How to deactivate your Facebook account with your mobile? – Do it in seconds

Facebook offers its users two viable alternatives when it comes to deactivating an account within this platform, one is to deactivate your account permanently from your mobile device, and another only temporarily, either in order to recover it in the any time you want or to delete it forever, since with the permanent method it will not be possible to activate it again.

Deactivating a Facebook account from your mobile device is very simple, for this you only need to enter the application menu and select the ‘Settings and Privacy’ section.

Then you just have to click on the ‘Account Ownership and Control’ section and from there select ‘Deactivate Account and that’s it, it’s a fairly simple process, but it is important that before doing it you are completely sure that it is what you want.

Index( )

1. What happens when you deactivate your Facebook account from the phone?
   1. Inside Facebook
   2. What happens in Messenger
2. How to deactivate Messenger
3. What methods are there to deactivate a Facebook account from a mobile device?
   1. To do it temporarily
   2. If you want to do it permanently

What happens when you deactivate your Facebook account from the phone?

Deactivating a Facebook account allows users to leave the social network temporarily, that is, at any time you want you can reverse the process and activate your Facebook account again.

If you have thought about carrying out this procedure, it is important that you consider what happens within Facebook and Messenger when you temporarily disconnect your account on this platform.

Inside Facebook

Once you deactivate your Facebook account, it is important that you keep in mind that your friends or followers will not have access to your profile, nor can you access any type of product that is published on this social network, it is likely that the messages that you have shared in some chats remain visible, as well as your name will remain in the contact list of your friends and followers.

What happens in Messenger

Messenger, although it is the official Facebook messaging platform, is independent from your account on this platform, that is, even if you deactivate your Facebook account, the Messenger account will remain open, therefore you will be able to send and receive messages, if you are online with your friends will be able to see you because your profile picture remains intact.

How to deactivate Messenger

Now, if you also want to deactivate Facebook Messenger and thus both accounts are temporarily inactive, then you must do it individually, in which case you only have to:

1. Enter the ‘Chats’ section, and click on your profile picture.
2. Select the ‘Terms and Policy’ option.
3. Then click on ‘Disable Messenger’.
4. Finally, click on ‘Deactivate’ and that’s it.

What methods are there to deactivate a Facebook account from a mobile device?

If you have already decided and want to deactivate your Facebook account , you should consider whether you want to do it temporarily or if you prefer to delete your account permanently, it is important that you carefully read each of the steps you are taking so that you can take the best decision.

To do it temporarily

If you have decided to deactivate your account temporarily, you should know that at any time you want you can reverse the process and reactivate it in order to continue being active on this social network. The steps to deactivate your account temporarily are as follows:

1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. Select the ‘Menu’, this is identified with three horizontal lines at the top right of the screen.
3. Go to the ‘Settings and Privacy’option and select ‘Settings’ again.
4. In the ‘Account’ section select ‘Personal and Account Information’.
5. Select the last option ‘Account Ownership and Control’.
6. Of the two available options, you must select the second ‘Deactivation and Removal’.
7. Select the ‘Deactivate Account’ optionand click on ‘Continue with Account Deactivation’.
8. Finally, it is necessary that you follow the steps that the platform will indicate to you to finish the Account Deactivation process and that’s it.

If you want to do it permanently

Now, in case what you want is to delete your Facebook account permanently, it is important that you keep in mind that once it is deleted you will not be able to activate it again and all your photos, videos or publications in general will be deleted and you will not have the opportunity to recover any data or media content.

The steps to follow to delete a Facebook account are very similar to those we did for deactivation, you just have to:

1. Log in to your Facebook account and select ‘Menu’.
2. Scroll down the screen to the ‘Settings and Privacy’ option and select ‘Settings’.
3. Choose the ‘Personal and Account Information’ option.
4. Click on the ‘Account Ownership and Control’ section.
5. Then select ‘Deactivation and Removal’.
6. Now you must select ‘Delete Account’, and click on ‘Continue with Account Deletion’.
7. To complete the procedure, you need to enter your current password and then click ‘Continue’.
8. Finally, you just have to select the ‘Delete Account’ option and that’s it.

An important fact that you should know is that the methods to deactivate a Facebook account, either temporarily or permanently, are valid for all operating systems.

That is, for iPhone or Android users. Likewise, if you have problems deactivating your Facebook account with your mobile , do not hesitate to consult technical support, in order to solve any error that occurs when browsing the account settings.