How to Make Instagram Forget Your Login Info (Turn off Auto Login Permanently)

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This How.com.vn teaches you how to prevent Instagram from saving your login name and password. Normally when you sign out of Instagram, your Android, iPhone, or iPad remembers your login so you can easily sign back in next time. If you want to delete a saved log in, you'll just need to sign out and remove the login information from the sign-in screen.

1

Tap your profile icon in Instagram.

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  1. How.com.vn English: It's the outline of a person (or your profile photo) at the bottom-right corner.
    This takes you to your profile.
    • If you're already signed out, simply open the Instagram app and skip to step 6.
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Tap the three-line menu.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Tap ☰.
    It's the three horizontal lines at the top-right corner.
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Tap "Settings."

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  1. How.com.vn English: Tap Settings.
    It's the gear icon on the menu.
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4

Scroll down and tap "Log out."

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  1. How.com.vn English: A confirmation message will appear.
    The confirmation asks if you want to log out of Instagram.
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Choose whether to remember your login information.

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  1. How.com.vn English: You may be asked whether you want to remember your login info.
    To make sure Instagram doesn't save your login info, remove the checkmark from "Remember my login info" or select Not Now when prompted.[1]
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6

Tap "Log Out" to confirm.

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  1. How.com.vn English: It's on the pop-up window.
    This signs you out of Instagram and displays any logins that your phone or tablet has saved.
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Tap "Edit" or the three vertical dots.

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  1. How.com.vn English: You will see one of these two options next to each login name on the screen.
    The option you see depends on your version.
    • If there are no displayed logins, Instagram has not saved any login information and you don't have to continue.
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Tap "X" or "Remove account" on the login you want to forget.

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  1. How.com.vn English: A confirmation message will appear.
    This confirmation asks if you want to remove the account.
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Tap "Remove" to confirm.

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  1. How.com.vn English: The login information for the selected account is now erased.
    You can tap Done editing to exit this screen.
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      How.com.vn English: Nicole Levine, MFA
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      How.com.vn Technology Writer
      This article was co-authored by How.com.vn staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for How.com.vn. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 37,136 times.
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      Updated: June 6, 2022
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      Categories: Instagram Accounts
      Article SummaryX

      1.Tap the profile icon.
      2.Tap the menu.
      3.Tap Settings.
      4.Tap Log out (your name).
      5.Tap Log Out.
      6.Tap Edit.
      7.Tap the X next to your login.
      8.Tap Remove.

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