How to Remove Reddit Authorized Apps

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Title: How to Remove Reddit Authorized Apps – On Any Device
Last Updated: January 11, 2025

1. Email Notification When Your Reddit Account Authorizes a New App

This email is sent when a new application is authorized via your Reddit account, either through signing into a website or an app.

If you haven’t recently logged in using Reddit, it’s advisable to avoid clicking any links in this email. However, if you trust the email is genuine, you may proceed to the links to revoke app permissions.

Frequently, apps used for browsing Reddit such as Apollo, Relay for Reddit, Delay for Reddit, Reddit is fun, Boost for Reddit, etc., have been reported as authorized without user consent. The cause of this is unclear, yet it does not stem from any fault in the app or its creators.

2. Steps to Remove Authorized Apps on Reddit

Changing your password alone will not suffice to remove authorized apps from your Reddit account, as apps operate using access tokens. Merely logging out of the app doesn’t revoke app permissions either. Below are three effective methods that successfully prevented a scheduled Reddit post from being sent through Social Rise:

Change your password and revoke all app access – Go to settings, update your password, and select “Log me out everywhere” especially if you suspect any unauthorized access to your account.
Revoke app access without changing your password – Visit account activity and fill out the “Log out of all other sessions” form.
Revoke permissions for a specific Reddit app – Go to apps, and click “revoke access” under the app you want to manage.

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2.1. Restoring App Access

If you want to restore permissions to an app, simply log into it again using Reddit.

3. Accessing All Authorized Apps

To see all applications connected to your Reddit account, navigate to
“`apps (you can find this page in privacy settings).

Each application lists its description, permissions, and developers. By clicking on an app, you will be redirected to its corresponding website. The listed permissions are necessary for these apps to operate following your commands (they do not function independently). You can hover over a permission to know its function.

Example

To see which apps have accessed your Reddit account, check the account activity page. Additionally, you can monitor the usage history, which includes logins and locations.

3.1. What if an app is missing?

If you revoke an app’s access using any of the methods mentioned, it will no longer appear on the list. Should it still be absent, ensure that the username of the email aligns with the account you are currently logged into.

4. Unable to deauthorize Reddit on mobile web

During the process of revoking access for authorized apps on Reddit, you may notice Reddit on mobile web (installed).

Reddit on mobile web is automatically authorized for every account.

This integrated app is part of Reddit and cannot be revoked, as it functions as a first-party application that is solely developed by Reddit.

Another instance of such an app is Reddit Ads, which gets authorized automatically when you access Reddit Ads while logged in.

Interestingly, Reddit on mobile web receives automatic authorization even if you haven’t visited the mobile site. When you create a new account using a desktop, the app is already included.

If you have further questions about the mobile app, feel free to visit r/redditmobile.