Well, there’s a slight difference between deleting and deactivating your Facebook Account. After deleting, all of your profile’s data including posts, photos, videos and friend lists get permanently deleted. Whereas after deactivating, your profile gets temporarily suspended for a while, though your posts, videos and other data won’t be deleted but they won’t appear in others Facebook for the time being.
Although you follow some visibly similar steps in both the processes, the outcome is significantly different.
There are following ways of deleting your Facebook Account that differ on the basis of devices and applications used.
Deleting your Facebook Account( Android Facebook app)
You can easily delete your existing Facebook Account in Facebook’s Android app by following some simple steps given below;
- First of all, log in to your Gmail account linked to your Facebook account on the Facebook in Android.
- Tap on the see more icon, indicated by three small horizontal lines, present on the top right corner of the Facebook app.
- Select the Settings and Privacy option. Thereafter, tap on the Personal and account Information in the Settings and Privacy.
- Tap on the Account ownership and Control option. Therein tap on the Deactivation and Deletion option.
- Under Deactivation and Deletion, select the Delete option.
- Tap on the Continue to Account deletion, for deleting the Facebook Account.
- Once again tap on the Delete option, to confirm the decision of deleting your Facebook Account.
Here, you finish deleting your Facebook Account in the Android Facebook Mobile app.
Thereafter, uninstall the Facebook mobile app.
These were some simple steps for deleting your Facebook Account in the Android Facebook mobile app.
If you are an iPhone or iPad user, then follow the next section given below for deleting your Facebook Account in the iOS Facebook app.
Deleting your Facebook Account( iOS Facebook app)
For deleting your Facebook Account in ios app, follow the steps given below;
- Login to your existing Facebook Account in the app.
- Tap on the see more icon, indicated by three small horizontal lines on the top right corner of the Facebook screen.
- In the options given below, select the Settings and Privacy option.
- Tap on the Personal and Account Information. Thereby tap on the Account ownership and Control option.
- Open the Delete and Deactivation, and select the Delete Account option.
- Tap on the Continue to Account Deletion, to affirm the above process.
- Once again tap on the Delete option, to finally delete your existing Facebook Account.
Thereby, your account deletion gets started.
These were some simple steps for deleting your Facebook account in the iOS Facebook app.
If you want to delete your Facebook account in any desktop browser, then follow the process listed in the below section.
Deleting your Facebook Account(Desktop browser)
Follow the steps given below for deleting your Facebook account in desktop browser;
- Log in to the Facebook account in your Pc or Laptop’ browser.
- Click on the see more icon on the top right corner of your Facebook screen.
- From various other options given below, select Settings and Privacy. And click on the Settings option.
- Click on the Your Facebook Information section, present in the left
- Click on the Delete your account and Information option. And select Delete my account.
Thereafter you need to enter your Facebook account’s password there, for confirming that it’s you who is deleting your Facebook account.
- Click on the Continue button to affirm the process of deleting your Facebook account.
- Once again click on the Delete Account to finally delete your Facebook profile.
Hereby you have successfully applied the request for account deletion to Facebook.
These were the steps for deleting your Facebook account on any browser in PC or Laptop.
If you are looking for ways to delete your Facebook account on your mobile browser, then follow the below section.
Deleting your Facebook Account( Mobile browser)
The process of deleting your Facebook account gets divided in two more subsections. As the process of deleting your Facebook account significantly differs on the basis of use of mobile browsers.
Deleting your Facebook account permanently (Classic mobile browser users)
For deactivating your existing Facebook account permanently:
- First of all, Log in to your Facebook account.
- Tap on the more option, indicated by three horizontal lines on the top right corner of your screen.
- Sroll down the options below to find “Settings” options. And tap on it.
- Scroll down the settings below to select Facebook’s Information section. And tap on the “Account Ownership and Control”.
- Tap on the “Deactivation and Deletion” option. Tap on the “Delete Account” option to confirm the Deactivation.
- You once again need to affirm your decision of account deactivation by tapping on “Continue to account deletion” and then on “Delete Account”.
These were some simple steps for permanently deactivating your Facebook account in classic mobile.
If you use an updated mobile browser then you need to follow the other process given below to deactivate your account permanently.
Deleting your Facebook account permanently( Updated mobile browser users)
Follow the steps given below for deleting your Facebook account permanently in Updated mobile browser;
- Log in to your Facebook account on your mobile browser.
- Tap on the see more icon, indicated by three small horizontal lines, located on the top right corner of your Facebook.
- Scroll down the options below to find “Settings”. And tap on it.
- Under the Settings, tap on the “Your Facebook Information” section. And then tap on the “Account ownership and Control”.
- Thereafter tap on the “Open”, to open Account ownership and Control settings.
- Therein, click on the “Deactivation and Deletion” option to deactivate your account permanently. Tap on the “Delete Account” option to confirm the Deactivation.
Hereby you once again need to affirm your decision of account deactivation.
Tap on “Continue to account deletion” and tap on the “Delete Account” in the same manner.
Hence, you have successfully posted your deletion request for permanently deactivating your Facebook account.
These were the ways of deleting your Facebook account in various devices and apps.
After about 30 days of posting your deactivation and deletion request, all of your information and account details including your posts will be deleted. And if you are the sole admin of any page on Facebook that page also gets deleted along with the various posts shared on that page.
Thereafter you won’t be able to sign into any app or site that used to use your Facebook id and password for logging in.
Although, it does take about 90 days for Facebook to delete all of your data from the profile. Still your account details and posts remain hidden from all other Facebook users right from the moment you place an account deletion request, until the process of deletion is completed. It means your Facebook profile becomes deleted for all other users on Facebook from the
you post your deactivation and deletion request.
FAQ
Q: How do I delete my Facebook account?
A: To delete your Facebook account, go to the Facebook help center on the web, search for “delete account,” and follow the on-screen instructions. You may need to enter your password and complete a security check to confirm the deletion.
Q: Can I recover my Facebook account after deleting it?
A: No, once you delete your Facebook account, it cannot be recovered or reactivated.
Q: What happens to my posts and data when I delete my Facebook account?
A: When you delete your Facebook account, all of your posts, photos, videos, and other data are permanently deleted from the Facebook servers.
Q: Can I download my Facebook data before deleting my account?
A: Yes, you can download a copy of your Facebook data before deleting your account by going to your settings, selecting “Your Facebook Information,” and then clicking “Download Your Information.” Facebook will then email you a link to download your data.
Q: Can someone else use my Facebook username after I delete my account?
A: Your Facebook username is permanently deleted from the Facebook servers after you delete your account and cannot be used by anyone else. However, it may take some time for your username to be completely removed from the Facebook system.
