Managing Multiple Social Networking accounts is not as easy as it looks. Logging In and Out, Switching between the two accounts is quite a pain especially when it comes to mobile devices. In a PC / Mac we can somehow manage them by using multiple web browsers or using private window for second account. Can we use two accounts on Android phone? What about the option to use multiple account on iPhone?
How can we set up & manage two Facebook accounts on one iPhone / Android device and use it in simultaneously?
The official app Facebook for Android and IOS has the option to use multiple accounts. But you can’t use both the accounts at the same time. If you want to use the other account then you need to logout of the current account. Means at a time you can only stay logged in on one account.
How to use two Facebook Accounts on one iPhone :
For IOS users, instead of installing some third party apps, you can use the Facebook Lite app which is available on App Store. But you need to use this app along with the official Facebook app. Now you have two Facebook official apps installed on your iPhone, Facebook & Facebook Lite. Don’t worry the lite app is not going to consume any storage and RAM. It’s not as sneaky as the official app. Login your primary account on Facebook app and your secondary account on lite version.
This way you can use both the accounts simultaneously at the same time without having to login and logout.
How to manage two Facebook accounts on one Android device?
Since you’re reading this article, I assume that you probably have an Android device either the smartphone or a Tab, and 2 or more Facebook accounts. To manage two Facebook accounts ( or I can say multiple FB accounts), The easiest and simplest way is to Install Official “Facebook App” (Facebook for Android) and “Facebook Lite” from the play store on your android device. Whether you tried it or not, Installing both these apps on your Android device allows to Login to different Facebook accounts. So now you can seamlessly manage both your facebook accounts on your Android Tablet / Smartphone.
At the end of the article, I have mentioned an updated procedure on how you can manage Multiple Facebook accounts on the Official Facebook App (for Android / iPhone). Do check it out.
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Is It Going To Effect your Device’s Performance?
Before the release of Facebook Lite App for Android, Everyone was using only Facebook for Android, the only official app for Facebook on Android devices. So, If you’re one of them & already using it on your device, then it’s time you install Facebook lite without any hesitation. Facebook lite is Just 252Kb in size which is 1/100th in size when compared with the main application and it consumes very less RAM. The best thing about Facebook lite is it consumes less data and is based on the 2011 application “SNAPTU” (which is acquired by Facebook later). Read more about Facebook Lite for Android
Word of Advice:
If you’re a person who is concerned about data consumption by your apps, then I suggest you to login to your primary account on Facebook lite. Because as I’ve already mentioned, it consumes very fewer data and also has all the major features like groups, pages, messenger available in it. Primary account in the sense, the account which you use most to stay connected with your friends, follow others feed and stuff. So this account needs to download more content, I suggest you use Facebook lite for this app which is going to save a lot of data.
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Manage Two Accounts Using Facebook for Android / Facebook for iPhone – 2017
Now with the recent update in the Facebook Official App itself, You can Login with multiple accounts. But each time when you try to switch between accounts it will ask you for a 4 digit pin/ Profile Picture Login (A new feature update) which you will set prior when adding the account.
So, How to Use 2 Facebook Accounts in “Facebook for Android” / “Facebook for iPhone” ?
First things first, Login with one account normally. While logging in the app will prompt you to enter a 4 digit pin. Give a 4 digit pin there. It’s like a pass code. If it didn’t don’t worry. I’ll guide you.
- Once you successfully logged in, Now from the settings > tap on LOGOUT.
- This will take you to the login screen and here again, you’ll find a link to add a 4 digit pin.
- Now add a pin to that account.
- The reason why we are adding this pin is so that we can easily swap between accounts by just entering the pin instead of entering your complete password every time.
- Now if you’re logged in, logout and you will see an option to log in with another account.
- Use that Option to log in with the other account and add a 4 digit pin to that account too.
Conclusion :
Now you can use Two or more Facebook Accounts on the official app. But if you hate switching between the profiles by logging out and logging IN every time, then it’s better to use Facebook Lite app for your secondary profile. However if you have more than 2 accounts to use simultaneously (yes such people exist), You can use rely on the 3rd party apps which provides support for multiple profiles and simultaneous use. I Hope this Helps you.
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Post Originally Written On Jan 27th, 2015,
Updated in 2017 , Later in 2020 Jan
So, I downloaded the APK but I’m still uncertain how to sign in with multiple accounts. Is there a way to split the two accounts within one app? Or, do you log-in with one account using Lite and a second account with the full Facebook app? This only allows a person to use 2 accounts, but it’s still better than 1!
Hello Christi, You can Login with one account in Facebook Lite and second account in Facebook app ,
Or
In Facebook App itself (Latest versions Only) , You can use 2 accounts, but you have to logout and login each and every time while switching (Not that tough). Facebook Made it easy to switch, You don’t have to enter your login details everytime you switch between accounts. You just have to select the account and enter a 4 digit pin (which you will enter while switching the first time). Hope this helps.
I manage an a/c of a friend as well. The login for that is different from my personal a/c. But my android phone says I cannot use multiple logins for facebook from mobile even if I used Fast for FB which I downloaded from playstore and in its technical details it had said it can manage multiple a/cs. What needs to be done then?
Hello Tina,
You don’t need any 3rd party app for using 2 Facebook accounts. Facebook App itself has the option to support 2 facebook accounts.
Follow these steps:
1. Install/ Update the Facebook App in Your android Mobile.
2. Sign in with your personal A/c.
3. After successful signing in you will be asked that if you’d like to add another account or not. add your friend’s account at that time. If No such prompt comes. Just click on logout from the settings and you will be definitely given the option there to add another facebook account.
If all the above fails.
Then this will surely help you to manage 2 facebook accounts on your android mobile.
Install facebook app and also facebook lite.
Sign into one account on facebook app
and sign into other(your friend’s) account in facebook lite app.
Hi Uday,
“You just have to select the account and enter a 4 digit pin (which you will enter while switching the first time). Hope this helps.”
This Option has disappeared when I have cleared data for this app, and now it is no- longer giving me the option. I have re-installed the app as well.
Not sure how to reset the 4 digit pin
Im using samsung tab 4,,,so many time i try to set 2 facebook account but im fail,,can someone teach me the step,,,
I have two Facebooks acounts and i won’t to get rid of both of them i done with social media
Just Delete your facebook accounts and if you don’t login for the next 3 months , your accounts will be permanently deleted from facebook. Be sure you backup all your data from facebook before you do that.
I have two Facebooks acounts and i won’t to get rid of both of them i done with social media can you help
Thank you very much for this article, it answered my question.
Facebook like is no longer available on the Play Store in the US
hello Max,
You can always download the latest version of FB lite from Apkmirror. Here’s the link for you: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/facebook-2/lite/
I hv 2 accounts and 1 i use frm chrome n another frm opera..so tht i can use both together. .but on chrome its updated fb version and on opera its old version..how to update tht..??.plz help
I downloaded the newest Facebook app on my Android. I was able to make a PIN for logging into another account. However, when I click log out it doesn’t log out and just reloads the account I was in. I end up having to restart the phone.
Can only share with primary account and not the second account, any idea
Thanks for the Creators of this useful article. It answers every doubt we have. Your Technical help like this should continue. Thanks again.
Useful article.
Easily understandable.
Management is simple.
At last some ratnliaoity in our little debate.
We have 4 GOOGLE Accounts in our family.
and we use 2 Facebook accounts.
Secondary mobile doesn’t support Facebook.
Now this article solves our search. and we shall experience with it.
nic post
Is that safe ?
Yes Zain. It’s absolutely safe.
Here you are using Only Official facebook apps for android. So No Need to worry about your privacy.
Great info helped heaps thanks
I have two Facebook accounts I want to join them together help please
Hi Annette, As far as i know, we can’t merge two facebook accounts. But you can use both of them at a time in your smartphone.
Dear!
Thanks a lot for the information about two Facebook accounts. Though I have not tried to log in to multiple accounts however I think your article is very useful.
I have two facebook with my name in my smart phone Android and I can’t open the oldest one and this one for my family and my friends and I can open the newest one only the other facebook I saw only my page I think home page .
Please help me to open the other one .
That’s an inventive answer to an inttreseing question
I have 2 facebook accounts but only one of them requires a password and the other doesn’t. I want them both to be secure with passwords. How do I do this? Thanx
Ineinltgelce and simplicity – easy to understand how you think.
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can i have two facebook accounts on my android phone?