I used Facebook to connect a game or another service. How do I check what it can do and stop its access?
The short answer
Review the connection in Facebook’s Apps and Websites settings. This covers access previously granted to an outside service. An app appearing here does not by itself mean your account was hacked. If you entered your Facebook password into a suspicious service or see unfamiliar account changes, also follow the compromised-account guide; removing one connection is not a complete security check.
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What this answer is based onWhat to do
Before disconnecting a service you still need, identify its official site, account and developer. Check whether Facebook is your only way to sign in. Preserve important records and set up a supported separate sign-in method through that service if needed; do not send anyone your Facebook password or login codes.
- Open the official Facebook app or website in the intended account. In the documented computer route, open Settings & privacy → Settings → Apps and Websites. Labels and placement may differ in your version.
- Find the service and open View and Edit or the equivalent details. Review the permissions actually shown before changing anything. Check its identity, not just its logo.
- Look specifically for posting permissions if unwanted publications are your concern. Some granted permissions can cover Feed, your profile, a Page or a group. Not every app has posting rights; the absence of a posting control is not a reason to assume hidden publishing access.
- Use the available control for the unwanted permission or remove the unwanted app connection. Read the actual warning, including any effect on using the service and any optional choices, then confirm Remove only for the intended item.
- Return to the list and inspect the result: check that the removed connection is no longer shown as active, or that the chosen permission has changed. Review existing posts separately and use the controls on those posts if needed. Friends using the same app may still tag you; an old post or a new tag alone does not prove the connection remained active.
- If the controls are missing, search Facebook’s own settings or Help for Apps and Websites. If available, Privacy Checkup’s data-settings section may help locate Facebook Login apps; the supporting announcement is from 2020, so follow your actual screen. If removal fails, keep the error and time for official help, without passwords, and do not claim access was revoked.
The situation
You uninstalled an unused quiz app and want to check its remaining Facebook connection.
The situation and an improvement
Delete the phone app and assume all access, posts and charges have ended.
Review the Facebook connection, verify the change and deal with old content and the service account separately.
More examples
A useful service has unnecessary access
You still use a service, but no longer want an offered permission.
What to do
Check individual controls. Before disconnecting, preserve another supported sign-in method and read the warning.
A friend tags you after removal
A new app-related post tags you after you disconnected your own app.
What to do
Check who published it and manage the tag or profile appearance separately. Do not reconnect the app just to investigate the tag.
What this answer is based on
Facebook Help · Control if an app can publish Facebook posts on your behalfwww.facebook.comMeta · Guiding You Through Your Privacy ChoicesOnly a source excerpt was availableReview details
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The official indexed Facebook Help excerpt supports reviewing app permissions and removal, the posting-permission distinction and the tagging caveat. The direct Help page was not read. Meta’s 2020 Privacy Checkup article was read as background for reviewing Facebook Login apps, not proof of every current screen. No account was tested. Service-login preparation, verification and separate cleanup are ClearRules precautions; data deletion, subscription effects and processing times are not established.
Include the guide link, language and wording that needs checking. Add an official source link if you have one. Do not send passwords, login codes or photos of identity documents.
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