In case you no longer want to use Telegram, either because you don’t like it, you don’t feel like it or simply because your contacts use WhatsApp, you should know that there is the possibility of deleting your Telegram account so that your profile is not active and they can search for you.
You can also do this in WhatsApp, although Telegram makes it a bit more complicated because it forces the user to perform the procedure from the web page , so you must do it from the mobile browser or also from your computer.
This is applicable to if you want to delete the Telegram account now, in case you do not mind waiting a minimum of 1 month, you can do it from the application itself through an adjustment found in the configuration and which we will detail a little later.
Via browser
We are going with the first procedure that you can use to delete your Telegram, you only need a browser (either via mobile or computer) and enter a certain website offered by the developers to permanently deactivate your account . Follow these steps:
- Enter the web that we leave you just below and enter your phone number.
Web: Telegram deactivation page
- Click on ” next ” and now place the code that should have arrived via Telegram on your mobile, thus ensuring that the one who is deleting the Telegram account is really you and not someone else. Follow the steps until the end and you will have already closed your profile.
Via mobile
The second procedure is simpler, but it is not immediate. It consists of reconfiguring a setting in the Telegram settings so that after a certain time your Telegram account is automatically deleted without you having to intervene at all. Do the following:
- Enter Telegram and click on “settings” , in the case of having an Android phone, just click on the icon of the three vertical dots and enter the settings from the menu that opens.
- Now access the “Privacy / Security” section , this is where you can block access to Telegram by fingerprint and also set the time limit for automatic deletion.
- Look for the option “if I’m out” , when you press it, a series of dates will appear (1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months). By default it is in 12 months, which means that, if you do not enter Telegram in less than 1 year, the profile will be deleted.
That is for all cases, so if you don’t want your profile to self-destruct, put the latest date (12 months) and enter that entire period. If you re-enter the countdown it goes back to the beginning and so on.
If you want to delete Telegram quickly with this procedure you must mark “1 month” and not enter in all that time , what you can do is delete the application from your mobile after marking this possibility and as soon as the established date is reached, your account will be closed .
This has an advantage, it allows you to establish a “reflection period” in case in those 30 days or months you regret it and want to use Telegram again, something that can happen, although if you are convinced the first procedure is the most effective and fastest of the 2.
Although it should not go without saying, you should know that deleting your Telegram means that all the information on your profile will also be deleted (chats, groups, multimedia content, etc.). In case you later sign up for Telegram again, everything will start from scratch, as if you hadn’t had Telegram on any occasion.
