How to Set up Instagram Two Factor Authentication + Recovery and Removal

Instagram is one of the most popular and widely used applications in the world and is owned by Facebook. This application has enabled two-step verification since 2016. But have you ever thought about protecting your Instagram information by taking small steps and adding another layer of security to your account? This comes from a situation where, some people are concerned that If hackers or anyone else can get their password, they can easily access Instagram account information. In this way, nIstagram's two-step verification can protect your account from unknown individuals who try to access your data. Stay tuned on learning how to activate Instagram's two-step verification and remove the two step verification. At the end of this article we have troubleshooted the issues that you might encounter for example code haven't sent to your device and we have guided you through Instagram two factor authentication recovery steps.

What is Instagram Two Step Verification?

The term Two-Factor Authentication or two-step verification is heard in all major services and applications of various websites. You may consider it an additional option, but this feature is very important.

If someone activates two-factor authentication for their account, the possibility of hacking  their information becomes almost impossible. even if someone knows your password and tries to hack your Instagram account, they will not be able to log in and access your account because they will have trouble with the second verification step.

This feature is a security process that requires users to authenticate twice to verify their identity. This means that any user who activates this step must enter two different passwords to access their account.

Two Factor Authentication Instagram Steps

The increasing popularity of Instagram has exposed users to online threats. That is why Instagram is always updating its security measures and also introducing new ones. 

By enabling Instagram’s two-step verification feature, only you can access your account with ONLY trusted devices. When you want to log in to your account for the first time with a new device, you will need to enter both your password and a six-digit verification code that is automatically sent to your primary device or phone number.

You can activate this feature for your Instagram account by following just a few simple steps.
There are three ways to set up Instagram two-factor authentication, including:

🟣Enable Instagram two-step verification with SMS code
🟣Activate using authentication app
🟣Turn on by using WhatsApp for two-step authentication

Activate Instagram's two-step verification via SMS

To turn on Instagram two-factor authentication you can follow the steps below:

1-First, Open Instagram and select the three-line icon at the top right of the screen.

2-Then select "Account Center".

3-Tap on “password and security” option.

4-Click on “two factor authentication”

5-Choose your accounts.

6-In this section you must select the "SMS and whats app" option.

7-Wait for the SMS message to be received and then enter it in the confirmation part.

Note. If you have net received the code yet, click on the resend code option. Remember if you changed your sim card and you no longer have access to it you should click on change number option first.

📍You might want to know: How to Enable WhatsApp Two-Step Verification

Instagram Two factor Authentication App

If you want to activate Instagram's two-step verification via Authentication App, First, install the Google Authentication app on your phone and go to the place where you set up Instagram two factor authentication using the images above then follow the steps below:

1. Choose "Authentication App" option.

2. Then you will be redirected to instructions for set up you can either "copy the key" or scan the Qr code.

3. Copy the key and open your google authentication app, tap on plus icon and choose either of options “scan a QR code” or “enter a set up key”

4. In the window that opens, in “your key” section paste the code. For account name write Instagram and then click on add.

5.You will be given a code, click on it and it will be copied.

6. Open Instagram and enter the 6 digit code generated by the authentication app then click on next.

⛔️Be careful, verification codes in the app have a time limit and are no longer valid after a short period of time and a new code is generated again. So after receiving the verification code, quickly enter it on Instagram.

📍You might have been looking for : enabling two-step verification on Telegram

Enable Instagram Two-Step Verification via Whats App

Activating two-step verification with Whats App has recently been added to Instagram and users can use Whats App as a two-step verification method for Instagram. The steps to activate two-step verification on Instagram for iPhone and Android are the same.

If you have no longer access to your precious phone number and sim card, the code wont be send to your mobile phone and you can not set up Instagram two factor authentication. so you need to change the phone number first.

1️⃣ So click on “change phone number” option.

2️⃣In add number section to get the correct country code click on “change” and choose your country.

3️⃣add your phone numbe.

4️⃣Then a code will be sent to the phone number which you have entered and has a whats app. Open Instagram chat on whats app and copy the code.

3️⃣Then enter the 6 digit Instagram code to turn on Instagram two factor authentication.

Instagram Two‑factor authentication 8 digit code

If you want to know the differences between 8 digit code and 6 digit code, in face codes that they are sent to your whats app or phone by sms and generated by the authentication app are 6 digit. But the backup codes generated by Instagram it self are 8 digit. And these are the codes that you need to take screenshot of and are very important. So that when you get logged out of your account by mistake you can regain access with them so you will have a way recover two factor authentication Instagram code. Otherwise it wont be possible. 

Instagram Two‑Factor Authentication Backup Codes

After setting up two step verification you will be notified that “two-factor authentication is on” then click on "additional methods" 

then open “backup codes”

take a screenshot of the backup codes. If you forgot to do that go back and click on the “get new codes” and keep them.

Instagram Two Factor Authentication Recovery

In order to recover your Instagram two factor authentication you need to add a back up method. so follow the steps mentioned above to get to the section you see in the image below and then,

Click on sms or whatsapp.

Then confirm your phone number.

Same as what we mentioned in the above images go to backup codes and take a screenshot of them.

How to Remove Two Factor Authentication Instagram Without Login

Sometimes in the Instagram app, we need two-step verification to log in to the account, which may cause a problem. Because we may not have access to our mobile phone or Instagram recovery codes, or we may have forgotten our two-step Instagram password.

⚠️Turn on login request so that who ever tries to gain access to your account you'll get a notification

In such a situation, we need to think of a way to ask Instagram help center for help. The best way to remove Instagram's two-step verification without login is to:

First, take a screenshot of the two-step verification page and send it to Instagram's support email. You need to ask them to remove the two-step verification for you in a message and you should give your Instagram information including your Instagram ID, Phone number, country and some other information that they might ask later after contacting you. so check your email. you may need to verify your account ownership.

Hello dear Instagram team, my account  @.... ..(page username) is hacked because someone used my number and set up the two step verification. Now I can't get the code to login to my page. Please remove the two-step confirmation and unauthorized access. I’m currently at .....(country) and my device name is......(IOS or Android and the mobile name)  so i can login. Thank you for your support

🚫If you think that someone has logged in your account and set up the 2fa code first check Instagram active sessions. then send this text along with the image to Instagram's support email at support@instagram.com.

Turn off Two‑Factor Authentication Instagram (app)

You may also want to disable your Instagram two-step verification because you may be afraid that you forget the password and lost the backup codes. To learn how to turn off Instagram two-factor authentication, you can follow the steps below:

Open your Instagram and open the two step authentication page. Click on authentication app and turn off the switch.

Click on “turn off” again to confirm the process.

Remove Instagram Two‑Factor Authentication (SMS)

if you have set up the two step verification with whats app and SMS and not the authentication app.

Click on sms or whatsapp and do the same. Turn the switch off.

Click on “turn off” again.

Instagram Two Factor Authentication Not Working

If your Instagram two factor authentication not working there might be different reasons causing that.

🟪Instagram two‑factor authentication code not received: make sure you have a good network connections, add number with the correct country code.

🟪authentication app code not correct: the set up key is different every time you open the app so you need to copy that again and get a new code from the app.
If your problem was not the above issues, try clearing Instagram cache, and switch between mobile data and WiFi or probably a hot spot.

Two Factor Authentication Instagram Lost Phone

If you have Lost your phone or it has been stolen, Here’s how to manage two factor authentication Instagram lost phone situation:

Open Instagram on a trusted device, go to Two‑factor authentication backup codes and enter a backup code. 

Note. You must have added the trusted device before! its so simple and you should just click on "add" then type your device name like the image below:

the rest of the steps are the same as the above instructions. Despite that your Instagram account will only know the device where you first set up the two factor authentication, also the backup codes is very important to login to your account without them it is impossible.