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Are you spending a lot of your time on Discord chatting with your friends and playing games? You might want to take a break from Discord.

Disabling your Discord account will help you out. Once you deactivate your account, you can restore it at any time you desire. You can also permanenlty delete discord account.

What happens if you disable Discord account

• Once you deactivate your account, you can reactivate it for regaining access to your account.
• Your account’s data will not be deleted.
• You will not receive any notifications from Discord.
• Others can still send you friend requests, but you can only respond to them after reactivating your account.

Disable your Discord Account on Desktop

1. Open the Discord app or open the Discord web app from your browser. 
2. Click on the settings icon at the bottom right corner. 
3. Scroll down to the bottom and click on Disable account. 
4. A popup will appear, enter your password and click on Disable account. 
   • You will need to enter the six-digit code if you have enabled  2FA on your account.

How to Disable your Discord Account on Mobile

1. Open the Discord app. 
2. Tap on your profile at the bottom right corner. 
3. Tap on My Account. 
4. Scroll down to the bottom and tap on Disable Account. 
5. Enter your password and tap on Disable. If you have enabled 2FA on your account, you will be asked to enter the six-digit authentication code.

Restoring Disabled Discord Account

To restore your Discord account, simply login to your account and click on Restore Account (Desktop) or tap on RESTORE ACCOUNT (Mobile).

Deleting an ICQ account is a straightforward process. You cannot close your ICQ account from the mobile app, you have to use a web browser. If you want to leave ICQ, here’s how to delete your ICQ account. 

Note: Closing an ICQ account is permanent and will delete all your data on ICQ. 

How to delete an ICQ account

1. Visit web.icq.com and log in to your account.
   
2. Click on the ⚙️ (settings) icon at the bottom right corner.
   
   
3. Select Privacy on the left pane.
   
   
4. Click on Delete my account at the bottom.
   
   
5. A popup will appear, choose Send SMS.
   
   
6. Enter the verification code and click Delete to confirm.
   
   

How to close your ICQ account (Alternative Method)

1. Visit the ICQ Account Closure Page. 
2. Sign in to your account. 
3. Type in your password. 
4. Click on REMOVE ACCOUNT

Houseparty skyrocketed the app market during this Covid-19 pandemic (at the time of this writing), but later on, it was hugely criticized for its security and privacy as viral posts on Twitter pointed towards Houseparty being hacked, and users personal information were also stolen. With all that, if you still use Houseparty, it might be the time to leave Houseparty before it gets too late if you are concerned about your privacy and personal information. There’s no better say goodbye to Houseparty and leave no traces behind than deleting your account. Here we will guide you through the steps to delete your Houseparty account. 

How to delete a Houseparty account

1. Open the Houseparty app on your phone.
   
   
2. Tap on the smile icon at the top left corner of your screen.
   
   
3. Tap on the ⚙️ (settings) icon.
   
   
4. On the settings page, select Privacy.
    
5. Tap on Delete Account.
   
   
6. Select DELETE ANYWAY.
   
   
7. Type in your password and tap OK.
   
   
8. Tap DELETE to confirm.
   
   

 

WhatsApp is an easy way to connect with others, and the WhatsApp group adds a nudge to it. However, nothing lasts forever, and you may want to delete your WhatsApp group. Here’s how to remove a WhatsApp group.

Note: You have to leave the group before you can delete a Group owned by you.

How to leave a WhatsApp group

1. Open the Group chat you want to leave.
   
   
2. Tap on the three-dot icon at the top right corner.
   
   
3.  A dropdown menu will appear, select More.
   
   
4. Tap on the Exit group option.
   
   
5. A confirmation window appears, select EXIT. You’ve successfully left the group.
   
   

How to delete a group on WhatsApp 

1. In the CHATS section, tap the group you’d like to delete.
   
   
2. Tap on the name of the group at the top.
   
   
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and tap on Delete group.
   
   
   
4. A confirmation popup appears, tap DELETE.
   

Discord server is an easy way to chat with your friends all in one place. However, sometimes you may feel you need to delete a Discord server as you may have multiple servers making it annoying to use Discord or for any other reasons. In this article, we will teach you how to delete a Discord server from both desktop and mobile app.

Note: Only the owner of the server can delete it. 

Steps to delete a Discord Server on Computer

1. Open the Discord app and log into your account if you haven’t already. You can also use the  web version of Discord. 
2. Right-click on the server you want to delete from the left pane.
   
3. In the popup menu, select Server Settings.
   
   
4. Click on Delete Server on the bottom left corner.
   
   
5. A popup window will appear, enter your server’s name and click on Delete Server button.
   
   

If you have 2FA (Two Factor Authencation) enabled on your account, you will require to enter the authentication code before deleting the sever.

Steps to delete a Discord Server using a Phone

1. Launch the Discord app on your Android device /iPhone/iPad.
    
2. Tap on the three horizontal lines at the top left corner of your screen to open the menu. You can also do it by swiping right from the left corner of your screen.
   
   
3. Now, tap on the server’s avatar you wish to delete.
   
   
4. Tap on the three-dot icon at the top of your screen.
   
   
5. A popup window will appear, choose Settings.
   
   
6. Again, tap on the three-dot icon at the top right corner.
   
   
7. Tap on Delete Server.
   
8. A confirmation prompt will appear, choose Delete.
   
   

If you have enabled 2FA on your account, you will require to enter the authentication code before you remove the server. 

That’s it you have successfully deleted a Discord Server. 

You may think if you deactivate the Facebook account, it will automatically deactivate Messenger as well but in reality, you have to deactivate it separately.

So if you don’t want people to contact you through messages, follow the deactivation process below.

Note: You cannot deactivate the Messenger without deactivating FB. If you haven’t then at first check out our article on How To Deactivate Facebook Account. 

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Steps to Deactivate Messenger

1. Launch the Messenger app on your phone.
2. After opening the app, if you see the Keep using Messenger page, then tap on the CONTINUE button.
   
3. Tap on your profile at the top left corner.
   
4. Now, scroll down to the bottom of the page and select Legal and Policies option.
   
5. Select the Deactivate Messenger option.
   
6. Enter your password and tap on Continue.
   
7. At last, tap on the Deactivate button.
   

What happens after the deactivation process?

1. You will be invisible in the Messenger app. No one will be seeing your profile in the app.
2. No one will be able to communicate with you.
3. When you reactive Messenger, it will also reactivate your Facebook account automatically.

Note: Deleting Facebook account will also delete all your messages, it’s not like deactivating both separately.

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How To Reactivate Facebook Messenger?

If you want to reactivate your Facebook Messenger, then simply log in to the Messenger app with your email address/phone number and password.

The latest iOS version of the app is not showing Deactivate Messenger option under legal & policies. So wait till they fix the issue or deactivate it via the Android phone.

Discord is a popular chatting platform for gamers. However, it’s not perfect it does have issues like shutting down unknowingly, abuse in chat and many more. If you want to leave Discord, then deleting your account is the way to go. In this article, we will teach you how to delete Discord account from desktop and mobile.

Note: If you own a server, you will need to eliminate the server or transfer the ownership before closing your account.

What will happen when you Delete your Discord Account

All your messages, information, and images will still remain. But all of it will be referred to as DeletedUser****.

It’s an annoying thing as when others offer to delete all the information and data associated with their respective accounts. However, Discord ensures that your personal information cannot be tracked by your previous messages.

They actually do it by disconnecting the link between your username and the unique identification number of your account.

Steps to Delete Discord Account on Desktop

1. Open the Discord app on your desktop or log in to your Discord account on the web version.
2. Click on the Settings icon (⚙️) at the bottom left corner.
3. Now, click on Edit inside the MY ACCOUNT section.
4. Select the Delete Account option.
5. A popup window will appear, enter your password and click on Delete Account.
   • If you have enabled the 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) in your account, then you will have to enter the six-digit authentication code alongside your password

Your account deletion will take place within the next 14 days of requesting an account closure.

How to Delete the Discord Account on iPhone/Android

1. Open the Discord app on your Android or iOS device.
2. Tap on the menu icon (☰)  at the top left corner of your screen.
3. A side menu bar will appear, tap on the Settings icon (⚙) icon at the bottom.
4. Now, select the My Account option.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and tap on Delete Account.
6. Finally, type in your password in the given field and tap on DELETE.
   • If you have 2FA enabled on your account, you need to enter the six-digit authentication code alongside your password.

How To Restore a Deleted Account?

If you change your mind and want to restore your account again, then don’t worry. You can get back your account if you follow the steps below within the 14 days of account deletion.

Steps to Restore Discord Account on Desktop

1. Open the Discord app on your desktop or visit the web version of Discord through a web browser.
2. Login to your Discord account using your discord’s account credentials.
3. Now, click on the Restore Account option. It is below the Return To Login button.

Steps to Restore Discord Account on Mobile

1. Open the Discord app on your Android/iOS device.
2. Sign in to your account entering your email and password.
3. Now, tap on RESTORE ACCOUNT. Your account will be restored.

People want to delete WeChat account because of no end-to-end encryption, very few friends or there are other chat apps that meet their needs. If you are one of these people, you can easily deactivate the account permanently.

Previously WeChat had made an exit procedure too tiresome. You had to delete your entire chat history, cancel all third-party service and then write an email to the customer care of WeChat to close your account stating the reason for leaving WeChat account and if they consider your reason valid then only they used to delete your account.

Now the deletion procedure is comparatively easy. But here are few things that you need to consider before deleting WeChat account permanently.

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Before you delete the account

• You should delete the account from a frequently used device.
• The password or any other privacy-related settings shouldn’t have changed in the past two weeks.
• Cancel WeChat Pay (if active) and unlink all other apps that have been linked with your WeChat account. The services like games, credits, group buying, discount coupons, gift cards, tickets, etc. will be terminated.
• No more than 9 failed password attempts on the day you attempt to terminate your account.

Keep in mind that once you delete your account you will lose all data and information associated with WeChat permanently. So, create a backup if you need that information in the future.

How to delete WeChat account in 2020?

1. Open WeChat on the device from which you access the app frequently.
2. Tap on “Me”. A profile icon towards the bottom right corner of the screen.
   
3. Hit on the “Settings” icon at the bottom of the page.
   
4. Select the option “Account Security” on the Settings page.
   
5. Swipe down and then tap on “WeChat Security Center”.
   
6. Tap on Account Cancellation.
   
7. WeChat will show what you will lose if you cancel the WeChat account. Read them all carefully and tap “Request Cancellation”.
   
8. Tap on Next at the bottom. 
9. Now, tap on the Agree and confirm cancellation button to confirm. 

There is a time in everyone’s life where you wish you should not have sent the message to someone and you feel anxious every time you see the message in your inbox. Thankfully Facebook allows you to delete Facebook messages for yourself at least.

Recently Facebook, Messenger has introduced a feature of deleting messages from the receiver’s device as well. It was the breath of relief for numerous messenger users. However, some users got disappointed when it was revealed that you could delete the message for everyone only within 10 minutes of sending the message.

In this article, we will discuss the steps to delete messages on Facebook using mobile applications and Desktop. You can also deactivate Facebook Messenger entirely.

Delete Facebook Messages using Messenger

• Open Messenger application on your smartphone.
• Tap on the sender’s image whose message you want to delete.
  
• Find the message you want to delete and then tap & hold the message.
• You will see message options at the bottom of the screen — tap on the “Bin” icon.
  
• Now “Remove for you” and “Remove for everyone” will appear. Remove for everyone will appear only if 10 minutes have not passed since you have sent the message and if the receiver has not seen the message.
• Tap on the “Remove for you” option if you want to delete the message from your device only. If you don’t want the message to be displayed on the receiver’s end as well then tap on “Remove for everyone.” However, keep in mind that, 10 minutes should not have passed after you sent the message to be able to delete the message from the receiver.
  
• A confirmation message will pop up on your screen. Tap on “Remove” to get rid of the message permanently.
  

Delete Facebook Message using Desktop/Laptop.

• Open facebook.com on any web browser you prefer and log in if you are not already logged in.
• Click on the message icon towards the top right corner of the page just before the notification icon.
• A drop-down list will appear displaying the recent conversation you have had. Click on the conversation from where you want to delete a specific.
  
• The conversation you have selected will be displayed in a pop-up message box at the bottom of the screen.
• Find the message that you want to delete and then click on the menu icon (…). Now click on Remove.
  
• A sub-window will pop up requiring you to confirm that you choose to get rid of the message permanently. Choose from the option to “Remove for Everyone” or “Remove for You”. Finally, click on “Remove” and you will get rid of the message permanently.
  

Delete entire conversation

If you intend to delete the entire conversation instead of the individual message, then follow these steps:

Using Desktop

• Open Facebook.com in any web browser. Log in using the username and password of the account from where you want to delete the conversation.
• Click on the message icon towards the top right corner of the page just before the notification icon and open the conversation that you want to delete.
  
• Once you open the conversation in a message box that appears at the bottom of the screen; click on the “Option” (gear icon).
  
• A drop-down menu will appear. Scroll down to the end of the list and then click on “Delete Conversation.”
  
• Facebook will notify you that once you delete the conversation, it cannot be undone. Click on “Delete Conversation” to get rid of the conversation permanently.
  

Delete Facebook message from the Messenger

• Open Facebook messenger.
• Find the conversation that you want to delete.
• Tap and hold the conversation.
• You will see some options at the right of the conversations. From among the options tap on “Delete icon” (red bin icon).
  
• A confirmation message will pop up. Tap on “Delete” and Facebook will delete the conversation permanently.