How to leave a group as an admin

What admins can and cannot do when leaving a group - there is no way to delete a group for everyone.

HiYou has no feature for an admin to delete or dissolve a group for everyone. Admins can only leave, the same way any member does - see How to exit a group as a member for the steps.

What happens depends on who is left after you go:

  • If other members remain and you were the only admin, the oldest remaining member becomes admin automatically.
  • If you are the last person in the group, the group is archived once you leave - it is not deleted while other members are still in it.

To remove the group from your own chat list without leaving it for everyone, use Clear chat or Delete chat instead - these only affect your own copy of the conversation. See How to clear chats and How to delete chats.

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