Unlinking Facebook and Instagram is pretty much easy. You just have to visit the Accounts Centre and remove the desired account from there. Accounts Centre is a place that provides centralized access to Facebook and Instagram accounts through unified login. It helps users to manage connected experiences from a single place. These experiences include sharing posts and stories across Instagram and Facebook, sharing reels from Instagram to Facebook, and performing a couple of other cross-platform tasks. Accounts Centre also allows you to unlink Facebook and Instagram if you have these accounts connected.
How to Unlink Facebook and Instagram
You can follow one of these methods to unlink your Facebook and Instagram accounts:
Use the Facebook mobile appUse the Instagram mobile appUse Facebook website on your Windows PCUse Instagram website on your Windows PC
Let’s take a detailed look at these methods, one by one.
Disconnect Facebook and Instagram using the Facebook mobile app
Note: The steps mentioned below will work on both android and iOS platforms. Also Read: How to download Instagram Reels and Videos to PC.
Unlink Facebook and Instagram using the Instagram mobile app
Note: The steps mentioned below will work on both android and iOS platforms.
Unlink Facebook and Instagram using Facebook website on Windows 11/ 10 PC
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Disconnect Facebook and Instagram using Instagram website on Windows 11/ 10 PC
What happens when I unlink Facebook and Instagram?
Unlinking Facebook and Instagram disconnects both of these social accounts, so that they won’t be associated anymore. Once you’ve unlinked Facebook and Instagram, you will not be able to publish your Instagram posts directly to Facebook. Also Instagram won’t notify your Facebook friends that you’re on Instagram, so you may not be able to gain followers.
How do I stop Instagram from sharing on Facebook?
To turn off automatic sharing from your Instagram account to Facebook, go to Profile > Menu > Settings > Account, and then click on ‘Sharing to other apps‘ option. You will see a list of connected social apps. Click on the desired app and toggle off Instagram story/ Instagram posts/ Instagram reels under the ‘Automatically share’ section. Read Next: How to Turn Off Political Ads on Facebook and Instagram.