The mean time to uninstall the default GB WhatsApp Download APK functionality is 1 minute and 12 seconds (in Android 13 devices), but according to Statista data in 2025, 23% of users have their space not fully cleared due to remaining files (with a mean size of remaining data being 1.2GB). In the normal uninstallation process, the success rate of deletion through the system Settings interface is 89%. However, on low-end devices such as Redmi 12C with 4GB RAM, the chance of process retention because of memory management problems increases to 14%, and the background service (com.gbwhatsapp) needs to be manually terminated to complete the uninstallation. Brazilian user Claudia told us that the probability of the encrypted database file msgstore.db.crypt14 not being removed when she uninstalled the app on her device was 9% and that manually removing the directory /GBWhatsApp using the file manager was still necessary, an additional 2 minutes and 37 seconds of time.
For the well-integrated version (v25.8+), the success rate of forced uninstalls using the ADB command has risen to 99%:
adb shell pm uninstall –user 0 com.gbwhatsapp
This process takes an average of 4.8 seconds (on the Windows platform), but it means users have to switch on developer mode and read up on fundamental command-line data. According to a 2025 report by cybersecurity firm Avast, 12% of maliciously modified GB WhatsApp Download APKs install PersistService processes, allowing for remote activation even after regular uninstalling (with a highest mean of 120 activation attempts daily). German user Hans therefore suffered from privacy leakage and eventually was completely cleared by flashing the official ROM online. The one-time service fee was €49.
The data migration problem is weighty. Only 67% of users can restore successfully chat records from GB WhatsApp Download APK to the official app. Instances in the Indian market reveal that the recovery success rate using the in-built Backup feature (Chat Backup) is only 82% (95% for official WhatsApp), and the conflict rate between media file permissions in Android 14 and above systems has risen to 18%. In case no previous backup exists, the recovery fee of third-party tools such as WazzapMigrator is $19.99 per month, and recovery time is up to 3.2 hours (100,000 messages +2GB media files).
As far as threats to compliance with laws are concerned, the EU’s General data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires total erasure of user data when an application is being uninstalled. However, the tests determined the probability of GB WhatsApp Download APK to leave behind log files (87MB in size on average) in the /data/app directory to be 34%. In 2025, regulatory authorities in France levied the maximum individual penalty of €220,000 per instance of non-compliance and prompted developers to introduce “secure erasure tools” (three storage blocks coverage) to minimize the likelihood of data residue down to 0.3%.
Market feedback indicates that in 2025, the daily number of requests for account uninstallation worldwide was on average 12,000, of which 41% were account ban complaints. Nigerian customers successfully fixed issues with a 94% success rate utilizing the “Double Clear Mode” (factory Settings restore + cache partitions clearing), but at the cost of wiping out all non-backup data (average value lost: $137). In comparison, the official migration guide (13-step illustrated steps) was wholly adopted by merely 23% of users. The reason lies mainly because the operational complexity score was as much as 7.1/10 (maximum possible score 10, being the most complicated).
Final solution efficiency comparison:
Classic uninstallation: 89% success, 1-3 minutes to perform, residual risk 9%
ADB forced uninstallation: 99% success, very technical threshold (15 minutes to learn)
Third-party cleaning programs: Success rate 97%, cost 4.99-29.99
Users have to weigh time cost, value of data and technical skill in choosing the most suitable solution