{"id":6914,"date":"2022-07-11T15:55:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=6914"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:55:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:55:32","slug":"how-to-reset-your-password-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-your-password-on-instagram","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Your Password on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a16f435dffc6\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a16f435dffc6\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a16f435dffc6\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-your-password-on-instagram\/#How_to_Reset_Your_Password_on_Instagram\" title=\"How to Reset Your Password on Instagram\">How to Reset Your Password on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-your-password-on-instagram\/#Change_your_Instagram_password_without_email_or_phone_number\" title=\"Change your Instagram password without email or phone number\">Change your Instagram password without email or phone number<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-your-password-on-instagram\/#Get_your_old_account_back_after_resetting_your_password\" title=\"Get your old account back after resetting your password\">Get your old account back after resetting your password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-your-password-on-instagram\/#Prevent_account_hacking\" title=\"Prevent account hacking\">Prevent account hacking<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Reset_Your_Password_on_Instagram\"><\/span>How to Reset Your Password on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to reset your password on instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/IyAZjDi.png\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you have forgotten your password for Instagram, you can use the website to change it or get a text message or email. You can also change your password through your phone or Facebook account, but you need to use a stronger one than the previous one. Once you&#8217;ve changed your password, you can&#8217;t log in to Instagram anymore. However, you can get your old account back easily if you log in through Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_your_Instagram_password_without_email_or_phone_number\"><\/span>Change your Instagram password without email or phone number<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re one of the millions of people who&#8217;ve forgotten their Instagram password, you aren&#8217;t alone. There are ways to change your password without email or phone number. To begin with, you need to login to the official Instagram site. Once you&#8217;re logged in, go to the &#8220;Account Settings&#8221; page and tap the &#8220;Forgot your password?&#8221; link. Then, follow the instructions to change your password.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t remember your Instagram password, you can change it manually by following a few steps. First, enter your username. If you don&#8217;t have an email address or phone number, you can do it from your smartphone. Next, you can reset your password through WhatsApp by filling out the questionnaire. If you don&#8217;t have a WhatsApp account, you need to download it and link it to your account.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re using an Android device, you can also reset your password through SMS. Simply enter your username to receive a password reset text message. Then, follow the instructions in the message. Unfortunately, this method won&#8217;t work on iOS devices. The alternative is to use your Facebook account to reset your Instagram password. Once you&#8217;ve completed these steps, you&#8217;ll be able to change your password and continue using the Instagram app.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_your_old_account_back_after_resetting_your_password\"><\/span>Get your old account back after resetting your password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have lost access to your Instagram account, there are ways to get your old account back. If you&#8217;ve forgotten your username and password, you can try logging in with your email address, phone number, or other account. If all of these methods don&#8217;t work, you can try resetting your password. This process works for both desktop and mobile devices, and you just need to follow a few simple steps to do it.<\/p>\n<p>First, you must first send the security team a convincing explanation of why you want to get your old account back. If you&#8217;ve changed your email address, you&#8217;ll have to provide more information than you gave before. However, you can still try resetting your password by using your phone number. After a few hours, your old account should be back on Instagram! Alternatively, you can contact Instagram&#8217;s customer support team.<\/p>\n<p>Using a strong password is crucial to protecting your Instagram account. Remember that hackers regularly steal Instagram accounts, so you should create a unique password to protect your account. A good password is a combination of upper and lowercase letters, punctuation marks, and numbers. If your old account has been compromised, it&#8217;s best to change it to one that is difficult to guess.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prevent_account_hacking\"><\/span>Prevent account hacking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While using Instagram, be sure to protect your passwords. By default, your passwords are too easy to guess. It&#8217;s important to use two-factor authentication to ensure that no one can access your account without your permission. By enabling two-factor authentication, you&#8217;ll also prevent anyone from logging into your account with your email address and password. This method will also protect you against phishing scams. To prevent account hacking on Instagram, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>Report the hack to Instagram. If you suspect your account has been compromised, you&#8217;ll need to verify your identity through the video. You may need to record a video selfie that features different angles of your face to confirm that you&#8217;re the account owner. You&#8217;ll need to take this video as soon as you notice any suspicious activity in your account. If you find that your account has been compromised, contact Instagram and follow the steps outlined in their support guide.<\/p>\n<p>Keep your account passwords secure. 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