Forced to comply with new Apple rules, Instagram adds an account deletion function directly in the mobile app for iOS. We expect the same for the Android version.
Deleting your Instagram account has always been a headache. To prevent tired users from leaving the social network, Meta – owner of Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp – had made it difficult. Until now, deleting or deactivating an Instagram account could not be done at all from the mobile application: you absolutely had to go through the website, with a browser, and rummage through the menus (see our practical sheet ) to find the option (accessible in a dedicated page). An operation – voluntarily? – painful, in which many users did not dare to embark, out of ignorance or laziness, which suited the business of the social network, too happy to keep its base of “customers”, even inactive, and to exploit their data…
But that time is over! Meta had to comply with the Apple’s new policy, which requires all applications to create an account to offer to delete it directly from the mobile application. A real revolution. The social network has therefore just updated its iOS application to allow you to permanently delete your account from the application settings. For now, the option has not been integrated into the Android version. But we sincerely hope that it will also be offered. Meta Group has announced that other apps like WhatsApp are going to comply with Apple’s rules, but they still don’t have an option to delete their account easily.
Apple requires the presence of an account deletion function
To be present on the App Store, application publishers must comply with Apple’s rules at the time of validation, but also in the long term. One of Apple’s latest privacy ideas is to make it easier to delete an account and any data transmitted during sign-up – something deactivation doesn’t do. This strict regulation provides users with a safe ecosystem that safeguards their personal data. A policy that made the reputation of the firm at the apple.
“We want to give people more ways to control their experience and time spent on Instagram. We’ve rolled out the option to delete your account in Settings on iOS, and you’ll always have the option to temporarily deactivate your account before choosing to delete it“, said a spokesperson for Meta in a press release. The group nevertheless waited until the last moment to make this function possible, and only on iOS for the moment. Android users are therefore deprived of it, which contrasts with statements from the firm…
To delete your Instagram account from the application on iOS, all you have to do is go to your profilethen in the Settings. You must then go to the sub-menu Account and choose the option Delete his account at the very bottom of the page. For those who are afraid of regretting their decision, the social network allows you to have 30 days to retract.
It is also possible to temporarily deactivate your account. This option only makes it possible to no longer make his account accessible on the platform, allowing the user to change his mind at any time and reactivate it. In any case, the procedure for deleting an Instagram account, regardless of the platform, is available in our article.