Guide To Delete A Twitter Account On Your iPhone

Ready to say goodbye to Twitter? Read this guide on how to remove the Twitter account from your iPad, iPhone, and web. But first of all, you might want to back up your data first.

Noted that you can still restore your Twitter account in 30 days after it was wrongfully or accidentally deleted (deactivated). If you want to keep your current email/username for another Twitter account in the future, then you might want to change them before you delete this current one.

Follow this guide to delete the Twitter account.

How To Delete Your Twitter Account On iOS

For Twitter's iOS app, follow these steps:

1. From the app drawer, tap on the Twitter application on the iPad (or iPhone) to open it.
2. Tap on your profile icon.
3. Select Settings and privacy
4. Tap on the button Accountlocates on the top.
5. From the bottom of the screen, select Deactivate your account
6. Go through the disclaimer message from Twitter,
7. Then select Deactivate.
8. Type in your password.
9. Then follow the instruction to deactivate your account.

Here we have some screenshots on how to do that with the app on iOS (the mobile web version looks almost identical):

Now, here're what you'll need to do on the web:

1. Go to twitter.com and log in to your account.
2. Select More from the sidebar on the left.
3. Select Settings and privacy
4. Tap on the button Accountlocates on the top.
5. From the bottom of the screen, select Deactivate your account
6. Go through the disclaimer message from Twitter,
7. Then select Deactivate.
8. Type in your password.
9. Then follow the instruction to deactivate your account.