Android. Account and Profile.
Deleting your account
You can delete your account from within WhatsApp. Deleting your account is an irreversible process, which we can't revert even if you perform it by accident.To delete your account
- Open WhatsApp.
- Tap More options > Settings > Account > Delete my account.
- Enter your phone number in full international format and tap DELETE MY ACCOUNT.
- Select a reason for why you're deleting your account in the dropdown.
- Tap DELETE MY ACCOUNT.
Deleting your account will
- Delete your account from WhatsApp.
- Erase your message history.
- Delete you from all of your WhatsApp groups.
- Delete your Google Drive backup.
If you delete your account:
- You can't regain access to your account.
- It may take up to 90 days to delete data stored in backup systems. Your information isn't accessible on WhatsApp during this time.
- It doesn't affect the information other users have relating to you, such as their copy of the messages you sent them.
- Copies of some material (e.g., log records) may remain in our database but are disassociated from personal identifiers.
- For legal purposes (e.g., to address fraud and other illegal activity), we may preserve your information. Please refer to the Law and Protection section of our Privacy Policy for more information.
- Your personal information shared with the other Facebook Companies will also be deleted.