list of them through Facebook’s settings. Here’s how you do it on desktop:
The steps are similar when accessing the list through a mobile device. Launch the Facebook app on your Android or iPhone and do the following:
On this page, you should see a complete list of all the third-party websites and apps you’ve connected with or logged into using your Facebook account. you’re able to go through entries on the list one at a time to review what kind of Facebook information is being shared with each one.
How to edit an app’s permissions or stop it from accessing your Facebook account
Every app or website listed will have its status next to it. “Active” means you’ve used the app within the last 3 months, so it can continually access Facebook information you’ve shared with it at any time. When the status next to an app reads “Expired,” it means it hasn’t been logged into in the last 3 months so Facebook has stopped sharing non-public information with it. However, the app may still be able to access information shared with it when it was still active.
If you’d like to review or change an app’s permission to access your Facebook information — like renewing an expired app in order to keep using it or stopping one’s access entirely — you can do so by following this process on a computer or through Facebook’s mobile app:
you may review information about any app that was previously deleted from your Facebook account by going to “View Removed Apps and Websites” and hitting “View” to see details associated with its removal.
