How to remove app or game from Facebook [permanently]

Facebook apps can be fun, but they can also be quite annoying. As such, here is an illustrated guide to removing a pesky Facebook app:

Click the 'gear' icon to access your Facebook Settings

Click the ‘gear’ icon to access your Facebook Settings

Select the 'Apps' option

Select the ‘Apps’ option

Choose 'Settings' for the app you want to remove

Choose ‘Settings’ for the app you want to remove

Click 'Remove App'

Click ‘Remove App’

Confirm the Removal

Confirm the Removal

Facebook provides instructions too

Facebook provides instructions too

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2 comments

  • Lila PInord

    I did this, but thousands of them show up and I had to go on and on and on…
    Then the next time they showed up all over again. Do they come in with friends who play the games?
    Over and over…?

    • J.D.

      Hey Lila, yes, unfortunately that’s how Facebook app permissions work: removing apps from your own account stops them from accessing your data, but it doesn’t stop friends’ app activity from re-surfacing related content and notifications in your feed. To reduce that, you can go to Settings > Privacy > Apps and Websites > Apps Others Use and uncheck the categories of information friends’ apps can see about you. It won’t eliminate everything but it helps.

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