How to Lock Your Facebook Profile?
You can
make your Facebook profile private, allowing only those you specify to access
your Post.
Users of Facebook can see your profile, as well as
anyone else on the internet if your profile is public.
Making your Facebook profile locked is as simple as a few clicks or taps in your Facebook menu.
Although many people are unconcerned about who reads their communications, others choose to keep their opinions and random insights to themselves.
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Making your Facebook profile locked is very quick and
painless.
With a locked Facebook profile, whatever you post is
only visible to your Facebook friends.
This also means that your Profile will be hidden from
anyone who does not follow you or does not have the authorization to read your timeline.
Note: If
you have authorized a third-party application to access your profile,
that third-party application may be able to see your locked Profile.
Keep in mind that when you choose to share content on Facebook with others, this content may be downloaded or shared.
When you make your Facebook Profile Locked:
·
Only friends can see your full-size profile
picture and cover photo.
·
Any posts you’ve shared in the past to the Public will
change to Friends.
·
Only a portion of your About Info will be visible
to everyone on your profile.
·
Profile review and tag review will be turned on.
·
Locked Facebook profile will not be discovered using third-party
search engines: Google, Bing...
·
Only you
and your Facebook friends will be able to search for your Post on Facebook.
·
Any
replies you send to a profile that isn't following you on Facebook will be
ignored (because only your Facebook friends will see your Profile).
·
When new
people decide to follow you on Facebook, you'll get a request that you can
accept or decline.
· Only your Facebook friends will be able to see your Profile, including permanent links to your Profile.
Follow the steps shown below to learn how to make
your profile on Facebook locked.
How to Lock Your Facebook Profile
How to Lock a Facebook Profile on Your Computer
To lock your Facebook profile on your Desktop:
1.
First, click ... underneath your Facebook name.
2.
Click the Lock Profile option.
3.
Next, click Lock Your Profile.
4.
Finally, click OK to return to
the previous page.
After locking your profile, you will notice a blue badge when you view it.
People who aren't your friends will see a blue badge on your profile once you lock it.
How to Unlock Your Facebook Profile on a PC
To unlock your Facebook profile on your Desktop:
1.
First, click ... underneath your name.
2.
Click the Unlock Profile option.
3. Next, click Unlock.
4. Click Unlock
Your Profile.
5. Finally, click OK to return to the previous page.
How to Lock Facebook Profile on iPhone
To lock your Facebook profile on your iPhone from your profile page:
1. First, tap Menu in
the bottom right of Facebook, then tap your name.
2. Tap … underneath
your Facebook name.
3. Next, tap the Lock
Profile option.
4. Finally, tap Lock
Your Profile again to confirm.
To lock your Facebook profile on your iPhone from your settings:
1. First, tap Menu in
the bottom right of Facebook.
2. Scroll
down and tap Settings and Privacy, then tap Settings.
In the Privacy section of your settings, tap Profile
Locking.
3. Next, tap the Lock
Profile option.
4. Finally, tap OK to
confirm.
After locking your profile, you will notice a blue badge when you view it. People who aren't your friends will see a blue badge on your profile once you lock it.
How to Unlock Facebook Profile on iPhone
To unlock your Facebook profile on your iPhone:
1. First, tap Your
Profile is Locked.
2. Tap the Unlock
option.
3. Next, tap Unlock
Your Profile.
4. Finally, tap OK.
To unlock your Facebook profile on your iPhone in the Privacy section of your
settings
1. First, tap profile
Locking.
2. Tap Unlock.
3. Next, tap the Unlock
Your Profile option.
4. Finally, tap OK to
confirm.
How to Lock Facebook Profile on Android
To lock your Facebook profile on Android from your profile page:
1. First, tap Menu in
the top right of Facebook, then tap your name.
2. Tap More under
your name.
3. Next, tap the Lock
Profile option.
4. Finally, tap Lock
Your Profile again to confirm.
After locking your profile, you will notice a blue badge when you view it.
People who aren't your friends will see a blue badge on your profile once you lock it.
How to Unlock Facebook Profile on Android
To unlock your Facebook profile on Android:
1. First, tap Your
Profile is Locked.
2. Tap the Unlock
option.
3. Next, tap Unlock
Your Profile.
4. Finally, tap OK.
To unlock your Facebook profile on Android in the Privacy section of your
settings
1. First, tap Profile
Locking.
2. Next, tap the Unlock
option.
3. Tap Unlock
Your Profile.
4. Finally,
tap OK to confirm.
Significant Note:
Although setting your Facebook profile locked would prevent
new visitors from seeing your Profile, any Facebook friends you had before you
made your account locked will still be able to see them.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens when I Unlock my Facebook profile from locked?
Making your Facebook profile public will cause any
previously posted Facebook stories to be made public.
What happens when I share media in a locked Facebook profile?
Only your Facebook friends will be able to access the
media in your Profile if you make them private.
But keep in mind that links to multimedia that you
share in a locked Facebook profile may be downloaded or re-shared by your Facebook
friends.
The links to media on Facebook are not private. Anyone
who has access to the link will be able to view the content.
What happens when my Facebook profile is locked but still shows in search engine results?
After you lock your Facebook profile, only you and
your Facebook friends will be able to read your updates or see your Profile in Facebook
search.
If you had public Posts before protecting them, those posts will no longer be public or appear in public Facebook search results.
Unprotecting
your Post, on the other hand, will make any previously locked Facebook profile.
Facebook is unable to erase sites on the internet
other than Facebook.com.
What If my Facebook Post has never been public?
If you've never made your Profile public, your changes should never appear on Facebook or other global search engines.
If they
appear in search results, reset your Facebook password immediately and shut
down any untrustworthy third-party apps.
When I lock my Facebook profile, who has access to my posts, photographs, albums, and stories?
When you
lock your profile, only friends will be able to see your profile's posts,
pictures, albums, and stories.
Note that
public access can still be granted to shared albums and posts on Pages, the
Marketplace, and public groups.
Posts
On your profile, the option to make a post public will no longer be available.
Any prior posts that were set to Public will automatically change to Friends after you lock your profile.
Posts without a privacy setting (such as those about
blood donations, crisis response, or fundraisers) will not be visible on your
profile.
Stories: If you have any live stories when you lock your profile, only Friends will be able to see them.
You cannot set your audience to "Public."
Albums
You are unable to set an album's audience to Public once your profile has been locked.
A shared album that you are a member of may be public.
A shared album
will change to Friends by default if all contributors are eliminated.
Photos
The tag will remain on the person's profile after you lock your profile if you cease being friends with them, but they won't be able to view the photo on your profile or in their other tagged photographs.
When I lock my Facebook page, what happens to my About Information?
When you lock your profile, just the top five public facts (such as your current city, hometown, and relationship status) can be seen by individuals who aren't your friends.
Only you and your friends will be able to access all of your About
Info details if you have more than five of them set to Public.
When you
lock your profile, set the audience to Friends or Only Me to ensure that no one
who isn't a friend can read any of your About Info.
In areas like Groups, Community Help, Events, and Marketplace, who can see my posts?
People
who are not friends with you on Facebook will be able to read any posts you've
made in groups, events, and other locations of this nature when your profile is
locked.
If
someone visits your main profile when you are in the same Group or Event, they
won't be able to see your profile posts, images, albums, stories, or full-size
profile pictures unless you are friends on Facebook.
When I lock my Facebook profile, can people still post on it and tag me in posts?
When you
lock your profile, profile review and tag review are immediately enabled.
Remember
that if you unfriend someone who is tagged in your photo, the tag will still be
present but the individual won't be able to view the photo.
No one
you are not already friends with can be tagged.
When I lock my Facebook profile, can people still message me or send me friend requests?
Even
after you lock your profile, individuals can still look you up and send you
messages and friend requests.
When I lock my profile, can others still see me in People You May Know?
When you lock your profile, other users may still be able to see it when they visit the Friends or People You May Know tabs in their newsfeeds.
People You May Know might also appear in your newsfeed and Friends tab.