How to Log Out of Telegram?

Telegram is one of the popular social media platforms worldwide that allows you to communicate with your phone contacts (friends, family, colleagues) via texting, calls, video chats, and many more. This platform allows you to create an account with your phone number and log into it. It also allows you to log out of the devices when necessary.

The best part about this app is that even though this app is connected to your phone number, it also allows you to log in with other people’s devices when you need to. So, it is necessary that you learn how to log out of it as well.

If you are unaware of how to log out of Telegram, worry no more because, with this article, we have you covered.

How to Log Out of Telegram?

It is very easy to log out of Telegram no matter what device you are using. Logging out ensures that no one else except you will be able to access your account and messages and invade your privacy in any manner. But, remember that logging out will also delete all your secret chats on Telegram. You can log out of Telegram by:

1. Using Phones

2. Using Desktop/PC

1. Using Phones

To log out of Telegram using your android, iPhone and any other device supporting the Telegram phone app, follow the given steps:

1. Open Telegram and click on the ‘Hamburger icon’ you see.

2. Select the ‘Settings’ option.

3. Tap on the ‘Three dots’ option.

4. Select ‘Log Out’.

5. You will be taken to the log out section. Click on ‘Log Out’ option at the bottom.

6. Select ‘Log Out’ again to confirm.

7. You will have been logged out of your account.

In this way, you can log out of Telegram using your phones i.e. the Telegram phone app.

2. Using Desktop/PC

To log out of Telegram using your device supporting the Telegram desktop or web app, follow the given steps:

1. Open Telegram and click on the ‘Hamburger icon’ you see.

2. Select the ‘Settings’ option.

3. Tap on the ‘Three dots’ option.

4. Select ‘Log Out’.

5. Select ‘Log Out’ again to confirm.

6. You will have been logged out of your account.

In this way, you can log out of Telegram using your desktop/PC i.e. the Telegram desktop as well as the web app.

How to Log Out of Devices from Telegram account?

You might not even know and have logged into many devices on Telegram. Searching for each of those devices and logging out individually is very time-consuming and impractical as well. This is why Telegram allows you to terminate sessions easily from different devices at once. To do so, follow the given steps:

1. Open Telegram and click on the ‘Hamburger icon’.

2. Select the ‘Settings’ option.

3. Go to ‘Devices’.

4. There you will find the list of devices where your Telegram session is currently active.

5. Select any device you wish to log out from and select ‘Terminate Session’ to confirm.

6. To log out of all devices at once, select ‘Terminate All Other Sessions’.

7. Click on ‘Terminate’ to confirm.

In this way, you can log out of devices from your Telegram account.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What does logging out on Telegram do?

Logging out on Telegram ensures that your account is protected and your privacy is not compromised. However, it deletes all your secret chats once you log out of the account. These secret chats also cannot be recovered no matter what you do. So, remember this before logging off the device.

Why can’t I log onto Telegram after logging out?

It may be because Telegram asks you to enter a code before logging into your account. These codes are secret and there for safety and Telegram sends this code on the Telegram server channel which can only be accessed on the other device that your Telegram is logged into.

You can also request an SMS code on your phone number.

Conclusion

Hence, by using the steps mentioned above in the article, you can now easily log out of Telegram. Make sure that you have no secret chats that are necessary before proceeding ahead to log out and that you know where you can access Telegram again when you need to view the code on another login.

Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any queries.