Discover how to permanently or temporarily delete your Facebook account on Android, iPhone, and PC.

You can delete your Facebook account permanently for old, unused accounts or temporarily lock your Facebook account, storing your personal FB account for a short period until you decide to reactivate it.

How to delete a Facebook account permanently or temporarily

I. Guide to delete Facebook account on Android, iPhone

* Note: To delete your Facebook account on your phone, users need to update or download the latest version of Facebook.

+ Download link for Facebook for Android

+ Download link for Facebook for iPhone

To delete a Facebook account on iPhone and Android is quite similar. Therefore, this article by Mytour.vn will guide you on an Android phone. For those using an iPhone, you can follow similar steps as outlined in this article.

1. How to permanently delete Facebook account on Android, iPhone

Step 1: Open Facebook, log in => Select the three horizontal lines icon. => Choose Settings.

Step 2: In the Settings & Privacy section, click on Personal Information and Account.

Step 3: Press Control and Access Personal Information => Choose Disable and Delete to proceed with permanently deleting the FB account.

Step 4: Press Delete Account => Press Continue to Delete Account => Press delete account once again to confirm you want to permanently delete the Facebook account.

Step 5: Press Continue to Delete Account => Choose Delete Account.

- After confirming the deletion of the Facebook account, you have 30 days to reactivate the account and cancel, not delete the Facebook account. After 30 days, the deletion process will begin, and you will not be able to access any content or information from the deleted Facebook account.

2. How to temporarily delete FB account on phone

Step 1: Open Facebook, log in to your account => Select the three horizontal lines icon.

Step 2: Go to Settings => Choose Settings and Privacy.

Step 3: Press Personal Information and Password.

Step 4: Press Control and Access Personal Information => Choose Disable and Delete.

Step 5: Press Disable Account => Press Continue to Disable Account.

Step 6: Enter your Facebook account password => Press Continue to complete the steps to temporarily delete the Facebook account.

Step 7: Choose reason for disabling Facebook account => Press Continue.

Step 8: Choose date to automatically reactivate the account => Press Continue.

Step 9: Customize some settings for Data Backup before performing the disablement of the Facebook account, deleting the temporary FB account.

Step 10: Press Disable My Account.

- After the temporary disablement period, Facebook will automatically reactivate your account. However, if you want to reactivate earlier, you can log in to Facebook with your previous email, phone number, and password to continue using Facebook.

II. Deleting Your Facebook Account on Computer

To initiate the steps to permanently or temporarily delete your FB account on a computer, first, you need to access Facebook via a Web browser or you can download Facebook for PC for usage. 

1. Permanently Deleting Facebook Account on PC

Step 1: Access Facebook on PC, log in to your account => Click on your Avatar.

Step 2: Choose Settings and Privacy =>Click Settings.

Step 3: Click Your Information on Facebook.

Step 4: Click on Disable and Delete => Choose Delete Account.

Step 5: Press Continue to Delete Account =>Press Delete Account.

Step 6: Enter your Password => Press Continue => Choose Delete Account.

2. How to temporarily delete FB account on computer

Step 1: Log in to Facebook on the computer => Click on the Avatar icon.

Step 2: Choose Settings and Privacy =>Press Settings.

Step 3: Click on Your Information on Facebook.

Step 4: Press Disable and Delete => Choose Disable Account.

Step 5: Press Continue to Disable Account => Enter Password.

Step 6: Choose the reason for temporarily deleting Facebook account => Customize backup data and Messenger usage before disabling the account.

Step 7: Press Disable => Choose Disable Now.

III. Answering some questions about deleting Facebook account

1. Is it possible to delete a Facebook account when forgetting the password?

To delete a Facebook account on both mobile and PC, entering the password is mandatory for confirmation. If you can't recall your Facebook password, visit the unlock Facebook when forgotten password link and follow the instructions to recover your Facebook account password.

2. Can you delete someone else's Facebook account?

As mentioned earlier, deleting a Facebook account is only successful if you have the other person's Facebook password. You can explore how to view someone else's Facebook password to gain control over their Facebook account and proceed to delete it.

3. How to delete a Facebook account without logging in?

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Currently, Facebook does not support users in deleting their Facebook accounts without logging in on a phone or computer. If you happen to forget your Facebook password, perform Facebook password recovery on your phone, log in to FB, and follow the Mytour instructions to delete your Facebook account.