See Instagram profile photos from smartphones
Purposes Instagram using the dedicated app available for Android and iOS (as well as for Windows Mobile) and you're wondering how to see profile photo of a given user? So, to begin with, grab your device, unlock it, access the screen where there are the icons of all the apps and press on that of Instagram (the one with the retro camera on a multicolor background).
Now, go to the profile of the user whose profile picture you want to view separately. You can do this by scrolling through the Instagram and then tapping on the corresponding name, pressing on the reference user name that you find in the comments and likes under a given photo (or a video), pressing on the username that appears in the upper left corner of the screen, after starting the display of a story or, again using the search tool attached in Instagram after tapping on magnifying glass located at the bottom of the main screen of the app and then typing the name of the account of interest in the bar at the top.
Now that you finally see the profile screen of the account of your interest, press the button [...] which is located in the upper right part of the same and choose, in the menu that you see appear, the item Copy the profile URL in such a way as to copy the web url of the profile in question to the clipboard of your device.
Now, close the Instagram and go back to the screen of your mobile phone in which the icons of all applications are grouped, presses on the one of the browser that you generally use to surf the net from mobile (eg. Chrome your android e Safari on iOS), press and continue to hold down for a few moments on the address bar and, from the menu you see appear, select the item to paste the previously copied URL and navigate to it.
Finally, click onprofile picture which is located in the upper left part of the displayed web page and continue to hold over your finger for a few moments. Then when you see the middle menu appear, you are asked if you want to save the image (Save) or copy it (Copy), choose the first option to get the photo link separately or choose the second option to download the reference profile image directly to your device.
In the first case, press and continue to hold down for a few moments on the address bar of the browser and choose, from the menu that appears, the item Paste, for the copied link and navigate to it. On the Web page that will subsequently open, you will finally find the profile image of that particular user. In the second case, go to the camera roll of your smartphone (the app Gallery o Gallery on Android and the app Gallery on iOS) and you will find the downloaded image along with all the other photos saved on the mobile.
See Instagram profile photos from PC
If you are in the habit of using Instagram from your PC with su installed Windows 10, through the dedicated app, the first thing you need to do in order to see the profile photo of a given user is to start the application by clicking on its icon (the retro camera on a blue background) annexed to Start menu then you have to go to the profile of the reference account.
To do this, just explore the Instagram feed and click on the corresponding name, click on the name of the user of your interest that you find in the comments and likes under a given photo (or video), press on the username that appears in the top left corner of the screen after starting the display of a story or, again, you can use the search tool which you can access by clicking on the magnifying glass located at the bottom and then typing the name of the account of interest in the bar at the top.
Once the profile of the reference user has been opened, click on the button [...] which is at the top right and choose, from the menu that is shown to you, the item Copy the profile URL to copy the profile URL to the Windows clipboard. Now, open the web browser you generally use to surf the net (eg. Chrome), right click on the address bar at the top and choose the option to paste and navigate to that URL.
Once the web page relating to the profile of the user whose photo you want to view separately is displayed, right-click on the avatar at the top left and choose, from the menu that appears, the option to copy the address image. Doing so will copy the URL of that user's profile picture to your computer's clipboard.
There is therefore nothing left to do but bring the pointer to the browser address bar, right-click on it, choose from the menu that appears the option to paste and visit the copied URL and, in the new Web page that will open , you will finally find yourself in the presence of the Instagram profile photo of the reference user which can be viewed separately.
If you deem it appropriate, you can also save the displayed image locally by right-clicking on it and choosing, from the menu that opens, the option to download it to your computer.
See Instagram profile photos from the web
Interested in understanding how to view profile photos on Instagram from the web version of the social network? Then first of all go to the home page of the service by typing in the address bar of the browser you usually use to connect to the network from your computer (eg. Chrome on Windows or Safari on Mac) www.instagram.com.
Then press the button Submit on the keyboard and, if you have not already logged in to Instagram, press the link Log in that you find below and fill in the fields on the screen with your login details, then click again on Log in.
Now, go to the profile of the user whose profile picture you want to view. You can do this by simply scrolling through the Instagram and then clicking on the corresponding name, clicking on the reference username that you find in the comments and likes under a given photo (or a given video), pressing on the username that appears in the upper left corner of the screen after starting the visualization of a story or, again, using the search tool attached in Instagram by clicking on the appropriate bar located at the top of the page and then typing the name of the account of interest in the latter.
Once the web page relating to the profile of the user whose photo you want to view is displayed, right-click on the avatar at the top left and choose, from the menu that appears, the option to copy the address of the image . Doing so will copy the URL of that user's profile picture to your computer's clipboard.
At this point, just bring the pointer to the browser address bar, right-click on it and choose the option to paste and visit the copied URL from the menu that appears. In the new Web page that will open, you will finally find yourself in front of the profile photo of Instagram of the reference user.
Finally, I would like to point out that if you want you can also save the displayed image locally by right-clicking on it and choosing, from the menu that opens, the option to download it to your PC.
Third party tools
As we have already got to see, the above steps to be able to see the profile picture on Instagram of a given user are not complex but certainly a little cumbersome. If you don't like it, you can, as I told you at the beginning of the article, rely on some special third-party tools designed for the purpose in question, thanks to which you can view the avatars of your interest even at a higher resolution. For more information, please read on.
Profile Picture Download for Instagram
If what you are using is a smartphone Android, you can resort to using the app Profile Picture Download for Instagram to see profile photos Instagram, even in an enlarged way, and possibly download it on the device. It is in fact a free app capable of fulfilling the purpose in question within a few taps.
To use it, first download it by connecting to the dedicated section of the Play Store, pressing the button Install e poi quello Accept then start the app by pressing on the icon that you will find added to the home screen and / or to the drawer of your smartphone or tablet.
Once the main screen of Profile Picture Download for Instagram, type the username of the profile of your interest in the search bar at the top (corresponding to the item Enter a username here) and confirm by pressing the key Search on the keyboard of your device. Then wait for the profile picture of the user you are looking for to be shown.
Once this is done, within a few moments the image of the chosen profile will be loaded and you can view it in an enlarged way on the app screen. If, on the other hand, you want to download, press the button Download this picture that you find below. The photo will be saved in Android's default photo gallery, the app Gallery o Gallery.
Insta Downloader
If, on the other hand, you are acting as a computer or, in any case, if you use a device other than Android, you can contact the Insta Downloader service which, as the name implies, offers the possibility to view the photos of users of the famous photographic social network , to download. It is free, it works directly from the browser window (any) and is able to act both on the profile photo and on those of the individual posts.
You ask me how to serve? I'll point it out to you right away. First of all, go to the home page of the service and then type in the field Enter Instagram Profile URL that you find in the center, the link of the profile Instagram of the person whose profile picture you want to view at maximum size and press the button View profile Pic, to continue.
In the new web page that will be shown to you later, you can see the profile photo of the user of your interest. Having said that, to download it, right-click on it (from computer) or make a long tap (from mobile) and press on the item Save image as, on the menu you are shown.
How to see Instagram profile photos