Instagram is a social network that has millions of users, so there are different methods to find a particular person, among them we can mention searching for a person through their phone number. In this tutorial we will show you step by step how to find or search for a person on Instagram by their phone number.
Steps to find a person on Instagram by their phone number:
- Log in to your Instagram account by entering the usual data. If you forgot the password it is easy to recover it.
- Once inside your profile, go to the lower right corner and click on the image or profile picture.
- In the new section you must click on the three horizontal lines that are in the upper right corner.
- When a small menu is displayed, you must click on the “+ Discover people” option.
- In the “Discover people” section you will see two options “Connect to Facebook” (Connect to Facebook) and “Connect to contacts” (Connect Contact), click on the blue “Connect” button of the “Connect Contacts” option.
- A pop-up window will appear on your screen with a message notifying you that if you approve access to your contacts, Instagram will synchronize your account with all the contacts you have registered on your cell phone; If you are sure, press “Approve access”.
- Then another pop-up window will appear for you to confirm the action, to do this click on “Allow”.
- Go back to the “+ Discover people” option and you will see the contacts that have an Instagram account.
You have to keep in mind that some contacts you have added on your mobile will not appear in the Instagram search, this is because many users when they open their account do not add their phone number in their profile information because it is not a required field therefore it can be left blank.
How to unsynchronize my contacts with Instagram?
There are two easy and quick methods to unsynchronize your mobile contacts with Instagram; one way is from the same application and the other from the main menu of the mobile; We will show you step by step what to do in each case:
From the app
- Within your Instagram account, go to the bottom right corner and click on your account profile picture. If you don’t have a profile picture you can easily add one.
- Now you must click on the three horizontal lines located in the upper right corner.
- When a menu is displayed, click on the “Settings” option.
- In the new menu choose the “Account” option.
- You should now select “Contacts Sync”.
- In the “Connect contacts” option you will see a switch on the right side, click on it to deactivate synchronization; the switch must be gray to unlink your account with the mobile contacts, if it is blue the synchronization is still active.
From the main menu of the mobile
- Go to the “Settings” or “Settings” option on your phone.
- Select the “Apps & notifications” option.
- Find and select the Instagram app.
- Within the application information you must click on the “Permissions” option.
- You will immediately see several permissions that Instagram needs to access to perform some functions; look for the one that says “Contacts” and deactivate the switch, it will be deactivated when it is gray.
- Clever! the synchronization of your contacts with Instagram was cancelled.
Find friends from your Facebook profile on Instagram
This option only works if your Facebook friends have their profile linked to their Instagram account, otherwise their accounts will not appear in the “Discover People” list. These are the steps to follow:
- Sign in to your Instagram account.
- Click on your profile picture in the bottom right corner.
- Tap on the three horizontal stripes at the top.
- When a menu is displayed, select “+ Discover people”.
- Click on “Connect to Facebook”.
- Go back to “+ Discover People” to see suggestions from Facebook friends.
It is very easy to search for people on Instagram, so you do not need to use third-party applications to increase your followers or find friends, just by following the steps in this tutorial you can get friends and acquaintances quickly and safely.
