How to See Blocked People on Facebook
Want to find all the people you’ve blocked in your Facebook account? If so, Facebook keeps a tidy list of all your blocked users, which you can access and use to unblock a user if you want. We’ll show you how….
How to Poke Someone on Facebook
One way you can get someone’s attention on Facebook is to poke them. You can poke anyone in your friend list, and we’ll show you how to do that from your desktop and mobile device.
How to Turn Off Active Status on Facebook
When your active status is enabled on Facebook, your contacts can see that you are currently or recently have been online. If you do not want them to know your online presence, turn off your active status on Facebook. We’ll s…
10 Facebook Marketplace Scams to Watch Out For
Facebook Marketplace is useful for buying or selling used or unwanted items. But like any online marketplace, the service is rife with scammers who are looking to take advantage of both parties. Let’s learn how they work and …
How the Metaverse Will Make Money Using Your Face
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has filed a number of patents for technology that would allow it to register Metaverse users’ facial expressions and use the extrapolated data to cater ads to them. Here’s how the technology w…
How to Post a GIF on Facebook
GIFs are a great way to convey your messages and you can post these on a lot of social sites out there. If you are looking to post a GIF as a status or comment on your Facebook profile, here’s how you can do that….
Messenger Can Now End-to-End Encrypt Your Calls and Chats
If you’re a Messenger user, there’s some good news, as you’ll now have access to end-to-end encryption on all of your calls and chats.
How to Enable Facebook’s Dark Mode on iPhone
Facebook’s dark mode on iPhone turns your entire social media experience dark, giving profiles, pages, newsfeeds, and everything else a sleek, mysterious appearance. Here’s how to enable (and disable) dark mode….
How to Make Facebook Use Dark Mode on Android
If you don’t like Facebook’s light interface, enable dark mode to turn the entire app dark. Your profiles, pages, and everything else will adapt to this dark theme. Here’s how to turn it on.
How to Change Your Profile Picture on Facebook
Got a gorgeous new photo that you want to show off to your social circle? Upload it to Facebook and make it your profile picture. We’ll show you how to change your current profile picture on Facebook on both desktop and mobil…
How to Unlink Facebook and Instagram
If you no longer wish to cross-post content, and you’d prefer to keep your accounts separate, it’s easy to unlink Facebook and Instagram accounts. Here’s how to do that on both desktop and mobile.
How to Turn Off Facebook Sounds
When you like a post, refresh your feed, or perform a similar activity in the Facebook app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone, a sound will play. If you find these sounds annoying, there’s a way to disable them. We’ll sho…
How to Lock Your Facebook Profile
One way to limit people’s access to your Facebook profile is to lock your profile. Doing so severely limits what’s visible to the public on your profile. We’ll show you how to do that on Facebook on desktop and mobile….
How to Clear the Facebook App’s Cache on iPhone
The Facebook app for iPhone lets you clear your browser cache to free up some space and make the app leaner. It doesn’t impact or delete your posts, images, or friends. Here’s how to do it.
You Can Play ‘Heads Up!’ in AR on Messenger and Instagram
Heads Up! is an incredibly popular mobile game. Facebook has partnered with Ellen Degeneres to bring an augmented reality version of the game to Messenger and Instagram so you and your friends can have a good time even if y…
You Can Finally Chat With Facebook if You Can’t Log In
If you’re locked out of your Facebook account, the process of getting back in isn’t easy. Thankfully, Meta is streamlining things a bit by rolling out a customer service chat that can help you get back into your social media …
What Are Facebook Shadow Profiles, and Should You Be Worried?
Social media services collect data about their users, which is then used for targeted advertising or sold directly to third parties for various purposes. But what if a platform like Facebook collected information about non-us…
How to Hide Your Friends List on Facebook
If you don’t want people to see your Facebook friends, you can hide your friends list from them. This guide will show you how to do that on Facebook on both desktop and mobile.
Facebook Takes on Venmo With New Split Payments Feature
Facebook wants you to use Messenger as a way to send money. Most people think of Venmo as the go-to cash-sending app, but Facebook wants you to use Messenger. To help convince you to try its money-sending Messenger features, …
How to Unhide a Post on Facebook
Do you want to bring a hidden post back to your timeline so everyone can see it? If so, Facebook makes it easy to unhide your hidden posts. We’ll show you how to do that on both desktop and mobile.
Why Facebook Wants to Forget Your Face
Facebook recently announced it’s changing the name of the company to Meta, but that’s not the only big change. Facebook is no longer using facial recognition to tag photos and is deleting over a billion people’s facial data. …
How to Create a Throwaway Facebook Account for Oculus Quest
The Oculus Quest 2 is the best all-around VR headset you can buy, but that recommendation comes with a huge asterisk. In order to use a Quest 2, you need a Facebook account! Luckily, you can minimize that hassle….
It’s Official: Facebook Is Changing Its Name to Meta
Facebook held its big Facebook Connect event today, and the company announced that it’s changing its name to better focus on the metaverse it’s trying to help build. To do so, the company is changing its name to Meta….
How to Add Alt Text to Images on Facebook
Facebook automatically adds alternative text (alt text) to images you upload, but the descriptions aren’t always accurate. You can make your images more accessible to visually impaired users by writing accurate alt text for y…
How to Unblock Someone on Facebook Messenger
If you’d like to allow a blocked user to call and message you again on Facebook Messenger, you’ll have to unblock them first. We’ll show you how to do just that on your desktop and mobile.
