How To Delete Instagram Account?

Are you really done with the glamour world of Instagram? Have you posted enough about your vacation and you already had an overdose of it? ‘Cleansing’ your social media is vital to cut down on stress and screen time. People nowadays do that quite frequently. 

Well then you can permanently delete or deactivate your account momentarily. Here are a few ways to delete Instagram account. 

How to Delete Instagram Account Permanently

When you delete Instagram account, you will lose all your photos and videos that you have posted all along; even the likes, comments and followers associated with that account. If someone does not want to delete Instagram account, they can definitely deactivate it.

Whenever they want, they can reactivate them, with the User Id and password. 

Delete Instagram on iPhone

Earlier for iOS users, you can only delete your account from your browser. But it can be done in the app too. 

• Open the Instagram app on your phone
• Tap on the Profile Picture section in the bottom-right corner
• Tap on the three lines in the top-right corner
• Select Settings
• Tap on Account, scroll down to the bottom of the page
• Click on Delete account. 
• There will be an option of deleting or deactivating it for the time being. 

Disclaimer: If you delete your account, then all your photos, videos, likes and followers will be deleted permanently. But if you want to delete your Instagram account temporarily, it will be deactivated for the time being. You can reactivate that again by logging in your username and password. 

After choosing between deleting/disabling, a new page will appear where it will ask ‘Why do you want to delete your account’. Specify the reason why you want to delete your account and click on OK. 

Your account will be deleted.

Through Android

If you want to delete your Instagram account through Android, follow the below steps.

• Log into your Instagram account on your Android phone. 
• Tap on the Profile Picture section in the bottom-right corner. 
• Tab on the tree stacked lines, in the top-right corner of the page
• Click on Settings
• Tap on the Account and scroll down to the bottom of the page
• Click on Help option and select Help Centre
• The page will be redirected to the browser of your choice. 
• Select Managing Your Account 
• Click on Delete your Account and then on How do I delete my account
• Now click on Delete your Account Page
• A new page will open. Add your ID and password.
• Then choose Not Now option
• You will be given a list of reasons as to why you want to delete your account. 
• Select any one of them. 
• You cannot delete the Instagram account without password. 
• Type in your Password and click on Permanently delete my account
• Choose OK to confirm the deletion. 

Laptop or Phone Through a Web Browser

• Open your browser and visit the page https://instagram.com/accounts/remove
• In the dropdown menu, select a reason as to why you want to delete your account
• Enter the required choice of your and click OK.
• Login with your ID and password.
• Click on Permanently delete my account. 

Note: If you delete Instagram account without waiting 30 days i.e if you login in within 30 days of the deletion, you can recover your account. If you disable it, you can login anytime to activate the id. 

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What information does an Instagram account collect about you?

• Basic Information: Instagram will collect basic information about you like your name, phone number, email addresses, username and password.
• Content that you post: The photos, comments, likes and shares, who followed you and whom did you follow; every information is collected
• Communication information: Any kind of emails that you have written to Instagram related to complaints or reports; any e-service 
• Contact information: Instagram has this feature of ‘Find friends’. If you choose it, then Instagram will go through your contact list and recommend the people you can follow. Also if your Instagram is linked with your Facebook, then they show you the recommendations of the people you might know.The device you are operating at: Instagram can even use their ‘device identifiers’ to keep a record of the device you logged your account in.
• Usage information: Instagram uses cookies and other similar technologies to check how you use their services. 

Is Instagram really safe? 

Instagram has this feature of public-private accounts, where one can lock their accounts if they want to. Business accounts need to be public, but if you want that your data (whatever you post) remains in a secured domain, then better lock your account. After all, you are the one posting on Instagram, so stay vigilant. For further help, look at the privacy and policy of Instagram. 

Conclusion

This photo-sharing platform with over 2 billion users is a boon for many. I personally enjoy Instagram, but also I have been through this process of delete/deactivate a lot. It’s a detox method when you really enjoy a lot on social media. Do follow these steps to delete Instagram account.