What is a Remembered Account?
Instagram has a feature in which you can choose to let the app remember your login details. This saves your precious time as you can quickly log in to your account. The remembered accounts shows up on the login page of Instagram and you can just log in easily with just a click.
Remove a Remembered Account on Desktop
You can remove a remembered account on Instagram from your desktop quickly with a few steps:
1. Open Instagram login on your browser.
2. Click on ‘Manage Accounts‘ present under the remembered accounts.
3. Click on the cross sign of the account you want to remove.
4. Then, click on ‘Done Editing’.
Remove a Remembered Account on Mobile
To remove a remembered account on Instagram on your mobile:-
1. Open your Instagram app and click on ‘Edit‘.
2. Click on the cross sign of the account that you want to remove and tap on ‘Finished Editing’.
How to Prevent Instagram from Saving Your Login Details?
Instagram gives us an option for our saving login details. You can choose not to save your login details:
1. Open the Instagram app and go to your profile.
2. Click on the three bars located at the top-right corner and select ‘Settings‘.
3. Scroll down to ‘Logins‘ and tap ‘Log out’.
4. Then uncheck the ‘Remember my login info’ box and click on ‘Log out’.
How to Prevent Instagram Logging in From Facebook?
Facebook owns Instagram. Therefore, you can also log in to your Instagram account through your Facebook account. This is only possible if you have logged in to an Instagram account using your Facebook credentials. To remove remembered Instagram accounts using Facebook you can:
1. Open the Facebook app and tap on the three horizontal bars icon on the top right corner.
2. Scroll down and tap on ‘Logout’.
3. Then open your Instagram account on the device.
The remembered account is removed and you can log into your Facebook account again.
Can I have an account remembered again?
Yes, you can choose to let Instagram remember your login details by going into the settings. After doing this Instagram will remember your account again and you can log in without having to type a single letter.
Changing your Instagram Password
Another way to remove a remembered account on Instagram is by changing your account password. If you change the password then the login details will also change. Thus, your new login details will be different from the previously saved ones.
Removing Account on all Devices
One way to remove a remembered account on Instagram is to remove your account from all of the devices that you are logged into. This is a simple way but not the most effective as you will remove your account on absolutely all devices and even the one you use frequently.
Conclusion
Although it is very useful and handy to have Instagram remember your login details, there are some downsides to it as well. You cannot be sure when your phone might end up in other people’s hands so you always bear the risk of exposing your Instagram account. To prevent this it is better if you remove your remembered account from Instagram. There are a few easy methods mentioned above on how to remove a remembered account on Instagram so that you will not have a problem. If you have any questions then please feel free to leave them below! Also Read: How to Link and Unlink Facebook and Instagram Accounts? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest tech news, tips & tricks, and tech reviews.
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