Whatsapp update not getting deleted

Question

I noticed my contacts list have been jumbled up meaning, many contacts name are displayed with a common name.

So I erased all the phone data and factory reset.

Still the WhatsApp update icon is present and I am not able to delete it.

Why is this happening?

What do you mean, the "update icon"? Do you mean a notification, or something else? — Dan Hulme, Sep 14 '13 at 10:08

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 14 '13 at 07:05

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Whatsapp is installed on the /system partition on your device. Which means, your device manufacturer decided to include the app in the device firmware. A factory reset can only remove the apps which you installed yourself which are present on the /data partition. To remove system apps you need to need to root your device and delete the app from the /system/app/ directory.

answered Sep 14 '13 at 07:05

Ruben Roy

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Any app not removed/removable from the device will report a notification for a version update. It will even automatically update if that setting remains enabled in Google Play Store. – wbogacz Sep 14 '13 at 13:50
He was trying to factory reset to uninstall the app. – Ruben Roy Sep 14 '13 at 14:33

Whatsapp update not getting deleted

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