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See what devices are logged into Instagram and sign them out
Written byJaclyn Selby|Edited byRain Kengly
Last Updated: May 18, 2024Fact Checked
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Do you have the sneaking suspicion that someone is using your Instagram account? Luckily, checking your login activity is pretty easy to do using either the app or the website. There are also ways to increase your account security. Here's how to check Instagram login devices on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer.
Quick Steps
- Tap your profile icon.
- Tap ☰.
- Tap Accounts Center.
- Tap Password and security.
- Tap Where you're logged in.
- Tap your account to view your login activity.
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Using the Mobile App
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Tap your profile icon in the Instagram app. You'll see it in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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Tap ☰. This three-line menu icon is in the top-right corner of your screen.
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Tap Accounts Center. This is at the very top of the page.
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Tap Password and security. You can find this towards the middle of the page, underneath the Account settings header.
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Tap Where you're logged in. This is under the Security checks header.
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Tap your account. A new page will open with your login activity.
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View your login activity. You'll see your current activity and logins on other devices.[1]
- To sign out of devices, tap Select devices to log out. Tap each device, and then tap Log out at the bottom.
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Click ☰. You can find this on the left sidebar of Instagram on the web. A pop-up menu will open.
- If you aren't already logged in, enter your email address or username and password to do so now.
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Click Settings. This is at the top of the menu.
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Click Accounts Center. This is the tile on the left side, underneath the Settings header.
- A new page will open.
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Click Password and security. You can find this in the left panel, underneath the Account settings header.
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Click Where you're logged in. This is under the Security checks header.
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Click your account. A new page will open with your login activity.
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View your login activity. You'll see your current activity and logins on other devices.
- To sign out of devices, click Select devices to log out. Click each device, and then click Log out at the bottom.
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Increasing Account Security
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Enable two-factor authentication. This feature can protect your account by requiring a unique code when logging in from unknown devices.[2] To enable it, do the following:
- Select ☰.
- Select Settings.
- Select Accounts Center.
- Select Password and security.
- Select Two-factor authentication and select your account.
- Select a security method.
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Enable login requests. When this is on, you may get notifications if a device logs into your Instagram account as well as where the login originated. This feature can only be enabled if you have two-factor authentication. Do the following:
- Select ☰.
- Select Settings.
- Select Accounts Center.
- Select Password and security.
- Select Two-factor authentication.
- Toggle on Login requests.
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How can you protect your Instagram from being hacked?
Jaclyn Selby
Social Media ExpertJaclyn Selby is a Social Media Expert and Director of Social Media at Ovello. Ovello is a female-owned & operated team of remote Executive Assistants and Social Media Managers who are passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow their personal businesses to maximum potential. With 4 years of social media experience, she specializes in helping her clients create a brand, a holistic strategy, and growth through various social media platforms.
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Instagram recently put out something new where you can go in and verify your contact information as well as add in your date of birth and email. That will give you another layer of protection to keep your account from getting shut down or locked.
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This article was written by Jaclyn Selby and by wikiHow staff writer, Rain Kengly. Jaclyn Selby is a Social Media Expert and Director of Social Media at Ovello. Ovello is a female-owned & operated team of remote Executive Assistants and Social Media Managers who are passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow their personal businesses to maximum potential. With 4 years of social media experience, she specializes in helping her clients create a brand, a holistic strategy, and growth through various social media platforms. This article has been viewed 144,544 times.
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1. Open Instagram.
2. Tap your profile icon.
3. Tap the three-line menu icon.
4. Tap Settings.
5. Tap Securty.
6. Tap Login activity'.
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