Step 1: Open WhatsApp in your device.

Step 2: Go to the 'more' icon.

Step 3: Then, open 'settings'.

Step 4: Go to 'account'.

Step 5: Press 'delete my account'.

Step 6: You have to enter your phone number in the full international format and tap 'delete my account'.

Step 7: Then, select a reason for deleting your account in the dropdown.

Step 8: Tap ‘delete my account’.

• Delete your account from WhatsApp.
• Erase all your message history.
• Remove yourself from all the WhatsApp groups you are added in.
• Delete your backup on Google Drive.

• You will not be able to regain access to your account.
• It may take up to 90 days from the beginning of the deletion process to delete your WhatsApp information. Copies of your information may also remain after the 90 days in the backup storage that is used to recover in the event of a disaster, software error, or any other event that leads to data loss. Your information will not be available to you on WhatsApp during the time.
• The information that other users have relating to you, such as their copy of the messages you sent them will not be affected.
• Copies of log records may remain in Whatsapp database but are disassociated from personal identifiers.
• Whatsapp may keep your information for things like legal issues, terms violations, or harm prevention efforts.
• The personal information you shared with others will also be deleted.

Note: You can read the law and protection section of the privacy policy on the Whatsapp site for more information.

(Source: WhatsApp support)

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Edited By:

Harshita Pathak

Published On:

Jun 10, 2020

How to remove WhatsApp from phone completely

Contents

• How to remove WhatsApp from smartphone
• Android
  • Method 1: Desktop (application menu)
  • Method 2: Google Play Store 9
  • Method 0: 06 Settings Android 4: Specialized tools
  • Deleting content downloaded from WhatsApp
• iOS
  • Method 1: Home screen
  • Method 2: iOS settings
  • Deleting content downloaded from WhatsApp
• Conclusion
• Questions and Answers

Termination of one's own participation in the WhatsApp information exchange system means uninstalling the service's client application from one's device. It is not difficult to carry out this procedure both from an Android smartphone and from an iPhone, and it is not implemented by the only method. In this article, we will consider the most accessible and shortest approaches to solving this problem, and also demonstrate how to delete content downloaded from the messenger from the device.

How to uninstall WhatsApp from your smartphone

When dealing with any task that involves deleting data, before proceeding to often irreversible actions, you should learn about their consequences. A few points that are important to consider before uninstalling the messenger from an Android smartphone or iPhone:

• copying chat history to cloud storage .

  Read more: Backup WhatsApp chats from Android device and iPhone

• If the uninstallation of the messenger application is carried out in order to permanently and irrevocably leave the data exchange system, you must delete your own WhatsApp account before doing so.

  Read more: Deleting your WhatsApp messenger account

• Removing the WhatsApp application from the phone is essentially the only way to log out of an account in the information exchange system, which is most often carried out in order to authorize in another account or change your own number in the system. In the first case, it would be more appropriate to install a second copy of the messenger on the device.

  Read more: How to install a second copy of the WhatsApp messenger on an Android device and iPhone

  If you log out of your WhatsApp account by deleting its application in order to change the phone number used as a login in the system, then the chosen approach is incorrect - to implement the transition to a new identifier, you should use a special function of the messenger.

  Read more: How to change your WhatsApp number

Android

Uninstalling the WhatsApp application for Android does not cause any problems, regardless of the reasons behind the decision to carry out such an operation.

Method 1: Desktop (application menu)

The fastest and easiest way to solve the problem mentioned in the title of the article from the Android environment is to follow the instructions below.

1. We go to one of the desktops of the mobile OS, where the WhatsApp icon is located or (in some versions / variants of Android) we find the icon in the application menu.
2. By long pressing on the messenger icon, “grab” it and move it to the top of the device screen - to the displayed icon or the inscription “Delete” .
3. Having placed the WhatsApp icon over the interface element "Delete" , we stop affecting the screen. Next, you need to confirm the request received from the system to uninstall the application and delete the data associated with it.
4. As a result, after a few seconds, the messenger will be deleted, and its cache and data will be erased from the smartphone's memory.

Method 2: Google Play Store

Tools for deleting Android applications are also provided for the vast majority of users as the source of their receipt - Google Play Store. The solution of our task described below is especially convenient to use if the removal of WhatsApp is only a step in the procedure for reinstalling it.

1. Open the Android App Store from Google and go to the section "My apps and games" from the menu called by touching the three lines in the upper left corner of the menu screen.
2. Tap on the tab "Installed" , find "WhatsApp Messenger" in the list of applications that opens and click on the name or icon of the messenger.
3. We touch the button located under the name of the application on the page with detailed information about it "Delete" and then confirm the request received from the Play Store by touching under it "OK" .
4. After a while, the button "Delete" will disappear from the messenger page in the Android App Store, and the interface element "Open" will change its name to "Install" . On this, the uninstallation of the WhatsApp client from the device is considered complete.

Method 3: Android Settings

Those who prefer more control over the software removal process than the previous instructions in this article suggest, in order to uninstall the messenger application, can go the following way.

1. Open "Settings" Android, go to section "Applications" , select "All applications" .
2. Find "WhatsApp" in the list of software tools installed on the device and click on its name.
3. Touch "Uninstall" on the screen that opens (this element can be designed in different ways and located in different parts of the page with information about the application, depending on the version / variant of the OS). It remains to confirm the request received from Android and then wait a bit for the completion of the uninstallation of the WhatsApp client from the device.

Method 4: Specialized tools

If for some reason the Android system tools that provide for uninstalling applications do not suit the user who wants to remove the messenger from his device, he can use one of the software tools offered by third-party developers for this purpose.

For the considered mobile OS, there are a lot of software uninstallers distributed both as separate applications and as part of software systems. As an example, the following describes the solution of the task voiced in the title of the article using a popular system cleaner called CCleaner for Android, or rather, the module provided in this application. When using other similar tools, you should follow the algorithm described below.

1. Install and run CCleaner for Android.
2. By touching the three lines at the top left of the screen, we call up the SeaCleaner menu and select "Application Management" in it.
3. Without going anywhere from the tab "INSTALLED" , we find item "WhatsApp" in the list of software displayed by SiCleaner and set a checkmark in the checkbox located to the right of the name of the messenger.
4. Tap on the round button 9 that appeared in the lower right corner of the screen as a result of the previous paragraph of the instruction0075 ". .." . In the displayed list of actions, select "Delete from device" .
5. Now we confirm our intentions by touching "DELETE" in the window that appeared from the SeaCleaner for Android and then "OK" under another tool request. We wait a few seconds for the operation to complete, after which we can close the uninstaller - the task from the title of the article is considered solved on this.

Deleting content downloaded from WhatsApp

None of the above methods of uninstalling the WhatsApp application does not mean the simultaneous removal of pictures, GIFs, music, videos and documents that were downloaded from chats in the process of using the information exchange system to the device's memory. If we talk about really completely deleting the messenger from the device, you should also erase the content received from it, and the most effective method to do this is to manually delete the folder created in the WhatsApp storage of the device.
For this purpose, you can use any file manager for Android, for example, Google Files , as in the following instructions.

Download the Google Files file manager from the Play Store

1. After uninstalling the messenger application, open File Explorer for Android and use it to view the contents of the device's storage.
2. In the list of directories present in the memory of the device, we find the folder "WhatsApp" , select it by long pressing on the name.
3. In the panel displayed at the top of the screen, tap on the icon "Basket" . Further, in order to permanently erase the “remnants” of the already deleted messenger from the device, touch “Delete” under the request of the file manager.

iOS

WhatsApp for iPhone users have much less options for uninstalling the application from their smartphone than those who prefer the above Android, but it is difficult to imagine that the two options described below were not enough to solve the problem we are considering from an Apple device.

Method 1: Home screen

The easiest way to "get rid" of WhatsApp on iPhone, as well as any other program not integrated into iOS, is to follow the instructions below.

1. Scrolling through the screen "Home" on the iPhone, we find the desktop containing the WhatsApp program icon and / or tear off the folder where the messenger icon is placed.

   See also: How to create a folder for application icons on the iPhone home screen

2. Click on the icon and do not stop the impact until a cross appears in its upper left corner.
3. Tap on the cross and then confirm our intentions to uninstall the messenger by clicking "Delete" in the request received from the operating system of the Apple device.

4. After a few seconds, the WhatsApp shortcut will disappear from the iPhone screen - which means that the program to which it led will be uninstalled, and its data and cache will be erased from the device storage.

Method 2: iOS Settings

Another, no different in terms of effectiveness and efficiency from the previous one, the way to remove the WhatsApp messenger program from the iPhone is to call a special function in "Settings" of the operating system.

1. Open "Settings" iOS and go from their list to section "Basic" .
2. Press "iPhone storage" , wait for the system to complete the analysis of the device and then scroll up the screen in order to find "WhatsApp" in the list of software installed on the device.
3. Tap on the name of the messenger, which will lead to the opening of detailed information about the program. To proceed to the uninstallation procedure, double-click "Uninstall a program" - on the screen with data and under the system warning that then opens.
4. We wait a few seconds, after which WhatsApp will disappear from the list of software installed on the device.

Deleting content downloaded from WhatsApp

Pictures and videos downloaded automatically and manually from WhatsApp to the iPhone memory after uninstalling the messenger client remain untouched. In the case when all the specified content needs to be erased in order to free up space in the device’s storage and (if synchronization is enabled) in iCloud, proceed as follows: from the bar at the bottom of the screen.

1. Press "See all" to the right of the category name "My Albums" . Next, we find the catalog entitled "WhatsApp" and, by touching the cover, open it.

2. Tap at the top of the screen on the right "Select" and then "Select all" on the left.
3. After making sure that all the photos and videos in the album are selected, click on the icon located in the lower right corner "Basket" . Next, select the second operation from those proposed in the area below - "Delete" and confirm our intentions to complete the action.
4. Now tap "Back" , click "Edit" next to the name "My Albums" .

   We touch the icon "-" , displayed in the upper left corner of the cover of the already empty directory for storing content from the messenger, and then confirm its destruction by clicking on the name of the option "Delete album" at the bottom of the screen.

Conclusion

In general, the procedure for deleting the WhatsApp application and the content received in the process of using it from a mobile device is not difficult and is available for any user of the messenger, when required.

How to delete WhatsApp completely - Correct instructions

WhatsApp is a popular instant messenger that allows you to conduct dialogues and make video calls, bypassing mobile operators. In addition to the obvious advantages of this means of communication, there are two main disadvantages that force users to delete whatsapp - spam and the "ancient" design of the application (agree, the same Telegram is much more convenient).

Contents [Display]

• Account deletion
• Removing an app on Android
• On iPhone

First, let's define the difference between deleting an account and deleting an app. And the table prepared by our editors will help you.

Have you made a decision? Excellent! But before taking any action - back up all data on Google Drive . This will help recover lost text and media files when you re-register.

1. Launch WhatsApp. With the "Chats" tab active, open the menu. Go to "Settings".

2. Select Chat Backup. Create a backup.

All the nuances are taken into account, you can proceed.

How to permanently delete an account?

The order of actions to be performed does not depend on the smartphone model and the installed OS (iOS or Android).

1. Start the application. In the settings, open the item - "Account".

2. In the list that appears, select "Delete account". Next, enter the number to which it is registered, and click the appropriate button.

After receiving an SMS with a code, enter it in the indicated field, confirm the operation. That's it - you can proceed to the next step.

How to uninstall WhatsApp on phones with Android OS

On phones running Android OS, all actions with applications are best done through Google Play. It will be faster and inexperienced users will not have to delve into the settings.

1. Open Google Play (do not use the browser, but use the link from the smartphone menu). Go to the "My apps & games" section.

2. Installed tab - contains a list of all downloaded applications. Find WhatsApp in the list, go to its page in the store by clicking on the name of the messenger.

On the page that opens, click "Delete". It remains to wait for the end of the process and that's it - your phone is free.

The second option to completely remove WhatsApp is through the device settings.

The actions described in the instructions were performed on the version of Android 5.1.1. They may not match the sequence in your OS version.

In the smartphone menu, find the "Settings" icon. In the list that appears, select "Applications" - find "WhatsApp Messenger".

On the application page, click the "Delete" button. The program itself, as well as data on the latest updates, will be erased from the device’s memory.

Deletion process on iPhone

The procedure for deleting a profile and a program on the IPhone is not much different from the above.

1. Open Whats App, go to "Settings" - "Account".

2. Enter the phone number to which the account is registered, confirm the action with the code received in the SMS message.

3. Return to the device menu. Hold your finger on the application icon, then click on the cross that appears, thereby sending it to the trash.

Instead of a conclusion, let me remind you:

• Deleting an account is an irreversible operation, but you can register a new one, to the same number;
• It is better to get rid of the program only - leave the profile;
• When changing a SIM card, be sure to delete your account, otherwise the new owner will be able to access your correspondence .

And don't forget to notify your friends, otherwise they will write messages that you will never read.

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