As technology is reaching new heights, every year a new application joins the race. Launched in 2015, Discord achieved the milestone of 140 million monthly active users within a few years. With 300 million registered users in 2020, Discord proudly became a part of the most popular chatting applications.
With an immense advancement in the user base of Discord, noobs have been looking for information regarding how they can get started with Discord.
This guide has been created keeping in mind the same; on reading further, you will get a clear idea of how to log in to Discord on different devices and how to be a pro at it.
So, if you are new to the application, make sure to give a thorough read to the guide.
“Discord is a free voice, video, and text chat app used by people of more than 13 years of age to talk about many things or hang out with their commodities and friends.”
Want to Log in To Discord? Choose your Device
On a PC or Laptop Through Web Browser
One of the largely used ways to log in to discord online is to use its official website. This way, you will not need to install any application or program on your computer, and you can access Discord through a web browser:
Step 1: To start with, you will need a browser like Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari (for Mac) and go to discord.com .
Step 2: Once you land on Discord’s official desktop website, click on the ‘Login’ button given in the top-right corner of the screen.
Step 3: From here, you will get two options to log in to Discord:
A. Login to Discord with Email or Phone Number
On the left side of the login screen, you will see a form where you have to enter the email address or phone number that you have used to create your Discord account followed by the password for the same; finally, click on ‘Log In’.
B. Login to Discord with QR Code
On the right side of the login screen, you will see a QR code (similar to the one in the image below) that you have to scan using the pre-installed Discord app on your mobile device to sign in instantly; this will not require you to enter any username, email address or phone number to log in to Discord account.
On a PC or Laptop Through Desktop Web Application
For quick access to your Discord account, you can install its web application on your PC to stay signed in and avoid the hassle of visiting the website every time you want to log in to Discord.
Step 2: At the top of the page, you will see the download button for Windows. Click on ‘Download for Windows’ to start the process; make sure you are using Windows 7 or a higher version.
Step 3: In case, you use Linux or Mac, scroll down, and you will be sorted. Click on their respective download buttons to get the Discord app for Linux or Mac.
Step 4: For instance, to download Discord for Windows, press the respective button, wait for the file to get completely downloaded; then run the .exe file to install the Discord app on your Windows PC or laptop.
Hold on! Let the installation get completed.
Step 5: You will now see the ‘Welcome back!’ screen where you will again get two options to log in to Discord-
A. Login to Discord with Email or Phone Number
Enter the email address or phone number that you have used to create your Discord account followed by the password for the same; finally, click on ‘Log In’.
B. Login to Discord with QR Code
Scan the QR code using the pre-installed Discord app on your mobile device to sign in instantly; this will not require you to enter any username, email address, or phone number to log in to the Discord account.
On an Android Device through Discord Mobile App
For the absolute convenience of smartphone users, Discord has its own mobile app; have a look at the steps to log in to Discord via the app:
Step 1: Open Google Play Store and search for Discord App, press the ‘Install’ button to download it.
Step 2: Once downloaded, launch the app and tap ‘Login’.
Step 3: Enter your email or phone number linked to your Discord account and the password in their respective fields; tap ‘Login’.
Step 4: If prompted, tap ‘verify’ to proceed.
Step 5: Once verified, you will see the Discord dashboard.
Notes
If you are receiving the ‘New login location detected, please check your email’ error, log in to your email address linked to your Discord and follow the instructions provided in the email to fix it.
On an iPhone Device through Discord Mobile App
You can even access your Discord account using the mobile app on iPhone, here are the steps to do the same:
Step 1: Go to the Apple Store and search for ‘Discord’ app.
Step 2: Tap ‘Get’ to install the Discord app.
Step 3: Once the app gets completely installed, launch it and then tap ‘Log In’.
Step 4: Enter your email or phone number linked to your Discord account and the password in their respective fields; tap ‘Login’.
Step 5: Once verified, you will see the Discord dashboard. That’s all you need to do to log in to your Discord account on an iOS device.
Once logged in, you will be able to access all your Discord channels.
How to Log Out of Discord?
Although it is not a difficult task to do, logging out of Discord might be confusing for some. Here is the information you will need to log out of your Discord account on different devices:
On a Browser or On Discord Desktop Application
To log out of Discord on a web browser or on the Discord web application:
In the bottom left of the screen, click on the ‘Settings’ button (gear icon).
A new page will open, scroll down to the bottom and you will see the ‘Log out’ button; click on that.
On the Mobile App
To log out of Discord on via the mobile app:
Tap the blue Discord icon placed in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Then tap the arrow button given in the top-right corner.
You will see a pop-up asking you to confirm that you want to log out of your Discord account; tap ‘Log Out’.
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How to Get a New Discord Account?
No matter if you are not able to log in to your Discord account or have deleted it, you can always create a new one; here are the simple steps to create a new Discord account:
Enter your email address, create a username for your Discord account and then create a password; after that, select your date of birth and click on ‘Continue’.
Verify if required and you are good to go.
That’s how simple it is to create a new Discord account.
Discord Login Issues- Common Problems and Solutions
If you are also not able to sign in to Discord for any reason or are facing any particular error, here are some quick troubleshooting tips for you:
Make sure you are connected to a working and strong internet.
Check if Discord is down; you can visit this link to know if it is operational- Discord Status
See if you have mistakenly turned on Airplane mode on the device on which you are using Discord.
Exit the Discord app, remove it from the background, and then open it again; see if you are able to log in.
Make sure you are using the updated version of the Discord app
You can also check if there is an update available for your device’s operating system; if yes, then install it and see if this helps in fixing the login issue.
Reinstall the Discord app after uninstalling it, if the issue persists.
For more information about Discord login issues, you can watch this video-
