If you want to reverse back your decision and want to make a friendship with your friend whom you blocked on Instagram for any issues.
So don’t worry, it’s a quite simple process to unblock someone on Instagram. You have to just follow the simple steps that we discussed in our article. So let’s have a look that what happens if you block or unblock someone on Instagram along with detailed steps.
How to Unblock Someone on Instagram
Till now, you learnt how to view blocked accounts list. So it’s time to know how to unblock Someone on Instagram using mobile app and Instagram web. Just follow the simple steps given below :
Unblock Instagram through Mobile App
- Open your Instagram app on your mobile
- Click on Search option present at bottom of home page
- Tap on Search bar and enter the user Id or name of the person whom you blocked on Instagram
- Select the user and Click on Unblock from the Profile page of that Instagram user
- Confirm the unblock from the confirmation tab
Unblock Someone on Instagram through Web
- Open Instagram web or go through this link instagram.com
- Provide your User ID and password to log in
- Click on the Search option present on left side menu
- Enter the User Id or name of the person whom you blocked
- Select the user from the auto-suggestion list
- Tap on Unblock from the profile page and confirm it
How to Unblock Instagram through Chat Section
If you had a chat with the user before you blocked them and then you blocked their account and also you have not deleted the chat conversation with that account. Then just follow this simple process to unblock them :
- Open the Instagram app or Instagram web through your device
- Login to your account using your Username and password
- Click on the Chat icon present on the top right corner of the home page
- Go to the chat conversation that you are done with that person
- Click on the Unblock option present bottom of the chat page
- Confirm to Unblock and that’s it.
What are the Changes Occur when you block someone on Instagram
There are some changes occur with the user’s account on your Instagram if you block someone on Instagram. Let’s have a look on the changes that happened:
- They will not able to see your profile on the search bar of their Instagram account
- You will not able to interact with that person anymore
- Unable to chat with them
- Their stories and posts are no longer visible on your Instagram account
- If you block someone, certainly you will also unfollowed them
So, after knowing this, if you want to unblock your friend on Instagram account, just follow the methods that we will be discussed. Firstly, know how to view the Instagram accounts that you blocked.
How to View a List of Blocked Accounts on Instagram
To view the list of blocked accounts that you blocked on Instagram in mobile or PC, just follow the steps mentioned below :
Find through Mobile app
- Open you Instagram app on mobile
- Click on Profile icon present at bottom right of the home page
- Tap on Menu option present on top right corner as three horizontal lines
- Click on Settings and privacy option from dropdown menu
- Scroll down and select Blocked option
- Here you can view the list of accounts that you blocked on Instagram
Note : While Viewing the blocked list on Instagram, there is an option to “Unblock” also available beside the blocked accounts. You can simply click on Unblock option and confirm to unblock again. Done, you unblocked the account successfully through Instagram app.
Find through Instagram Web
- Login to your Instagram account using your Username and password
- Click on Profile option present at left side Menu of Home page
- Tap on Settings icon present on top of the page
- Select on Settings and Privacy option from dropdown menu
- Click on “See and manage accounts you’ve blocked” under Blocked accounts tab
- Here you can view the list of blocked accounts that you blocked on Instagram
Changes Occur When You Unblock Someone
As we discuss that is what happens when you block someone on Instagram. Now it’s time to know about what happens when you unblock someone on Instagram
- You can interact with that person
- Have a chat conversation on Instagram
- You can see the posts and stories uploaded by them
- They can find your Instagram username on their search bar
But as we discussed, blocking someone leads to unfollowing them also. So after unblocking them, you need to send a follow request to the user if you wants to. So to send a follow request, let’s check the complete process.
How to Follow Someone Whom you Unblocked on Instagram
After unblocking someone successfully, you need to send a follow request if you want to interact with them and make the repair of your friendship. So just follow the steps to follow the person whom you unblocked on Instagram :
- Open Instagram app or Instagram web
- Login to your account
- Click on search option present on home page
- Tap on Search bar and enter the Username or name of the person that you want to follow again
- Select the user and Click on Follow option present on profile page
What to do If Unable to find Someone’s account that you blocked
Here are some of the reasons behind not finding the Instagram account name in search bar to unblock them if you already blocked. So let’s check the some of the main reasons behind this :
- They also blocked your account back after you had blocked them
- If they remove or delete Instagram account
- May Instagram removed the account that you blocked on Instagram
If there is no reason as we discussed above, then just contact to customer support of Instagram for further reference. Also you can’t follow back the users that who blocked you or delete their account on Instagram app.
FAQs
How to know that my friend blocked me on Instagram ?
It’s a simple process to know that your friend blocks you on Instagram or not. But officially, Instagram won’t provide any information or notification regarding this. If you want to still check, just search your friend’s username or name on the search bar of your Instagram account.
If you can’t find the account in suggestions, then it may possible that your friend blocked you. But not only blocking results this, also if your friend deletes account then also it’s possible.
What is the main difference between blocking and Privating your account on Instagram app ?
When you private your account on Instagram, no one can able to see your personal information, posts and stories except your followers.
Also any one can able to find your Instagram account on search bar. Also any one can send message request to you. But in case of you blocked someone, they not able to see your Instagram account in their search result. Also they unable to interact with you and can’t see your posts and stories.
What happens if I unblock someone after blocking them?
After unblocking the users that you already blocked, you need to follow them back again if you want to interact with them.
Also the Likes and Comments, they did for your posts before you blocked them, that all gone after blocking. But they can able to see the likes and comments that you did with their posts.
