How to Manage Multiple Instagram Accounts on iPhone/Android

As the soaring users begin to use social media in most time of their daily life, these platforms play a more important role in the society around the world. Some large and widely-used social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. can be used for more purposes instead of simply chatting or sharing posts online. For example, businessman would make use of the large amount of active users of these platforms for promoting their businesses; some online celebrities will try to expose themselves to attract more people for being popular.

Due to different reasons, the situation that many users would have more than one social media account becomes a normal phenomenon, because people want to separate the things for not affecting their daily life. For example, some are willing to apply for a new Instagram because they need to do business, or others just want an account with no followers on which they can express their truly thoughts.

As more and more people have multiple accounts, some social media platforms offers the function that enables users to manage multiple accounts at the same time, to make people use the platforms according their needs in more convenient way. Today, I would like to introduce you the way to manage multiple Instagram accounts on iPhone/Android. Don't miss it if you have two or more Instagram accounts!

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Part 1. Manage Multiple Instagram Accounts on iPhone/Android

More people are accustomed to using Instagram on mobile device, including iPhone and Android. Therefore, today we would mostly focus on introducing how to manage multiple accounts on iPhone/Android.

Comparing to its older versions, Instagram adds the multiple accounts management function to users for receiving tons of suggestions and demands from users from around the world. This means that the latest Instagram version supports users to manage multiple accounts without log out their main accounts. How? The operation is easy.

On iOS Device

STEP 1. Login your main Instagram account in Instagram app, then go to your profile page and click the menu icon on the top right.

STEP 2. Then in the bottom of the appeared menu, you can see a gear icon. Click the icon and the Settings menu will show up. From the list, hit the 'Add Account' option.

STEP 3. Now in the login page, enter the ID and password of the Instagram account to want to add to the application.

STEP 4. Back to the profile page of your Instagram account, you would notice that your Instagram name set in the middle has a drop-down list where you can select to use which account you've added.

On Android Device

STEP 1. Launch Instagram and login with your main account. Then like on iOS device, go to your profile page and click the menu icon on the top right to go to Settings.

STEP 2. In Settings, choose 'Add Account' option.

STEP 3. Enter the ID and password of the Instagram account that you want to add. After that, by clicking your name in the profile page, you can switch between different Instagram account without wasting any effort.

Part 2. Tricks for Avoiding Publication Errors Using Multiple Instagram Accounts

If you are owning several Instagram accounts that are used in different ways, for example, for works, for private communications, for doing businesses, and so on. Sometimes when you use a wrong account for posting the contents, it would cause great inconvenience. Therefore, Instagram provides the function for users to switch between accounts easily with obviously. Here are the small tricks that you can use to avoid the publication errors while you have multiple Instagram accounts and add all of them to the Instagram app on device.

Trick 1. Check Before Posting

Navigate to the profile page of your account, the name, contents of your account would be showed. On the top bar where it shows the account name, you can click it and a pull-down list will show up for you to switch between different accounts. You can check this page at first before you are going to post something for making sure that you are using the correct Instagram account.

Trick 2. Link with Separated Facebook Account

To avoid the Instagram publications errors caused systematically, you'd better link each Instagram account with a different Facebook account. This can greatly prevent the bugs that would cause publications error even you have made sure that you are using the correct Instagram account.

Trick 3. Use Other Apps

If you don't want to manage several Instagram accounts inside one app, It is also recommended for you to use some third-party applications that can treat your account data in a separate way and provide separate notifications for your original account. In this way, you can definitely separate the main account and other multiple Instagram accounts.

If you have multiple Instagram accounts, this blog has brought the tips for you to manage them efficiently inside Instagram app on iPhone and Android device. It's better to apply for an extra Instagram account for separating the main one if you need to use Instagram for other purposes. Take the tricks and enjoy Instagram better!