How to delete your WhatsApp account

O WhatsApp is the largest messaging platform in the world with over 2 billion active users. The application is owned by Facebook, whose investments helped boost the messenger's popularity. However, the service outage earlier this week raised questions about the platform's reliability, and users looked for other solutions to communicate, such as Posts (old iMessage) Of the Apple — exclusive to iPhone, iPad e Mac - it's the Telegram, and the question arises: is it worth deleting the account WhatsApp?

The best answer is: it depends. Each user needs to assess whether it is possible to continue communicating with their contacts in other ways to know if deleting the WhatsApp account will be necessary. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to delete your WhatsApp account, saving all your messages and account information.

What happens when you delete the WhatsApp account

The common user of WhatsApp You must have a history of messages exchanged with your contacts, as well as participate in WhatsApp groups. When the account is deleted, everything is lost, so it is important to carefully consider the decision and prepare. Here's what happens when you delete the WhatsApp account:

• Deletes the message history;
• The user is removed from all WhatsApp groups;
• O backup in Google Drive or iCloud is removed
• You will not be able to regain access to the account;
• Messages, images and other information you have sent to other users will continue to exist;
• Data shared with other Facebook companies will be deleted.

Remember that WhatsApp automatically deletes accounts that have been inactive for more than 120 days. To prevent this from happening, it is enough that the cell phone is regularly connected to the internet through the operator's data plan or by wi-fi connection.

How to export your WhatsApp data and conversations

the conversations of WhatsApp are normally saved both in the backup local — in your cell phone’s memory — and in the backup No. Google Drive ou iCloud, depending on whether your smartphone is Android ou iPhone. However, these Backups have no use when deleting the WhatsApp account, as they will be deleted. Therefore, to save your WhatsApp conversations you will need export history of each conversation individually.

When exporting WhatsApp conversations, a file will be created .txt which will be attached to an email, which will be sent to you. Note that you can choose to attach media files, but there are limitations to the process: up to 10 most recent messages with media files will be exported, or 40 most recent messages without media files. Older messages and files that exceed this limit will be lost in the process. Check out the steps below:

1. Open the window of the conversation you want to save. Within the conversation, select the three dots icon in the upper right corner and when opening select More.

2. In the next window that will open, select export conversation:

3. A message will appear on the screen asking if you want to include the media files or not. Select the option you want.

4. At the end, you will be able to export the content to your email (or other application) through the system's message box. Select the way you want to send the exported conversation and that's it, you'll have the conversation information saved. Repeat the procedure for all conversations you want to save.

In addition to exporting conversations, you can also request your WhatsApp account data, which comes in the form of a report with your WhatsApp account settings and data. Please note that this report does not include any messages. To request the WhatsApp data report, follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings from WhatsApp and go to Account Log In:

2. In the next window, select Request account details:

3. In the next window select Request data. After that, a window will appear informing you that the report will be ready in 3 days.

It is important to remember that if you change your phone number or delete your account before the report is ready, the request will be canceled and you will lose access to this data. When the report is ready, you will receive a WhatsApp notification on your mobile stating “Your account data report is available”. Just follow the notification steps and save the report.

How to permanently delete WhatsApp account

Now that you've saved your important conversations and saved your account data, it's time to delete the WhatsApp for once. Follow the step by step:

1. Access the Settings from WhatsApp and go to Account Log In:

2. Within Account settings, select delete my account:

3. In the next window, the application informs you what will happen when you delete the WhatsApp account and asks if the user prefers to just change the number. To proceed, it will be necessary to inform the telephone number and then select delete my account. The procedure will be complete.

Now that you've deleted the account, don't forget to uninstall WhatsApp from your phone to free up storage space.

What is the difference between deleting the account and uninstalling WhatsApp

The main difference is that uninstall WhatsApp is reversible — while deleting the account is a process that cannot be reversed. When uninstalling WhatsApp from the smartphone, the account linked to the mobile number does not cease to exist — that is, the backup in the cloud, as well as your WhatsApp conversations and groups. To recover the account, simply reinstall WhatsApp — remembering the additional password for two-step verification, essential to keep the app secure — and enter Google Drive or iCloud credentials to retrieve messages from the last backup done.

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