# How to Log Out of TikTok

> Sign out of TikTok, remove saved login details on a shared device, and review other devices if your phone is lost or account access looks unfamiliar.

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- Published: 2024-04-20T18:04:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

To sign out of TikTok on your phone, open **Profile**, tap the **Menu (☰)** button, open **Settings and privacy**, and choose **Log out** near the bottom. Follow any confirmation shown by your version of the app. Then check what appears on the sign-in screen: TikTok may still show your account or offer a quick way back in if login information was saved. Signing out, removing a saved account from the device, and removing another device from your account are different actions.

The right next step depends on why you are leaving. If you are simply changing accounts on your own phone, signing out of the current account may be enough. If you borrowed someone else's phone or are giving yours away, check saved login details too. If the device is lost or you suspect another person is using your account, review your device list and account security from a device you still control.

## Sign out on the phone you are using

1. Open TikTok and tap **Profile** at the bottom of the app.
2. Tap **Menu (☰)** at the top, then **Settings and privacy**.
3. Scroll to **Log out**, choose it, and confirm if asked.
4. Look at the screen that follows. If your profile remains listed as a sign-in choice, decide whether you also need to remove its saved login information before handing the device to someone else.

The first three steps describe the route in this article's existing owner-supplied instructions. TikTok changes app labels and screen placement, so use the equivalent settings or sign-out option if yours differs. A web browser may have a different menu; this guide does not assume its controls match the phone app.

Do not confuse **Switch account** with **Log out**. Switching opens another TikTok profile without necessarily ending the first account's access on that device. That is convenient on a private phone, but it is a poor substitute for signing out on a borrowed device. After you switch, check each account that matters to you separately rather than assuming one action covered them all.

## Remove saved login information on a shared device

TikTok says it saves login information by default unless you turn the option off. In the app, the documented setting is **Profile → Menu → Settings and privacy → Security & permissions → Save login info**. Turn that setting off when you do not want this device to keep an automatic sign-in path for the account. If you have not yet signed in on a shared phone, TikTok also describes an option to decline saving login information during sign-in.

Signing out may still leave your profile shown on TikTok's login panel. TikTok documents a separate removal action there:

- **Android:** On the login panel, tap **Manage accounts**. Choose **Delete** beside the account you want to remove and confirm.
- **iPhone or iPad:** On the login panel, tap **Delete** beside that account and confirm.

These **Delete** controls refer to removing a saved account from the login panel, not requesting deletion of your TikTok account. TikTok says this removal also clears that account's saved login information from the connected iCloud or Google account and linked devices. Read the confirmation carefully so you know which account is being removed. If you use several TikTok accounts on the same phone, check the others as well.

TikTok also says saved login information can be associated with an iCloud or Google account. If a phone is shared under the same Apple or Google account, think about access to that account and the device's screen lock too. Removing a TikTok shortcut is a useful step, but it does not replace control of the phone or its other sign-in methods.

## What if the phone is lost or you cannot reach it?

You cannot tap **Log out** on a phone you no longer have. If you can still sign in to TikTok on another device, open **Profile → Menu → Settings and privacy → Security & permissions → Manage devices** and review the listed devices. TikTok says you can tap **Delete** for a device you do not recognize and recommends changing your password as well. Use this device-management route for a lost or unfamiliar device; do not treat a logout on your current phone as a logout everywhere.

The device list may include devices you recognize by context rather than by an obvious name. Review before removing one. If you see a device you cannot explain, remove it, then change your TikTok password through the account settings. TikTok's account-safety guidance also points to **Security checkup**, where you can review devices, contact methods, recent security activity, and two-step verification. Those checks help address continued account access, especially when an old password or a linked email or phone number may be at risk.

If you cannot log in to review devices, use TikTok's official [forgot-password and recovery guidance](https://support.tiktok.com/en/log-in-troubleshoot/log-in/the-way-i-logged-in-last-time-is-no-longer-available). Recovery options depend on the email, phone number, or other methods linked to your account. Do not give a password or verification code to someone offering to “log out the other phone” for you.

## If the logout was unexpected

Being signed out without choosing **Log out** does not, by itself, prove a compromise. TikTok says it may sign a user out when someone tries to remove an active device in account settings. If you did not authorize that action, TikTok recommends changing your password immediately. Treat unfamiliar devices, changed contact information, posts you did not make, or messages you did not send as reasons to follow its [hacked-account guidance](https://support.tiktok.com/en/log-in-troubleshoot/log-in/my-account-has-been-hacked).

From a device you trust, review **Security & permissions → Manage devices** and remove anything unfamiliar. Check that your linked email and phone number still belong to you. Turn on two-step verification if available for your account. TikTok also offers a passkey sign-in option on supported devices; a passkey is another way to authenticate and is not itself a remote logout control. If you think your linked email or device is compromised, secure that account or device too, because it may be used for TikTok sign-in or recovery.

## What logging out changes-and what it does not

Logging out ends the TikTok session you are using on that device. It does not delete the account, remove public posts, make previous messages disappear from other people's devices, or prove that nobody else has a separate session. Saved login information may also allow a simpler return to the account. That is why a shared device calls for a look at the login panel, while a lost or suspicious device calls for a review of **Manage devices** and your sign-in methods.

If you just want a break from TikTok, signing out is reversible: you can sign in again with a method available to your account. Before leaving a device you do not own, make sure you know how you will sign back in later. Check that your recovery contact details are yours and accessible, especially if you normally rely on a saved login or passkey. TikTok's passkey guidance notes that this sign-in method may depend on a device's Apple or Google account and screen-lock setup.

For a phone you plan to sell or give away, finish the sign-out and saved-login steps before you hand it over, and follow the phone manufacturer's instructions for removing your accounts and resetting the device. A TikTok logout covers the app session; it is not a whole-phone data erase.

## Quick checks before you leave

- **Your own phone, changing accounts:** Choose **Log out** if you want the current session to end; use **Switch account** only when you intend to keep multiple profiles readily available.
- **Borrowed or shared phone:** Log out, turn off **Save login info** where available, and remove your account from TikTok's login panel. Check whether you remain able to open the account without your intended sign-in step.
- **Lost or unfamiliar device:** On a device you still control, review **Manage devices**, remove an unfamiliar entry, change your password, and run **Security checkup**.
- **Unexpected sign-out or changed account details:** Follow TikTok's official account-recovery or hacked-account steps. Do not assume a routine logout explains the change.

The key distinction is simple: **Log out** addresses the session in front of you; **remove saved login info** addresses a sign-in shortcut; **Manage devices** addresses another device associated with the account. Choose the action that matches where the access risk actually is.