{"id":207690,"date":"2021-03-21T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-delete-your-personal-contacts-from-instagram\/"},"modified":"2021-03-21T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T09:00:10","slug":"how-to-delete-your-personal-contacts-from-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-delete-your-personal-contacts-from-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Delete Your Personal Contacts from Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Delete Your Personal Contacts from Instagram&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-716977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/instagram-logo-next-to-a-padlock.jpg\" alt=\"Instagram logo next to a security padlock\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/oxford-uk-august-22nd-2018-instagram-1165642546\" data-credittext=\"Ink Drop\/Shutterstock\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/oxford-uk-august-22nd-2018-instagram-1165642546\">Ink Drop\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instagram allows you to sync your contacts to the social network so that you can follow people from your phonebook. But if you\u2019ve already followed the contacts you want to, it\u2019s time to delete them from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u2019s servers.<\/p>\n<p>Start by visiting\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/\">Instagram\u2019s website<\/a> on your Windows 10 PC, Mac, or Linux desktop computer and logging in to your account. Unfortunately, you can\u2019t delete your contacts from the Instagram mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> for Android or iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>Next, click your profile picture\u2019s icon in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/instagram-website-settings.png\" alt=\"Tap profile profile icon on Instagram website\" width=\"650\" height=\"185\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>From the dropdown menu, select \u201cSettings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/instagram-settings-desktop.png\" alt=\"Visit Settings on Instagram website\" width=\"650\" height=\"248\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Head into \u201cManage Contacts\u201d from the sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manage-contacts-instagram.png\" alt=\"Visit Manage Contacts setting on Instagram\" width=\"650\" height=\"112\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On this page, you\u2019ll be able to browse a list of all the contacts you\u2019ve provided to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Click the \u201cDelete All\u201d button to delete your phonebook data from Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/delete-synced-contacts-instagram.png\" alt=\"Delete synced contacts on Instagram website\" width=\"650\" height=\"192\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>However, this is only a temporary measure. If you have contact sync turned on in the Instagram mobile app, it can automatically scoop up your phonebook data again from your phone.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent this from happening, open the Instagram app on your <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/instagram\/id389801252\">iPhone<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.instagram.android&amp;hl=en_IN&amp;gl=US\">Android<\/a> device. Next, navigate to your profile by tapping your display picture in the bottom-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-689644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/profile-tab-instagram-app.png\" alt=\"Visit the profile tab on the Instagram app\" width=\"563\" height=\"600\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tap the three-line menu button at the top of the screen and select \u201cSettings\u201d from the list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-711016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/instagram-profile-page-three-line-menu.png\" alt=\"Enter three-dot menu on Instagram app\" width=\"650\" height=\"220\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Go into the \u201cAccount\u201d section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/account-settings-instagram-app.jpeg\" alt=\"Visit Account settings on Instagram app\" width=\"650\" height=\"153\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cAccount\u201d menu, locate and tap the \u201cContacts syncing\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/contact-syncing-setting-instagram-app.jpeg\" alt=\"Tap Contacts Syncing in Instagram settings\" width=\"650\" height=\"167\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Toggle off \u201cConnect Contacts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/turn-off-contact-syncing-instagram-app.jpeg\" alt=\"Toggle Connect Contacts on Instagram\" width=\"650\" height=\"204\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>To find out what other kinds of information Facebook and Instagram have collected about you, you have the option to download an archive of all your data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to See What Data Facebook Has on You<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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