In every social network, you can get rid of unpleasant and overly intrusive users by banning them. To do this, you need to add them to the blacklist. While there, the ill-wishers will not be able to send you messages, leave comments, and even access your page.
What should you do if, for example, you added a person to the blacklist by mistake? Or have you forgiven them for all old grievances? How to unblock a user on Instagram? There are several ways to solve the problem. Stay with us and learn about each of them.
Types of Instagram blocks
First, let’s consider what types of blocking exist on the social network Instagram. There are only two types:
- System ban. This can be a temporary or permanent block of your account for violating the established rules. For example, posting inappropriate content or violating copyright. In this case, to remove the restrictions, you need to contact technical support.
- User ban. Occurs when one user adds another to Instagram’s blacklist. As a result, the hated person will not be able to find your page through search, view your posts, leave comments on your news, like them, and also will not be able to chat in direct messages and be subscribed to each other. In this case, to return everything to normal, you will have to remove the user from your ban list.
Interesting. If you go to a blocked user’s page, you may notice that the “Subscribe” button has disappeared. Instead, there is now a “Unblock” button.
Unable to unlock: user is not on the list
Before moving on to the main part of our article, we should consider one issue that may prevent you from removing a person from your blacklist. The problem is that one of the pages disappears from the ban list and now you simply cannot access the desired profile and click the “friendship” button.
This situation arises because the user has also blocked your access to their profile. And, accordingly, from everywhere, even from the blacklist, all his “traces” disappear. Of course, after such a situation, the most obvious question arises: how to resolve everything? It’s simple. If the person who removed you is not against mutual reconciliation, then go to the page of any third party. Like or comment on one of the posts, and then find the person you need through the added “hearts” and tap the “Unblock” button. Let the other side do the same.
Where to find all blocked accounts on Instagram
If you’re curious about where to find the coveted blacklist, you’re in the right section. To find all banned profiles on your phone, you’ll need to:
- Launch the Instasety app and log in to your account using your standard login (email address/mobile number/username) and password.
- Tap on the icon that looks like a “person,” and then on the functional button (“three dots”).
- Open settings.
- Go to the “Privacy” section and click on “Blocked Accounts.”
Done. Here you will find all the pages that you have restricted access to.
If you want to do this through a computer, follow these steps:
- Go to the desktop version of Instagram and log in.
- Click on the “person” to enter your profile.
- Click on the “gear” icon.
- Open the “Privacy and Security” section.
- Scroll down to the “Account Data” column. Click on “View.”
- Tap “Show All Blocked Pages” in the “Contacts” section.
How to unblock users on Instagram from your phone
So now let’s get to the basics – let’s try to unblock a user on Instagram from a mobile phone. We will do this on different devices: on iOS and on Android.
On Android
To remove a user from the blacklist on the “Alien” smartphone, follow the following algorithm:
- Open the Instaseti app and log in.
- Tap on the magnifying glass icon and click on the search bar.
- Enter the full username of the desired person.
- Select the appropriate one from the suggested list.
- Click on the “Unblock” button.
- Confirm your decision.
That’s it, now you can subscribe to this page again.
Useful to know. If you want to put your friend back in the blacklist, go to their profile and click on the functional button. Select “Block”.
On iPhone
If you need to restore someone’s access to your feed on an iPhone, follow the same steps. The interface of the social network application on both operating systems is similar and there are no significant differences, so it is impossible to get confused.
You can also use another method – remove the block through settings. To do this:
- Launch Instagram and log in to your account.
- Open your profile and go to settings.
- Tap on the “Privacy” line and the “Blocked Accounts” tab.
- Scroll down to the desired user. Click on it.
- Click the “Unblock” button and confirm.
Done. This is how you can do it with anyone you want to remove from your blacklist.
Unlocking Instagram users on a computer
If you usually use Instagram on your computer, there’s no need to change your habits. There are actually two ways to access the desktop version of Instagram:
- Through a search engine;
- Through the web browser’s address bar.
Let’s take a closer look at each of these methods. In the first case, you need to:
- Go to the Instagram.com website;
- Click on the search bar at the top of the screen and enter the username. It’s best to enter the full username, otherwise the system may not find it (because it’s blocked);
- Click on the blue “Unblock” button and confirm the operation.
The second method is much simpler. You just need to open your web browser and click on the URL bar (located under the tabs). Enter the address: ” without the quotes, and press Enter. This will take you to the profile of the person you want to unblock, where you can easily remove them from your block list.
Mutual blockage – how to find and unblock each other
As mentioned above, sometimes the following situation may occur: you have placed an acquaintance on your blacklist and they have blocked you in response, which is quite logical. In this case, it will not be possible to “pardon” each other in the usual way. You will have to act through a third party. Namely:
– leaving comments on a “fake” page and contacting the acquaintance through them;
– remembering mutual friends and searching for the user among their subscriptions.
Note. If all of the above did not help, try submitting a request to technical support through “Settings” – “Help” – “Report a problem”.
If you have resumed friendship with your friend, do not forget to restore their access on social media. To unblock a person on Instagram without any problems, be sure to use all the useful tips that we have provided in our article.