What happens if I uninstall WhatsApp

It must have happened to everyone, at least once, to have uninstalled WhatsApp by mistake or because they decided to say goodbye to one of the most used messaging apps in the world. Yet, once they have decided to uninstall WhatsApp, there are many doubts that users may be left with.

First of all, you should know that if you uninstall WhatsApp you do not delete your account automatically. Therefore, if you want to trash your account, it is advisable to proceed with deleting the profile and not with uninstalling the app.

Many may therefore wonder what happens once we delete WhatsApp. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

What happens if I uninstall WhatsApp

It may have happened to everyone to uninstall WhatsApp, either by mistake or for updating reasons or because you change your number. Well, we often worry about what might happen to chat and media files. In this case there is nothing to be afraid of; in fact, once the app is reinstalled you have the opportunity to be able to restore old chats. But let’s see in more detail what happens to your data, memories and chats.

• Messages. Nothing will happen to your messages and chats, in fact you will only need to select the restore option during the reinstallation process. If, on the other hand, the restore option is not selected by mistake, then the histories of the chats will be lost, except those of the groups you belong to. However, just uninstall it again and press the option you want.

• WhatsApp Groups. What is true for individual chats is true for WhatsApp groups. In fact, once you have uninstalled the App you will not be removed from the group, on which other people will continue to write. This means that once you reinstall the app you will be able to easily access the groups, and with the backup you can also restore the multimedia files. Useful news especially if you are afraid of losing work files shared in groups between colleagues.

• Multimedia. Usually photos, videos and documents are not deleted. All of them will still be accessible on your phone via a gallery app or if you have made a backup. Otherwise, it is still possible to recover the files only if you have an Android model and you have not decided to delete the WhatsApp folder. For iPhone models, however, if you have not made an iCloud backup, both chats and multimedia content will be lost.

• Settings and blocked numbers. These too remain unaffected when you uninstall WhatsApp. After you reinstall Whatsapp you will find both privacy settings and blocked contacts still in the blacklist.

Having said that, it is important to know that once the app has been uninstalled, people will still be able to send messages to the chat without however being notified, as the app is no longer present on their smartphone.

What happens if I delete WhatsApp account

If you decide to don’t use WhatsApp anymore and you are sure you don’t want to use it again in the future, then it’s best to delete your account. It’s an action that takes very little time and can be done directly from the app itself. It is good to know that with account deletion the following will happen:

• you will be deleted from all WhatsApp groups;
• the entire chat history will be deleted from your phone;
• the WhatsApp backup on Google Drive or iCloud will be deleted;
• you will no longer be able to re-login to your account, not even once you reinstall the app.

Although it sometimes takes almost 90 days to delete all the data stored in the Backup systems, it will still not be possible to access your information on WhatsApp. It is also important to know that for legal reasons, such as the management of scams and frauds or other illegal activities, your information may still be kept. Being an irreversible operation before deleting your account it is good to be sure because you risk losing all your files and photos, as well as your chats. In case if you don’t want to lose the photos it is good then to save them on some drive or sd memory.

Original article published on Money.it Italy 2022-11-27 11:56:00.
Original title: Che succede se disinstallo WhatsApp