How To Deactivate Facebook Account (New 2026 Update)
Description: Here's how to deactivate your Facebook account temporarily with the new 2026 layout, without deleting anything.
Facebook shows different menus on different accounts and makes this setting hard to find, so this covers both layouts.
Once you're in Meta's Accounts Center, temporary deactivation hides your profile until you return. You'll also see how to stop Facebook from automatically reactivating your account after seven days, so it stays off until you log back in.
Shown on iPhone, and it works on Android and on a computer at facebook.com.
0:00 Deactivate Your Facebook Account
0:10 Get Into Your Facebook Settings
1:08 Choose Temporary Deactivation
1:36 Stop It Reactivating On Its Own
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My name is Trevor Nace, and I've been making tech tutorials for years, focusing on helping you solve your "how to" problems on iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, and PC. So whether you're on a phone or computer and you run into an issue, I hope this video helped you.
If you're still having trouble, leave a comment below or go to my channel page and send me an email directly. I look forward to hearing from you! Close description
Facebook shows different menus on different accounts and makes this setting hard to find, so this covers both layouts.
Once you're in Meta's Accounts Center, temporary deactivation hides your profile until you return. You'll also see how to stop Facebook from automatically reactivating your account after seven days, so it stays off until you log back in.
Shown on iPhone, and it works on Android and on a computer at facebook.com.
0:00 Deactivate Your Facebook Account
0:10 Get Into Your Facebook Settings
1:08 Choose Temporary Deactivation
1:36 Stop It Reactivating On Its Own
I hope this video helped you. If it did, the best way you can say thank you is to hit the like and subscribe button :)
My name is Trevor Nace, and I've been making tech tutorials for years, focusing on helping you solve your "how to" problems on iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, and PC. So whether you're on a phone or computer and you run into an issue, I hope this video helped you.
If you're still having trouble, leave a comment below or go to my channel page and send me an email directly. I look forward to hearing from you! Close description