Facebook and Instagram are owned by the same parent company, Meta, which allows its users the ability to share posts between the apps at the same time which is very convenient for users as it enables simultaneous posting across the apps.
However, the linking may get tiring at some point as a result of the different friends you have on Facebook and Instagram.
For instance, you may have posted a picture on Facebook with a caption of having an occasion that you may not necessarily want to share with your colleagues at work but they happen to be your friends on Instagram.
As a result, you are busted, so sometimes separation is for the best. Are you tired of linking your accounts and wish to control the level of information shared on both platforms?
You have stumbled on the right article, as this article will show you how to successfully unlike your Facebook account from your Instagram account. If you linked your Facebook and Instagram account together, you can easily Unlink them, with the help of this amazing Guild.
How to Unlink Facebook from Instagram on the Instagram App
You can follow the steps below to unlink or disconnect your Instagram and Facebook accounts:
Step 1:
Enter the Instagram app and navigate your way to your profile.
Step 2:
Click on the three lines icon on the right.
Step 3:
Find settings and locate “Meta Account Center”.
Step 4:
Scroll down to Find “Accounts” and click.
Step 5:
On the accounts page, simply find the profile you want to unlink and click on remove which is just beside it.
Step 6:
On the next page scroll down to find “Continue” and click.
Step 7:
To confirm the removal, scroll down to click on remove alongside the username of the person you wish to remove.
How to Unlink Facebook from Instagram on the Facebook App
You can follow the steps below or disconnect your Instagram and Facebook accounts:
Step 1:
Enter the Facebook app and click on the three lines icon on the right.
Step 2:
Click on settings.
Step 3:
On the settings page simply scroll down to find “Meta Accounts Center”.
Step 4:
Scroll down to find “Accounts” and click.
Step 5:
On the accounts page, simply find the profile you want to unlink and click on remove which is just beside it.
Step 6:
On the next page, scroll down to find “Continue” and click.
Step 7:
To confirm removal, scroll down to click on remove alongside the username of the person you wish to remove.
How to Unlink Facebook and Instagram from Facebook using a web browser, PC, Mac, or Chromebook
You can follow the steps below to unlink your Facebook and Instagram accounts:
Step 1:
Enter your Facebook account from the website.
Step 2:
Click on your profile picture to get to your profile.
Step 3:
On your profile click on settings.
Step 4:
On the settings page, scroll down to “Meta Accounts Center”.
Step 5:
From the menu displayed, click on accounts.
Step 6:
On the “Accounts” page, you will be shown some accounts if you have others linked, click on remove close to the name you want to remove.
Step 7:
You will be shown what will happen if you unlink, to confirm you want to unlink, click on “Continue”.
Step 8:
To confirm your decision, scroll down and click on remove alongside the username of the person you want to remove.
Step 9:
Meta will send you a notification of verification, simply click on ok.
How to Unlink Facebook and Instagram from Instagram using a web browser, pc Mac or Chromebook.
You can follow the steps below to unlink your Facebook and Instagram accounts:
Step 1:
Enter your Instagram account from the website.
Step 2:
Click on the “More” button.
Step 3:
From the menu click on settings.
Step 4:
From the menu displayed click on “Meta Accounts Center”.
Step 5:
Now click on “Accounts” and remove the username you wish to unlink.
Benefits of Unlinking Your Facebook and Instagram Accounts
Unlinking your Facebook and Instagram accounts has some benefits, below are some of them:
- Unlinking helps to secure your account because if one is hacked, the hacker has access to all accounts linked to it.
- Unlinking helps to reduce the number of notifications you will be getting.
- It enables your Facebook account to become entirely new, you will be able to find and follow new people without the usual suggestion of Facebook friends by Facebook.
- When you link, Facebook notifies your friend on your Instagram account, unlinking stops your Facebook friend from seeing your Instagram account.
- Unlinking helps you focus on one social media at a time.
- It gives you more privacy as the level of information people can get about you online is limited.
FAQs
Will unlinking my account affect my followers or content on either platform?
Not at all, unlinking your accounts has nothing to do with your followers or your content. The only effect unlinking has is the ability to cross-post between two accounts that are no longer there.
What Happens After I Unlink My Facebook and Instagram Accounts
What happens after you disconnect your Facebook from your Instagram accounts is that both accounts will not be associating together anymore.
After unlinking, you post pictures separately on Facebook and separately on Instagram. Facebook will also stop notifying your friends that you are on Instagram and they won be able to find you easily as they usually could.
Does Unlinking an Instagram Account Delete it?
Follow the right steps when unlinking your Facebook and Instagram account and the results you will get will be unlinking and not deleting.
Unlinking your accounts does not automatically delete the account you have unlinked. Once you have successfully unlinked both accounts, simply log into the accounts separately again and you will have access to your account because unlinking doesn’t delete.
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