If you uninstall WhatsApp from your phone, but don't want to lose any of your messages, be sure to manually back up your chats before uninstalling. Go to WhatsApp > tap More options > Settings > Chats > Chat backup > BACK UP.
when you uninstall the app, no significant changes happen to your chat messages. You will still receive them, but simply won't be able to access them. WhatsApp has both a local backup and a cloud backup in which your messages will be stored until you reinstall the app.
Step 5: To install WhatsApp on the same or a new device, go to the app in the Google Play Store and tap “Install”. Now you simply verify your connected number and use the “Restore” option to reinstall WhatsApp without losing any data.
If you uninstall WhatsApp, people will still be able to send you messages. You will be able to read them when you install the app again.
If you install WhatsApp without any prior backups from Google Drive, WhatsApp will automatically restore from your local backup file. If you want to use a local backup, you'll need to transfer the files to the phone using a computer, file explorer or SD Card.
After reinstallation, you have to open WhatsApp and verify details such as Contact Number, etc. Automatically, a prompt will open in the main screen window where you have to click the Restore button. It will then start restoring chats and media from Google Drive.
When you uninstall WhatsApp, people can still send you messages. However, since the app isn't installed on your phone, you will not be notified about it. Only when you reinstall WhatsApp, you will receive those messages and missed call notifications.
How do you know if your WhatsApp account is deleted or blocked? If someone has deleted the WhatsApp account and is no longer available on the app, there will be no profile picture, and a single tick appears next to the messages. The same is true if someone has blocked you on WhatsApp.
Deleting your WhatsApp account erases all the chats from your phone but not from your contacts' account. If you backup your chats before deleting, you can still restore them once you decide to create a new WhatsApp account.
Uninstalling WhatsApp from your phone will not delete existing WhatsApp media files such as received photos, videos, documents, etc. All of them will be accessible on your phone via a file manager, gallery app, and other similar apps.
Next to each status, an eye icon shows you how many people have viewed it. By swiping your finger up on a status, you'll see who recently viewed it.
To maintain security, limit data retention, and protect the privacy of our users, WhatsApp accounts are generally deleted after 120 days of inactivity. Inactivity means the user hasn't connected to WhatsApp. An internet connection is required for an account to be active.
Verify that an iCloud backup exists in WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup. If you can see when the last backup was performed, delete and reinstall WhatsApp. After verifying your phone number, follow the prompts to restore your chat history.
WhatsApp doesn't send a direct message to your friends that you have deleted the account. However, if you are a member of any WhatsApp group, others will see the text 'ABC left.
You'll have approximately 30 days to unkeep a message from the time it was kept.
In the Chats tab, tap More options > Settings > Chats > Chat history. Tap Delete all chats. Individual chats and status updates will be deleted from your Chats tab. However, group chats will still be visible in your Chats tab, and you'll still be part of them unless you exit them.
You can choose to have messages disappear after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. You can turn on disappearing messages for multiple existing chats, and new messages sent in the chat will disappear after the duration you select. The most recent selection controls new messages in the chat.
If they're online, you will see “online” underneath their contact name. Otherwise, it will say “last seen at…” “Online” means that your contact is using the app at that moment. “Last seen at…” means that your contact was last using the app at the specified time.
Last seen and online tell you the last time your contacts used WhatsApp, or if they're online. If a contact is online, they have WhatsApp open in the foreground on their device and are connected to the Internet. However, it doesn't necessarily mean the contact has read your message.