How to temporarily disable Facebook

Social media can make us sick or, in other cases, ruin our day. Some people choose to delete the application from their smartphone, but there are those who don't have enough of that and prefer not to have that account anymore. With that in mind, today we will teach you how disable facebook, one of the most used social networks in Brazil, including showing the difference between deactivating and deleting, as well as reactivating Facebook and also how disable messenger. Check it out!

Difference between deleting and disabling Facebook

The mix of terms can be confusing, but from now on you will understand how each of these situations works. the moment you disable facebook, you still:

• You can reactivate your account and use it again;
• No user will be able to see your timeline (feed) and not find your profile in searches;
• Information, such as messages you've sent, will still be visible to recipients;
• It will not be possible to use this Facebook account to access products or information about you. Oculus;
• If you are the sole owner of a page, it will also be disabled. If you don't want this to happen, you can grant full control to someone else, so when you deactivate your account, this page will remain live.

Now, if your intention is delete facebook account, you will be subject to the following conditions:

• Once deleted, the Facebook account cannot be recovered;
• Permanent deletion will take place a few days after your request. If you access your account within this period, the deletion will be cancelled;
• messages you sent will remain in the recipients' boxes, even if they are permanently deleted from their account;
• Some internal information, such as logs of log, are stored in Facebook's databases, but there is no link with personal identifiers;
• If your Facebook account is used to log in to Oculus, deleting your Facebook account will also delete your information on Oculus, including in-app purchases and achievements. It will not be possible to return applications or remaining credits (the latter will also be lost);
• If you are the sole owner of a page, it will also be deleted. If you don't want this to happen, you can give full control to someone else, so when you delete your account, this page will remain live.

In summary: deactivating Facebook means giving it some time, so you can evaluate whether you want to return and return to using your account normally. Now, deleting your account means getting rid of that account permanently (even if it takes a few days to complete the process) and to resume activities, it is necessary to create a new account from scratch.

How to deactivate facebook

There's not much of a secret to temporarily deactivating your Facebook account. By following a few brief guidelines, you will have your account deactivated immediately. See how:

Disable Facebook in Browser

1. On the main Facebook page, click in the upper right corner on “Account Log In“, on the icon with a down arrow;

2. Click the gear icon, “Settings and privacy";

3. Now click on “Settings";

4. In the column on the left, click on the third option, “Your information on Facebook";

5. In the list of options, click the last one, “Deactivation and deletion";

6. At this point, the two options will be visible for you: disable or delete. By default, “deactivate” is already chosen, so just click on the blue button “Continue to account deactivation“. After that follow the instructions and your account will be temporarily disabled.

How to disable facebook on smartphone

1. Open the Facebook application and click on the last option on the right, an icon with three horizontal lines;

2. Drag the screen to the bottom and select the gear icon, “Settings and privacy";

3. Now select the first option, “Settings";

4. On this screen, select the first option, “Personal and account information";

5. Now choose the last option, “Account ownership and control";

6. At this point choose the second option, “Deactivation and deletion";

7. By default, the option “Deactivate account” is already selected, so just select the blue button, further down, “Continue to account deactivation” and follow the instructions that will come to permanently deactivate your Facebook account.

Remembering that, when deactivating Facebook, Messenger, an application for exchanging messages between Facebook users, remains active, that is, if you want to deactivate it, you must do a similar process and we will teach you now:

How to disable Messenger

The option for disable messenger will only be shown to users after they have Facebook deactivated. If this is your case, follow these steps to also disable Messenger:

1. Open the Messenger app on your smartphone;
2. Em Chats (by default, it is already in this session), click on your photo that will be in the upper left corner;
3. Scroll down the entire screen and, in the last option, on a paper icon with the tip folded, select “Legal content and policies";
4. If you have deactivated Facebook, at this point the option “deactivate messenger“, select it;
5. Now select “Disable” and that's it, the Messenger app will be temporarily disabled.

To resume Messenger activities, simply re-enter your login and password in the app.

How to reactivate facebook account

To reactivate Facebook is very simple, just perform login again, either via browser or via app, and you will resume activities. Remembering that you must have access to the means of returning the account, that is, the email and/or mobile number linked to your account; in this way, you will be able to regain access to this account. If you are the sole owner of a page, you can still reactivate it.

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