Have you recently logged in to your Instagram account on someone else’s mobile or PC like a friend’s and didn’t get the chance to log out? For situations like these, Instagram has added a way to remotely log out of your account from the devices of others using the login activity feature. Just in a few simple steps, one can successfully protect their account from getting compromised. Available on both the mobile app and the desktop website of Instagram, here’s how you can view and delete all your recent Instagram login activities.
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What is Instagram login activity?
Instagram login activity is a way to identify all the devices that have been used in the past to log in to your Instagram account on various dates and locations. It records all the log-ins into the Instagram account made by you or someone else known or unknown and even provides a logout option for suspicious activities.
How to check Instagram login activity on mobile
To ensure maximum safety from Instagram account hacks, you can always check the login activity and revoke any unknown access right from your mobile. Here’s how.
Step 1: Open the Instagram app on your mobile
Step 2: Tap on your profile tab at the extreme bottom right corner
Step 3: Now select the hamburger menu (3 lines) at the top right corner
Step 4: From this menu, select the ‘Settings’ option
Step 5: Next, select the ‘Security’ option
Step 6: Then finally tap on the ‘Login activity’ option
Step 7: From here you can view all the devices your account has been logged in to along with the date and approximate location
Alternatively, to easily find the login activity setting without much hassle, one can also search the same using the search bar present at the top of ‘Settings’ and directly land on the said option.
How to check Instagram login activity on PC
Instagram users can check their login activity from the desktop website as well. This may also come in handy when the phone is lost or stolen and the account holder needs to immediately revoke existing logins before someone tries to access the Instagram app. Here’s how to do that:
Step 1: Go to instagram.com on your desktop and log in, if haven’t already
Step 2: Now click on the profile tab in the top right corner
Step 3: A menu will drop down from which you need to select ‘Settings’
Step 4: Once done, you’ll be taken to the Settings page and from here select ‘Login activity’ present on the left
Step 5: From here you can view all the devices your account has been logged in to along with the date and approximate locationHow to delete Instagram login activity on mobile
To delete Instagram login activity on mobile, simply go to the particular settings and accordingly log out from specific devices. Here’s a detailed procedure for the same.
Step 1: Open the Instagram app on your mobile
Step 2: Go to the profile tab and select the 3 line menu on the top right corner
Step 3: Next select ‘Settings’ and tap on ‘Security’
Step 4: Now select ‘Login activity’ and from here you can view all the devices previously used to log in to your Instagram account
Step 5: To logout or delete the account access from these devices, individually select the ‘3-dot’ button and hit ‘Log out’
Step 6: Once done, your account will no longer be accessible on those devices unless logged in again with the same username and password
How to delete Instagram login activity on PC
Deleting or logging out of previously signed-in devices through login activity on a PC can be done by following the below-mentioned steps.
Step 1: Once you’ve logged in to your Instagram account on desktop website, head over to the ‘Login activity’ menu in the settings
Step 2: Here you’ll be presented with a list of devices previously used to log in to your account
Step 3: Simply select the individual device you want to log out of your account from by tapping the ‘downside arrow’
Step 4: Then click on the ‘Logout’ button and you’re done!
How to protect your Instagram account from unwanted logins
Prevention is always better than cure and the same applies to Instagram logins as well. When hackers get hold of your account, it may lead to several consequences such as data getting compromised, and undue use of information & images among many other ways to use your data to their advantage. This is where two-factor authentication comes in which adds additional layers of security to your Instagram account and thus preventing unwanted logins.
There are several ways to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) on Instagram. Here’s how.
Step 1: Go to the profile tab on the Instagram app on mobile
Step 2: Tap on the 3-line menu on the top right corner and select ‘Settings’
Step 3: Withing settings, select the ‘Security’ option
Step 4: Here you’ll find the ‘Two-factor authentication option. Select it.
Step 5: Choose the method of your choice among authentication app, WhatsApp text, SMS and several others.
Step 6: Once you’ve set up 2FA, the next time you’ll login your Instagram account on the same or other devices, you’ll have to go through a verification process to get into your Instagram account.
How to change Instagram password to clear logins on all devices
If the above methods don’t work for you, you can change the Instagram password. This will log out your account from all devices and you need not have to worry. Here’s how to change Instagram password to clear logins on all devices
Step 3: Tap Security, followed by Password.
Step 4: Enter your current password and then enter your new password.
Step 5: Tap Save in the top right to successfully change your Instagram password and clear logins on all devices