How to Lock Facebook Profile

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What is Facebook Lock Profile Feature?

Facebook Profile Lock is one of the best features of Facebook that allows you to make your profile securely and privately with a limited view of your content. It enables you to control your profile data in a restricted from unknown people.

After locking your profile, your FB profile will have limited activity with your friends and the public.

The people who are not your friends open your profile they will see a message with a blue badge as profile locked.
Only friends can view your posts, photos, stories, cover photos.
Your profile will be marked as private, only your friends can view your profile.
You can only share posts or stories with your friends only.

In this digit guider, you will learn how to lock and unlock profiles on

Computer Desktop
Mobile App – Android and iPhone

How to Lock Your Facebook Profile on Desktop

Refer below step by step procedure on how to activate this lock profile feature on your Facebook account.

1. On your computer, go to https://www.facebook.com

2. Log in to your Facebook using your Email Id/Phone number and Password

3. Navigate to your profile, direct link to view your profile – https://www.facebook.com/me

Under your name, click on … dotted menu

4. It displays a list of options, i.e

View as
Search profile
Account Status
Archive
Activity Log
Profile and tagging settings
Lock Profile

Click on the Lock Profile option to lock your account

5. On the Lock your Profile screen, it displays a complete description of “How locking works” on your profile. Click on the “Lock Your Profile” option.