Instagram has added a long-awaited feature specially for iOS/iPhone users. Despite being one of the most popular apps in the world, Facebook is very slow to update Instagram. It often takes months, sometimes years, to add basic and needed features. And to be fair with Instagram, this is how most social media apps work (just ask every Twitter user for the edit button). However, the long wait for one Instagram feature is finally over.
Facebook has released a new update to the social media app to ensure that the app adheres to Apple’s App Store guidelines, which state that all apps require the option to delete the account. In other words, you can now delete your account directly from the app, something that you were not able to do previously.
Why is this option only being added now? Well, we don’t know why Instagram chose not to add it before, but it probably has something to do with the fact that it doesn’t want to make deleting your account any easier. Now seems like a random time to go back to this philosophy, but it’s not their choice because Apple has given each app a June 30, 2022 deadline to add the option to delete the account if there is an offer to create an account.
Prior to this update, Instagram users on iOS had to use the web browser version of the social media site in order to delete their account. Of course, most people use Instagram exclusively via the app, so this has never been convenient. Again, this was probably by design.
If you decide to delete your account, a 30-day grace period will be in effect if you change your mind. In other words, your account will not be completely deleted until 30 days after it was initially deleted.
As always, we’ll keep you updated as things change and evolve. In the meantime, feel free to leave a comment or two or 22 to let us know what you think or, alternatively, send me a comment on Twitter @Tyler_Fischer_ and let me know there.
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