How to Change Your Instagram Password: Keep Your Account Secure

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Karen Lin

Instagram 101 | May 24, 2024

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Knowing how to change your Instagram password is a must! Your password is the key to a trove of vital information. On Instagram, you can share details about your life with family and friends. You can post images and videos about the things you care most about. For brands and businesses, Instagram serves as a marketing platform and both a source of and storage for the critical company and customer information. 


There are a number of circumstances that may prompt you to change your Instagram password. Keep reading to learn about your options for a secure password reset.  

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How to Change Your Instagram Password Without Your Old Password

Googling “How to change your Instagram password without your old password” is probably one of the most frequently asked questions since Google search became a thing. Needing to change your password because you forgot it is practically a cliche. And yet we still need to be guided on how to do it for security reasons. Every time a password change is needed, the process has to be unique for each individual to preserve the account’s integrity. For Instagram, here are the basic steps to change your password on an Android device.

  1. Open the Instagram app. 
  2. On the login screen, tap “Get help logging in” below “Log in.”
  3. Enter username, email or phone, or tap “Log in with Facebook.”
  4. Tap “Next,” and follow the on-screen instructions.

Take note that if you use Facebook to log into your Instagram account, you can only change your password through Facebook settings, not through Instagram. Additionally, Instagram no longer allows a single login for multiple accounts. If you did this previously and need to change your password, the new password will still log you into all the linked accounts. If you have multiple accounts with different logins, you can select the account that needs a new password by tapping and holding the account icon to make the different accounts appear. 

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How to Change Your Instagram Password on an iPhone

Changing your Instagram password on an iPhone is slightly different than when doing it on an Android phone. Here are the steps. 

  1. On the login screen, tap “Forgot password,” which you’ll find above “Log in.”
  2. Tap “Username” or “Phone.”
  3. Enter your email address, username or phone number, then tap “Next.”
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How to Change Your Instagram Password Without an Email

In case you need to change your Instagram password without an email, you can use your mobile number or Facebook account — if you linked either one of these to your Instagram account. 

  1. Open the Instagram app. 
  2. On the login screen, tap “Get help logging in” below “Log in.”
  3. Enter username and the phone number you used for your account, or tap “Log in with Facebook.”
  4. Tap “Next,” and follow the on-screen instructions.
  5. Once you’ve regained access to your Instagram account, remember to update your Instagram account information with your new email address

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Alternatively, you can try regaining access to your email by resetting your email password. If you’re unable to access the email or phone you used when you signed up for Instagram and didn’t link your Instagram account with your Facebook account, Instagram won’t be able to help you regain access. 

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Final Thoughts: Instagram Password Security 101

Most people juggle multiple social media accounts and even multiple accounts for a single social media platform. This is common practice for businesses and personalities. Keeping track of all your passwords can be tricky, and it’s very easy to confuse one account password for another. Knowing how to change your Instagram password is SOP in case you forget it, if you want to do a regular password update, or if you lose access to the email, phone, or other account/s you used when you signed up for Instagram. You should also remember to log out of Instagram to keep your account safe if you logged in from a shared device.

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Perhaps you signed up with a growth service that also asked for your Instagram password or one that uses bots — or both. If your account has been compromised by bots or hackers, you need to change your password as soon as possible. If you need help growing your account, make sure to choose a growth partner that’s legitimate and trustworthy, like Path Social. Path Social does not use bots or fake accounts. You can rely on their proprietary AI targeting technology and in-house team of social media experts to give you organic growth that lasts. Start growing and gaining instagram followers today!