How to remove or delete an application from your Facebook account?

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Since they revamped the Facebook user interface some time ago, everything looks a bit different and I had a tough time navigating around the site. It was also tedious to remove an application from my profile and it took me some time to figure out the option that does the same.

So I thought of writing this up so that in case anyone finds navigating the site wearisome, they can refer to this and get the application removed quickly from their profiles.

In order to remove an application from your Facebook account, here is what you need to do:

First, login to your Facebook account
Click on the Applications menu in the bar on the bottom of the screen and then click Edit

How to remove a Facebook application?

Click the Authorized tab on the top of the page that appears.

How to delete a Facebook application from profile?

Click the Remove link on the right of the application’s name. Click Remove again to confirm the deletion

How to remove a Facebook application from a Facebook account?

The application will now be deleted from your Facebook profile. You’ll not be able to use its functions unless you add it to your Facebook profile again.

Let us know in the comments if you have any questions.

This entry was posted on Friday, September 19th, 2008 at 5:26 pm and is filed under how to. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

5 Responses to “How to remove or delete an application from your Facebook account?”

sharmili Says:
September 20th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
wow ,thanks for the much needed help. i have been looking to do this for sometime.
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MaybeKathy Says:
September 23rd, 2008 at 9:41 pm
What I really need to know is how to delete a FB app that failed during install. I got an error when I tried to install it and now when I try to run it, FB thinks it isn’t installed. But when I try to reinstall it, FB thinks it is already installed. I’m hoping if I delete it, I can try to reinstall it but it doesn’t ever show up in my list of installed apps. I emailed FB help but never herd back. Anyone know what I can do?
Mike Says:
September 24th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Excellent. Something so simple yet buried and labeled so inconvenient.
cheryl Says:
October 5th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
thanks for that. I’ve been looking around for a way to delete something I accidentally added.