How to permanently delete WhatsApp

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WhatsApp (in English: WhatsApp) is a free instant messaging application that allows the exchange of messages and pictures, in addition to audio and video clips, over the Internet, and it is also possible to create group conversations through it, and to benefit from the location service. The application is available for various types of mobile devices, such as iPhones, Blackberries, and those that run on the Android operating system, and others.

The application was developed in 2009 by two former Yahoo workers, who used a modified version of the XMPP protocol. WhatsApp was purchased by Facebook in 2014, which greatly increased the number of users of the application, reaching one billion users according to a statistic conducted in 2017.

How to delete the WhatsApp application

on Android devices

To delete the WhatsApp application from devices running the Android operating system, the following steps are followed:

• Go to the Settings app (in English: Settings).
• Go to the Application Settings (in English: Apps).
• Choose the WhatsApp application from the list.
• Click on the “Uninstall” button to complete the deletion of the application.

on iPhones

Before deleting the WhatsApp application from the iPhone, it is possible to back up the messages by uploading them via the iCloud service (in English: iCloud), to be retrieved after that if the user wishes, and to re-download the conversations after uploading them via the iCloud service, the application will ask the user after reinstalling and running it If he wants to retrieve the messages uploaded to his account in the iCloud service, and to back up the messages, the following steps are followed:

• Go to WhatsApp Settings (in English: WhatsApp Settings).
• Go to the conversations settings (in English: Chats).
• Choose "Chat Backup", and then press the "Backup Now" button to start uploading conversations.

To delete the WhatsApp application from iPhone devices, follow these steps:

• Continuously pressing the WhatsApp application icon on the home screen until the icon starts to vibrate.
• Click on the “x” sign that will appear on the corner of the WhatsApp application icon, and then press the “Delete” button to delete the application in addition to all its data stored on the device.
• Pressing the main screen button (in English: Home button).

Delete the WhatsApp account

The WhatsApp account can be permanently deleted, and in doing so, some additional data will be erased, namely the username in chat groups, message history and data for these messages, and the username from the contacts list as well as the favorites list on friends’ devices. To delete a WhatsApp account, the following steps are followed:

• Open the WhatsApp application and go to the settings by pressing the “Settings” button located in the lower right of the screen if you are using an iPhone. If you are using an Android device, press the three vertical dots at the top right of the screen, and then choose “Settings” from the drop-down menu.
• Click on “Account” and then choose “Delete My Account”.
• The country in which the user resides is selected from the drop-down list, and then the cell phone number linked to the WhatsApp account to be deleted is entered.
• Clicking on the “Delete My Account” button below the number entry field. The user may then be asked about the reason for the deletion, and he has the right to skip it by clicking on the “Next” button.
• Click on the “Delete My Account” button at the bottom of the screen to confirm the process, and thus the account will be deleted in addition to all data related to it.

Delete WhatsApp application data

on Android devices

To delete WhatsApp application data from devices running the Android operating system, the following steps are followed:

• Log in to the WhatsApp application.
• Enter the settings by clicking on the three vertical dots icon at the top right of the screen, and then clicking on “Settings”.
• Click on “Chats”, then click on “Chat history”.
• Click on “Clear all chats”, and thus all WhatsApp messages on the device will be deleted.
• Press the arrow button at the top left of the screen to go back.

on iPhones

To delete WhatsApp application data on iPhone devices, the following steps are followed:

• Log in to the WhatsApp application.
• Click on the “Settings” button located at the bottom right of the screen.
• Click on “Chats” and then click on “Clear All Chats”, thus all WhatsApp messages on the device will be deleted.
• Click on the word “Settings” at the top left of the screen to go back.

Disable the WhatsApp account if the mobile phone is lost or stolen

In the event that the mobile phone that carries the WhatsApp application is lost or stolen, the WhatsApp company prefers that the user in this case disable the phone SIM by contacting the customer service of the company that provides mobile phone services, after which the user will have two solutions, the first is to use a SIM with the same old number on A new device and install the WhatsApp application on it, as the WhatsApp application cannot be used from more than one device at the same time. Another solution is to send an email to the WhatsApp staff at ([email protected]), which includes the phrase (Lost/Stolen: Please deactivate my account) as well as the full mobile phone number associated with the WhatsApp account.

It is worth noting that simply disabling the SIM will not prevent the use of the account, as the use of the WhatsApp application can be used by connecting to the network via a wireless connection. If the user has previously backed up his messages, he can restore his messages when his account is restored and reactivated.