Delete Your WhatsApp Account

This article teaches you how to delete your WhatsApp account and remove the app from your iPhone or Android device.

Steps

Open WhatsApp. It's a green icon that contains a white text bubble with a phone icon.^[1]
- Deleting your WhatsApp account deletes the following app data:
  - Your name from WhatsApp friend groups.
  - Your message history.
  - Your name from friends' "Favorites" and contact lists.
Tap Settings. On Android tap ⋮ in the upper-right corner of the screen, then tap Settings in the drop-down menu.
- On iPhone it's in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Tap Account. It's near the top of the menu.
Tap Delete my account. It's the last selection on the menu.
Select your country. Tap the drop-down menu above the phone number field, and tap on the country associated with your telephone number.
- You may need to scroll up or down to locate your country.
Enter your phone number to confirm. Type it in the field below the country drop-down.
Tap DELETE MY ACCOUNT. It's below the phone number field.
- If prompted to leave feedback, you may do so, but it's optional. On iPhone, tap Next in the upper-right corner of the Feedback screen to move to the next screen.
Tap DELETE MY ACCOUNT. It's the red text at the bottom of the screen. This deletes your WhatsApp account and all relevant data.

Press the Home button on your device. Navigate to the app.
- On Android, you may have to tap the Application Manager button if WhatsApp isn't installed on your Home screen.
Tap and hold the WhatsApp app.
Delete the app. On iPhone, tap the red ⓧ in the upper-left corner of the app icon.
- On Android, drag the app up to the trash can that appears at the top of the screen.
Press the Home button on your device. The WhatsApp app is no longer installed on your device.

You can download and reinstall WhatsApp from your device's the App Store or Google Play Store.

Unless you perform a backup first, deleting WhatsApp will permanently remove all of your chat data.