How to make Facebook profile private on Android, iOS, and laptop/ PC
Are unfamiliar people sneaking up on your Facebook profile? You can stop that by making your account private on the social network. Facebook gives users the option to hide their profiles from unknown individuals or specific people in their contact list. When you make your Facebook account private, it ensures that your profile information—like contact details, date of birth, relationship status, posts, and stories—won’t be visible to others. Here’s a guide on how to make your Facebook account and information private on mobile devices and computers.
Contents
- 1 How to make Facebook account private on Android mobile or iPhone
- 2 How to make your Facebook information private on Android mobile or iPhone
- 3 How to make Facebook account private on laptop/ PC
- 4 How to make your Facebook information private on laptop/ PC
- 5 Facebook privacy options
- 6 FAQs
- 7 How to make photos private on Facebook
How to make Facebook account private on Android mobile or iPhone
Privacy Checkup covers most things, but for extra privacy on your account, these steps help you keep more than just your posts and contact info private:
To make your Facebook account truly private, locking it ensures only your friends can see it. Here’s how:
Step 1: Open the Facebook app.
Step 2: Tap the hamburger menu, located either at the top right or bottom right of your screen.
Step 3: Scroll down and tap Settings and Privacy.
Step 4: Select the Settings tab.
Step 5: Under ‘Audience and visibility,’ choose Profile locking.
Step 6: Hit Lock your profile.
Once locked, people who aren’t your friends won’t be able to view your posts or content.
How to make your Facebook information private on Android mobile or iPhone
Facebook has reorganized its privacy settings, allowing you to precisely control who sees what on your feed. Let’s start with the Privacy Checkup:
Step 1: Open the Facebook app on your phone.
Step 2: Tap the hamburger menu, usually located at the top or bottom right of your screen.
Step 3: Scroll down and choose Settings.
Step 4: Select Privacy Checkup.
Step 5: Here, you have control over most aspects of your account.
Step 6: Tap “Who can see What You Share” and continue.
Step 7: You can now choose who sees your phone number, email, birthday, address, education info, and friends list by tapping the dropdown options and selecting your preferred privacy setting. Then, tap Next.
Step 8: Next, choose who can view the content you post by tapping the dropdown options (you can also adjust previous posts by selecting ‘Limit’). Tap Next.
Step 9: Lastly, you can block users who are sending spam messages or posts and causing annoyance.
How to make Facebook account private on laptop/ PC
Sure, here’s a detailed guide to making your Facebook account private on a laptop or PC:
Step 1: Open any browser and go to Facebook.com. Log in using your account credentials.
Step 2: Click on your profile photo located at the top right corner of the screen.
Step 3: Select your profile picture.
Step 4: Under the header, click the three-dot menu button and choose “Lock profile.”
Step 5: Click “Lock your profile.”
Step 6: Your profile will be locked, and only your friends will have access to view your posted content.
How to make your Facebook information private on laptop/ PC
You can control who sees your Facebook information exclusively on your laptop or PC. Here’s how:
Step 1: Open any browser and visit Facebook.com. Log in with your account details.
Step 2: Click on your profile photo located at the top right corner.
Step 3: Select “Settings and Privacy.”
Step 4: Click on “Privacy Checkup.”
Step 5: Here, you’ll have control over most aspects of your account.
Step 6: Tap “Who can see What You Share” and continue.
Step 7: Choose who can view your phone number, email, birthday, address, education info, and friends list.
Step 8: Click on the options to the right and select the privacy setting that suits your preferences. Then, click Next at the bottom.
Step 9: Now, select who can view the content you post by clicking the options to the right (you can also adjust previous posts by choosing ‘Limit’) and click Next.
Step 10: Lastly, you can block users who send spam messages or posts and cause annoyance.
Facebook privacy options
By default, Facebook doesn’t have any privacy options enabled on your account, leaving all your information visible to the public. However, you can change this to one of the privacy settings below:
- Friends: Only your Facebook friends can see what you post.
- Friends Except: Hide posts from specific friends by choosing whom you want to hide them from.
- Specific Friends: Share posts exclusively with a selected list of friends.
- Only Me: Keep posts visible to yourself alone, excluding everyone else.
FAQs
How to tell if Facebook profile is private
Checking if your profile is private is simple. Reach out to a friend and ask if they can see anything when searching for you. A private profile typically displays a padlock icon indicating its privacy settings.
How to make Facebook page private
Making your page private is quite simple:
- Visit Facebook.com using any browser and log in to your account.
- Click or tap on the menu, then select ‘Pages.’
- Choose the page you want to make private.
- On the left side, scroll down and click or tap on ‘Settings.’
- On the right side, at the top, click or tap ‘Edit’ next to ‘Page Visibility.’
- Select ‘Page Unpublished’ and save changes.
- Your page will now be private, accessible only to you and those with a role on this page.
How to make photos private on Facebook
This is how you can set your photos to private on Facebook:
- Open the Facebook app on your smartphone.
- Tap on your profile and scroll down to find the photos under the posts section.
- Swipe to the uploads section and select the photo you want to hide.
- Tap the three-dot menu at the top right of the image.
- Select “Edit Privacy.”
- Choose whether you want the post to be visible to the public or only to you.