How to Hide Tagged Photos on Instagram

When someone tags you in a picture on Instagram, the photos automatically appear on your profile. These pictures are grouped together in a tab labeled Tagged. Anyone who follows you can visit your profile and see these pictures.

If you don’t want to include tagged photos on your profile, there are several ways to do so. You can also choose to review a picture before it appears on your profile. 

How to Hide Tagged Photos on Instagram?

You can hide tagged photos on Instagram by adding a feature that asks for your permission before adding the tagged picture to your profile. 

For Single Photo

You can go to the Tagged tab on your Instagram profile and manually hide every photo from your profile. Note that you can only do this on the mobile app. Follow these easy steps to do so:

1. Go to the Instagram app.
2. Tap your profile picture on the bottom right corner.
   
3. Tap the Tagged tab right under your highlights.
   
4. Click on the photo you want to hide.
5. Tap the three vertical dots. These dots are horizontal on an iPhone.
   
6. Go to Tag options.
   
7. Select Hide from profile.
   
8. Repeat the steps above for all the pictures you want to hide.

For Multiple Photos

You can hide multiple photos at once through the Instagram app. This can save you some time rather than hiding these posts one by one. Follow these steps to hide multiple photos at once.

1. Open the Instagram app.
2. Click on your profile picture on the bottom right corner.
   
3. Click on the three horizontal lines at the top right corner.
   
4. Go to Settings > Privacy.
   
5. Go to Posts.
6. Go to Manually Approve Tags.
   
7. Click on Edit.
8. Now select all the pictures you want to hide.
9. Click on Hide. 
   
10. Select Hide from profile to confirm.
    

How to Manually Approve Tagged Photos on Instagram?

When you choose to manually approve any tags on Instagram, you can review a picture before adding it to your profile. When someone tags you, you will receive a notification and will be able to decide if you want it to show on your profile. Please note that you will have to do an approval on every tag you get.

You can turn this feature on by following these steps.

On PC

1. Log in to your profile on Instagram.
2. On the bottom left corner, click on the three horizontal bars.
   
3. Click on Settings.
   
4. Click on Privacy.
   
5. Under the Photos of You tab, click on Add manually to select it.
   

On Mobile

1. Go to the Instagram app.
2. Go to your profile.
3. Tap the three horizontal bars in the top right corner.
   
4. Click on Settings.
5. Go to Privacy.
   
6. Click on Posts.
7. Tap on Manually Approve Tags.
   
8. Tap on the toggle next to Manually approve tags to turn it on.
   

Note: These steps do not hide all existing photos that you’re tagged in.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hiding a Tag and Removing a Tag the Same Thing?

When you hide a tag, it only hides it from your profile. You will still be able to unhide it any time you want. On the other hand, when you remove a tag, it not only hides the picture from your profile but also makes you unable to tag yourself in the post again. 

You can remove your tag from someone’s picture in the following way.

1. Go to your profile on Instagram.
2. Go to the Tagged tab.
   
3. Click on the picture you want to hide.
4. Tap the three vertical dots.
   
5. Click on Tag options.
   
6. Click on Remove me from post.
   

How to Unhide Tagged Photos on Instagram?

Once you hide your tagged photos, it is still possible to make them appear on your profile. You will still be able to hide them again at any time. 

The steps to unhide your tagged photos are as follows.

1. Open Instagram.
2. Go to the person’s profile that tagged you in a picture.
3. Click on the picture you want to unhide.
4. Click on the three vertical dots on the top right of the screen.
   
5. Click on Tag options.
   
6. Select Show in my profile.