How to Lock Your Facebook Profile: A Simple Guide [2022]

Facebook is becoming crowded with misinformation and harassment, and other forms of unjust activity. There are times that people want to stay away from the social media platform because they are wary of the potential stalkers that might be lurking on their profile.

With that, it's always best to secure your account and make sure that only a few friends can view it. In this way, you can limit the visibility of your post and information to the person you know.

Whether you are a web or mobile user, here's a quick guide on how to lock your Facebook profile.

What to Expect on a Locked Facebook Profile

According to an article from How to Geek, here's what will happen when you limit the accessibility to your profile. First, other people can view your cover photo and profile but not in their full size. Your friends are the only ones who can see it in the full-size version.

Second, the public posts that you will share will be set to "Friends" from "Public." In this way, the possible intruders could not be updated on your daily life as a result. This would safeguard you from potential spying incidents on the platform.

Moreover, Facebook will not show all details in your account. Certain sections will not be viewable to the public.

Other visitors cannot view your Story. The tag review will also be switched off as part of its limitation to the public.

How to Lock Your Facebook Profile on Desktop

1. First, go to the official website of Facebook to start locking your profile.
2. From the account section, go to the right corner on the top. Tap your name next to your display photo to access the profile page.
3. From the profile page, you need to search for the tabs row just below your name.
4. Tap the three dots beside "Edit Profile."
5. Now that you're on the menu select Lock Profile.
6. After that, click the "Lock Your Profile" button below to confirm the changes.
7. Tap "OK" to close the lock profile window.

If you want to revert your locked profile to the original, you can do that by simply tapping the three-dots menu and going to the Unlock Profile.

How to Lock Your Facebook Profile on Mobile

For iPhone or Android users, here's what you need to follow :

1. Open the FB app from your smartphone.
2. Here, you can see three horizontal lines.
3. Now that you're on the menu screen click your profile.
4. Tap the three-dot icon to access the Profile Settings page.
5. Next, click Lock Profile.
6. Inside it, you will find another "Lock Your Profile" at the bottom. Tap it.

For more useful guides about app privacy and safety, you can check our previous report on how to stop people from searching for you on Twitter.

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Written by Joseph Henry