How To Turn Off Instagram Profile Picture Zoom? Keep It Private

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Just like some people that are so open to everything, some people like to have a closed and private life. They don’t like to share a lot of photos on social media and they mostly share faceless photos.

Now, pictures used to be unzoomable on Instagram. Remember the time when we used to show some pictures to our parents on IG and they would try to zoom on it? And we ended up saying that you can’t zoom pictures on IG. by the time, that changed and posts became zoomable on IG. 

Now recently, Instagram has developed a feature that you can zoom to see someone’s profile picture, even if they have a private account.

This feature might make some people feel uncomfortable. If you are one of them and you’re asking how to turn off Instagram profile picture zoom, you’ve come to the right place.

I’ve done my research and I’m here to share the results with you. Let’s go!

How To Turn Off Instagram Profile Picture Zoom

How To Turn Off Instagram Profile Picture Zoom?

It’s actually pretty easy. to disable the zoom feature on your profile picture, follow these steps:

Open you Instagram account and navigate to your profile

  1. Tap on the three lines on the top right
  2. Tap on setting
  3. Scroll down to see “account privacy”, tap on it
accounts setting
  1. Toggle off “allow profile picture expansion”

Tadaa! All done. Now no one can zoom in on your profile picture and your privacy is back.

Read more: How to Get Instagram Filters Back? 

Why can’t I turn off my profile picture zoom?

If you don’t see the “Allow Profile Picture Zoom” choice on Instagram, there could be a few reasons:

Your account is new or your app is outdated: If your Instagram account is very new or you haven’t updated the app in a while, you might not have access to this feature yet.

Instagram is rolling out the feature gradually: Just like many other app updates, Instagram might be releasing the profile picture zoom feature bit by bit to different areas or groups of users. Your location or account might not have gotten it yet.

Here’s what you can do:

Check for updates: Go to your app store and look for any updates for Instagram. Updating the app could give you the new features. If you’re having problems with updating your IG, read this blog: Why Won’t My Instagram Update?

Be patient: If you’ve updated recently and your account isn’t new, give it some time. You might get the option soon as the rollout continues.

Read more: How to Turn Off Suggested Posts on Instagram

Final thoughts

In summary, turning off the zoom option for your profile picture on Instagram helps keep your picture more private. Even though it’s a new feature and not everyone has it yet, just hang in there, hopefully, you’ll have it soon!

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Cyrus is a serial entrepreneur, product-led-growth expert, a product visionary who launched 7 startups. He has built scalable platforms to help businesses and entrepreneurs. Contact: Cyrus@aigrow.me

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