How to transfer Instagram from one phone to another, how to save the account

If you have purchased a new phone, there is no need to start from scratch. You don’t have to manually rewrite contacts or transfer applications via Bluetooth – that’s all old-fashioned. Now, new technologies have replaced the old ones: cloud storage, data synchronization with a Google email account, exporting to a memory card, etc. With all this “goodness,” you can quickly move to a new device.

If you need to transfer Instagram completely from one phone to another, don’t worry. This is just as easy: the procedure does not require any effort or professional preparation. If you still don’t know how to do it, give us 5 minutes. Here you will find a detailed instruction on how to transfer data from the social network to a new gadget.

How to save Instagram data for transfer to another phone

If you have replaced your old phone with a new one, don’t forget to transfer your saved Instagram account data. This may include:

passwords and usernames;
search history;
image thumbnails;
post archives;
other cache data.

You can do this using cloud storage or an SD card. Cloud storage options include built-in options (such as MiCloud on Xiaomi) or third-party options (such as Google Drive or Yandex Disk) with limited free storage of 5 or 10 GB.

In addition, it is important to transfer your contacts to sync them with your Instagram profile. This requires using SIM card options.

As each method deserves individual attention, let’s consider them one by one.

Through cloud storage

To use a third-party cloud, you will need:

Go to the Market on your phone.
Type “Yandex Disk” in the search bar and install the appropriate utility.
Launch it.
Log in to your @yandex.ru account if it hasn’t logged in automatically.
Go to the “Files” tab and tap on the “+” sign.
Upload folders with the name “Instagram” to the storage.
Download the same application on another phone.
Log in to the same email.
Save files to the device.

If you have built-in storage (MiCloud), you don’t need to download anything. You need to work with it as follows:

Unlock your gadget screen and tap on the “Settings” icon.
Scroll down and find the “Accounts” column.
Select the “Sync” section and the “Mi Cloud” option.
Click “Enable”.
Select objects for synchronization.
Save changes.
Take another smartphone and log in to the same Mi account.
Transfer the data to your phone.

Useful to know. App cache can also be transferred through the Google mail used in the Play Market. To do this, in the “Sync” section of the settings, select the “Google” tab and confirm the backup.

Using a memory card

If you cannot use “clouds”, then do it the old-fashioned way – copy files via a memory card. To do this:

Go to the device’s file system.
Select the folders that need to be transferred to the SD card.
Click on the menu button and press “Move”.
Select the save path.
Confirm.

Then you will need to remove the card from one smartphone and insert it into a special slot on another, and move the objects back to the internal memory in the same way.

Through a SIM card

To copy contacts from the phone book of an old gadget, you need to use the function of exporting numbers to the SIM card. Here’s how:

Open the address book and tap on the functional button in the upper right corner of the screen.
Select the “Import and Export” option.
Scroll down to the “Export” column and click on “Export to Sim 1 or 2”.
Confirm your decision and wait for the download to complete.
Insert the card into another smartphone and go to “Contacts”.
Click on “Import from Sim” and choose the location to save the contacts.
Click “OK”.

Done. Now you can turn on synchronization again in the Instaseti app.

Transferring Instagram to a new phone: step-by-step guide

If you understand the data, then how do you transfer the Instagram app to another phone? Let’s take a closer look at this question. Namely, how to do it:

from Android to Android;
from iPhone to iPhone.

From Android to Android

After replacing your old Android smartphone with a new one, it’s very easy to move your social network app with all your photos and posts inside. You will need to:

Log in to the Google Play Store using your @gmail account. Recently, you can also log in using other email services.
Type “Instagram” in the search bar.
Select the appropriate app and install it on your device.
Launch the app.
Enter your username (nickname/mobile number/email address) and password.

After that, the system will ask you to confirm the new device. You can do this via SMS to your linked number or via email to the address you registered with. Don’t worry, this one-time procedure is necessary to reduce the number of account hacks.

After logging in, all your posts, likes, and comments will appear on your page. They are stored in the Instagram cloud, so there is no need to copy them to another device.

From iPhone to iPhone

To copy Instagram from iOS to iOS, you will need to follow a similar algorithm of actions, namely:

Launch the App Store.
Download the social network application.
Authorize. This can also be done using your personal Facebook page.
Confirm the login attempt.

Note. If you forgot your username and password, click on the “Forgot credentials?” option. An email or phone message with access recovery will be sent to you.

Is it possible to access one Instagram account on two phones?

It is possible to connect one account to two phones at the same time. To do this, click on the “It’s me” button during the next authorization and follow the step-by-step instructions of the system.

When using the social network in this way, do not forget about some nuances:

Each time you log in to your account from a second device, the service will request confirmation.
When attempting to authorize from different regions or countries, Instagram may consider it an attempt to hack and temporarily restrict access to the profile.
You cannot exceed the established limit for likes, comments, and subscriptions. Otherwise, the administration will impose a temporary ban on you.

Useful to know. The temporary block lasts from a couple of hours to 2 weeks.

Possible errors and data loss from Instagram when transferring to another phone

During data transfer, various failures or errors may occur. For example, the following:

Information was deleted from Google Drive because the storage was not used for more than 3 months. Don’t hesitate to save files and download them from the cloud immediately.
The necessary SMS and MMS did not copy after exporting contacts to SIM. To transfer these data objects, it is not enough to simply export contacts. You will need to separately download a third-party utility Backup & Restore and follow the service prompts.
An error occurs when unpacking reserved files from storage or SD. Most likely, you have simply run out of internal memory. Clean your phone manually or with a cleaner (Clean Master).

Transferring Instagram from one phone to another is not as difficult as it seems. The main thing is not to forget the basic rule: you need to act sequentially. First, copy contacts, then folders, and only then the application itself, and then everything will definitely work out for you.