Facebook says some users were unexpectedly logged out of their accounts on Friday due to a “configuration change”, and the issue was fixed as of Saturday morning.
‘On January 22, a configuration change caused some people to sign out of their Facebook accounts. We investigated the issue and rectified it for everyone earlier today. We are sorry for the inconvenience, ‘a Facebook company spokesman said in an email. The edge.
So Facebook heard that it was a “configuration change”.
to the engineers who fixed the problem and patiently tried to explain the cause to us. https://t.co/AUARhCZ7W2
– Facebook app (@facebookapp) 23 January 2021
The problems started late Friday ET, and users of the r / Facebook Reddit board reported receiving “login” directions from their Facebook apps, but they did not sign out.
Engadget found that iPhone users are most affected by the sign-out issue, noting that users of Facebook’s iOS app have trouble signing in to their accounts again when using two-factor authentication. Most were able to log in again, but the required verification codes took a long time to reach users.