How To Remove Restrictions On Instagram

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Your Quick Answer:

To remove restrictions on Instagram, you need to open the Instagram application.

Then log into your Instagram account. Next, you need to search for the user whom you want to unrestrict.

Go to the user’s profile. Then you need to click on the Following button from the profile page and then you’ll be able to see some options.

Click on the Unrestrictoption and then you’ll be able to see the message Account unrestricted.

You can also go to the message section by clicking on the Message button.

Then you need to click and open the chat of the user from the message list.

Click on the Unrestrict button on the chat screen.

The account will be unrestricted.

You can also unrestrict the account from its comments.

Go to any posts, where the user whose account you’ve restricted, has commented. Click and hold the comment.

Then click on the exclamation icon and then click on Unrestrict (username).

You’ll see the messages Account unrestricted.

You can set a minimum age limit for your Instagram content from the settings of your Instagram account.

How to remove restrictions from Instagram:

There are methods to unrestrict someone,

1. From the person’s profile

If you want to unrestrict someone whom you’ve restricted, you need to follow the steps mentioned below to find how to unrestrict someone on Instagram from his profile:

Step 1: Open the Instagram application

You’ll have to make sure that you’ve updated the Instagram application from the Google Play Store or App Store before opening it. Next, open the Instagram application.

Then you need to log in to your Instagram account by entering the correct login credentials. Once you log in to your account, you’ll be taken to the homepage or the news feed page of your account.

Step 2: Search for the person’s profile

From the homepage of your Instagram account, you’ll need to click on the magnifying glass icon and then you’ll be taken to the search page of Instagram. You need to enter the name of the user whom you want to unrestrict, in the search box. Then it will immediately show the search results from where you need to click on it.

Search for the person's profile

Step 3: Click on the Following button

After clicking on the name from the search results, you’ll be able to enter the profile page of the user. On the profile page, you’ll be able to find the Following button.

Click on the Following button

You need to click on it and it will immediately show you a list of options to choose from.

Step 4: Click on Unrestrict

You need to click on the Unrestrict option from the list of choices that are provided to you.

click on the Unrestrict option1

You’ll be able to see the confirmation message that will appear on the profile page which says Account unrestricted.

says Account unrestricted

This will ensure that you have unrestricted the account which has permitted the account to return to its previous status on Instagram. The account will be able to see your online status and check the read receipt time.

2. From Your Chat Section

Another way to unrestrict someone on Instagram is by doing it from the chat section by following the steps jotted down below.

Step 1: Open the Instagram app

You need to make sure that the Instagram application is updated to its latest version before you use it for unrestricting someone or else you might face glitches. You need to open the Instagram app.

You’ll be taken to the login page from where you’ll need to log in to your Instagram account by entering the login credentials such as the email address and the password of your Instagram account then by pressing the Login button.

Step 2: Click on the Message button

Once you’re logged into your Instagram account, you’ll be able to find the message button at the top right corner of the home page.

Click on the Message button

You need to click on the message button and it will open the chat list of your Instagram profile. You’ll be able to check and see the list of Instagram chats on your account.

Step 3: Open the chat

After you’re taken to the message section of your Instagram profile you’ll need to find the chat of the user whose account you want to unrestrict on Instagram.

Open the chat

But to do that, you can either scroll down the list to find the chat or you can search for the name of the user in the search bar and find the chat from the results. Open the chat by clicking on the user’s name from the list.

Step 4: Click on Unrestrict

Once you open the chat you’ll be able to see the Unrestrict button at the bottom of the page. You’ll be able to see the message that says You have restricted (username).

Click on Unrestrict

They can’t see when you’re online or when you’ve read their messages. You need to click on the Unrestrict button to unrestrict the user. The message will disappear and the account will be unrestricted on Instagram.

How to unrestrict someone on Instagram from comments:

Another method of unrestricting a user is by doing it from his comments on Instagram. This is a unique method and may not be known to all but it’s very helpful and fast too. The steps below can help you know how to unrestrict someone on Instagram from comments:

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Step 1: Open the Instagram application.

Step 2: Log in to your Instagram account.

Step 3: Then you need to find and open any post where the person whom you want to unrestrict has commented.

Step 4: Next, you need to go to the comments section of the post.

Step 5: Click and hold the comment of the user whom you want to unrestrict.

Click on Comment

Step 6: Then click on the exclamation sign from the top panel.

Click on comment icon

Step 7: Click on Unrestrict (username).

Step 8: It will appear Account unrestricted.

How To Manage Minimum Age Restrictions on Instagram:

You can set an age limit for your content so that you can keep your content away from the ones who are not supposed to be watching it. If you have sensitive content on your Instagram profile that should not be visible or watched by children or anyone below eighteen years of age you should set the minimum age limit to eighteen.

But this doesn’t mean that you’re permanently setting it to eighteen years, because you can change it whenever you want to expand your audience.

The steps below will help you know how to change or set an age limit on Instagram:

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Step 1: Open the Instagram application.

Step 2: Then you need to log in to your Instagram account.

Step 3: Next, you need to go to your Instagram profile page.

go to your Instagram profile page

Step 4: Then click on the three lines icon at the top right corner.

click on the three lines icon

Step 5: Click on the Settings icon at the bottom right corner.

Click on the Settings icon

Step 6: Click on Business.

Click on Business

Step 7: Click on Minimum Age.

Click on Minimum Age

Step 8: Then you’ll be taken to the Minimum Age page where you’ll need to set the limit.

taken to the Minimum Age page

Step 9: You can set the default limit by entering the Minimum Age.

You can also set the minimum age limit by country. Then click on the tick mark icon to save the changes.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. When you restrict someone on Instagram can they see your posts?

When you restrict someone on Instagram, they will be able to check and see your newly uploaded Instagram post and will be able to comment on them too. But those comments will not be visible to others but only to that particular user.

You can choose to see the comment by clicking on the See comment option.  If you want to hide your post from someone, you can block the user directly instead of restricting him on Instagram.

2. How to restrict someone on Instagram without them knowing?

When you restrict someone on Instagram, they won’t be able to know that you’ve restricted their Instagram profile as Instagram won’t notify them about the same.

But at the same time, they will not be able to check your Instagram online status or see if you’ve read their messages on Instagram. These indications can also help the user understand that he or she is restricted. Apart from these, there’s nothing else that can expose you to the user.

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