More than one billion individuals worldwide use Instagram. People use it as a source of income and platforms to help build their company, because it has proven to be very profitable.
With more than one billion monthly active users, Instagram ranks as the most popular website in the world, and the most widely used social media networks after Facebook. You don’t need me to tell you this because you have to realize the potential, which is why you come to our page looking for instructions on how to enter your Instagram account.
Now, without investing more time in talking, let’s hop to the Instagram login process on a different device.
Steps How to Log in to Instagram
Instagram has become very important in someone’s life. It has become a great means of promoting a business to targeted audience. For the same reason, you might need to access it anytime and anywhere. Therefore, you need your Instagram account in the different device.
Registered here are steps to enter your Instagram account through different media:
Log in to Instagram Account using App
Most users create an Instagram account for their time family time. Instagram has provided users by taking a small break from tiring work and refreshing their minds. For this small break, no users who want to undergo a long process go to the website and enter at any time. To avoid this recurring process, they can download the Instagram application on their cellphone, go there and use it whenever they want.
If you are an Instagram Avid user, listed here is the steps that will help you enter your Instagram account through the application:
- To begin with, you first have to download the Instagram app on your mobile phone according to its compatibility. Android users can download the app from Google Play Store and iPhone users can download it from Apple App Store.
- After its installation, open the app by tapping on its icon.
- On the very first screen, you are required to enter your email address or phone number, or username, using which you usually log in to your Instagram account.
- In the next field, enter your password and tap on the Login button. After verification of your credentials, you will enter your Instagram dashboard.
Log in to Instagram Account using Web Browser
When you install the Instagram application on your mobile, the need to access it through a web browser might rarely occur. However, you need to know the process to access Instagram through the browser when you use other devices or public devices, and you don’t have access to your own mobile. Also, it’s easy to get out of your Instagram account from the browser, when you finish using it, rather than the application (see ‘entered on someone else’s device? This is how to get out part of the article).
Having your account goes into your system has several benefits, such as, you can peek at the instagram peeping spot while in the office, without your boss paying attention, and thus you can enjoy your little job.
Now, to enter and enter your Instagram account, you only need to follow these simple steps:
- First, open the browser on the device and go to the Instagram login page.
- After reaching the page, you will see a small login form, where you have to enter your
- Then, enter your password in the next text field.
- email address or phone number or username in the designated field.
- Optionally, you can choose to log in via Facebook by clicking on the ‘Log in with Facebook’ option if you have made your Instagram account using Facebook.
- Click on the Login button.
Log in to Instagram Account using Web App
If you have your own laptop or desktop and don’t want to go through the hectic process to open the browser and go to the Instagram website to access it, then you can download the web application on your PC and start using it.
You can easily download the Instagram web application by visiting Microsoft Store online. However, before downloading, you also have to check the system version of the web version and see if it matches your system.
However, to avoid confusion this configuration, you can directly download it from Microsoft Store, which has been downloaded before on your PC. You don’t need to check the configuration, only a compatible version downloaded.
After downloading and installation, click the Instagram icon to open the web application and follow the same login steps as mentioned in the method above to enter there.
How to log in to two or more accounts in a single Instagram app?
Usually, you can make and enter just one account when using most applications, whether it’s WhatsApp or LinkedIn. However, Instagram gives you facilities to enter two Instagram or more accounts in one application. You can add up to 5 accounts in the Instagram application, easily switch between them and use it as an alternative.
Below are steps to add or enter multiple accounts in the Instagram application:
- First, open the Instagram app and tap on your profile picture in the bottom right corner of the screen.
- Then, tap on your username, present in the top left corner of the screen.
- Tap on the ‘Add Account’ option.
- Now, you have to choose between the following two options:
- Login into Existing account: When you already have another account and want to log in to it.
- Create New Account: When you do not have another account, but want to make a new one and add it to the app.
- Now again on the next screen, if you want to log in to an existing account, then tap on the Switch Accounts option or if you want to make a new one, then click on Sign up.
- After clicking on Switch Account, you will be directed to the login screen, where you have to fill in your login credentials and login, on the other hand, if you have chosen Sign Up, then you have to proceed with the account creation steps and once you are done with it, your new account will be added to your Instagram app.
Way switch to a business account from a personal account on Instagram?
Instagram business accounts can help you grow your business manyfold and reach new heights, which you might not reach in less time frame while using the personal account for business promotion.
To switch your personal account to a business account, follow these easy steps:
- Open your Instagram app and go to your profile page by tapping on the profile picture provided in the bottom menu bar.
- Then, tap on the More menu icon (three horizontal lines).
- Thereafter, tap on the Settings option.
- Now, from the Settings page, select Account.
- From the various options visible on the next page, tap on the ‘Switch to Professional Account’ option.
- Then, tap on the Continue button.
- Select the category of your business and tap on the Done button.
- Again, tap on the OK button to confirm the action.
- Now, select Business, then Next.
- Fill in your Contact details and, again, tap on the Next button.
- Next, you can connect your business’ Facebook page to your Instagram account, if you have any, or you can simply skip this step.
- Lastly, tap on the cross icon ‘X’, present in the top right corner, to return to your profile.
Instagram login issues- Problems and Solutions
Instagram login issues can arise due to problems as mere as internet connectivity or as large as an account being hacked.
Being human, it’s your tendency to think of the worst-case first, therefore your mind might first think that your account is hacked. However, you should first go through some basic troubleshooting tips before going to complex processes, some of these tips are as follows:
- Make sure that your device is connected to an internet connection.
- Your phone or desktop is not set to airplane mode.
- Ensure that your app is updated to the latest version.
- If accessing through the browser, try to log in after clearing the browser’s cookies and cache. If using the mobile app, clear the Instagram app cache by going to mobile settings.
- You can use a different browser or device to log in and see if the problem persists.
If these tips are not able to help you, then you can proceed with the troubleshooting methods mentioned below.
Problem-1: Got logged out of your Instagram account
If you have been trying to log in to your Instagram account for quite a while and were failing to do so because of a number of failed attempts to get in by filling in wrong credentials, then possibilities are that Instagram has logged you out intentionally, to prevent your account from getting hacked.
Listed down here are some simple steps to get into your Instagram account:
- On the login screen, you will see a ‘Get help with logging it’, you have to tap on that option.
- Thereafter, you have to enter your email address associated with your account to receive a recovery email from Instagram.
- Tap on the ‘Send an email’ button.
- Now, log in to the provided email account and open the email received from Instagram.
- Now, there are two choices, either you can click on the link and directly go to your Instagram login page, or you can reset your password and use a new password to manually log in.
Problem-2: Forgotten or Changed Username
For a long time, if you haven’t logged into your Instagram account, then it may happen that you have forgotten your username, which you use to log in to your account. However, you can still log in by using your email address or phone number that is associated with your Instagram account.
However, in the worst scenario, if your account has been hacked and the email, phone number and username linked with it are changed, then you will not be able to get into your account using either the phone number or email address. In such a case, you can enter your account by entering the username only.
Now, you will ask how you can use the username when it is changed. No, you cannot use your previous one, but you can ask your friend on Instagram to visit your profile and tell you the newly changed username. Using it, you can get into the account.
Problem-3: Instagram account is hacked
If you are unable to log in to your Instagram account while entering the correct login information, then it may happen that your account has been hacked and its login credentials are changed.
If you think that is the case, then check your email account that is linked with your Instagram account. There, you will get an email from security@mail.instagram.com, to inform you that your email address has been changed. In that email itself, you can click on the ‘revert this change’ option and your email will be restored, which you can use to log in to your account.
However, you are still not able to log in because the password is also changed, then you can request the login link from Instagram. The steps for the same are mentioned in Problem-1.
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