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While Instagram is a great tool for fostering close relationships online, the platform lacks ease of use for unfollowing accounts. The app is designed to manually remove accounts from your “following” list, causing confusion when trying to unfollow inactive or spam profiles.
This guide will explain how to manually unfollow someone on Instagram using different devices. Additionally, we’ll go over how you can identify and unfollow bot accounts and profiles that you don’t interact with frequently.
How to unfollow someone on Instagram on an iPhone
If you’re an iPhone user, you can use the mobile app to unfollow someone and identify profiles that reduce your engagement.
To stop following someone through the mobile app:
- Click your account icon at the bottom of the interface to enter your profile.
- Select “Following” at the top of the page to see which users you are following.
- Go through the list until you find the user you want to unfollow.
- Select the “Following” button next to your username.
- If you’re trying to unfollow a private account, a pop-up message will ask you to confirm your decision. Press “Confirm” to unfollow the account, otherwise if you tap “Follow”, it will automatically switch to “Follow”.
Please note that Instagram allows you to manually unfollow up to 150 accounts per day. Exceeding this limit could result in Instagram blocking your profile.
How to stop following someone on Instagram on an Android
The Instagram app for Android also allows you to unfollow people and evaluate which profiles you interact with the least.
To stop following a profile with the app:
- Press your account icon at the bottom of the app to open your Instagram page.
- Click “Following” to see a list of all the users you follow.
- Scroll down the list until you find the profile you want to unfollow.
- Tap the “Follow” button next to your username and it will change to “Follow.”
Instagram has set a limit for unfollowing about 150 accounts per day. Exceeding this number could cause the app to ban your account.
How to unfollow someone on Instagram on PC
While Instagram is primarily used as a mobile app, you can access the platform’s website through your PC. The web version allows users to unfollow profiles to stop seeing their account updates.
To unfollow someone on your PC:
- Go to the Instagram website and log in with your account details.
- Open your profile page and click the “Following” button.
- The browser will show all the accounts you are following.
- Scroll through the list until you find an account you want to unfollow. Click “Following” next to your profile name.
The website allows you to unfollow users from their Instagram profile: To do so:
- Log in to the web version of Instagram through your browser.
- Navigate to the search bar at the top of the screen and enter the username of the person you want to unfollow.
- Tap your profile when it appears in the search results.
- Select the “Following” option on your profile. It is located next to the “Message” icon.
- A pop-up window will ask you to confirm your action.
- Press “Unfollow.”
The “Follow” button will disappear from this person’s profile. Instead, you should see a gray “Follow” icon.
How to unfollow someone on Instagram on Mac
Mac users can also go to the Instagram website and unfollow specific profiles.
To unfollow someone on Instagram on your Mac:
- Open the Instagram webpage and enter your login information.
- Go to your account page and tap “Following” at the top of the screen.
- The page will show all the accounts you are following.
- Scan the list until you reach a profile that no longer interests you. Click the “Following” button next to the profile username.
Additionally, you can remove someone from your “following” list by going to their account page. To do it:
- Use your web browser to open the Instagram site.
- Sign in with your account details.
- Go to the search bar at the top of the browser and type the username of the person you want to unfollow.
- Select your profile when it appears in the results.
- Click “Following” on your account page. It’s next to the “Message” icon at the top of the screen.
- Instagram will ask you if you are sure to unfollow the person.
Narrow down your following list
Having a carefully curated “following” list on Instagram helps you stay in touch with the people you care about and increases your engagement on Instagram. Instagram does not offer any built-in feature to alert you which profiles you do not interact with or have unfollowed you. However, there are several methods you can use to keep your “following” list in order.
Hopefully, this guide has cleared up the lingering confusion about unfollowing someone on Instagram and the ways you can narrow down your “following” list.
Have you ever inspected which accounts you follow on Instagram? Did you use any of the methods we’ve mentioned to reduce your number of “follows”? Let us know in the comments.
