If you are using an Android device, or any smartphone for that
matter, chances are that Facebook is one of your most used applications
every day. With most people being addicted to the app, surely you need
some help getting around with all its technicalities
We have curated a list of the top 10 hacks and tricks for the
Facebook for Android application. Read on to find out how to make the
most out of the Facebook app through these simple tips
Manage your Account Security
Most of us have logged into our Facebook accounts from more than one
device, sometimes even those that are publicly used. We tend to forget
such instances but they can be detrimental later on, especially with a
lot of personal data online. To access what all sessions of your account
are currently active, just hop onto Account
Settings>Security>Active Sessions and you will see the complete
list. You can even remove sessions that you are suspicious about.
Save Videos and Links for later
With the introduction of Instant articles and auto playing content,
people and pages on Facebook are posting more content that ever. With an
average friend count of 500-600, it isn't quite easy to scroll through
each and every piece of content at a time. For the sake of optimizing
this, just click on the arrow on the top right of the link or video
post, and select the ‘Save Video/Link' option. This will then be saved
under the Apps tab on the Android app.
Eliminate a friend’s posts
All of us have those annoying people in our friend list that generally
post numerous updates every day, mostly about nothing substantial. Such
people are a pain to the eyes as well as our data balance. Although
blocking or reporting them might not be an option, you can certainly
unfollow their posts so that they don't appear on your timeline at
least. Just go to their profile, click on the Following tab and select
the Unfollow option.
Prioritize a friend’s posts
Now that you've unfollowed certain annoying people on your Facebook,
it's time to prioritize alerts from people who matter the most to you.
These could be your family, your immediate friends or even
colleagues/leaders that you look up to and wish to engage with. For
doing that, just hop to the Following tab on their timeline and, this
time, select the See First option.
Shortlist your favorite friends
A lot of us have a limited frameset of people that we interact with on
Facebook, almost every day. Ranging from office colleagues to long
distance friends, these people are the most frequented visitors on your
messenger. You can go to the Edit option, by sliding across to the Chat
bar in the Android app. From there, select the top people that you chat
with so that you can save the hassle of scrolling through the whole list
each time you are looking to chat up with them.
Use the widget to send out posts
A major advantage of Android over iOS is the freedom of using widgets of
the home screen of the smartphone. Even Facebook for Android has one
and it does the task pretty neatly. It provides you with a scrollable
window that shows the latest status updates from people in your friend
and dollowing list. The share button on the top right also allows you to
post text updates directly from the widget, without the need of
powering up the app.
Check out famous places nearby
With the integration of Google Maps onto the Facebook for Android app,
you can now access and locate all the famous venues around the area you
are in, provided the place has a Facebook page with an address. Clicking
on the Nearby Places tab in the app will take you to a map that points
out all the mentioned locations with their exact coordinates. It is a
brilliant and nifty way of finding out about restaurants, bars, movie
theaters and shops if you are in an unfamiliar town or city.
Save battery by using web app
It is a widely known fact that Facebook for Android app is a high
battery consuming app and requires a lot of battery for background
refreshes as well. An alternative to this could be the usage of the web
app. All you have to do is access the Facebook mobile site
(http://Facebook.com) via the Chrome browser, click on the Share button
and select Add to Home Screen. Once this is done, the FB logo will
appear on your smartphone, albeit in the form of a website application
that consumes significantly lesser data than the native application.
Disable Messenger chat heads
After the fairly recent separation of Facebook and Messenger apps, the
chat heads that pop up randomly seem very out of the place and also
might lead to security threats. You can now disable these chat heads so
that the messages are only accessed in the Messenger app. Just go to the
Settings tab of the Messenger app and unselect the option of Chat
Heads. Along with saving your information and patience, it also saves
some good ol' battery life on your smartphone.
Share directly through other apps
Another big aspect of Android over other operating systems is its
ability to multitask and join together actions of various apps. For
example, if you are reading a great article on your Chrome browser and
want to share it on Facebook for your friends to read, you can simply
tap the Share button and Facebook will be one of the options to choose
from.
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