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How to delete your Facebook account on an iPhone using the Facebook mobile app

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You can delete your Facebook account using the Facebook app on your iPhone. Shutterstock
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If you're wasting too much time on Facebook or you're tired of getting notifications on your iPhone, or both, just delete the Facebook app off your phone. 

It couldn't be any easier to do so, you just swipe to the screen with the Facebook logo, hold a finger down on the app until it starts wiggling, tap the little "X" at the corner of the app (or tap "Rearrange apps" and then the "X" if you're running iOS 13), then hit "Delete" on the popup window to confirm the move.

How to delete Facebook on iPhone
Consider simply deleting your Facebook app rather than your account if you are spending too much time on social media.  Steven John/Business Insider

However, if you are done with Facebook altogether, including the mobile app and full site on your computer, you can rather quickly delete your Facebook account using the mobile app. 

Here's how, in quite a few steps, which can change from time to time with updates. 

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How to delete your Facebook account on an iPhone using the Facebook mobile app

1. Launch the Facebook app on your phone and then tap the three parallel lines at the bottom right corner.

2. Tap "Settings & Privacy" at the bottom of the list, and then "Settings."

How to delete Facebook on iPhone
The option to deactivate the account has the same effect as deleting your account, but isn't permanent.  Steven John/Business Insider

3. Scroll down and tap "Account Ownership and Control."

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Select "Account Ownership and Control" from the menu.  Steven John/Business Insider

4. Tap "Deactivation and Deletion."

5. Select "Delete Account" by tapping the dot beside that option, then hit the blue "Continue to Account Deletion" button.

How to delete Facebook on iPhone
First, click the circle next to "Delete Account." Then, click the blue "Continue to Account Deletion" button.  Steven John/Business Insider

6. Scroll down and tap "Delete Account" and then confirm the deletion with your password, then one more tap.

How to delete Facebook on iPhone
Don't forget that any pictures, chats, or other media connected to your Facebook account will also be lost when you delete the account.  Steven John/Business Insider

And don't worry, if you change your mind within 30 days, you can simply log into your Facebook account to stop it from being forever purged from the internet.

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Steven John
Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.