Want to take a break from WhatsApp? Follow these easy tips to temporarily deactivate the messaging app

Popular messaging platform WhatsApp plays a vital role in the lives of people nowadays. Majority of people across the globe use the application. It is very user-friendly and helps people connect with friends, family and acquaintances virtually. We can make voice as well as video calls and send text messages through WhatsApp. But, sometimes, it is necessary to take a break and focus on other stuff.

We often get tangled in the world of social media that we often forget to focus on our well-being and our mental health. So, it is very important to focus on our mental health and take a break from WhatsApp and other social media handles. 

Therefore, if you still think that you want to deactivate your WhatsApp account temporarily or are looking forward to deleting your account, then here is the step-by-step guide to delete your WhatsApp account permanently.

Here’s how to delete a WhatsApp account: 

1. Disable WhatsApp account without uninstalling the application:
If you want to temporarily disable your WhatsApp account without deleting or uninstalling the application then make sure to follow the steps mention below.

Steps to disable WhatsApp account temporarily:
•    Go to phone settings and click on it. 
•    Then go to the application manager or apps option.
•    Then click on the application manager.  When you’ll do so it’ll load all the application over there.
•    Now you need to find the WhatsApp application.
•    Once you’ll find the WhatsApp option, make sure to click on the FORCE STOP option. When you’ll hit that option the application will now become stop working.
•    When someone will send you a message, you won’t get any notification. Make sure to click on it so that you won’t get any notification.

It’s the simple way of disabling the WhatsApp application temporarily. There are other options as well. you can Mute WhatsApp notification also.

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2. Disable WhatsApp account uninstalling the application:

It’s one of the best options to get out of the distraction from the WhatsApp application.

Before uninstalling the application make sure to take the backup of your WhatsApp account.

Make sure to take the backup of your WhatsApp chats in order to keep them safe.

Once backup is taken, now you’re ready to delete WhatsApp application.

Now you need to long-press the application and drag it to recycle bin so that it will delete from your mobile device and you won’t be able to get it back.

Once you’ll uninstall the application, your WhatsApp icon will vanish from your mobile menu.