You might want to share a picture or video of a region but do not want people to know exactly where you are. Perhaps you want to stop the Instagram algorithm from shaping your experience based on your location. The good news is you can enable or disable your location on Instagram. You can also remove the location from existing Instagram posts. Here’s how.
How to Enable or Disable Your Instagram Location on iPhone
There is plenty of other things you need to manage for online privacy, like app tracking, browser cache, and more. But here, we’ll be looking at controlling your location data on Instagram. You can manage your location settings for the app before going back and removing the location from existing posts. To enable or disable your Instagram location on your iPhone: Instagram on your iPhone will now use the location data settings that you’ve set here.
How to Enable or Disable Your Location on Instagram on Android
If you need to enable or disable your location on Instagram for Android, you can. The process may vary slightly depending on your phone model and version of Android. We’re using a Samsung Galaxy below but the steps should be similar on most Android platforms (with some variations in step names and options). To manage your location on Instagram on Android: Moving forward, Instagram on Android will use your location data according to what you set.
How to Remove Your Location from Existing Instagram Posts
You can remove the location from published posts you’ve made on Instagram. This will allow you to update your privacy without removing the post entirely. Note: The steps for removing your location from existing posts in the Instagram app are virtually the same for iPhone and Android users. To remove your location from existing Instagram posts:
How to Enable or Disable Your Location on Instagram on PC or Mac
In addition to managing your location on Instagram on your phone or tablet, you can change it using your desktop browser. As with using the app on your phone, adding or removing location on the web version of Instagram is straightforward. To enable or disable your location in Instagram posts on a PC or Mac:
Adding Location to Instagram Posts
Follow the above steps to remove location data from individual posts on your phone or computer. If you want to add the location later, use the same steps, but select the Add location link under your profile.
After that, type in the location you want to use for the post and tap or click Done.
Changing Your Instagram Settings
Instagram helps shape your experience through data collected on your device, including your location. You might want to share something without your followers knowing where you are, after all. Thankfully, the steps above will allow you to control the location information you’re sharing with followers on the platform. In addition to location, there are other things you may want to control on Instagram. For example, you might want to hide likes on Instagram or mute someone on Instagram if they are problematic. You can also turn off Instagram read receipts to read a message without alerting the sender. If you accidentally send a message to the wrong user, you can unsend the message on Instagram. And if you have been on the platform for years, you might want to see your first liked photo on Instagram. Comment Name * Email *
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