Almost the entire online world is on Facebook, and if you want privacy, you can lock your profile. With just a few clicks, it’s the fastest way to protect your photos and posts.
We’ll show you what happens when you lock your Facebook profile and how to do it from your iPhone, the Facebook app for Android, or your computer.
Consequences of blocking a Facebook profile
After you lock your Facebook (FB) profile, here are the changes that will happen to your account:
No one but your Facebook friends will be able to click on your FB profile picture or cover to view it in full size.
Apart from your Facebook friends, no one will be able to see your photos and posts on your FB profile.
Exception: Shared albums and Facebook posts you’ve shared on public pages, groups, and FB Marketplace will remain public.
All your old posts that were set to public (meaning everyone on or off Facebook) will now be changed to friends only. Apart from your FB friends, no one can even see your old Facebook posts.
Even new posts and photos you post on Facebook will only be seen by your friends, not friends of friends or the public.
You will not be able to create public records.
Only your Facebook friends can see your stories.
People who are not your friends will only see five profile details (the information on the page).
From now on, if someone tags you in a FB post, that post will appear on your Facebook profile only after you review and approve it.
In other words, locking your Facebook account changes a number of privacy settings and keeps your posts, photos, and account details private.
This change should not affect your Facebook friends, who can still see your profile and cover, other uploaded or tagged photos, posts and details as before. If you don’t want your friend to see them, you can remove them from your friends or block that person.
Note. Even after you lock your profile, it won’t change the way people find you or contact you. If someone searches for you by your name, username, email address, etc., your profile will continue to appear in search results. And they can contact you according to your communication preferences.
How to block a Facebook profile from within the app
Here’s how to lock your FB profile from the iPhone app. Actions are similar for Android.
In the Facebook app, go to your profile page by tapping the three-line icon > View your profile.
Tap the three dots icon.
Get blocking profile.
Finally, click on “Lock your profile”.
You have successfully blocked your FB profile. You will now see the message “Your profile has been blocked” under your Display Picture (DP). Only you can see this message. Others won’t see it, but when they click on your profile picture, it will say, “Ankur / Your name has blocked his profile. Only his friends can see what he shares on his profile.”
How to lock your Facebook profile from your computer?
The steps to block a Facebook profile on Mac, PC, Linux or other desktop browsers are the same. Here’s how:
- Go to facebook.com and sign in if needed.
- Go to your FB profile page by clicking on your profile picture in the top right corner.
- Tap the three-dot icon and select Block profile.
- Finally, click Lock your profile.
You already know the answer to the question “how can I block my Facebook profile?” The steps are the same if you ever want to remove this lock.
How to unblock your Facebook profile
Follow the steps below to unblock your Facebook account.
- Go to your Facebook profile page.
- Tap the three dots icon.
- Get unlock profile.
- From here, click on Unlock.
- Finally, click on Unlock your profile.
