How to view your Facebook profile and page as someone else or public

How to view your Facebook profile and page as someone else or public

People are quite inquisitive, no wonder in the latest comments on popular blogs, I have seen requests of people asking if they can actually view their Facebook Profile as others see it. Well if you fall under this category we will show you just how to view your Profile as public.

This tutorial will show you step by step how to view your Facebook profile and page as someone else on a computer and Android phone.

How to view your Facebook profile and page as someone else or public

This way, you can see how your timeline or page looks like to others (e.g., friends, visitors or public).

 

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Facebook “View as” Option

Some things you only want to share with a few people or maybe not with a specific person and certainly not to strangers (non-friends), so that’s why Facebook has privacy settings.

You might want to test your privacy settings to see if they’re set correctly, and that’s why Facebook has a “View as” option to let you see how your profile looks like to strangers (public) or a specific person.

And:

Facebook also has a “View as Page Visitor” option for your business or fan page, so that you can view how your page looks like to a visitor.

 

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How to see what your Facebook profile looks like to others on a computer

  • Open your web browser.
  • Go to Facebook.
  • Log into your account (if not already logged in).
  • Go to your profile (timeline).
  • Click on the […] button next to the View Activity Log button.
  • Click on View As.

View your Facebook profile as someone else or public

  • Facebook will now show you how your profile (timeline) looks like to the public (people who don’t use Facebook). If you want to view your profile as a specific person, then you will need to click on View as Specific Personlocated in the black bar at the top.

View Facebook Profile As Someone Else or Public

  • If you choose View as Specific Person, then you will need to type a friend’s name and click on that person when they appear.

View your Facebook profile as a specific person

  • Now you can check if your privacy settings are set correctly.
  • When you’re done viewing your profile as someone else, you go to the black bar and click on the (x) icon to close the view.

How to see what your Facebook profile looks like to others on Android

This tutorial will work for all Android phones, such as Samsung Galaxy, Sony Xperia, Google Pixel, Lenovo, Motorola, Huawei, OnePlus, Nexus, HTC, LG, and all other Android phones.

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Method 1: Facebook app

  • Open the Facebook application.
  • Log into your account (if not already logged in).
  • Tap on the Facebook menu button (3-lines button at the top right).

Facebook android app menu

  • Tap on your name to go to your profile (timeline).
  • Tap on View As located underneath your username and profile picture.

View Facebook profile as someone else on android

  • Now you will see how your profile (timeline) looks like to the public (people who don’t use Facebook).
  • When you’re done viewing your profile as someone else, you tap on the Exit button at the top right.

If you want to view your profile as a specific person, then follow the steps of method 2.

Method 2: Web browser

The “View as” feature in the Facebook application on Android only shows you how your profile looks like to the public (people who don’t use Facebook).

But:

There is a trick you can use to view your profile as someone else by using an option that most Android web browsers have.

I know that Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Samsung Internet, Brave, Dolphin, and Opera have this option.

  • Turn on screen rotation on your Android phone, but do not rotate your phone yet.

android screen rotation

  • Open your web browser.
  • Go to Facebook.
  • Log into your account (if you’re not logged in already).
  • Go to your profile (timeline).
  • Tap on the browser’s menu button. In many browsers, you can find the menu button in the top right corner of the screen.

open google chrome menu on android

  • Tap on Desktop, Desktop site, or Request desktop site.

Your browser will now open the desktop version of the Facebook website.

  • Go to the address bar and change the letter m in the web address to the word web and tap on Go (keyboard/keypad). Example: https://m.facebook.com becomes https://web.facebook.com.

change facebook web address in google chrome on android

  • Rotate your phone to change to landscape orientation (widescreen).

rotate smartphone

Note: You might need to zoom in and scroll a little bit, to be able to easily find and tap the buttons and links.

  • Tap on the […] button next to View Activity Log.
  • Tap on View As.

view your facebook profile as someone else or public on android

  • Facebook will now show you how your profile (timeline) looks like to the public (people who don’t use Facebook). If you want to view your profile as a specific person, then you will need to tap on View as Specific Personlocated in the black bar at the top.

view your facebook profile as someone else or public on android 2

  • If you choose View as Specific Person, then you will need to type a friend’s name and tap on that person when they appear.

view your facebook profile as a specific person

  • Now you can check if your privacy settings are set correctly.
  • When you’re done viewing your profile as someone else, you go to the black bar and click on the (x) icon to close the view.

How to see what your Facebook business or fan page looks like to others on a computer

  • Open your web browser.
  • Go to Facebook.
  • Log into your account (if not already logged in).
  • Go to your business or fan page.
  • Click on the […] button next to the Share button below the cover photo.
  • Click on View as Page Visitor.

view your facebook business or fan page as someone else

Now you will see how your page looks like to the visitors of your page.

  • When you’re done viewing your page as someone else, you click on Switch back to your view located at the top.

How to see what your Facebook business or fan page looks like to others on Android

This tutorial will work for all Android phones, such as Samsung Galaxy, Sony Xperia, Google Pixel, Lenovo, Motorola, Huawei, OnePlus, Nexus, HTC, LG, and all other Android phones.

Method 1: Facebook app

  • Open the Facebook application.
  • Log into your account (if not already logged in).
  • Tap on the Facebook menu button (3-lines button at the top right).

facebook android app menu

  • Tap on My Pages.
  • Tap on the name of your page to go to your page.

Note: If you don’t see the page in the list, then tap on See All.

  • Tap on the 3 dots located at the top right.

facebook page options on android

  • Tap on Preview.

Now you will see how your page looks like to the visitors of your page.

  • When you’re done viewing your page as someone else, you tap on the X icon located at the top left.

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Method 2: Web browser

I have tested the following steps on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Samsung Internet, Brave, Dolphin, and Opera.

  • on screen rotation on your Android phone, but do not rotate your phone yet.

android screen rotation

  • Open your web browser.
  • Go to Facebook.
  • Log into your account (if you’re not logged in already).
  • Go to your business or fan page.

To go to your page, you click on the Facebook menu button (3 lines button at the top right), then tap on Pages, and then tap on the name of your page.

  • Tap on the browser’s menu button. In many browsers, you can find the menu button in the top right corner of the screen.

open google chrome menu on android

  • Tap on Desktop, Desktop site, or Request desktop site.

Your browser will now open the desktop version of the Facebook website.

  • Go to the address bar and change the letter m in the web address to the word web and tap on Go (keyboard/keypad). Example: https://m.facebook.com becomes https://web.facebook.com.

change facebook web address in google chrome on android

  • Rotate your phone to change to landscape orientation (widescreen).

rotate smartphone

Note: You might need to zoom in and scroll a little bit, to be able to easily find and tap the buttons and links.

  • Tap on the […] button next to the Share button below the cover photo.
  • Tap on View as Page Visitor.

view your facebook business or fan page as someone else

Now you will see how your page looks like to the visitors of your page.

  • When you’re done viewing your page as someone else, you click on Switch back to your view located at the top.

I hope you’ve discovered how others see those posts, updates, pictures, and location check-ins you update? If you love this post, kindly share it with others.

 

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