How to Make Profile Picture Private On Facebook 2019

This teaches you exactly how to alter your former Facebook profile photo's personal privacy settings. While Facebook does not allow you to set your existing account photo as anything aside from public in order to help others identify you, you can make your previous Facebook account pictures private.

How To Make Profile Picture Private On Facebook

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1. Open up Facebook. Tap the Facebook application symbol, which looks like a white "f" on a dark-blue background. This will open your Facebook Information Feed if you're logged in.

If you're not logged right into Facebook, enter your email address and password prior to continuing.

2. Touch the account symbol. It's a person-shaped icon at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will certainly open your account page.

On an iPad, you might discover this icon in the top-right corner of the display.

If you don't see the profile icon, tap ☰ in the bottom-right corner of the display, then tap your name at the top of the menu.

3. Scroll down and also tap See All Pictures. You'll find this alternative listed below the list of pictures that's near the top of your account page.

4. Tap the Albums tab. It goes to the top of the display.

5. Tap Profile Photo. This album must be close to the top of the Albums tab. Your existing profile picture will be the album cover.

You might have to scroll to see this album.

6. Select an account image. Touch the profile photo that you intend to make private.

7. Faucet ⋯. It remains in the top-right corner of the display. A pop-up menu will certainly appear at the bottom of the screen.

On an iPad, the menu will certainly drop-down from the ⋯ icon.

8. Faucet Edit Privacy. This choice remains in the pop-up food selection. Doing so opens a checklist of post personal privacy options.

9. Tap Only me. It's in the "That can see your post?" checklist of choices.

* If you do not see this alternative, first faucet More near the middle of the display.

10. Tap Done. It remains in the top-right edge of the screen. Doing so conserves your personal privacy setups, hence making your picked profile photo readable just by you.

If a friend of yours is tagged in your account picture, they can still check out the photo.

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