I have used Instagram with almost zero issues for three years, started with one main account, created another for vintage photos, used both seamlessly the whole time
I have it running on my desktop browser (Firefox) whenever I'm home, it's always running on my smart phone, I also use software called Grids (installed on my desktop computer) to upload photos to both accounts, until recently both accounts were set up on Grids to swap back and forth without entering passwords.
A few weeks back I started getting messages that they detected "suspicious activity" and locked me out, easy enough to recover the account using phone prompts, I eventually set up two factor authentication on my phone to log in (texts me a code to enter before I can log in), and accessing that second account became much harder, I've almost given up on it.
So effectively I have Instagram open and logged in in three places 1) smart phone, 2) desktop computer browser (Firefox), and often open and logged in via 3) Grids (as described above), and that system worked fine for a long time
After having that "suspicious activity" prompt so often, I'm thinking something strange is going on, unless Instagram doesn't like Grids (I've thought of that), as I used to use a website called Gramblr to upload until it got shut down by Instagram, they who want everyone to upload photos through a smart phone! Which I really don't want to do, as it becomes a complex interplay of using folders to upload from a "proper" computer
And I really want proper access to that second account
Anyone have any ideas on what the heck is going on, if any of this makes sense, and I'm pretty sure it's not hackers, or maybe it is?
I have it running on my desktop browser (Firefox) whenever I'm home, it's always running on my smart phone, I also use software called Grids (installed on my desktop computer) to upload photos to both accounts, until recently both accounts were set up on Grids to swap back and forth without entering passwords.
A few weeks back I started getting messages that they detected "suspicious activity" and locked me out, easy enough to recover the account using phone prompts, I eventually set up two factor authentication on my phone to log in (texts me a code to enter before I can log in), and accessing that second account became much harder, I've almost given up on it.
So effectively I have Instagram open and logged in in three places 1) smart phone, 2) desktop computer browser (Firefox), and often open and logged in via 3) Grids (as described above), and that system worked fine for a long time
After having that "suspicious activity" prompt so often, I'm thinking something strange is going on, unless Instagram doesn't like Grids (I've thought of that), as I used to use a website called Gramblr to upload until it got shut down by Instagram, they who want everyone to upload photos through a smart phone! Which I really don't want to do, as it becomes a complex interplay of using folders to upload from a "proper" computer
And I really want proper access to that second account
Anyone have any ideas on what the heck is going on, if any of this makes sense, and I'm pretty sure it's not hackers, or maybe it is?