Are you being through FMWhatsApp and using all its features, but now finding a relative need to get switched to the official WhatsApp version? Or you want to reinstall the FMWhatsApp with a new, updated version? Both things would first need you to have the information about the uninstallation steps.
Now, there is nothing new in FMWhatsApp uninstallation, and we’re literally providing you with the same default steps you used before for uninstalling any other app. In this way, it becomes and sounds simple to uninstall FMWhatsApp from any Android phone. Direct to the procedure, there are three of them listed in the below uninstalling things, and each of them lose a little convenience one by one.
But before following any of the methods and uninstalling FMWhatsApp, it’d be a viable option to take a ride through the below pre-required procedure. If you keep the WhatsApp data, including messages and media files at an upper position and really care about that, the first steps are to create a backup of all your important messages and media files. The best thing is that you can use this backup later superficially.
Steps to take before uninstalling FMWhatsApp
First, let’s learn about the pre-requirement, creating a perfect data backup for the FMWhatsApp messages and media files. This won’t go long, as we already talked a little about it in the above section. Just go through the below steps, and you’ll soon have the data backup in your smartphone’s internal storage.
1. Open the FMWhatsApp app from the app deck of your smartphone.
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2. Click the three-dot button from the above options as shown in the picture below.
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3. Hit the Settings button, and you’ll get redirected to the Settings menu.
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4. Choose and open the Chats section.
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5. Later, click the Chat Backup button, and you’ll glimpse the process ongoing from 0% to 100%.
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6. After backup creation, close the FMWhatsApp and open the Google Files app.
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7. Within the root folder of Internal Storage, find the FMWhatsApp folder.
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8. Copy this folder carefully to the Downloads folder of your internal storage.
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That’s it for the pre required procedure. You’re now good with a data backup and can later restore this backup either to WhatsApp Messenger or a new version of FMWhatsApp. All you need is to rename the app folder and subfolders as per the version you’re using and move it back to the internal storage after reinstalling the app.
Methods of uninstalling FMWhatsApp
There are 3 mere methods you can try to uninstall FMWhatsApp. Each of them are 100% working, but the reason behind us listing all the three methods is because of the different smartphone models working on different sub UI versions. Let’s start with the simplest procedure of the series, dragging and dropping.
Method 1 – Drag and Drop uninstallation
Drag and Drop uninstallation works on every smartphone except the iPhones. Joking as FMWhatsApp can’t work on iPhones, but they really don’t serve drag and drop features. However, we’re using an Android device here, and you can really use this feature using the below steps to uninstall the FMWhatsApp in just a moment –
1. Find the FMWhatsApp app icon on your smartphone’s app deck.
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2. Click and hold the home screen.
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3. After doing so, mark the app icon.
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4. Click the Uninstall button until you get to uninstallation window.
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5. Click the Uninstall button and wait for a sec.
Method 2 – Uninstalling from App Info
The second method to uninstall FMWhatsApp APK requires you to get to the App Info page of FMWhatsApp. However, that doesn’t require any rocket science knowledge, but just a few steps as shown below –
1. Find the FMWhatsApp app icon on your device.
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2. Click and hold it until you won’t get some options listed after it.
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3. Hit the App Info option after the app, and soon you’ll glimpse the App Info page.
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4. Inside that page, you’ll have an Uninstall button at the bottom or after the app name.
5. Click this Uninstall button and similarly click Uninstall button one more time on the next prompt window.
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6. Wait for the uninstallation process and now you’re free to either reinstall, install official app, or any other mod version as per your desire.
Method 3 – Using Manage Apps section
Manage Apps page is the last option to uninstall the FMWhatsApp app. You need to use it at the last, like if none of the above two steps are working properly, as it goes through the internal settings of your smartphone. There is a page named Manage Apps for every smartphone where one can manage allowed permissions, clear cache, data, or uninstall that app.
You can get to that page using the below procedure and uninstall FMWhatsApp from there –
1. Find and open the Settings app on your device.
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2. Scroll down and search the Apps section. Open it ASAP!
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3. Under the Apps section, you’ll find the Manage Apps option as shown in the below picture.
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4. Scroll down and find the FMWhatsApp app on the app list.
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5. Click the Uninstall button as positioned here in the top-right corner of the page.
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6. Hit the OK button or Uninstall button on the next prompt notification.
All you need now is to wait and watch. Soon, you’ll get a notification saying that FMWhatsApp got uninstalled successfully. You can now go for a proper new reinstallation or the official WhatsApp Messenger as whatever is going in your mind. Thanks for using FMWhatsApp!