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If you have come this far, you are probably in the same situation as many other users who have already visited us and who have told us how Instagram has deactivated their account from one day to the next for no apparent reason. What we want with this post is that it be a turning point for all these cases and that is why we are going to clarify how to unlock access to your instagram account and thus be able to regain control of your profile.

If you look closely, we've talked about account disabled and NOT deleted before. They are completely different situations and we want to make that clear from the beginning.

When you try to enter your Instagram account and the following message appears: «Your account has been disabledIt means that your account is still active, but you can't log in from your phone, probably because you violated the Community Guides or the Conditions of use of the service.

To make sure your account hasn't been deleted, try signing in to Instagram from another phone. If you can finally access your profile, it is a sign that Instagram has only blocked you from accessing your account from the phone where you created it.

If you do not have another phone, you can also do the above test from your computer using Bluestacks. Click here to see how to do it.

The situation becomes very complicated when you cannot access your account from another phone or from your computer. If this is your case, we already anticipate that Instagram has permanently deleted your account and there is no going back. You just have to create a new account and start from scratch 🙁

Regain access to your Instagram account via iPhone.

In this situation, it is your Apple ID that has Instagram prohibited to block your access from that phone. In this way, the answer to the problem lies in associating a new Apple ID with your iPhone, but let's see the steps:

  1. Create a new Apple ID account with a different credit card than the one you used for your previous ID.
  2. Backup all iPhones.
  3. Now the most important step. You will have to reset your iPhone to factory settings, in other words, to the settings it came with when you bought it. For this you must go to «Settings > General > Reset»And then select the option«Erase content and settings«. You have to keep in mind that this will delete all the data stored on your iphone, including the applications you have downloaded.
  4. Turn your iPhone back on and follow all the steps provided to set up your phone again. Be sure to select the option «Set up like a new iPhone» And then enter the username and password for your new Apple ID.
  5. In conclusion, once the configuration is finished, you will be able to download the Instagram application again. And if everything went well, you should already enter your Instagram account without problem.

One consideration before you start doing what we just clarified is that your iTunes apps and songs related to your old Apple ID cannot be transferred to your iPhone while you are using the new ID. This means that you will need to repurchase all apps and paid items you purchased from iTunes with the old ID, if you want to use them now with your new ID.

Recover access to your Instagram account through an android mobile.

In the case of an android mobile, the procedure is quite similar, except that instead of creating a new ID, what is created is a new Google account.

  1. Uninstall the Instagram app.
  2. Back up your entire phone. Here Do you have a tutorial on how to do it?
  3. Factory reset your phone. Please note that you will lose all contacts and data on your phone, so you should only follow this step if you have previously backed up.
    If you have saved your contacts in your previous Google account, you can import them later without problem.
  4. Create a new account in the Google search engine.
  5. Associate that new account with your phone.
  6. In conclusion, download and install the Instagram app again.

Following these steps should work, but if for some reason it doesn't work for you, you can always resort to installing a version of CyanogenMod compatible with your Android version. If you still don't know what it is CyanogenMod, you can take a look at this post where we show you what it is and how it can also help you fix some problems related to video on Instagram for Android.

Ultimately, we hope this wrap-up post will serve as a useful resource to help you. unlock access to your instagram account, either from Android or from iPhone. Therefore, if you ever come across the ever hated “Your account has been disabled«Remember that by following the steps explained here you have many alternatives to be able to re-enter your Instagram profile from your mobile device and be able to use your account again without problem.

And you, what other methods do you know to unlock Instagram accounts? We would love to hear about your case and thus be able to help other users to regain control of their Instagram accounts.

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