You bought a new smartphone and are now trying to log in to Instagram to go back to using the famous photographic social network. However, during the login phase, you are having problems: you are unable to log in as you are prompted to enter a Instagram that you have no way of obtaining. You are, therefore, desperate for a solution in this regard and you have consequently landed on this guide of mine, hoping to solve your problem.
How do you say? That’s how things are and, therefore, you would like to know if I can explain to you how to enter Instagram without security code? Of course yes, don’t worry. In the next chapters of my tutorial, in fact, I will provide you with all the necessary information on how to authorize access to Instagram from a new device, explaining, step by step, how to regain possession of your account if you have activated the two-factor authentication but I was unable to receive the security code required to log in.
If, therefore, you are impatient to know more, I invite you to sit down comfortably and take just a few minutes of free time, so as to carefully follow the instructions I am about to give you. You will see that by reading my instructions and putting them into practice you will easily and quickly succeed in the intent you have proposed. Happy reading and good luck in recovering your account!
Index
- Preliminary information
- How to enter Instagram without a security code
- Log in to Instagram with authentication app
- Log in to Instagram with backup code
- Disable two-factor authentication
Preliminary information
Before explaining to you how to enter instagram without security code I have to provide some important preliminary information in this regard.
In fact, you must know that the security code is an account protection measure that is required following the activation of thetwo-factor authentication (can be activated in the menu Settings> Security> Two-Factor Authentication of the app), which requires you to enter, in addition to the classic password account, a “disposable” security code to confirm access to Instagram from an unrecognized device.
The security code in question can be received via authentication app (eg Google Authenticator) or SMS but, in case you do not have your own phone, you can also log in to the social network through alternative solutions.
For example, as I will explain to you in the course of this tutorial, it is possible to confirm access by using one of the backup codes which are provided when activating two-factor authentication on your account. For all the details, read on.
How to enter Instagram without a security code
Having made the necessary premises, let’s see together how to log in to your Instagram account without requiring the security code of two-factor authentication.
Log in to Instagram with authentication app
If you can’t get the security code via SMS, you have probably configured aauthentication app to be used to generate the codes in question.
All you have to do, therefore, is to check if there are any apps on your smartphone Google Authenticator), Authy, 1Password or other apps that support the management of two-factor authentication OTP codes. If you find them, open them up and see if you find any traces of Instagram within them: if yes, copy the OTP code that you find in the authentication app, type it in Instagram and you should be able to log into your account.
To avoid having to enter the security code every time, you can authorize the device or browser from which you are logging in by pressing the buttons Authorize this device (from smartphones and tablets) or Save the information (from Web).
Log in to Instagram with backup code
If you have activated two-factor authentication for your Instagram account, you will surely have been provided with backup codes that you should have saved in a safe place, or more simply you may have stored in the media gallery of your device as a screenshot.
In case you can’t find the backup codes and should you need to recover them, you can find them by logging into your Instagram account from a recognized device and going to the menu Settings> Security> Two-Factor Authentication> Other Methods.
In this screen, in fact, all the backup codes that have been provided to you: you can use them to log in to Instagram if, for example, you lose your phone or if you cannot receive a security code via SMS or authentication app previously configured.
To use backup codes to log into Instagram from smartphone and tablet, press the buttons Try another method> Backup Codes that are shown to you when you try to access Instagram from an unrecognized device. If on the other hand, you are trying to access Instagram from PC, via the official website of the social network, press the button backup codes.
Once this is done, in both cases, enter one of the backup codes eight-digit number that you have been given and, finally, confirm the operation by pressing the button Confirmation, in order to authorize access to Instagram.
Also, if you wish, put a check mark on the item Authorize this device (from smartphone and tablet) or press the button Save the information (on PC), in order to save the login information and ensure that the device in use is trusted. By doing so, you will no longer be prompted to enter the security code from your device.
Disable two-factor authentication
If you have managed to enter your Instagram account from a device and you do not want to be prompted again to enter the security codes on the new devices that you are going to associate with your account, you can think of disable two-factor authentication. I warn you, however, that this is an operation highly discouraged, as it removes what is a very useful security measure to protect your Instagram account from any intrusions.
Having said that, if you are convinced to continue, open theInstagram app on smartphone or tablet, go to the menu Settings> Security> Two-Factor Authentication, move up OFF the voice lever Authentication app to disable this feature. If, on the other hand, you want to deactivate the reception of the codes via SMS, tap on the item Text message and finally move up OFF the lever in correspondence with the wording Text message.
To disable two-factor authentication by acting on Web instead, access the official Instagram website, go to the menu Settings> Privacy and security and finally, remove the check mark on the words Use a text message And Use the authentication app, to completely disable two-factor authentication.
