How to Permanently Delete Snapchat App on iPhone [2023]

Snapchat is a popular social media platform that allows users to share photos and videos with their friends? However, there may come a time when you want to delete the app from your iPhone permanently. Whether you no longer find the app useful or you want to take a break from social media, deleting the app is a fairly simple process. This post will guide you on how to permanently delete Snapchat app on iPhone.

Deleting the Snapchat app from your iPhone requires just a few steps, and it can be done in a matter of minutes. However, it is important to note that deleting the app will also remove all of your saved messages, photos, and videos. If you want to keep any of this content, make sure to back it up before proceeding with the deletion process.

So, if you are ready to bid farewell to Snapchat on your iPhone permanently, let’s dive into the step-by-step guide on how to delete the app and its data from your device. 

How to Delete Snapchat App on Your iPhone

Deleting the Snapchat app from your iPhone is a straightforward process. This can be done by simply long-pressing the icon and selecting ‘delete.’ However, remember that simply deleting the app doesn’t delete your Snapchat account. The following sections will guide you through both how to delete the app itself, as well as how to permanently delete your Snapchat account on an iOS device.

Deleting the Snapchat App

To delete the Snapchat app on your iPhone, you need to press and hold down the Snapchat app icon. A popup will appear with various options, one of which will be ‘Delete App.’ Select this option and confirm when prompted to uninstall the app from your device.

Please note that this procedure will remove only the mobile application and not your user data stored on Snapchat’s servers. To delete your account and, thereby, all relevant data permanently, follow the steps below.

How to Permanently Delete Your Snapchat Account 

Step 1: Open the Snapchat App

The first step to delete your Snapchat account permanently is to open the Snapchat app on your iPhone. Once you’ve launched it, tap on your user icon located at the top left corner of the screen.

Step 2: Navigate to Account Settings 

Find “Settings,” usually represented by a gear symbol or similar. When you’ve clicked that, you’ll get a list of various options related to personalizing and managing your account data.

Scroll down into this list till you see ‘I want to delete my account.’ Clicking this prompt will take you through several screens leading toward the deletion of your account.

Step 3: Choose ‘Delete My Account 

This option directs users toward the permanent deletion of their Snapchat accounts. You’ll be guided onto a webpage (known as a ‘delete account page’) that again clarifies what it means to delete an account. Remember that deciding to delete means that all snaps and chats stored within are potentially lost forever.

Step 4: Input Username And Password 

A field for typing in both username and password will be available here. Enter these details carefully! Incorrect input can set back this whole process considerably.

After providing these details, proceed by selecting ‘continue.’ Following these steps correctly deactivates an active Snapchat account, after which deletion takes place within 30 days.

What Happens After Account Deactivation?

Deletion of a Snapchat account includes an intermediate phase called deactivation. When an account is deactivated for less than 30 days after opting for deletion, there is still an opportunity available for reactivation should you change your mind. While deactivated, though, other users no longer have access to view any activity from the said account until it might be reactivated or until it’s deleted if no action is taken within the first 30 days.

Reactivation Possibility And Permanent Deletion

To reactivate your account within these initial 30 days after deactivation, log back in using the correct username and password details. This restores previous settings unless you again decide or continue with a complete deletion request.

The complete deletion occurs automatically following those first 30 days if no action is taken during this period toward reactivating the original request. This final step removes all personal data permanently from Snapchat’s storage systems, with absolutely no possibility for recovery afterward. Essentially, once done, an account will be permanently deleted.

Thereafter even uninstalling won’t help revert this change since it’s retroactive – involving past snaps and chats saved in an associated cloud or server space – effectively cleansing every trace associated with the said username.

However, remember that two discontinuous periods of 30 days each must be observed before arriving at full cleanup – one representing temporary deactivation while another marking actual permanent deletion post which any Snapchat data possibly held becomes irretrievable evermore.

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