Facebook is the app more than one billion people likely spend the majority of the time using on their phone. Facebook is now considered as the best place to finding the latest news or trying to stay in touch with friends. We've collected some of the best tips and tricks that everyone should know.
Facebook tricks and tips
1. Turn off auto-playing videos in your News Feed
If you don't want videos on Facebook automatically playing in your News Feed, you can turn the setting off. Under the far right tab in the Facebook mobile app, tap Settings and then "Account Settings." From there select "Videos and Photos." You can choose to auto-play videos over cellular and Wi-Fi connections, just Wi-Fi, or never.
2. Hide your posts from specific people
It is possible to share your Facebook posts with your friends, friends and friends of friends, or anyone who views your profile. You can select these sharing options on a case-by-case basis from the drop-down menu at the top right of a post. On the mobile app, select "Edit Privacy" and select one of the options. From the desktop, just click the little friends or globe icon next to a post's time stamp. If you want everyone expect a few people to see a post, you can choose to hide it from specific people by selecting "Friends except..." on the mobile app and "Custom" on the desktop.
3. Hide your list of friends
If you don't want people seeing who you're friends with, you can hide the list. From your friends list on the desktop, click the "Manage" pen icon on the right and then "Edit Privacy." Then you can change who can see your friends list, the people you follow, and your followers.
4. Hide your relationship-status change from your friends
You can prevent relationship changes from being seen by anyone except you. This means the change won't show up in your friends' News Feeds. While editing your profile under "Family and Relationships," change the privacy filter to "Only Me."
5. Block people from being able to contact you
If someone is spamming you with messages or you just want to make sure they can't see your profile, go to their profile page and click on the three dots to the far right. Select "Block."
6. See everywhere you're logged into
Facebook and remotely log out From the Facebook mobile app, tap the far right More tab then Settings, Account Settings, Security, and finally "Where You're Logged In." Tap the "X" to remotely log out of any device or Facebook app you're logged into. From your Security Settings on Facebook's desktop site, the "Where You're Logged In" menu shows active logins and lets you end them
7. Turn off birthday reminder notifications
You can turn off the birthday notifications by go to the notifications tab in your account settings and turn the birthdays option off.
8. Edit a post or comment
You can edit a post or comment.Tap the drop-down arrow to the right of one of your posts on the desktop and then hit "Edit Post." When viewing one of your comments, tap the little pencil icon to the right to edit or delete. To edit or delete a comment from the Facebook mobile app, tap and hold on the comment.
9. Turn your profile pic into an animated GIF
From the Facebook mobile app, select your profile picture and then "Take a New Profile Video" to upload a short video loop of yourself.
10. Select profiles and pages in your News Feed
If you want to see certain people or pages first in your News Feed , you can select them in the Facebook mobile app. Tap "Settings" under the app's "More" tab and then "News Feed Preferences" to get started. People and pages you've marked to see first will have a little blue star next to their posts in your feed.
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