Instagram is one of the most popular social media applications available today. Instagram first came on the scene in 2010 and since then has been a staple in peoples’ digital lives. If you talk to someone who uses social media chances are that they will have an Instagram account. The popularity of Instagram has risen rapidly over the years and Instagram continues to gain even more users and a bigger audience.
There has been a lot of speculation and general wonderment about how and why Instagram has remained so relevant and so successful. The main reason people think of Instagram as so successful is because Instagram has managed to keep up with the times and has kept on evolving. The Instagram people downloaded in 2010 is completely different from the Instagram we know and love today! Over the years the company has added new features and has made sure that their application stands the test of time by always having new features which are designed especially to not only entertain their current user base but also attract other people to join Instagram.
While a lot of applications struggle with this somehow Instagram has always hit the nail on the head and gotten their new updates and new features appreciated by their user base in the end. This is not to say that they did not have their fair share of problems. In fact almost every update that Instagram makes is met with a lot of heavy criticism and user backlash but somehow, the users accept the new changes and go with it. Backlash and negative comments from users at this point is always expected. And who can blame them? As humans we are taught to hate change and thus when we see a change in something we are used to we get a little annoyed.
But Instagram has been in the game for a while and the creators, developers and the entire team behind Instagram know very well what they are doing and what they have to do. When Instagram decides to make a change they do not decide to do it on a whim overnight; there are months of hard work behind every decision. The changes which are proposed are tested in a beta phase so that the developers can know whether the new changes will be appreciated by their audience. And once these changes are approved, that is when they go ahead with them.
Recently Instagram has made a lot of changes; they changed their logo, they added a stories feature as well as a feature which lets you do live video streams through Instagram, users can now post multiple images or videos in one post and much more. And in a similar vein, there was another change which was made on Instagram. Instagram disabled the access for a lot of third party applications to their website and application. This mean all the unfollower tracking applications and software people were using was disabled and had no access to Instagram anymore. All the free applications which helped you see who unfollowed you on Instagram are now completely useless. However, there are still a few things you can do to know about your follower status on Instagram. While it might not be possible for you to see who unfollowed you on Instagram, you can look at the patterns of your follower activity and much more. Keep reading to find out how you can look at your Instagram activity and how your followers are interacting with your posts and much more.
Who Unfollowed You on Instagram
When Instagram disabled access for third party applications which helped users see how many people and who exactly were those people who unfollowed them; a lot of people were very upset and rightly so. On Instagram your follower count matters quite a lot. And a nasty trick people tend to play on one another is that they follow them just to unfollow them later on so their follower count exceeds their following count. This method is used by almost everyone and is incredibly unethical and should not be done at all. So with the new update of Instagram’s rules and regulations you cannot see who unfollowed you on Instagram and this can be very frustrating but you can look at the patterns and much more. Here are a few apps which you can consider to make more sense out of your Instagram activity and much more.
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InstaFollow
This application is available for both iOS and Android phones on their respective application stores. You can download the application to your phone and login to your Instagram account through it. Once you have done this your homepage will display various options including your follower and unfollower count. This application will not show you who unfollowed you on Instagram but it will show how many people it was. Other than that, you will be able to look at insights into your Instagram posts regarding which post performed well and which one did not; other things like that. One of the downfalls of this app is the fact that it has in-app purchases so to unleash the entire functionality of this application you will need to make purchases.
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Followers+
This application is also available for download on both iOS and Android phones. You can download it in your mobile device and login to your Instagram account through it so you can keep track of who unfollowed you on Instagram through it. Again, while this application does not give you names specifically of who unfollowed you on Instagram but it nonetheless tells you who you have been blocked by, users you have no interacted with and other things such as which post is performing well and which is not. Again, the application is asks users to purchase certain features so that they can make full use of all the features the application has to offer. Other than that, you need to be wary since the reviews for this application are not great. This might be because now the application can no longer tell you who unfollowed you on Instagram but only the numerical values. This might make a lot of people angry but again, it is not the applications fault since Instagram has made sure that this is not the case.
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Statusbrew
This is a serious application which can be used on the web as well to look at how your Instagram account is faring. This application goes very indepth about all your posts on Instagram and makes sure you know what is doing well and what is not. The application again, no longer can tell you the names of those who unfollowed you on Instagram but it can tell you how many people in terms of numbers it was. This makes a lot of people angry as well since Statusbrew is an expensive application to purchase.
All of these applications and software and now honestly useless if you want to know the name and Instagram handle of the person who unfollowed you on Instagram since Instagram does not let this information out anymore especially through third party application. Initially there were so many free websites or applications which people could use to see who unfollowed you on Instagram but now there is no way for you to know who exactly it was. The best thing you can know is how many people unfollowed you exactly.
Unless Instagram changes its rules and regulations there is nothing that can be done in terms of finding out exactly who unfollowed you on Instagram so you could return the favor and unfollow them back as well.
Instagram however had genuine reasons for why they banned applications which helped users figure out who exactly unfollowed you on Instagram.
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Safety Concern
A lot of these third party apps which helped you see who unfollowed you on Instagram gained access to your account and in some cases knew your password to your account. This could lead you to cyber attacks with your account being hacked and other things which could prove to be unsavory.
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Data Mining
While you used third party applications to see who had unfollowed you on Instagram, the application gained access to your account and could use this information for whatever purposes they wanted and you could not object to this since it was mentioned in the fine print.
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Control of Account
A lot of these third party applications which promised people to show them who unfollowed them on Instagram gained access to peoples account and in the end would post weird things from their account or follow or unfollow random accounts at will. In a way your account might as well have been infected with some kind of a virus.
For these reasons and more, it was very important for Instagram to disable these applications from accessing your account. The applications left and that are being used may be expensive but then again, they are totally worth your safety.
Cybil 
Michelle