How to Unlink Your Threads and Instagram Account – Tech Junkie

Launched in early July 2023 to compete with Elon Musk’s Twitter, Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, has received mixed reactions from the audience. It recorded 100 million sign-ups in the launch week, but some of its significant limitations are now making users return to Twitter.  One such restriction is that you can’t unlink your Threads and Instagram account. This is because Instagram powers Threads. Or you can say both social networks are tightly linked to each other.But don’t worry; we’ll discuss a quick and simple workaround to help you unlink Threads and Instagram without having to delete any profile or erase data.How To Unlink Your Threads And Instagram AccountYou can deactivate your Threads profile to unlink your Instagram profile from it without deleting anything. Doing so won’t delete your Threads data or affect your Instagram account, as mentioned in Instagram’s support page.Open Threads on your device.Tap the Profile icon at the bottom right corner of the screen. You’ll land on your main profile.Again tap the two horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the Settings.Select Account.You’ll find the Deactivate profile option in the beginning. Choose it.Tap the Deactivate Threads Profile option at the bottom.Confirm your action by selecting Deactivate
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