Among the huge number of instant messengers, one of the most popular is "Vatsap". It is simple and easy to use, you can use it to exchange multimedia files, as well as make video calls. But sometimes, for whatever reason, the app needs to be uninstalled or reinstalled. In this article, we will look at how to remove WhatsApp from your phone completely.
There are two ways to do this:
- Directly in the operating system of the smartphone.
- Using third party utilities.
Start
When deleting your WhatsApp account, you need to understand that if you get rid of it, the entire history of correspondence in the messenger will disappear. You will be removed from all communities and will no longer see payment information. In addition, the account will be deactivated.
How to remove WhatsApp from your phoneoperating system?
Make it easy. It is enough to go to the settings of the smartphone, then to the installed applications. In the list, find "Whatsapp", click on "Delete". After the operation, do not forget to restart your smartphone and clear the cache.
Removal using third-party utilities
How to remove "Whatsapp" from the phone using auxiliary applications? Messenger is not always possible to remove manually. For such cases, there are special programs. But you should be careful when downloading them: use only virus-checked utilities, and also avoid malicious services. Here are some utilities that will help you uninstall the messenger:
- Root Uninstaller. Allows you to erase both downloaded and system programs.
- Uninstaller. This utility is able to remove any program from a smartphone running on the Android platform.
- Root App Delete. Allows you to get rid of any application or freeze it).
- System App Remover. Allows you to delete and move applications, including system ones.
- Cleaner. Not only clears the cache of the device, but also helps speed up the smartphone.
You need to be root to use some of the above utilities.
Delete on Android
Many people ask how to restore deleted WhatsApp on the phone? Unfortunately, this cannot be done. But if you still decide to remove it, then this is donein the following way:
- Start WhatsApp on your Android smartphone.
- In the menu list, select "Settings", then "Account", at the end click on "Delete account".
- Clicking this button, you must enter your phone number in international format.
Please note that only the account owner can delete an account. Neither another user nor the messenger's support service will be able to do this.
On iPhone
First of all, you should check which version of the application was used earlier. To do this, go to the store. Launch WhatsApp, go to "Settings" and then to "Account". Select "Delete Account". In the window that appears, enter your phone number, remembering the country code. To completely delete an account, click on "Delete Account".
Following this simple instruction, you will no longer have the question of how to remove WhatsApp from your phone.
Reinstallation
Sometimes the described action is required for the purpose of reinstallation. How to remove "Whatsapp" from the phone to install it again?
- First of all, you need to uninstall the application using any of the methods mentioned above. After restart your smartphone.
- In the app store, re-download WhatsApp and install it.
- Start up, enter your phone number.
- Specify the name that will be displayed to your interlocutors duringdialogue with you. You can do it this way: in the settings, select "Profile", then "Name".
Since WhatsApp was already installed on the smartphone, the device may ask you if you need to restore the message history. If you are for recovery, just click the button. That's all, the messenger has been reinstalled, and you can chat again.
Following the above instructions, you can independently delete your account and the WhatsApp application, and restore your profile if necessary.
