Deactivate a Kik Account
Kik is a free messenger app with over 150 million downloads available on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devices. Permanently deleting a Kik account can't be done from the app itself — instead, you'll need to use the official Kik account deactivation page available at ws.kik.com/deactivate. However, it is possible to delete your message history within the Kik app, so you may want to do this before deleting your account.
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Deactivating Your Account
- Visit ws.kik.com/deactivate. Deleting a Kik account is quite easy once you know how to do it. Begin by visiting the official Kik account deactivation page at ws.kik.com/deactivate. Here, you should see a small white box with a farewell message against a grey background.
- Note that you can also access the deactivation page from the Kik help site.
- Enter the email associated with your Kik account. On the account deactivation page, type your Kik email address into the text box onscreen. This is the email address you supplied when you first created your Kik account. Click "Go!" to continue.
- If you've forgotten the email address associated with your Kik account, you can find it by opening the Kik app, tapping the gear icon in the top right to take you to the Settings menu, then tapping "Your Account." On this screen, you'll see your name, username, and email.
- Click the confirmation link in the email you receive. An email from Kik should automatically be sent to your inbox when you click "Go!" Open this email and click the confirmation link at the bottom under "Want to deactivate your account?" This will deactivate your Kik account.
- You may not see the deactivation email immediately — it can take several minutes to arrive.
- Note that your account deactivation email will prominently feature messages from your Kik contacts in an effort to get you to stay on Kik. If you're serious about deactivating your account, just ignore them, scroll to the bottom, and click the deactivation link.
Deleting Your Kik History
- Open Kik Messenger. It's important to note that deactivating your Kik account won't necessarily clear your message history. Luckily, however, this can easily be done within the app itself, so it's not inconvenient to do this immediately before deactivating your account with the steps above. To start, open your Kik app on your mobile device.
- Go to your Settings menu. Once the app is open, click the icon in the top right of the screen that looks like a gear or cog (it should be right next to a speech bubble icon.) This will take you to the Settings menu.
- Reset your Kik messages on your account page. Click on the "Your Account" option. Next, click the "Reset Kik Messenger" button near the bottom of the screen.
- Confirm your choice. Hit the "Yes" button in the confirmation pop-up that appears. This will delete all of history and messages associated with your account. In addition, this will close Kik and log you out.
- At this point, if you wish, you can proceed to deactivate your account with the steps above.
Tips
- If you don't seem to get your account deactivation email, check your email account's spam filter — there's a chance it may have accidentally been classified as junk mail.
- If you don't have access to the email account you have registered with Kik, you can change it to one you do have access to on the "Your Account" page in the Settings menu.
Warnings
- Note that deactivating your Kik account won't automatically uninstall the app from your phone. To learn how to uninstall apps on your mobile device, see our guides for Android, iOS, and Delete Applications on a Windows Phone.
