13 Awesome Facebook Tips You Should Know (2017)

April 13, 2019

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Here are some facebook tips, you are not using : If you missed the news, Facebook was recently valued at $201.6 billion. That’s enough to slip it in at number 22 on the list of the largest companies in the world. Most of that value comes from ads, and to attract advertisers, Facebook sells them your information. It also adds features that annoy you but play well with the ad companies. If you hear people insisting Facebook doesn’t care about your privacy or experience, that’s why.

Facebook Tips 1. Save Interesting Items for later:

Do you ever find yourself endlessly scrolling through a friend’s Facebook news feed for a link to that interesting story you didn’t have time to read before? Well, now you can save links, places, and entertainment pages for later.

Just hit the download arrow at the upper right of a post and select the Save option. Or on a place or entertainment page, hit the Save option next to Like.

You can look at your saved content later in the “Saved” area. It’s in the left column along with News Feed, Messages, and Events. Once you click it you’ll get the Saved screen.

Your friends won’t be notified if you’ve saved something; it’s just for you to know about later.

Facebook Tips 2. Create a Secret Group:

Make your own private space on Facebook and invite only people that you want! Go to Facebook Groups Page and click “Create Group”, then choose the “Secret” option.

Facebook Tips 3. Disable “Seen” feature or typing indicator for Facebook messages

When you open a message on Facebook, the sender automatically gets notified with a “Seen” message. While this is convenient, it can be an annoyance, if you want to open a message but don’t want to respond immediately. Thankfully, there are browser extensions that let you disable the “Seen” feature.

All you need to do is install the Unseen extension on Chrome and turn on the option to block the “Seen” feature. Once done, you can easily read messages without people knowing you have read their message. Firefox users can install the Facebook Message Seen Disable extension to disable “Seen” on Facebook.

Facebook Tips 4. Download your Facebook data

If you have been using Facebook for a number of years now, your account must pack in tons of your personal data like photos, videos, posts, messages, info and more. And the good thing is Facebook lets you download all of your profile data.

To do it, just head over to Facebook Settings and in the “General” tab, you should see an option at the bottom saying “Download a copy of your Facebook data“.

Facebook Tips 5. Check active sessions and log out of devices remotely

There are times when we log into our Facebook account from various different devices but forget to log out. Well, Facebook lets you check the devices you have logged in from along with the ability to remotely log out from those devices.

To check active sessions, go to your Facebook Settings->Security->Where You’re Logged In. Here, you will see all your active sessions, be it on a PC or a mobile device. You can simply tap “End activity” to log out from one of these devices or “End all activity” to log out of all devices.

Facebook Tips 6. Legacy Contact

Accept it or not, you might have thought about what would happen to your Facebook account if something happens to you. Well, Facebook has your back. Facebook lets you add a “Legacy Contact”, who will manage your account in the case of an emergency. The contact will be able to pin posts to your timeline, change profile picture, reply to comments. However, he/she won’t be able to see your message or post as you. There’s also an option to automatically delete your account if you pass away.

To add a legacy contact, go to Facebook Settings->Security->Legacy Contact. Once you have added a legacy contact, you can give the contact the ability to download your Facebook data as well.