How Can I Make My Instagram Profile Private?

How to make your instagram account private –

Do you know as an instagram account owner you can hover about the instagram interface and make your account private?

Yes! In this article, I am going to show you how to make your instagram account private in a simple step by step guide.

So if you’re not a public type or you don’t your account to be public, you can follow our guide to figure out how to make instagram account private.

Interestingly, when you make your account private on instagram, it is only your followers that you’ve approved can see your photos, videos, followers list, and your following list.

During the course of this article, we’ll also show you the things you need to do perhaps you’re not able to make your instagram account private.

So if you’re dire need of the procedure for protecting your data on instagram, this article got you covered.

Let’s kick things start!!!

How to set your Instagram account on private on Android

1. Open the Instagram app.
2. Log into your account (if not already logged in).
3. Go to your profile.
4. Tap on the 3-stripes menu icon located at the top right of your phone’s screen.
5. Tap on Settings located at the bottom of the slide menu.
6. Tap on Privacy and Security or Privacy.
7. Tap on Account Privacy.
8. Tap on the toggle button located next to Private Account.
9. Tap on OK.

Once you get that done correctly, your Instagram account will be set to private.

How to set your Instagram account on private on Android

1. Tap on the instagram application on your mobile phone
2. You’ll need to login your account if you’ve not already done
3. Go to the top right corner of your profile and tap on the three dots icon. If the three dots icon are not on your profile, you’ll need to tap on the three lines icon to continue
4. Tap on the toggle button located next to Private Account.
5. Lastly, you’ll need to tap on OK.

That is how to make your instagram account private using your mobile phone.

You can also use your PC to make your instagram account private.

How to make your Instagram Profile Private Using your Desktop Computer

1. Turn on your computer
2. Connect it to an internet source
3. Next, enter instagram.com in your browser and click on the enter button
4. From the instagram homepage, click on the sign in button and enter your login credentials
5. Click sign in to continue your instagram profile
6. Next, go to the top right corner of the page and click on the gear-shaped icon. Bear in mind that you may need to click on the image icon at the top right corner of the page before clicking on the gear-shaped button. This action will cause a popup to show up
7. On the popup dialog box, click on Privacy and Security.
8. Find under the Account Privacy and you should see the Private Account option. Now, you’ll need to click on the small check box to check the option.

Following the above instructions will help you to make your instagram account private using your personal computer.

But what if you cannot make your instagram account private after following the above steps accordingly?

Well, if after undertaking the above guidelines you were unable to make your account on instagram private, you can follow the below guide to figure out what you can do next.

Note: If you’re using a business account on instagram, you won’t be able to make your account private following the above procedures. To make your business account or profile private, you’ll need to convert it into a personal profile. Yes, this article will show you how to get that done right away.

If You Can’t Make Your Account Private On Instagram

1. Open your mobile phone
2. Tap to open the instagram application. Note that you’ll need to login your account if you’re required to do so
3. Tap on the menu button at the top right corner of the instagram app. The instagram menu button is the 3-lines menu icon
4. Tap on Settings located at the bottom.
5. Tap on Switch Back to Personal Account.
6. Tap on Switch Back.
7. Tap on the toggle button located next to Private Account.
8. Lastly, tap on the OK button and you’re done.

Once that is done accordingly, your Instagram account is now private.

What you’re expect to note about private instagram account.

Interestingly, once you hit on the toggle button to turn on the instagram account private feature, the following things happens:

• Your photos, videos, followers list and following list become only visible to your followers (which you have approved)
• If people want to view your photos, videos, followers list, and the following list, then they will have to send you a follow request, which you then have to approve.
• Photos and videos that you share on other social media networks (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) maybe (depending on your privacy settings for these networks) visible in public.
• If someone already followed you before you made your account private and you don’t want this person to see everything, then you will have to block this person.
• People can still send you a photo or video directly – even if they’re not following you.

That is it on How Can I Make My Instagram Profile Private?

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