How to Permanently Unsubscribe From WhatsApp
If you use WhatsApp, the incredibly popular messaging app owned by Facebook, chances are you are faced with news of their ever-changing privacy policy. While the service seems to continually move from more secure to less secure and back again, you may feel like it’s time to pack your data and find a new platform to connect with your friends.
If you decide to remove yourself from WhatsApp, you will want to do the following:
To export messages, click on the chat you want to save. Click on the chat title at the top and scroll down to Export Chat, then choose if you want to include media from the chat.
Then, request your account information by going to “Settings” in the lower right corner. Then select “Account” and “Request account information”. It will take about three days to get the data report from WhatsApp, but they will let you know when it’s ready.
Finally, to delete your account, go to Settings, then Account and Delete My Account. This will delete your message history, remove you from all groups, and delete the backup. Now you are free and free of WhatsApp and you just need to convince your friends and family to switch to another application.