Can Two People Be Logged Into The Same Facebook Account At The Same Time ?
Ok, I just noticed that a lot of people were asking this question and no one gave a ‘tested answer’.
It took only two mins for me to test this out and the answer is YES, two people can be logged into same Facebook account from two different computers, either on lan or anywhere in the world !
I have no idea why facebook allows this feature ? Does it really make sense, I don’t think so ! Coz, I practically cannot find a valid reason why facebook allows this.
Now after this I tried to figure out if, facebook had any such feature that would allow me to look at my past login session details (yes, something like the gmail feature, which allows you to check who had logged in recently 
), and I could not find anything 
.
So, to conclude, two different people can log into the same account from different computer on facebook and this goes unnoticed, as there is no way to figure out who logged in and from where!
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Latest update: All those who were logging to someone else’s account at the same time when they were logged in may not be able to do so. Facebook has improved their security, as a result of which users can know who else is logging into their FaceBook account and from which computer.
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THIS IS A VERY BAD THING ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE ELSE KNOWS YOUR PASSWORD
I’m sorry to disapoint you mr. answer…. but.. when someone trying to connect while you logged in you should get a massage that say that you need to log in for update the current page
to Haim : I find this doesn’t happen anymore, I have two computers side by side and can login to my facebook on both of them with no effect on the other one.
It used to be that when you logged in on one computer the other one would log out, but not anymore for some reason !
there is a way to know who logged on your profile. in account settings than in account security,just turn on login notification.
@Cakic91 – Thanks for the authentic information.
Can you get three or four? Because I would think that would even be more troubling.
My girlfriend and I share the same facebook account and we access this account from two different computers…..does facebook have a problem with this??
@Terrence – Not really, except that Facebook will expect you to verify if you are a valid user and this will happen everytime you login.
Thank you Gautam for your answer……We have shared this account for more than 2 years and two days ago they sent my girlfriend a message saying someone was deleting items and uploading pictures, which is true but they also sent to her my IP address…….do they actually have the right to do this??
@Terrence – I’m not sure if they have the right to do it, but my guess is, in the interest of their customers may be they are allowed to do so. Plesae check with Facebook support about the do’s and the don’ts. They’ll be able to assist you more precisely.
My friend logged on facebook to his account. Now, when I want to log on to my account, his page shows up. How do I find my home page again?
@Karen – click on the facebook logo on the top left corner. That should do the work.
thank u soo much CAKIC91….i was searchin how to do tat!…:)
how can i stop someone who is sign in to my account at the same time???
Now a simple and straight question here: say you’re the spy. Now, other than “the original user changing password” or “the original user freezing the FB account” or “the original user stopping activity of your computer via account security”, is there a fourth possibility which would kick you out of the spied FB account (your login being the oldest login)? for example a time limit or a limit for multiple logins? thanks in advance for the reply.
I have a question… I’m in a long distance relationship with a girl in europe. I’m very jealous! I know her facebook password, and I admit it, I read her messages some time to times. I know it’s bad, but you know. I trust her, but she doesn’t tell me everything and it’s killing me. I usually read her messages during night while she’s sleeping, and mark her new messages as unread before login out, the red notification icon doesn’t show up, but she doesn’t suspect anything I guess…
anyway, can I log in into her account during the day, while she’s already logged in?
@James – Firstly, being in a relationship you already know what you are doing is wrong. It’s not signs of healthy relationship. If you want to be with this girl for long, and if you want to see this relationship growing strong over years, I suggest you talk yourself out and explain what’s troubling you. You’ll be more happier after that. Right now it’s very clear that you are not enjoying your relationship as you ought to be.
Coming to the technical aspect, yes you can log in while she’s logged in. However, according to me it’s unethical.
All the best mate.
@James
look James,i understand you
I have some tips for you 
go to your girlfriend account and upgrade her inbox to have chat and messages in inbox,than enter your phone number as there and all messages that will arrive at her profile will also be sent at your phone 
pretty cool?
@James
sorry for baad english XD
lets say i know the password of a person, they dont have any new security feature activated. im logging in at the same time without them knowing. but….. is there anyway to know if they went offline already? other than their currently active chat session???
@Boo Lacrosse
Hey That can work as well
Try to be specific on what you are saying so that we’ll avoid wrong answers
I have recently checked the issue about multiple logins to facebook from several computers. I logged onto facebook from home and left my computer up and running with the facebook page up. I then logged onto facebook on three computers at work and found that anything i did on facebook is instantly replicated on the other computers. If I open a mail message it opens at the same time on all computers, and while I type the message, that too replicates on the others. The same is true for facebook chat. Anything you type instantly comes up on the other computers that are logged in with the same account and a person can eavesdrop on your conversations without your knowledge. This can cause problems for many persons in their workplace, at school, or even at home. Facebook is too open and need to adopt the principle of logging out a user’s account that is open on one computer if the user decides to login to another computer.
@Router – I can’t agree more
so, i was aware that you could log on to one facebook account from two computers at once. i didn’t know that you could turn on notifications for when someone else logs onto your account. thanks for the helpful info! anyway, while i was talking to some friends on facebook chat, i noticed that sometimes, a friend’s chat window would open without me clicking them. i know that this can happen as a result of two people logged in at once, because i’ve tested it. but is this the only reason it could happen?
if i log into a facebook acct from my iphone and someone else is already signed in on their iphone will it kick either of us off? also will it show up in account security under the recent activity.
2nd- i was logged in on my laptop and accessed facebook on my mobile phone through safari..i checked accout security and it just has unknown location or will it pick up the mobile # that logged in and the approx location like city,state..
id really like to know the answer for my first question the most..
I someone create a facebook account on my computer, now I’m unable to log in to my account. Can you help me with that?
I helped someone create a facebook account on my computer, now I’m unable to log in to my account. Can you help me with that?
@Mother – Logout from that account before you log in to yours. This will solve your problem.
I have a major concern, and a question for anyone out there. A certain someone keeps gaining access to my account and tampering with it. I created a whole new email (without telling her)and made that the only email one can use to log in. Im on fb thinking all is good and suddenly im logged out. By the time I do mange to get in (using the original email/password that I had to change) it has been tampered with again! How is this possible? Can I get any advice on how to stop this? i feel as though I have no security at all on my own account!
@Mr.Concerned – I’ll need more details here. A few possibilities I can think about are:
a> if you both use the same computer (then it is possible that a keylogger has been installed on your system which records all your actions on your computer),
b> if you use a common password / easy to remember password, then it’s easy to crack it again,
c> what about the security questions ? Do you have cryptic security questions or questions that can be easily answered ? If you have questions which can be answered easily, then I suggest you better change it at the earliest. This again can be an easy loophole ..
Hope this helps.
Two of my friends were on facebook from different computers messing around on one of their profiles. After about an hour of being on the account, they get a message saying ‘you must log in to continue’. There were both logged out and the account has disappeared. I’ve checked on my friends list for this account and all i get is ‘page not found’ or something. Can anyone help to retrieve this account please?
Hi, i have tested this and you can be signed into even more than 2 locations at once in Facebook, it is bad feature due to hacking, but if you are a smart phone user, you dont want to have to log out of apps exc, to use a computer. So there is upsides and downsides to this.
And to hmms, it is possible it was hacked and deactivated, but if you contact facebook, they will simply say make a new account, and quite frankly even though it is a pain in the ass, you might as well just make a new account because contacting facebook is doubtful.
@cakic91
Hi cakic, can you please explain how to have chat and messages in inbox, and the thing about the phone number…i can’t find that option/setting…thanks!
how can i access my facebook account when im out of the country
how can i tell if there are two persons connected to one account,my facebook account..if they look at a friends profile can i see that,or only if they check out my notifications messages and start a conversation on chat i can notice something??
@Diane – You’ll be able to figure this out only if they check your notification or start new conversation with someone on your friends list.
If you’ve turned on logs for differen IP notification, then every time someone logs in from an undefined IP, then you’ll get an e-mail with details of IP where the user tried to log in from.
@Gautam gautam ur photo is very nice
@Jyoti – Thank you.
ok. does this sound logical for facebook? My gf has an account that shows one thing for her profile. Her ex husband somehow can go on to her account (passwords been changed many times) and interact with someone on her acct and nothing shows on her end as to him typing to this person. This is causing major strain on us. The people I have talked to say it isn’t possible, But I can’t figure it out.Tell me this is possible to do please? Her account security shows he’s using an iphone to do it.
@Keith – Can you explain what you mean when you say – ‘ interact with someone on her acct’ ? – Do you mean send messages / chat to others, but when you check your messages folder / chat history there is no trace of that conversation. Is that your question ?
@Keith, If her Ex knows the mobile number that is registered with her facebook account and somehow managed to clone her phone then it is possible for him to renew the password. I’m sure there are other security exploits for facebook just like orkut and google+. In any case, now you can report the ex’s profile to facebook abuse team (which is very active by the way) and also the affected profile. That way facebook can close these accounts and you’ll be able to start facebook stuff from scratch.
My FB is using my wife for playing cityville. then most of the time it is opened. while i am chatting with my friends my wife is reading all.. let me know while opening the FB we can know my Fb is opened in someware..other computer
@Mathew – It’s possible to know if someone else logs into your system. Check Facebook privacy features. If you are unable to turn on the required feature let me know, I’ll help you out.
I have the password for a person’s facebook account (I’m not going to explain why). If I am logged into a computer on a completely different network at the same time they are logged in I can normally see their chats as they occur (no I’m not interested in the details of these chats). I can of course also see and view saved messages. What I want to know is, can they possibly chat to another person, who by chance is on a Samsung mobile, and I cannot see these chats. I can’t see how that could be, yet I’ve got myself convinced that this is what’s happening. Any useful and relevant advice would be greatly appreciated. I cannot put a keylogger on their computer nor do I want to.
it’s a great idea that two people can be logged on at the same time, as that gives an opportunity to stop an attack from another person (who gets hold of your password). It also gives better opportunities for technichal support.
better than al is to have 2 account in only 1 facebook
My daughter had deactivated her facebook account and I tried to reactivate it using the password she used before. For some unknown reason my girlfriend can access my daughters reactivated facebook from my daughters computer in her room but if I try to log on from another computer at work or elsewhere it tells me that the password is incorrect. Can someone please help me with this? Is this possible? or could my girlfriend have changed the password and didnt tell me cause she keeps telling me that shes logging on with the password that we both know.