Facebook users can private their cover photo using their phone and PC at anytime. They have to add any new photo and then hide that changed photo from Albums.
In this article we will show you how to private your cover photo in facebook using phone and pc in 2025.
You have to use one technique to make your it private from Public.
Open facebook app then go to your profile. Now change your current cover photo, then go to your Albums and tap on Cover photo. Then tap on that photo which you want to make private and tap on three dots. Now tap on Edit privacy and tap on Only me.
For example you have tiger background picture and you want to hide it from Public, then change the tiger image with any plain color image.
Now go Albums and click on tiger image and change it’s audience visibility to Only me.
Read this full guide to see all the step by step process for your mobile and pc easily.
But first you must know what is cover photo and its purpose on fb app.
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What is cover photo on facebook
A cover photo on your facebook profile is a photo like your profile picture, you can add any one pic on your fb profile background. It is also known as background picture/image of your fb profile.
It is larger in size and audience visibility is public like your profile picture.
You can use it to add any useful information related to your profile, business, content etc.
How to private your cover photo in facebook using phone
Follow this trick to private cover photo in fb on iPhone and android. iPhone and Android users can follow the same process.
Edit privacy feature for your current background image is not available, because by default it’s public like your profile picture.
So you have to change your current background image with any plain color image.
Then edit privacy of background image from the Album to make it Private.
- Open facebook app.
- Log in to your account.
- Now at the top left tap on profile picture.
- Then tap on Camera icon on cover photo to change image or use any plain color image.
- Now go to your Fb photos.
- Then tap on Albums and tap on Cover photos.
- Now tap on your previous cover photo which you want to hide from Public.
- Then at the top tap on three dots and tap on Edit privacy.
- Select Only me from the list of option.
Now your background image is private and only you can see it.
Fb users can also change profile picture on Facebook without posting and they are also able to change friends to followers on facebook
If you want to hide your background picture by deleting, then you will loose your background picture from your album.
So if you want to access your background picture in future. Then you can simply change your banner pic change its audience to Only me.
How to make facebook cover photo private in PC
Follow the given steps to make cover photo private in fb using pc.
- Open any web browser.
- Now visit facebook website.
- Log in to your account.
- Now at the top left click on your profile pic.
- Then click on Edit cover photo and click on Choose your photo.
- Now select any 1 photo and click on Save Changes.
- Then go to your photos and click on Albums.
- Now click on the previous photo which you want to make private.
- Then at the top right click on three dots and click on Edit audience and Select Only me.
Now your fb banner image is audience visibility is changed to Only me from PC.
You can always change these settings if you want to make your banner image Public.
FAQ
Yes, you can change your banner pic without anyone knowing. When you change your banner pic then at the bottom uncheck next to Share your update to your news feed and then tap on SAVE.
Yes, if your profile is public then everyone can see your background pic. But if you don’t want to show everyone then you can lock your fb profile or add any plain image in the background.
Because current banner pic on fb is public like your profile picture. If you want to private your current banner pic then you have to change the current background pic with simple plain image, then from the Albums you can change that picture audience visibility to Only me.
Conclusion:
On Facebook current background photo is public like your profile picture. But you can make your current photo to Only me by changing it. In this guide you learned how to private your cover photo in facebook using phone and PC in 2025. If you delete your background pic then you can’t access this picture from Albums.