What happens if I uninstall WhatsApp for 2 months?

when you uninstall the app, no significant changes happen to your chat messages. You will still receive them, but simply won't be able to access them. WhatsApp has both a local backup and a cloud backup in which your messages will be stored until you reinstall the app.
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What happens if we don't use WhatsApp for 2 months?

To maintain security, limit data retention, and protect the privacy of our users, WhatsApp accounts are generally deleted after 120 days of inactivity. Inactivity means the user hasn't connected to WhatsApp. An internet connection is required for an account to be active.
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How long can you uninstall WhatsApp?

It may take up to 90 days from the beginning of the deletion process to delete your WhatsApp information.
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Can you take a break from WhatsApp?

Currently, there is no way to pause WhatsApp. At least, not within the app. So if you temporarily want to not receive any messages on WhatsApp, you can do that through Android's app settings. Here is what you need to do: Go to Setting > Apps > WhatsApp > Force Stop.
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What happens if a person uninstall WhatsApp?

When you uninstall WhatsApp, people can still message and call you. However, since the app isn't installed on your phone, you will not be notified about it. Only when you reinstall WhatsApp, you will receive those messages and missed call notifications.
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What happens when you remove WhatsApp from your phone without deleting your account



Will my friends know if I Uninstall WhatsApp?

WhatsApp does not have a specific notification or way to let other people know that the account was deleted either. So if you want to know whether or not someone has removed the app from their phone, I'm afraid that will not be possible.
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How do I turn off WhatsApp without deleting?

Go to your phone settings (under the general Android settings) >> Apps>> Open list of Apps>>Select WhatsApp. Then click on 'Force stop'. Then disable 'Background data' (inside Data option) and finally, revoke all app permissions for WhatsApp.
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How do I know if someone is checking me on WhatsApp?

How to Know Who Viewed My WhatsApp Status?
  1. Open WhatsApp.
  2. Tap the Status tab.
  3. Tap on My Status > A List of all status will be shown.
  4. Tap on a status to see the views > Look for eye icon.
  5. Tap the eye icon to see > A list of users will populate.
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What happens if I delete WhatsApp and reinstall?

If you uninstall WhatsApp from your mobile, people will still be able to send you messages. After installing the app again, you will be able to read those messages and get the missed call notifications. But if you delete your account, no one will be able to send you messages.
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Will I receive messages after uninstalling WhatsApp?

Yes it will. Once you reinstall the WhatsApp, all messages sent to you during the uninstalled period would be retrieved. I uninstalled WhatsApp from my phone for a day and when I reinstalled it I was unable to see messages received during that period.
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Why will you be automatically removed from a WhatsApp group after a few days of not using WhatsApp?

To maintain security and limit data retention, WhatsApp accounts generally expire after 120 days of inactivity. When that happens, those accounts automatically exit all their WhatsApp groups.
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How can I recover my 1 year old WhatsApp without backup?

How to Recover Deleted Whatsapp Messages on Android without Backup
  1. Download, install FoneDog Toolkit- Android Data Recovery and connect Android.
  2. Enable USB debugging.
  3. Choose WhatsApp Messages to scan.
  4. Recover Deleted WhatsApp messages without backup.
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Can anyone hack my WhatsApp?

The hackers would be able to see who the user had been messaging and what they had been saying. They could also see users' files, photos, and videos sent through WhatsApp. The vulnerability affected versions of WhatsApp up to 2.19. 230 on Android 8.1 and 9.
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Why is he always checking my WhatsApp status?

Because they have posted the status for others. They want to know if someone they wanted to view their status has actually viewed it. Most of the times WhatsApp statuses are for attention seeking of a particular person. So people keep checking if that person has viewed the status.
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How can I hide being online on WhatsApp for one person?

In the Account page, find and select "Privacy." Tap "Last Seen" to change your online status. You have two options to hide your online or "Last Seen" status — you can choose for only "My Contacts" to see your status or for "Nobody" to see your status.
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Can police hack your WhatsApp?

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Yrs it is illegal to hack someone whatsapp or facebook or any kind of social media account. You can file a complaint to cyber cell police of your District regarding hacking of your Whatsapp. It is an offence under Information Technology Act to hack device or account of any kind of anyone.
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Can WhatsApp be tracked by police?

We do not retain data for law enforcement purposes unless we receive a valid preservation request before a user has deleted that content from our service. In the ordinary course of providing our service, WhatsApp does not store messages once they are delivered or transaction logs of such delivered messages.
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Can someone hack my phone by sending me a picture on WhatsApp?

Actually, according to cyber experts, photos sometimes work like Trojan horses. With their help, hackers can easily hack your smartphone. To avoid this, immediately go to your WhatsApp settings. Now close the Save to Camera Roll by clicking Chats.
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How do I restore my last 6 months on WhatsApp?

You can follow below instructions to restore WhatsApp messages or chats from a backup:
  1. Uninstall WhatsApp.
  2. Open the WhatsApp database or backup folder. Decide which backup file you want to restore.
  3. Rename that file from “msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD. db. crypt7” to “msgstore. ...
  4. Install WhatsApp.
  5. When asked to restore, tap Restore.
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How far back does WhatsApp Chat history go?

How long are messages stored on WhatsApp? Messages are held on WhatsApp's servers for 30 days if they are not received after being sent. This means when you send a message, it is deleted from servers, once received. However, if it is not received, then it is stored for 30 days and automatically deleted after that time.
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How can I restore my WhatsApp messages older than 7 days?

WhatsApp doesn't recover older chats than 7 days if you have not done WhatsApp backup. If you've no clue on how to get them back, this article is what you need. To do this, you'll have to seek help of a powerful data recovery tool(iPhone 13/12/11 supported).
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How do you know when someone has deleted their WhatsApp?

If they have deleted the actual WhatsApp account, there will be no profile picture. If only one gray tick appears, and no profile picture of a receiver, am I blocked? Yes. One grey tick and no profile picture means they either blocked you, or they deleted the app.
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Does WhatsApp have an expiry date?

What happens on the effective date? No one will have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of WhatsApp on May 15th, 2021 because of this update.
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Does WhatsApp expire on Android?

But, if you are using an Android or iOS smartphone running on the old version of the operating system, then you will not be able to use WhatsApp from next month. WhatsApp has shared a list of devices that will no longer support the WhatsApp messaging app starting November 1, 2021.
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How do I stop my WhatsApp from expiring?

Disable disappearing messages
  1. Open the WhatsApp chat.
  2. Tap the contact's name.
  3. Tap Disappearing messages.
  4. Select Off.
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