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How to Temporarily Deactivate Facebook Account in 2023

Disable Facebook account for a few days and give yourself a break.

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
May 5, 2023
in Facebook, How To's

Overuse and addiction to social media platforms like Facebook can severely impact your productivity and disturb your life. Thankfully, you can deactivate Facebook account temporarily to take a break from Facebook. Doing so will help you reduce your screen time and get rid of unwanted distractions while studying or during work.

Another option is to delete your Facebook account if you want to permanently get rid of Facebook. However, it is better to deactivate Facebook as you can connect with your friends and family again after reactivating your account.

How do I deactivate Facebook after Meta’s new update?

Following new updates to the Facebook website and app, the Deactivation and Deletion option seems to be missing. So how can I temporarily deactivate my Facebook account? Worry not, you can still delete or deactivate Facebook 2023 in a few simple steps.

It’s just that the relevant app settings are now located in the Accounts Center – a centralized place to manage your account settings across Meta-owned apps. Meta has introduced this unified settings menu for Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram to make managing app preferences easier.

Now let’s see how to deactivate Facebook Meta in 2023 through the Accounts Center.

How to Deactivate Facebook Account Temporarily (2023)

On iPhone and Android

  1. Make sure you are running the latest version of the Facebook app.
  2. Tap the “Menu” tab at the bottom right corner (on iPhone) or top right (on Android) of the screen.
  3. Tap the gear icon at the top-right corner. settings menu in facebook app
  4. On the ‘Settings & privacy’ screen, tap “See more in Accounts Center” under Accounts Center. where is accounts center in facebook app
  5. Under Account settings, tap on ‘Personal details‘. facebook account personal details
  6. Tap on ‘Account ownership and control‘. How to deactivate Facebook on new update
  7. Select “Deactivation or deletion“. How to deactivate Facebook on iPhone 2023
  8. Select the account or profile you want to temporarily deactivate or permanently delete. select facebook account to deactivate
  9. Important: Choose the ‘Deactivate account‘ option and tap Continue. How to deactivate Facebook account on iPhone 2023
  10. Enter your Facebook password and tap Continue. enter facebook password
  11. Select a reason, scroll down, and tap ‘Continue’ to proceed. How to temporarily deactivate Facebook on meta
  12. By default, Facebook automatically reactivates your account in 7 days. Under ‘Reactivating your account’, select “Don’t reactivate automatically” if you don’t want your account to reactivate on its own. option to reactivate facebook automatically after deactivating
  13. Scroll down the ‘Confirm temporary account deactivation’ screen and tap “Deactivate my account‘ to confirm. how to deactivate facebook account 2023

That’s it. Now you can uninstall Facebook from your device to prevent yourself from logging back again.

TIP: Since you can access the Accounts Center from the Settings menu of Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, you can deactivate Facebook on Meta through Instagram or Messenger app as well.

On Desktop (Computer)

  1. Visit accountscenter.facebook.com/profiles in a web browser on your computer.
  2. In the sidebar, click on ‘Personal details’ under Account settings. how to deactivate your Facebook account on laptop
  3. Go to ‘Account ownership and control’.
  4. Click on “Deactivation or deletion”.
  5. Select your Facebook account.
  6. Important: Select ‘Deactivate account’ and click the ‘Continue’ button. how to temporarily deactivate facebook from computer
  7. Re-enter your password and hit ‘Continue’ to proceed.
  8. Choose a reason for deactivating your Facebook account and click Continue.
  9. Under ‘Reactivating your account’, choose a pre-defined time interval after which your account should reactivate automatically.
  10. Scroll down the ‘Confirm temporary account deactivation’ page and click “Deactivate my account‘.

What happens when you deactivate your Facebook account?

Once your Facebook account is deactivated,

  • You can reactivate your account and come back whenever you want.
  • No one can see your profile or search for you.
  • All your posts, photos, and videos on Facebook won’t be deleted.
  • Your other additional Facebook profiles and Pages where you are the only admin with full control will also be deactivated. To keep your Pages active, you can assign another admin or give someone else full control of your Page’s settings.
  • You can still use Messenger.
  • You can use Facebook Login to log in to other apps like Spotify and Pinterest.
  • Group admins may still be able to see your posts and comments.

Can I reactivate my Facebook account after deactivating it?

Yes, you can reactivate your Facebook account and be active on Facebook again at any time. By default, Facebook automatically reactivates your account after 7 days unless you’ve chosen the ‘Don’t reactivate automatically” option.

To reactivate Facebook after deactivating, simply log back again into Facebook or use your Facebook account to log in somewhere else. Note that you will need to have your email or mobile number and the password of your account to reactivate it.

You can also reactivate your deactivated Page after reactivating your Facebook account.

How to deactivate your Messenger Account in 2023

Messenger remains active after you deactivate your Facebook account (but you will lose access to Messenger for your additional Facebook profiles and Pages). Your profile picture will also be visible in your conversations and people can still search for you by name and send you a message.

Perhaps, if you want to deactivate Messenger 2023 then you first need to deactivate your Facebook account. Unfortunately, you cannot deactivate Messenger without deactivating Facebook first.

NOTE: To deactivate Facebook Messenger temporarily, you will need a mobile device such as an iPhone, iPad, or Android.

Here’s how you can deactivate your Messenger account.

  1. Deactivate your Facebook account first following the above-stated steps.
  2. Open the Messenger app.
  3. Tap the Menu button at the top left and then tap the Settings button (gear icon). how to temporarily deactivate facebook messenger
  4. Scroll down to the bottom and tap on “Accounts Centre”. how to deactivate messenger account in 2023
  5. Go to Personal details > Account ownership and control > Deactivation or deletion.
  6. Select your account and follow the instructions to deactivate your account on Messenger.

We hope you found this article helpful. 🙂

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Mayur Agarwal is the founder and editor-in-chief of WebTrickz. As a Technology enthusiast and an Internet addict, he loves sharing useful How To’s and Tips & Tricks.

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