Meta Making it Easier to Switch Accounts on Facebook and Instagram

<p>Meta is introducing new features that will make it easier for people on Facebook and Instagram to access&comma; create and navigate between multiple accounts and profiles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company says it knows that many people use more than one of its apps to pursue different interests&comma; reach a broader audience or share different aspects of who they are with different groups of people&period; With that in mind&comma; it is simplifying the process of creating and switching between accounts and profiles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Easily Switch Between Facebook and Instagram<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>First&comma; Meta is introducing a new profile-switching interface that will make it easier to stay on top of notifications and navigate between Facebook and Instagram&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36243" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 890px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 890px" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1920 1920w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;300 300w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;768 768w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1024 1024w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1536 1536w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1240 1240w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;689 689w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;01&lowbar;AccountCenter&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1780 1780w" alt&equals;"The user interface on Facebook and Instagram to switch between accounts&period;" width&equals;"629" height&equals;"548" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>People will be able to easily switch between their Facebook and Instagram profiles if they’ve added them to the same Accounts Center&period; Additionally&comma; people can now see their Facebook and Instagram profiles in one place&period; Notifications will also be conveniently displayed for each profile&comma; making it easier to stay up to date on activity across Facebook and Instagram&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company is testing this new experience globally on iOS&comma; Android and web&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Quickly Create New Accounts and Profiles<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Meta is also introducing a new account registration and login flow that will enable people to more easily log in and create new accounts across Facebook and Instagram&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36244" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 890px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 890px" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1920 1920w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;300 300w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;768 768w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1024 1024w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1536 1536w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1240 1240w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;689 689w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;02&lowbar;Logging-in&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1780 1780w" alt&equals;"The user interface to log into Facebook and Instagram accounts&period;" width&equals;"890" height&equals;"775" data-recalc-dims&equals;"1" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36245" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 890px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 890px" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1920 1920w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;300 300w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;768 768w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1024 1024w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1536 1536w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1240 1240w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;689 689w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;about&period;fb&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;03&lowbar;Register-accounts&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;890&percnt;2C775&quest;w&equals;1780 1780w" alt&equals;"The user interface to log into Facebook and Instagram accounts&period;" width&equals;"890" height&equals;"775" data-recalc-dims&equals;"1" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>People new to the products can create a Facebook or Instagram account&comma; and then use that account to sign up for additional ones&period; And people who have both a Facebook and an Instagram account can now easily use login information from one app to access the other&comma; as long as their accounts are in the same Accounts Center&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company is testing this new experience globally on iOS and Android&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>People will be notified when a new account is created using their existing account and when an account is added to their Accounts Center&comma; so you can confidently stay up to date on activity across all of your accounts&period; Finally&comma; people can manage which profile appears in the profile-switching experience&comma; and which accounts can log into each other&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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