How to Lock Facebook Profile (Tutorial for Philippines)

Facebook initially launched the "Facebook Profile Lock" feature for Indian users in May 2020. This security feature enables Facebook users to limit access from non-friends to their personal information, allowing only friends to view their posts, photos, stories, and other profile information. Thus, it is an effective way to protect your privacy and your Facebook account without changing your privacy settings for individual posts and photos.

Once your Facebook profile was locked, strangers or stalkers can't zoom into, share or download your full-size profile picture and cover photo. They can't also see your photos and posts on your timeline (both old and new). However, they are limited to viewing your profile picture, cover photo, and up to 5 profile details.

However, the ability to lock your Facebook profile is currently unavailable in the Philippines and several other countries. Fortunately, there's a trick that enables you to activate this feature even if it is not yet available to you. After you've locked your profile for the first time, you can lock and unlock it as much as you like. See below the tutorial to learn how you can lock your Facebook profile. This will work on both Android and iOS devices.

How to Lock Your Facebook Profile (2021)

Requirement:

If this is the first time you lock your FB profile, you must use the Facebook Lite app. Download first the Facebook Lite app on Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Procedure:

Step 1: Open your Facebook Lite app and log in to your account. On the app's main interface, tap the Menu icon on the upper-right portion. On the Facebook menu page, click Settings.

Step 2: Under Account Settings, tap the "Translation for Posts" menu. You should now see a list of available languages. Scroll down to the bottom and tap on the seventh to last language, which is Burmese. Check the screenshot below to see what the Burmese alphabet looks like, thus selecting the correct language.

Step 3: You're app will now be displayed in the Burmese language. If you don't understand anything, don't worry; it's still simple to lock your Facebook profile. Go back to the Facebook menu and tap on your name.

Step 4: Once you're on your profile page, tap the three-dot menu icon in the right part, as shown in the screenshot below. You will now see six options in the Burmese language. Simply choose the fifth option (the one with the shield icon).

Step 5: You'll be redirected to a page with a shield icon along with your profile picture. To lock your Facebook profile, just tap the blue button (it translates to "Lock Your Profile" in English). After that, a pop-up with a shield and check icon will appear. Tap the blue button (translating to "OK" in English) to confirm changes.

Your Facebook profile is now successfully locked. You can verify that your Facebook profile has been locked by accessing it through a non-friend account.

Facebook Profile Lock Features

Here are the following advantages when you locked your Facebook profile:

Only your friends will see your photos, posts, and stories on your profile.
Only your friends will see your full-size cover photo and profile picture.
Non-friends will only see a maximum of 5 profile details.
Non-friends can't zoom into, share, or download your full-size profile picture and cover photo.
Non-friends can't see your photos and posts on your timeline (both old and new).
Non-friends can't take a screenshot of your profile page (for mobile app only).
A blue badge (lock shield icon) will be added to your profile page.

To unlock your Facebook profile, tap the three-dot menu icon and select Unlock Profile. Tap the Unlock button and then Unlock Your Profile.

You can now lock and unlock your Facebook profile as long as you want. After completing the initial step in locking your profile, you will no longer need to use the Facebook Lite app or change the translation language. To lock or unlock your profile, you can use the regular Facebook app.

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