Meta (formerly known as Facebook) acquired Instagram back in 2012. Recently you may have seen a “From Facebook” message appearing on your Instagram loading screen. Before that, Facebook users could link their accounts to their Instagram pages. However, linking accounts makes simultaneous sharing easy and your social media experience seamless.
Regardless of the benefits of linking Facebook to Instagram, you give them more power over your browsing habits and data. This scenario is perhaps one of the reasons people decide to unlink their Facebook account from Instagram. Another might be getting hacked and losing control over one of the social platforms. Thousands of users have experienced takeovers in which the hacker posted hundreds of photos on Instagram or took control of their Facebook account and perhaps their friend list. That’s just a small group of examples of what is possible.
Still, receiving double Instagram message notifications from Instagram and Facebook can be annoying. If you do not care too much about linked accounts, unlinking Facebook from Instagram might be your best bet. Here’s how to do it.
Most people access social media using their smartphone or tablet devices. Indeed, the desktop web version of the Instagram app is more or less redundant. While people tend to use Facebook on their mobile devices, it’s not unheard of for some to access their Facebook pages using their Mac or PC.
Here’s how to unlink your Facebook account from Instagram.
Instagram users can easily unlink their two accounts via a web browser with just a few steps. First, you’ll need to visit Instagram’s website. Here’s how to unlink your two accounts using the Instagram website:
Now, your accounts are unlinked. But what if you don’t have access to your computer? Fortunately, you can also unlink your accounts on the Instagram app too.
Let’s get one thing straight. Don’t try doing it via the Facebook app. There isn’t an option that allows you to disconnect your Facebook account and your Instagram page on Facebook.
The only way to unlink the two is by using the mobile Instagram app. Of course, you can do it via an iPhone or an Android device. And it pretty much works the same.
’Voila! You’ve successfully unlinked your Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Even when you have unlinked the two, you will notice that your Facebook profile will feature some posts from Instagram. This situation exists because you have selected the option to share every Instagram post on Facebook.
To remove Instagram posts from Facebook, you must manually delete them. This process uses your Facebook account, not Instagram.
This process might be slightly annoying, particularly if you have a lot of photos in the album. Fortunately, there is another way to do it.
By using your desktop web browser, you can quickly delete the entire Instagram Photos folder without going through repetitive deletion patterns.
There you have it! All Instagram posts have been removed from your Facebook profile!
Even though Instagram is now under the Facebook umbrella, there still might be a reason why you would prefer to unlink the two. Maybe you do not want your Facebook page cluttered.
Maybe you are posting different types of content on the two. Whatever the reason, as long as you use the right platform, unlinking Facebook from Instagram is quick and easy. Just stick to the Instagram app, and you are all good.
If you still have questions about linking and unlinking your Meta accounts, keep reading.
You can link multiple Facebook pages and a Facebook profile to your Instagram account. Facebook pages get linked to Meta accounts, so whichever Facebook account you link to Instagram will also bring the involved pages to the table. To change the connected Facebook account on your Instagram, unlink the current one, and choose the new one, carefully following the outlined instructions.
However, you can choose where you want the Instagram posts that you share to appear. By navigating to Linked Accounts in your Instagram app (as explained earlier), go to the Share to option under Facebook.
Here, you can select whether you want the simultaneous shares to appear on the linked Facebook profile or one of the pages linked to the Facebook profile in question. Select whatever meets your preference.
As mentioned earlier, no, it won’t. The fact that you’ve unlinked your Instagram account from Facebook doesn’t mean that the Facebook posts get deleted. As explained above, this is because the moment your Instagram post is auto-shared to Facebook, it becomes a separate entity of sorts. In other words, it becomes a post you can only delete manually.
Using social media has become a skill all of its own. Some people prefer their Instagram posts to be reshared on Facebook, while others keep things separate. This scenario also applies to other Instagram-linkable platforms. Use Instagram to your advantage; you will know whether and what you need to unlink/link.
By John Awa-abuon
Updated
Don't want your Instagram and Facebook accounts connected? Learn how you can unlink them and remove posts!
Linking your Instagram and Facebook accounts has a lot of advantages. You can easily post your Instagram photos to your Facebook profile. It also makes it easier for your Facebook friends to find your Instagram profile, and for you to find out which of your Facebook friends are on& Instagram.
If you'd rather keep the two social networks separate, you'll need to go through a series of simple steps on Facebook and Instagram.
First, you're going to want to open up Instagram on your phone. Then, you'll need to follow the steps below the screenshots.
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Once you've unlinked your account, new posts that you share on Instagram will no longer appear on Facebook. Moreover, your Facebook friends will not be prompted to follow you on Instagram when they log into that app.
If you want to remove your existing Instagram posts from your Facebook profile, there are two ways you could go about it.
The first is to manually delete all the photos in your Instagram album on Facebook. This could take a long time, especially if you have many pictures.
Related: How to See Someone’s Instagram Username History
The other way is to delete them through the Activity Log. This is where Facebook shows every action that you, or another user, has taken on your timeline—including reactions, shares, comments, tags, and posts.
Here's how to delete your Instagram posts shared on Facebook through your Activity Log.
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You'll see all the posts you've shared from other apps.
Mark all the ones posted from Instagram and tap Trash at the bottom right of your screen. Facebook will move all the photos to trash and automatically delete them after 30 days.
The main benefit of unlinking your Instagram accounts from Facebook is that it allows you have an entirely new profile. You'll be able to find and follow new people without Facebook always trying to suggest your Facebook friends to you.
You may also have gotten that “your Facebook friend _____ is on Instagram” notification. Unlinking your Instagram account stops Facebook from sending similar notifications about you to your Facebook friends.
Lastly, unsyncing your Instagram and Facebook accounts can help you focus more on each social media platform. You'll be less likely to share the same post on both networks, and can better curate the content that you want to share with your followers on each of the platforms.
There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to whether you should unsync your Facebook and Instagram accounts. It all depends on your preferences and what you want to get out of the two social networks.
If you want to keep your Facebook and Instagram separate, follow the steps above to unlink your accounts. If you later decide that you want to link them again, you can always follow the same steps to do so.
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There are three ways to unlink an Instagram* page from Facebook* in 2021 - through a mobile application of one or another social network, as well as through a computer. We will analyze each instruction step by step. nine0003
The algorithm of actions for Android and iOS devices is practically the same. The differences are only in the appearance of the application interface and buttons. Before you start unbinding, we advise you to check the applications for updates and, if possible, update to the latest version.
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Via the Instagram app* it is easy to disconnect your account from Facebook*.
But please note that if the pages have a common phone number for registration or one email for both accounts, then the system will periodically offer to re-sync profiles. nine0003
Step-by-step algorithm of actions:
A warning about the consequences will appear on the screen - as a result of the break, the user will lose access to the associated account. See also: Export from Instagram**: content, statistics, information.
Through the Facebook page*, it will not be difficult to untie Instagram* either. First you need to open the application and find the "Menu" button, it is located in the lower right corner.
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The first item will be “Settings”, open it. At the bottom we see the “Account Center”. We click on it.
Operation in the Account Center is the same for both social networks Further unbinding is no different from what we did in the Instagram mobile app*.
A window will open describing the consequences of the action. Lists everything that will change in the account in case of unbinding. If everything suits, click on "Remove from the account center". Ready. nine0003
You cannot delete a profile in the Account Center using the Facebook version for a computer*. Such a function simply does not exist. But you can disable their synchronization and communication.
Let's take a step-by-step look at how to unlink an Instagram* profile from Facebook* via a computer:
This will open all available links. After this action, the profiles will be independent and not connected in any way. nine0003
Read also: How to secure your Instagram account**.
The procedure for unlinking pages through a computer is the same as when deleting a profile through the Instagram mobile application*.
Open the profile page, click on "Settings"In the settings, look for the "Account Center" item we need. It is located at the bottom left.
We need the "Account Center", do not click on "Temporarily disable my account" Click on the three dots next to the account you want to disable In this field, you can delete the profile or synchronize accounts so that they always have the same name and photoIt remains to click on "Remove from Account Center". The system will ask you to confirm the action, warn you about the consequences of your choice.
If everything suits, click on “Continue” The system will tell you in detail what will change and what will remain unchanged Check which account is being removed from the link.
The word "delete" means only removal from the Account Center. The page will be just as active, just not linked to the current one.
If there were more than 2 profiles in the Center, the remaining ones will be displayed in it. If there were only 2, then the active field "Add accounts" will appear.
All actions are performed in the same way as in the previous cases. After confirmation, the connection will be terminated. But at the same time, it will not be possible to use cross-posting and launch advertising on Instagram*, it is possible only through the Facebook page*, the Instagram account* will not be in the ad settings. This means that potential customers will not see your Instagram* in an ad. By the way, in our blog we already wrote how to effectively run an advertising campaign on Facebook* in the article “7 Tips for Effective Facebook Advertising*”.
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To unlink an Instagram* profile from a Facebook* page, you must first regain access to it. There is no other way to disconnect social networks.
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After that, it remains to wait until the account is unblocked and it will be possible to untie it from the page on Instagram *.
A few more ways to regain access to a Facebook* page that was lost for various reasons:
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