How To Set Password on Instagram to Protect Your Chats
Instagram has become one of the most popular social media platforms for sharing photos, videos, and messages with friends and followers. With the increasing use of Instagram for communication, it’s important to ensure the security of your account, especially when it comes to protecting your chats.
Have you ever lent your phone to a friend or family member and later worried they might have seen your private Instagram messages? Or maybe you want to keep your chats safe from anyone snooping around. Although Instagram does not have a built-in chat lock feature, some clever ways exist to add extra security to your DMs. This piece highlights how you can set a password on Instagram to protect your chats.
Using Your Device’s Built-in App Lock Feature
Depending on the Android device that you are using, there are different options to lock Instagram or any other app that might have sensitive information. The steps are generally simple, but because different manufacturers customize their smartphones in various ways, there are differences in how you set passwords for apps.
With most devices, you can:
- Go to Settings
- Then navigate to the Applications section.
- Select App Lock
- Choose the app you want to set a password for, such as Instagram.
- Finally, select the password or unlock method you want to use for that app.
Using Third-Party Apps to Lock Instagram
If you’re unsatisfied with your device’s built-in app lock feature or your device does not have a built-in app lock feature, you can download and install a third-party app locker to help lock your Instagram app.
One popular choice is AppLock, which lets you protect Instagram with a password or fingerprint. With the app, you can also set it to take a photo whenever someone tries to access your password-protected apps. This can help you catch anyone trying to snoop on your private information. In a previous article, we discussed the best app locks for Android to secure your device.
Instagram
Instagram is a social networking app specifically designed for publishing and sharing photos via the phone. The app also lets you share photos instantly with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr and Foursquare, check friend’s photos, apply filters, custom borders and Tilt-Shift blur effects, comment and enjoy your friends’ photos.
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