Delete WhatsApp – this is how it works and this is important to note

First of all, you should know that if you permanently delete WhatsApp, all personal data including backup, chat histories and groups will be lost. Also, one Disabling WhatsApp cannot be undone. So think carefully about whether you actually want to take this step and back up all important message histories and data beforehand.

This is how you can permanently delete your WhatsApp account

Depending on the smartphone model, you proceed differently when deleting your WhatsApp account. Android users can delete their WhatsApp as follows:

1. In the chat overview, open the menu button at the top to get to the WhatsApp settings.
2. Then select the menu item “Account”.
3. Now click on “Delete my account”.
4. Then enter your number and click on the red button “Delete my account”.
5. Now your WhatsApp account will be permanently deleted.

if you a iOS device use, you can do the following:

1. Open WhatsApp’s settings by clicking on the “Settings” option in the bottom right corner of the chat overview.
2. Now select the menu item “Account” and then click on “Delete my account”.
3. Now enter your phone number and click on the red button “Delete my account”.
4. Your WhatsApp account will now be permanently deleted.

Please note: Deleting your WhatsApp account may take some time. It is not uncommon last up to 90 daysuntil all your stored data has been completely deleted. And even after this period, according to Facebook, copies of your data stored on WhatsApp will continue to be stored on the company’s backup storage. This is due to accidental loss of important data. The problem with this: Although the company still keeps the data, you have no access to the backup.

Remove WhatsApp files from your smartphone storage

If you not only want to delete WhatsApp, but also directly remove all files, photos and videos who has saved the Messenger app on their smartphone can do this manually. You have the following options for this:

1. Open each chat individually.
2. For Android smartphones, click on the menu symbol in the upper right corner. With an iOS device, click on the name of the respective chat partner at the top.
3. Now select the “Media” option.
4. With an Android device, you must now select all photos, videos and documents individually. On an iPhone or iPad, you can click on the “Select” option in the upper right corner and can then mark all files per category.
5. Now click on the trash can icon to delete all selected files from your device.

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