However, the increased control over your personal information and browsing habits may outweigh the conveniences of linking your Instagram account to Facebook. Additionally, if either of your accounts becomes compromised, a hacker could gain access to both platforms at once—a significant security risk. These factors often motivate users to disconnect Instagram from Facebook. Another common source of frustration is the duplicate notifications from both Facebook and Instagram whenever you receive a new message on Instagram. For many, there is little benefit in keeping the accounts linked unless specifically desired. If you connected both accounts by accident during setup or through a prompt, rest assured—it is easy to unlink them at any time by following the steps below.
How to Unlink Facebook and Instagram
That’s it! Follow any on-screen instructions to complete the process, and your Facebook and Instagram accounts will be unlinked. Once disconnected, your Instagram updates will no longer be shared automatically on Facebook, giving you greater control over your social media activity.
Using the Facebook Mobile App
If you prefer to manage these settings from Facebook instead of Instagram, you can unlink the accounts using the Facebook app. Both methods achieve the same result, simply in reverse order. From this point, follow the same steps outlined above for Instagram to remove the Instagram account integration from Facebook.
Limit Shared Content Instead of Unlinking Facebook and Instagram
Facebook also offers a flexible approach if you do not wish to fully disconnect the accounts. You can manually adjust which features are shared between Facebook and Instagram, allowing you to maintain certain connections without fully linking both profiles. This gives you the best of both worlds: connectivity where it helps, and privacy where you need it. To customize your sharing preferences:
The Simple method allows any of your linked accounts to log in to each other. For example, you can use your Facebook account to log in to Instagram, and vice versa. The Advanced method provides greater customization. You can control which accounts have permission to log into others individually by selecting an account and toggling access. This ensures you maintain precise control over your login and security preferences.
How to Remove Instagram Posts From Facebook
If you wish to remove previous Instagram posts from your Facebook profile, you have two practical options. You can manually delete each shared Instagram post, which may be time-consuming if you have many, or use the Activity Log to manage and delete posts more efficiently.
You can refine your search using categories to find all posts shared from Instagram. Select the relevant posts, then choose “Trash” from the contextual menu. Facebook’s 30-day auto-delete feature will move deleted posts to the trash bin and permanently remove them after that period.
