What Happens When You Turn off Contact Sync on Instagram?

Step 2:Tap onAccounts Center>Your information and permissions.

Step 3:Tap onUpload contacts, select yourInstagram account, and turn offConnect contacts.

Tap on Accounts Center

However, turning off this toggle does not delete any previously synced contacts.

It only prevents new contacts from syncing on Instagram.

Step 1:Open and jump in to your Instagram account on aweb surfing app.

Your Information and Permissions

Step 2:press thehamburger menu iconat the bottom left and click onSettings.

Step 3:Click onSee more in Accounts Center.

Step 4:Click onYour information and permissions>Manage contacts.

Upload Contacts

Step 5:Click onDeleteto remove all the synced contacts.

On iPhone

OpenSettings>Instagram> turn off the toggle forContacts.

On Android

Step 1:Open theSettingsapp and selectApps>Instagram.

Select Instagram Account 2

Step 2:SelectPermissions>Contacts> selectDont Allow.

Also Read:How to manage app permissions on Android

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Connect Contacts

Tap on Settings on Instagram Web 1

See More in Accounts Centre 1

Manage Contacts

Delete All

Open Settings app

Select Instagram 1

Turn off Toggle for Contacts 1

Tap on Apps 4

Tap on Instagram 1

Tap on Permissions 2

Tap on Contacts 1

Tap on Dont Allow

Unsync iPhone from iPad

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