Tips to better your Facebook experience

While it is a commonly used app, here are some features that not everyone might be aware of

Facebook is one of the oldest social media sites that has gained massive popularity since the beginning.

While it is a commonly used app, there are some features that not everyone might be aware of. if you are curious to know, here is the list;

1. Customise the News Feed

Facebook keeps showing many random posts that might not be so helpful for you. To ensure you only see selective posts, go to Settings & Privacy > Settings > News Feed Preferences. Now you can choose your favourite accounts, snooze pages or people to stop seeing their posts temporarily, reconnect with people you have unfollowed, or reduce certain types of content from the feed.

2. Hidden messages

While you get notifications for the messages sent by your friends on Messenger, you might not know about messages sent by other users. To see all these hidden messages, go to Messenger and click on your profile photo. Click on Message requests from the drop-down menu. You will now see a list of messages from people you might know or from strangers if there are any.

3. Turn off auto-play for videos

The video automatically plays on Facebook as you scroll through your news feed. This way, you might spend more time, use more internet data and get distracted. To avoid it, turn the auto mode off. To do so, click on Settings & Privacy > Settings > Media > Autoplay, and select Never Autoplay Videos.

4. Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Facebook accounts can get hacked easily. To avoid it, you can turn the Two-Factor Authentication on. To do so, click on Settings & Privacy > Settings > Password and Security> Use two-factor authentication.