Once inside, the user must click on the image to edit it As if they wanted to change said photo as usual. The difference lies in the drop-down menu that appears below, where the Profile videos option is listed, which until now was marked with the label “ coming soon”.
Here the user will have two options. Either choose a previously recorded video and stored in the gallery or reel of the terminal, or well activate the camera to record one directly from the Facebook application, right then and there.In either case, you need to limit yourself to seven seconds of recording Just enough to make a quick introduction, a funny wink, or any relatable expression.
When you press the Next button, after having chosen or recorded the video, a new screen appears with which choose video keyframe This keyframe will act as the old static profile picture, so you'll need to choose well the moment that you want to place as a new image of the social network. To do this, the video appears decomposed into frames at the bottom of the screen. Here you only have to choose the box you want and click on the option Use (Android) or Save(iOS).
With this, the video remains established in the profile However, we must take into account that it is a contenttotally public, which cannot be hidden from other users of Facebook or from outsiders underbarriers privacy, as is the case with still photos.In addition, the functionality as a video is quite limited, being possible to play these seven seconds of video only in the profiles of the users , without showing any type of animation or movement in the section Latest News or in other sections of the social network.
