Meta-owned Facebook constantly launches new features to improve the privacy and security of its users. One of these important features is Facebook Profile Lockwith the help of which users can protect their profile from unnecessary people. This feature was first launched in India and later made available to users in Ukraine also due to security reasons.
If you want to know what is Facebook Profile Lock, how it works and how it can be activated, then here is the complete information.
What is Facebook Profile Lock?
Facebook Profile Lock is a privacy feature that limits your profile to only your friends. After the profile is locked, no unknown person can see your personal information.
After locking the profile:
- Your photos, posts and stories will be visible only to friends.
- All previously public posts will automatically become Friends-only.
- Non-friends will not be able to enlarge or download profile and cover photos.
- Only limited information will be visible in the About section.
- Unknown people will not be able to tag or mention you.
This feature is very useful for those users who take their digital privacy seriously.
Why did Facebook launch Profile Lock feature?
Facebook launched this feature keeping in mind the online security of the users. In India, this feature became popular especially among those users who wanted more control over their profile. This feature provides additional security to users in countries with sensitive situations.
How to lock Facebook profile from mobile app
It is very easy to lock Facebook profile through Android or iOS mobile app.
Steps:
- Open the Facebook app on your phone.
- Tap your profile photo.
- Tap on the three dots near Edit Profile.
- Lock Profile Select option.
- Read the information on the screen.
- Lock Your Profile Tap on.
- Confirm by tapping OK.
After this your profile will be locked immediately.
How to Lock Facebook Profile from Desktop (Workaround)
Facebook does not provide a direct option to lock profiles on the desktop website, but this can be done through the mobile version.
Steps:
- Open facebook.com in browser.
- Write “m” instead of “www” in the URL.
- Login to your account.
- Open your profile.
- Click on the three dots near Edit Profile.
- Lock Profile Select.
- Lock Your Profile Click on it to confirm.
important things
- You can unlock your profile whenever you want.
- After the profile is locked, some public features become limited.
- Be sure to check other privacy settings also for better security.
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