One of the big claims of Instagram users is finally emerging in mobile applications: It is now possible to delete the account completely As a built-in option in the Instagram app for iPhone. Also temporary deletion of the account: It is no longer necessary to access the website to delete the account.

As with most web services and applications, Signing up for Instagram is easy and deleting the account is pretty complicated when the user regrets keeping it. Instagram has always hidden account deletion as it requires an action through the Meta website, which is hidden from the user. That has changed, but only for iPhone. Android users will have to wait.

Delete account permanently or temporarily

The change in the way it works is due to a rule imposed by Apple on all developers in the App Store: open an account from the app it should also offer the same deletion of said account from the same app. And that’s exactly what’s happening on Instagram anyway.

All users who use Instagram on their iPhone or the mobile app on iPad are now delete your account without exiting the app. Say goodbye to complications with two types of accessible deletion: temporary and definitive to give you a certain margin of recovery. Before proceeding with the deletion, it is important to evaluate whether you really want to delete the account.

The steps to delete Instagram account from iPhone are as follows:

• Before we start deleting your account, our recommendation is to download all your photos and videos. Backup of what you have uploaded to Instagram.
• Open your Instagram app on iPhone (or iPad).
• Go to your profile (bottom right, submenu) and click on the three menu bars at the top.
• Choose settings.”
• Go to “Account”.
• Click on “Delete account” and choose whether you want a temporary deletion (“Deactivate account”) or delete your Instagram completely (“Delete account”).

If you choose to delete the account completely You’ll have 30 days to save by simply logging back in. If you do not use Instagram at all during these 30 days, your account will be lost forever; along with all your uploaded photos, comments, videos, Reels and Stories.

This process is not yet available on Android phones. If you want to delete your Instagram account and you have an Android mobile, you can delete it by following the normal deletion process.