LinkedIn is a popular social media platform used by professionals to network and find job opportunities. While LinkedIn can be useful, you may wish to delete it from your Android phone to free up storage space or if you don’t use it often. Deleting LinkedIn from your Android phone is easy and can be done in just a few steps.
Should I delete the LinkedIn app or my LinkedIn account?
There are two options for removing LinkedIn from your Android phone:
- Delete just the LinkedIn app from your phone
- Delete your entire LinkedIn account
If you want to take a break from LinkedIn but think you may use it again in the future, you can simply delete the app from your phone. This will remove the app icon and free up storage space, but your LinkedIn account and data will remain intact.
If you want to permanently delete your LinkedIn presence, you would need to fully delete your LinkedIn account. This will erase all of your LinkedIn data and connections.
How to delete the LinkedIn app from your Android phone
Here are the steps to remove just the LinkedIn app from your Android device:
- Open the Settings app on your Android.
- Tap “Apps” or “Applications.”
- Tap “Application Manager” (on Samsung devices) or “Apps & Notifications” (on Pixel and other devices).
- Scroll and find LinkedIn in the list of apps.
- Tap LinkedIn.
- Tap “Uninstall.”
- Confirm that you want to uninstall LinkedIn.
The LinkedIn app will now be removed from your Android phone’s storage and home screen. However, this does not delete your LinkedIn account or data.
How to delete your LinkedIn account permanently
If you want to fully delete your LinkedIn presence, including your profile, connections, messages, and all other data, you will need to delete your LinkedIn account:
- Open the LinkedIn app or website and log into your account.
- On the LinkedIn website, click your profile picture in the top right corner.
- Select “Settings & Privacy” from the dropdown menu.
- Click “Account preferences” on the Settings & Privacy page.
- Scroll down and click “Closing your LinkedIn account.”
- Select “Close your account” and then “Continue” to proceed.
- Enter your account password when prompted to confirm your identity.
- Click “Close Account.”
It can take up to 24 hours for LinkedIn to process your account deletion request. Once it is closed, your profile, connections, groups, and everything else will be permanently removed.
Important things to know before deleting your LinkedIn account
Here are some key points to be aware of if you are thinking of deleting your LinkedIn account:
- Back up anything important first – Once your account is closed, you lose access to your data and connections on LinkedIn.
- You can’t reactivate a closed account – Closing your account is permanent. You would have to open a new account if you want to use LinkedIn again later.
- Others can still see your public profile for a while – It takes a few weeks for closed accounts to be removed from LinkedIn’s search results and Google indexes.
- You’ll be unsubscribe from communications – Closing your account removes you from notifications, emails, and messages from LinkedIn.
- Connections and followers are notified – When you delete your account, your connections receive a notification that you are “no longer on LinkedIn.”
How to delete LinkedIn app data from your Android phone
When you uninstall the LinkedIn app, it does not automatically erase any cached data or files saved to your device’s storage. To completely wipe LinkedIn data from your Android phone:
- Open your Android Settings.
- Tap “Apps” or “Application Manager.”
- Tap “LinkedIn.”
- Tap “Storage”
- Tap “Clear Cache” to delete temporary files.
- Tap “Clear Data” to erase all Local LinkedIn data.
This will wipe the app’s data, removing any files, cached data, or stored login details from your device. The LinkedIn app itself will still be installed until you uninstall it.
How to log out of LinkedIn on your Android device
If you don’t want to fully delete the LinkedIn app, you can log out to remove your account details:
- Open the LinkedIn app on your Android.
- Tap your profile picture in the top-left corner.
- Tap “Settings.”
- Tap “Account preferences.”
- Tap “Sign out.”
This will log you out of the LinkedIn app on your device without deleting any data. You can log back in anytime with your username and password. All of your LinkedIn data will still be intact.
Alternative options besides deleting your LinkedIn account
Instead of fully closing your LinkedIn account, you may want to consider these other options:
- Deactivate your account – This hides your profile until you reactivate it.
- Increase privacy settings – Limit what connections and non-connections can see.
- Remove connections – Delete some or all of your LinkedIn connections.
- Remove position history – Delete your employment history and details.
These alternatives allow you to take a break from LinkedIn while still keeping your account open for the future.
Conclusion
Deleting LinkedIn from your Android device is simple – just uninstall the app from your phone or tablet. Permanently deleting your LinkedIn account is more complex and requires closing your account from LinkedIn’s website.
Before deleting your LinkedIn account, make sure to download any data you may want to keep and be aware that the process is permanent. With the app uninstalled from your device and your account closed from the web, you can fully remove your LinkedIn presence from both your Android phone and the internet.