How to Deactivate Instagram Temporarily?

If you want to know how to deactivate Instagram temporarily, you might want to take a break from using the app. You can uninstall the app for a while if it is too much of a distraction for you. There might be several other reasons why you might want to disable your Instagram account.

You cannot deactivate your Instagram account using the app, though. You need to use the browser version if you wanna disable your account temporarily.

The process to disable your IG account on all the devices is almost the same:

1. Open Instagram in the browser and log in to your account.
2. Go to edit profile.
3. Scroll down and tap temporarily disable account. Then follow the onscreen instructions.

Let’s see how to deactivate Instagram temporarily in detail.

How To Temporarily Deactivate Instagram Account?

If you are trying to disable or deactivate your account from the Instagram app, then that is not possible. This platform does not have the feature to deactivate or disable the account on their app. Hence you need to use the browser on your phone to do so. Here’s how you can continue:

1. Open the browser of your choice on your android mobile.

2. Type in “www.instagram.com” and hit enter.

3. Now, sign in to your account.

4. Tap on your profile icon on the right side below

5. Now, tap on “Edit profile” near your user name.

6. Scroll down and click on “Temporarily disable my account.”

7. Next, you need to select a reason as to why you want to disable your account.

8. Re-enter your password.

9. Finally, tap on “Temporarily disable account.”

How To Deactivate Instagram Temporarily? (iPhone)

Similarly, if you want to disable your account from your iPhone, you need to use Safari or any other browser. Again, this is because the app does not have the account disabling feature.

1. Open Safari on your iPhone and enter “www.instagram.com”

2. Enter your user name or email address and your phone to log in to your account.

3. Tap on your profile icon in the right corner.

4. Select “Edit profile.”

5. Scroll down and tap “Temporarily disable my account.”

6. Select a reason from the drop-down and re-enter your password

7. Tap “Temporarily disable account” finally to deactivate your Instagram account.

How To Disable An Instagram Account? (PC)

1. Open the browser and go to “www.instagram.com”

2. Enter your username and password to sign in to your account.

3. Click on your profile icon in the top right corner and select “Profile.”

4. Select “Edit profile.”

5. Scroll down and click on “Temporarily disable my account.”

 

6. Choose a reason from the drop-down and re-enter your password to disable your account temporarily.

7. Finally, click “Temporarily disable account.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How long can you temporarily disable your Instagram?

You can disable your account for as long as you want. You can reactivate your IG account by signing in anytime. But you can only disable your IG account once a week.

Q2. Do I lose my followers if I deactivate Instagram?

No, you shouldn’t worry about losing your IG followers. When you deactivate your account, it disappears, so your followers won’t be able to find your account. That’s why they won’t be able to unfollow you. Also, when you disable your account, you won’t be able to follow or unfollow anyone.

Q3. Can I reactivate my Instagram account after 1 year?

You can reactivate your Instagram account whenever you want. So if you want a break from IG, you can disable your account and reactivate it whenever you want. But if you delete your account, you won’t be able to reactivate it.

Q4. Why can’t I log into Instagram after deactivating?

There are three reasons why you might be not able to log into Instagram after deactivating:

1. Your internet connection isn’t working.
2. Instagram is taking time to reactivate your account.
3. You might have deleted your account permanently.

Q5. What happens if you never reactivate Instagram?

Your account does not get deleted. It stays on Instagram till you reactivate it. So you can reactivate your disabled IG account whenever you want.

Conclusion

Knowing how to deactivate Instagram temporarily is easy, isn’t it? But as we mentioned above, you cannot use the IG app to disable your account temporarily. It can be done only on the browser version of the app. All you must do is:

1. Open Instagram on your browser (phone or PC) and sign in to your account.
2. Go to edit profile.
3. Scroll down and tap ‘temporarily disable account.’
4. Choose your reason from the list and enter your password to deactivate your IG account.

You can reactivate your Instagram account whenever you want. Also, if you reactivate your IG account after a long time, there’s a possibility that you’ve forgotten your password. Here’s how to find your forgotten Instagram password without resetting it.