How to Control Your Instagram Visibility

Instagram provides the option to their users to control their Instagram visibility when someone searches them using their name. In case you do not go through this procedure, then your Instagram account will be visible to everyone such as your photos, videos, and username. Here’s how to control your Instagram visibility.

How to Make Instagram Account Private?

• Launch the Instagram application.
• Go to the profile on the Instagram account.
• Press on the Settings symbol.
• If you are using the iPhone, then the settings symbol resembles a black outlined cog given in the upper right-hand side of the application.
• In case you are using Android, then the settings symbol resembles three vertical dots given on the right-hand side of the Instagram application.
• Enable the “Private Account” option in the Instagram account. You will get the enable button below the “Account” column. After doing this setting, the followers in the Instagram account will able to view pictures which you upload. This setting will also help you to get a notification when anyone sends you the friend request on the Instagram account and asking you to accept the request.

How to Block Followers on Instagram?

• Go to the Instagram application given on the home screen.
• Go to the profile in the Instagram account.
• Check the followers on your Instagram account.
• Press on the name of the follower who you want to block from your Instagram account.
• Press on the Options symbol.
• Click on the “Block User” option.

How to Remove Photos from Locations on Instagram?

• Launch the Instagram application downloaded on the iPhone or Android.
• Go to the Instagram profile.
• Press on the location placed on the picture which you have posted on Instagram.
• Click on the Edit button.
• Press on the picture you wish to delete from your Instagram account.

How to Share Photos and Videos Privately?

• Go to the installed Instagram application.
• Press on the camera option given on the Instagram account
• You need to take a new picture by using the Instagram camera.
• Press on the “Direct” option located at the upper side of the display.
• Now, you have to enter the followers’ names who are added on your Instagram account with whom you wish to share the picture.
• Press on the “Share” option to send the picture one by one to the selected followers.

Edward Lewis is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. He writes for Norton security products at norton.com/setup.

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