In this post, I am sharing some very useful and interesting Facebook tips and tricks that you might not know. I am not claiming that all the tips shared in this post are completely new or extraordinary, but they will surely improve your experience of using Facebook.
So, without wasting time, let’s begin with 14 Cool Facebook Tips and Tricks,
Note: All the tips and tricks shared in this post are working fine, we have tested each one of them before publishing the post.
1. View Larger Photos on Facebook Without Even Opening Them
Photo Zoom for Facebook is a browser extension which lets you view larger photos on Facebook without even clicking on them. You just need to hover your mouse over any photo in your timeline, and the full size photo will appear in front of you.
This browser extension is available for Chrome, Safari and Firefox, you can download it from here.
2. Here’s How You Can Disable Facebook Chat Seen Feature
Facebook chat seen feature let others know if you have seen their message or not, and sometimes it becomes annoying, because you might want to read the messages, but don’t want to respond which makes you look arrogant in front of others. Don’t worry, I can help you get rid of chat seen feature.
If you are using Google Chrome, download Facebook Hide Seen, It’s a lightweight chrome extension which lets you hide your message seen status from rest of the world. Download it from here.
If you are using Mozilla Firefox browser, you can use this extension, Facebook Seen Notification Remover.
3. Make Free Calls Worldwide From Facebook Messenger for Mobile
Facebook added voice calling feature in its Facebook messenger mobile app in January 2013. However, most people didn’t know about it because it was not clearly visible. But, the app has undergone some improvements recently (early April 2014), and now, the call button is right next to contact’s name.
Just install Facebook Messenger mobile app and enjoy free calls, here’s the link.
Note: The feature of free calling isn’t yet available in Facebook Messenger for web.
4. Flip Facebook Status or Chat Messages Upside Down
This is a fun trick. Everything you write either in your Facebook status or while chatting with your friends in messages, it can be flipped upside down using this trick.
Here’s how to do it. Just visit this website and write whatever you want to share with your friends, everything you write in the editor will be flipped upside down in real time. Just copy the flipped text and paste it in Facebook’s status box or chat message. Simple, isn’t it?
5. Prank Your Facebook Friends Using Zalgo Text Generator Tool
This is again a fun trick, basically a prank that you can play on your Facebook friends. This trick will add some blurred text above and beneath your Facebook status which will cover other stories on your friend’s timeline. They might think that it’s a glitch and will refresh their page or wipe their screen again and again to remove the blurred text.
Use Zalgo text generator tool to create zalgo text, link.
6. How To Hide Your Facebook Friends List from Others
Facebook friends list is public by default, which means anyone can see your friends but if you want to hide the list you can do that too.
Here’s a tutorial that will guide you to hide your Facebook friends list from others. Step by Step Tutorial To Hide Your Facebook Friends List
7. Download Facebook Video
Here’s a simple tool which you can use to download videos from Facebook, Link. So, next time you come across any video worth downloading don’t hesitate to use this tool.
8. How to Use Your Own Face As Facebook Chat Emoticon
We all love using emoticons/smileys while chatting with our friends online. Without emoticons, the conversation is somehow incomplete and its the smileys which adds emotions to the conversation which is completely textual. But have you ever thought of using your own face as Facebook chat emoticon, I am sure you didn’t, but it’s possible.
Here’s an article that will guide you through the process of using your own face as an emoticon, Link.
9. How to Make Your Facebook Profile Photo Un-clickable or Private
You cannot hide your Facebook profile photo from others, but you can make it un-clickable so that others won’t be able to like it and won’t be able to write any comment as well.
It’s a simple process, here’s how to do it. Just click on your profile picture and change its privacy setting from ‘public’ to ‘only me’.
10. How to Enlarge Un- clickable or Private Facebook Profile Pictures
Let’s say your friend has made his/her profile photo Un-clickable, which means that you won’t be able to view the full size image and won’t be able to like or comment. But here’s a trick that can help you see the full size image.
Here are the steps you need to follow,
- Right click and open the profile picture in a new tab.
- Let’s say the url of image is this, https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-prn2/t1.0-1/c50.50.621.621/s160x160/1240488_644474948908820_1242334117_n.jpg
- Now, remove the blue part from the url and refresh the page.
- That’s it, you will see the enlarged image.
11. How to Download An Entire Facebook Photo Album Quickly
Let’s say you wish to download all the pictures from a Facebook photo album which contains around 50 photos, If you go with the traditional way of downloading one photo at a time, it will take a lot of time for you to download the whole album. So, here’s a better way of doing that.
Download FB Album mod, a browser extension which lets you download an entire Facebook photo album with in a few clicks. You can download the chrome extension from here.
12. How to Create A Photo Collage Using Pictures Of Your Facebook Friends
Loupe Collage is a great application which allows you to create photo collage for your Facebook friends by using their Facebook pictures. You can also create a collage for yourself by using your own Facebook pictures.
It’s a web app which requires Facebook login. The interface is user-friendly and offers a lot of features and effects. Here’s the link.
13. How to Create A Fake Facebook Status Conversation
You might have come across hilarious fake Facebook status conversations between politicians, cricketers or movie stars and you might have wondered how do people create these? Well, here’s the answer.
The Wall Machine, a web app which lets you create funny fake Facebook walls. For using it all you have to do is to log in with your Facebook account, It’s tremendously easy to use. Here’s the link, check it out.
14. How to Share A GIF on Facebook
Facebook doesn’t allow GIFs but you can still share GIFs on Facebook in the same way as you share them on Google plus or imgur. Here’s how,
Giphy lets you share GIFs on Facebook. No Log in required, just visit the website and choose the GIF which you want to share on Facebook. Here’s the link.
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I hope you enjoyed the post and learned some new Facebook tips. In case you know a really cool Facebook trick which you didn’t find in the post, feel free to suggest in comments below the post.
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