How to add a video as your Facebook profile picture

Facebook has recently updated its iPhone app to introduce a new design for profile pages, which includes the ability to add a video as your profile picture for the first time. Here, we show you how to make your profile picture a video on Facebook.

Facebook has recently updated its iPhone app to introduce a new design for profile pages, which includes the ability to add a video as your profile picture for the first time. Here, we show you how to make your profile picture a video on Facebook.

How to make your profile picture a video on Facebook: Who can do it?

Not everyone will be able to make their profile picture a video on Facebook just yet. It's currently limited to iPhone and iPad users, and even then it's only people in the UK and California who've got access to the update at the moment. Facebook is slowly rolling out the feature so keep an eye out for its availability in your area in the near future.

How to make your profile picture a video on Facebook: What does it look like and who will see it?

Your timeline isn't about to become full of moving profile pictures, don't worry. It's only when you visit someone's profile that you'll discover whether they've added a video as their profile picture or not.
If they have, you'll find that it'll be just a few seconds long, a bit like Apple's new Live Photos feature or the ever-popular GIFs.
If you fit into the selection of people currently able to use the new profiles, follow the instructions in the rest of this article to add a video as your Facebook profile picture.

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