How to Remove Tagged Photos From Your Instagram Profile

By Emily Price2013-05-04 03:32:29 UTC

Instagram added the ability to tag photos this week. Similar to photo tagging on Facebook, your friends can now tag you in their Instagram photos so that the image shows up on your profile as well.

It’s a fantastic feature if you want to share those photos with the world, but what if your friend adds a picture of you that you’d rather people not see? Luckily, there's a quick and easy way to remove a tag, as well as a way to make sure no photos make it to your profile without your permission.

Much like how it’s handled on Facebook, when you’re tagged in a photo on Instagram the app sends you a notification. Tagged images are added to a “Photos of You” tab on your profile page.

Tap on the tag in an offending photo to bring up a dialogue box of options. From there you can choose to hide the photo from your profile, remove the tag, or report the photo in general as inappropriate.

If you’d rather not be tagged in any photos you can set things up that way as well. Simply select the Settings menu from the Photos of You section, and then change the selection from “Add Automatically” to “Add Manually.” Now, you’ll have to approve any photos that get added to your profile page.

Have you tagged any photos on Instagram yet? Let us know what you think about the feature in the comments.

Image courtesy of Instagram

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