Opt Out of Sharing Your Account Info with Facebook on WhatsApp on Android
This article teaches you how to stop sharing your WhatsApp account information with Facebook, using Android.[[Category: WhatsApp]
10 Second Summary
1. Open WhatsApp Messenger.
2. Tap the Menu button.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Account.
5. Uncheck the box next to Share my account info.
6. Tap DON'T SHARE to confirm.
Steps
- Open WhatsApp Messenger on your Android. The WhatsApp icon looks like a green speech bubble icon with a white telephone in it. WhatsApp will open up to your CHATS tab.
- If WhatsApp opens up to a conversation, tap the back button to go back to your CHATS tab.
- Tap the three vertical dots icon. This is your Menu button in the upper-right corner of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu.
- This is a different button than the three vertical dots icon in a chat conversation.
- Tap Settings from the menu. This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
- Tap Account. This option is at the top of the Settings menu. It will open your Account settings.
- Uncheck the box next to Share my account info. This option is at the bottom of the Account settings page. You will need to confirm your action in a pop-up window.
- Tap DON'T SHARE to confirm. This will confirm your action. WhatsApp will stop sharing your account information with Facebook.
