It is a very easy process to permanently delete the TikTok app, but know its effects before you go any further. Once an app is deleted, your account along with its data including videos, followers, and preferences are generally not removed by themselves. If you wish to delete your account completely from TikTok, it is deactivated in the TikTok app first.
The account is automatically deleted within 30 days, which gives you that grace period in case you still want to change your mind. So, if you’re sure that you want to delete the account, it’s good you will have ensured that you backed up all important content. Here’s how you do it to delete the TikTok app and account permanently.
Permanent deletion of TikTok application
TikTok has already become one of the world’s most popular social applications. Maybe sometimes it feels as if this threatens your privacy or may lead to security issues, or perhaps you just feel the need for it no more. To completely delete the application from your device, it takes two steps: an app removal from your device and removing a TikTok account. We will break it down step by step.
Uninstall the TikTok app from your device
Want to remove the TikTok app but remain a user, do one of the following from your mobile device:
For Android
- Open **Google Play Store**
- Search for **TikTok**
- Tap **Uninstall** next to the app.
- The app will remove from your device.
Or you can also uninstall it too by tapping the Uninstall button right from either your home screen or by going to the apps in your app drawer:
- Open your **TikTok** app icon and long press
- Go to the **Uninstall **via your menu.
For iPhone
- Find the application of **TikTok **in your home screen
- Tap the **TikTok **app icon until it triggers a menu.
- Tap the option **Delete App** and switch to **Erase App.”.
- It will ask you to tap **Delete** icon.
This way your app will be deleted and along with it, your account with all its information is protected too.
Total Account Deletion
In case you have actually decided to completely wipe out your TikTok, follow these:
Before deleting, take a backup of all your data
Save any content you might want to recover later, including videos and chat history. Although the TikTok app offers some tools for download from within the app itself, deleting an account means permanently removing all the content that is hosted there. To delete your TikTok account for good:
- Open the TikTok app, taking you to your profile. Then,
- tap three horizontal lines that appear in the top right
- Tap **Settings and Privacy.”.
- In the **Account** section, tap on **Manage Account.
- Tap **Download Your Data** to download your data. This may take up to 48 hours.
After downloading your data, delete your account.
How to Delete Your TikTok Account
- Open the **TikTok app** and go to your **Profile.
- Tap the three horizontal lines in the top right-hand corner to open the settings menu.
- Tap Settings and Privacy
- Then you’ll find an option under your Account, Manage Account
- Swipe down and tap Delete Accoun
- Then click on Continue from the confirmation pop up of TikTok about its account deletion action
- .You will be verifying your identity Confirming through a text message or mail with the verification code on it
- You’ll then tap delete account to seal and finalize the procedure.
FAQs
How can I delete my account?
Settings > Manage Account, then Delete Account.
Will videos be deleted?
Yes. All videos will be deleted permanently upon deletion.
Can a deleted TikTok account be restored?
No. Once your account is deleted, that’s all your data gone, too
Does TikTok delete account immediately?
No, it remains deactivated for 30 days. Then it gets permanently deleted.
How can one backup TikTok videos?
Access and download your videos via “Download Data” before deleting the account.
Conclusion
Conclusion It is very easy to delete your TikTok account, but once you decide to delete it, then you can’t do it again. When you want to delete your account for real, you have to ensure you backup all your important data or videos because everything would be deleted. You would have a grace period of 30 days to change such decision.
You delete your account entirely, after which there is no coming back. If you are not going to use TikTok again at least for some time in the future, you can simply delete the app. You will know what you’re doing completely and, therefore, know what’s going to happen.