YOGYAKARTA - Instagram is one of the most widely used social media today, especially for teenagers. The photo and video sharing application have various features that make users feel at home spending their time playing social media.

By default Instagram allows all its users to see each other's activities without having to make friends first. However, if the user is not comfortable with this you can set your account to private.

This is to protect your privacy on Instagram, and so that users can control who can see your photos. By turning your Instagram account private, people who don't follow you can't see the activity you share.

In addition, turning Instagram private can increase the number of followers. This is because people who want to know your activity on Instagram must follow you first in order to see your posts.

If you want to change your Instagram account settings to private, but are confused about how to do it, below the VOI team has summarized the ways that you can do it easily.

How to Change Instagram Account to Private

To change your Instagram account settings from open to private, the first step you can take is to open the Instagram app, and log in using the account you have.

Next, go to your Instagram "Profile" menu by clicking on the profile icon in the lower right corner of your Instagram main page.

After that, click the options menu in the form of the three-dot icon in the upper right corner. You will find the menu after entering the profile page.

A number of menus will appear that you can choose from. Click "Private Account" to enable setting your Instagram account to private. A message will appear regarding changing the account to private, if you agree, click "Ok".

Thus your Instagram account has changed from being previously open, or accessible to everyone's users, to being private and accessible only to people who have followed you.

These changes can increase your follower count on Instagram, as well as make your data more secure. If you want to make your Instagram account visible to everyone, you can do the steps above, and click deactivate private Instagram account in almost the same way.

That was a way to make your Instagram account private so that not everyone can access your posts, and steal some photos for things that are not accounted for.


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