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Here's how to untag yourself in unflattering Instagram photos

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With its latest update, photo-sharing app Instagram keeps getting easier to use, but there's one feature that's still a little tricky to figure out: removing unwanted photo tags. 

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If you're not familiar with how Instagram tags work, every photo you are tagged in on Instagram is visible in a "tagged" section of your profile. This means that if they look hard enough, anybody perusing your recent Valencia-filtered snapshots can also see that unflattering #ThrowbackThursday photo your college roommate tagged you in.

Here's how to removed tagged photos on Instagram. 

Open Instagram and tap the profile icon in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. 

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Next, tap the tagged photo icon. It's on the right-hand side of the screen, just under your Instagram bio. 

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Now you'll be able to see all the photos you're tagged in on Instagram. Tap the one you want to un-tag. Since I don't resemble a stove, I'm going to remove a tag from this picture of a kitchen.

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Tap anywhere on the image and your Instagram username will appear. Tap your username once. 

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Next, tap "More Options." You can also choose "Hide from My Profile," but that won't permanently remove the tag. 

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Tap "Remove Me From Photo."

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A reminder will pop up. Tap "Remove" to confirm you want to remove the photo tag. 

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 That's it. Now go forth and remove your unwanted tags with ease. 

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