From ForDataRecovery, we want to explain how to recover your Instagram password. If you don't remember your Password or the Email to enter your Instagram account, surely, you will have to have access to the SMS of the phone number with which it is registered. You will need to have the App installed or try it from the Website.
How to Recover an Instagram Account
After buying a new smartphone, you have downloaded all the apps you used on your previous phone but, unfortunately, something is not exactly right, at least not as far as Instagram is concerned. In fact, you can't remember the password to access your account and even all your attempts to recover it have failed. That's how it is, isn't it, then let me tell you that you've come to the right place at the right time!
With this guide, in fact, I will explain how to recover your Instagram password by listing all the solutions available to you. In addition to giving you the necessary instructions to set up a new password to access your account using your email address or your phone number, you will also find the detailed procedure to access your Instagram profile again without the data in question. Also, if you're worried that your password has been discovered by someone with malicious intent, I'll tell you how to fix it and secure your account.
If you agree and can't wait to learn more, don't delay any longer and dig in. Come on: make yourself comfortable, take five minutes break and read the following lines. I assure you that by carefully following the instructions I'm about to give you and trying to put them into practice, you will be able to set a new password for your account and access Instagram again. Enjoy your reading!
How to recover forgotten Instagram password
If you have forgotten your password to access your Instagram account, you will be happy to know that you can access your account without a password and then change your profile settings and start the procedure to set a new one. Here, then, are all the directions for recovering your Instagram password.
How to recover your Instagram password with email.
To recover a forgotten Instagram password, you can start the recovery procedure using your email address, either from a smartphone or a computer.
In the first case, launch the Instagram app for Android or iPhone devices and, on the login screen, click the Forgot your password? button. Now, select the Username tab, enter your email address in the Username or email field and click the Next button, so that you receive an email from Instagram.
Once you have done this, go to your inbox, locate the email in question and click Reset your Instagram password. On the new screen that appears, enter the new password to use in the New password and Confirm new password fields and click the Reset password button to complete your password recovery and log back into your account.
It will be useful to know that you can also access your account directly without setting a new password. To do this, click on the Login without password button visible inside the email sent by Instagram and you're done.
If you prefer to proceed from a computer, you should know that the procedure is almost identical. To proceed, go to the official Instagram website and click on the Forgot your password link ? Enter your email address in the Email, phone or username field and click the Send loginlink button to receive an email from Instagram.
At this point, all you have to do is go into your inbox, locate the email sent by Instagram and click the Reset password button, to set a new password for your Instagram account.
How to recover your Instagram password without email
Do you want to recover your Instagram password without email? In that case, the only solution available to you is to access your account without a password using your phone number (provided you have previously added it to your account and completed the verification), change the email address associated with the account and start the procedure to change the password.
To proceed, start the Instagram application, click on the Forgot password? option, select the Phone option, enter your phone number in the appropriate field and tap the Next button to receive an SMS containing a link to re-access your account.
Then tap the link in question to access your Instagram account without a password, tap the little man icon found in the menu below, tap the Edit Profile button and locate the Private Information section to view the email address associated with your account.
If you still have access to this email address, you can proceed to change the password for your Instagram account. If, on the other hand, you no longer have access to the mailbox in question, tap the Email button, enter a new email address in the corresponding field and tap the Finish button, then access your new mailbox, locate the email sent by Instagram and tap the Confirm the email address it contains button to verify your identity and confirm your email address.
Now tap the ☰ button at the top right of the screen, choose Settings from the menu that appears and click Security & Password. Then select the itemForgot password? and follow the instructions I gave you in the previous paragraphs to recover your Instagram password by email.
If, on the other hand, you want to proceed from your computer, you should know that the above procedure works with the Instagram app for Windows 10 but not from a browser. In the latter case, you can follow the instructions to recover your Instagram password with your phone number.
How to recover your Instagram password with your phone number.
If you do not remember the email address associated with your Instagram account or your username, you can recover your Instagram password with your phone number, provided you have previously added it to your account and completed verification.
However, to proceed, you need to use the browser installed on your device: this procedure, in fact, is not possible from the Instagram app for smartphones and tablets.
That said, start the browser you usually use to browse the Internet (for example, Chrome on Android or Safari on iPhone), connect to the Instagram home page, presses the Login button and select the Forgot your password?
On the new screen that appears, enter your phone number in the Email, phone or username field and press the Send Login Link button to receive an SMS with a link to set a new password. Then, in the link in question, enter your new password to use in the New password and Confirm new password fields, press the Reset password button and you are done.
The directions I just gave you are valid even if you prefer to access Instagram with your computer's phone number.
How to recover your Instagram password without email or number
If you are wondering if it is possible to recover your Instagram password without email or number, the answer is yes, as long as you have registered on the popular photo social network using your Facebook account or you have previously connected the two social networks.
So, if you are wondering how to recover your Instagram password with Facebook, all you have to do is launch the social network's app or connect to the official Instagram website and click the Log in with Facebook and Continue as [name] buttons to access Instagram without a password.
At this point, click on the little man icon , choose the Edit Profile option and, in the Private Information section, enter a new email address or a new phone number to associate with your account. This way, you can recover your Instagram password with the email or recover your password with the phone number.
Sorry, have you never logged in to Instagram with Facebook? If so, the only solution at your disposal is to try to access your inbox again. In this regard, you may find my guides on how to recover your email password and how to discover your email password useful.
How to recover stolen Instagram passwords.
If you're worried that someone has your Instagram password and you still have access to your account, launch the photo social network app, tap the little man icon to access your profile screen, tap the ☰ button and select the Settings option.
Now, click on the Security and Password items, enter your current password in the appropriate field, type a new password in the New password and Verify password fields and tap the Save button, to save your changes and change the password of your Instagram account.
After that, go back to your account settings, select Security and tap the Login Activity option to disconnect all devices connected to your account. Finally, in the Security section, tap the option to enable two-factor authentication and further protect your account.
If you no longer have access to your account because the person who stole your password has already changed your login credentials, you can request assistance from Instagram and try to recover your account. If you have an Android device, tap on the Get help with login button, enter the username or phone number associated with your Instagram account and tap the Next button.
After that, choose the Need more help? option, tap on the My account has been hacked button, enter more details in the corresponding field and tap on the Submit request button to send your report.
If you are using an iPhone, on the Instagram login screen, tap on Forgot password... and need more help... and select the item I can't access this email address or phone number. On the new screen that appears, tap on My account has been hacked, enter any additional information in the More details field and tap the Request assistance button to submit your report.
