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How to exit and delete groups
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You can delete a group for all group participants if you’re the group admin. Before you can delete a group you must remove all group participants, and then exit the group.
When you delete a group, you won’t see the group in your Chats tab. The group chat history will also be erased from your phone.
Other participants will still see the group in their Chats tab. But, no one will be able to send messages.
Note: To access groups that are part of a community, click the community the group is part of from the Communities click or Chats tab. Then, click the group. Or, you can search for your group by typing the group name into the search bar.
Remove group participants
- Open the WhatsApp group chat, then click the group subject.
- Click by the participant's name > Remove > Remove.
Exit a group
In order to delete a group, you first need to exit the group.
- Open the WhatsApp group chat, then click the group subject.
- Alternatively, hover over the group in your chats list, then click .
- Alternatively, hover over the group in your chats list, then click
- Click > Exit.
Delete a group
After you exit a group, you have the option to delete the group.
- Open the WhatsApp group chat, then click the group subject.
- Alternatively, hover over the group in your chats list, then click .
- Alternatively, hover over the group in your chats list, then click
- Click > DELETE.