How to Deactivate Facebook Account

Mar. 5, 2022

The process of deactivating your account is slightly different on the web, Android and iOS versions. So, we have made separate sections to make things easier for you to understand. Without any further ado, let’s get right into it.

Deactivate Facebook Account on the Web

Deactivate Facebook Account on the Web

Sign in to your Facebook account on the web, and visitaccountscenter.facebook.com(visit).
Next, click on “Personal details“.
After that, click on “Account ownership and control“.
Now, select “Deactivation or deletion“.
Choose yourFacebook account.
Here, choose “Deactivate account” and click on “Continue”.
Enter your Facebook password.
Choose one of the reasons.
On the next page, make sure to choose “Don’t reactivate automatically” from the drop-down menu.
Again, don’t enable “Continue using Messenger” and right away click on “Deactivate my account”.
You will now be logged out and your Facebook account will be deactivated.
Open the Facebook app and tap on thehamburger menuat the top-right corner.
Next, tap on “Settings & Privacy” andopen “Settings”.
Here, tap on “See more in Accounts Center” at the top.
Now, move to “Personal details“.
Tap on “Account ownership and control“.
Open “Deactivation or deletion“.
Choose yourFacebook account.
Select “Deactivate account“.
Enter yourFacebook password.
Chooseone of the reasonsto deactivate your Facebook account.
Make sure to select “Don’t reactivate automatically” at the bottom.
Again, don’t turn on “Continue using Messenger’ and simply tap on “Deactivate my account“. You are done.
Open the Facebook app on your iPhone and switch to thehamburger menuat the bottom-right corner.
Now, scroll down, tap on“Settings & privacy”to expand it and choose“Settings”.
On top, tap on “See more in Accounts Centre“.
Here, go to “Personal details“.
Now, move to “Account ownership and control“.
Tap on “Deactivation or deletion“.
Choose yourFacebook accountfrom here.
Now, select “Deactivate account” and tap on theContinuebutton.
On the next screen, enter yourFacebook account password.
Choosea reasonfrom the list and tap on Continue.
In the next page, tap on the Continue button again, and selectDeactivate my account.

Although most people use these terms interchangeably, there’s a significant difference between deactivating and deleting your Facebook account. Whiledeactivating your Facebook account is a temporarymeasure, deleting your account is permanent and irreversible after 30 days.

Facebook pages linked to your account will also be deactivated when you deactivate your account. Similarly, Facebook will delete all linked pages when you delete your account. In a nutshell, if you are planning to take a temporary break from Facebook, you should deactivate your account. On the other hand, those looking to move away from Facebook for good should delete their accounts.

So, those are the steps you need to follow to deactivate your Facebook account on the web, Android, and iOS. If you no longer wish to use Facebook, head to our linked article explaining how todelete your Facebook accountwith detailed instructions. Meanwhile, we also have articles to teach you how todeactivate your Instagram accountanddelete your Instagram accountin case you are planning to stop using all Meta-owned platforms.

No, you won’t lose people in your friends list when you deactivate your Facebook account. You will still be mutually connected when you reactivate your account.

After deactivating your Facebook account, your account won’t appear to friends on their timelines or when they search for you. However, some details like your message history with old friends will still be visible in their chatbox.

You can indefinitely deactivate your Facebook account. If you choose to delete your Facebook account instead, you can’t access the account after 30 days.

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