How to Deactivate or Delete Your Telegram Account
Telegram is a cross-platform cloud-based instant messaging app that focuses on speed and security. It allows users to send messages and exchange photos, videos, and other media with each other. Telegram also supports group chats and channels for broadcasting messages to a larger audience.
One of the main features of Telegram is that it uses end-to-end encryption to secure conversations, which means that messages are encrypted on the sender’s device and can only be decrypted by the recipient. This makes it a popular choice for secure communication.
Telegram is available on a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers, and can be accessed through apps or through a web browser. It is free to use and is supported by advertisements and donations.
Unfortunately, Telegram does not have a toggle option in the app’s settings. Therefore, the following are step-by-step instructions on how to deactivate and delete your Telegram account.
How to Export Your Data Before Leaving Telegram
To export your data before leaving Telegram, you can follow these steps:
- Open the Telegram app on your device.
- Tap on the three horizontal lines in the top left corner of the screen to open the main menu.
- Tap on “Settings.”
- Tap on “Privacy and Security.”
- Tap on “Export Telegram Data.”
- Choose which data you want to export, including messages, media, and other data. You can also specify a date range for the data you want to export.
- Tap on “Export Data.”
- Enter your Telegram account password to confirm the export.
- Wait for the export process to complete. Once it is finished, Telegram will send you a message with a link to download the exported data.
Keep in mind that the export process may take some time, depending on the amount of data you have in your account. Also, the exported data will be in the form of a ZIP file, which you will need to unzip to access the individual files.
How to Delete Your Telegram Account Using the Mobile App
To delete your Telegram account using the mobile app, follow these steps:
- Open the Telegram app on your phone and go to “Settings” by clicking on the three horizontal lines in the top left corner of the screen and selecting “Settings”.
- Scroll down and tap on “Privacy and Security”.
- Scroll down and tap on “Delete my account”.
- Enter your phone number and select “Next”.
- Enter your account password and select “Sign In”.
- Select the reason for deleting your account.
- Select “Yes, delete my account” to confirm that you want to delete your account.
Note that once you delete your account, all your messages, contacts, and other data will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
How to Immediately Delete Your Telegram Account
To delete your Telegram account immediately, follow these steps:
- Open the Telegram app on your device.
- Tap on the three horizontal lines in the top left corner of the screen to open the main menu.
- Tap on the “Settings” option.
- Tap on the “Privacy and Security” option.
- Scroll down and tap on the “Delete Account” option.
- Select the amount of time you want your account to be deactivated before it is permanently deleted. You can choose between one month, three months, and six months.
- Tap on the “Delete My Account” button.
Please note that once you delete your account, all your messages, contacts, and other data will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
If you change your mind and want to keep your account, you can log back in before the deactivation period ends to cancel the deletion process.
What Happens When You Delete Your Telegram Account
When you delete your Telegram account, all of your messages, contacts, and other data associated with your account will be permanently deleted. This means that you will no longer be able to use the account, and you will not be able to retrieve any of the data that was associated with it. If you have any groups that you are an administrator of, you will also be removed as an administrator.
If you have linked your Telegram account to any other services, such as your phone’s contacts list or your cloud storage, those connections will also be broken.
It’s important to note that deleting your Telegram account is a permanent action and cannot be undone. If you are considering deleting your account, it’s a good idea to first make sure that you have copies of any important data or information that you want to keep.
To delete your Telegram account, you will need to go to the “Settings” menu in the app and select the “Delete my account” option. You will be asked to enter your phone number and confirm that you want to delete your account. After you do this, your account will be deleted, and all of your data will be permanently erased from Telegram’s servers.