Lock Profile Option on Facebook comes with multiple benefits. In this article, we will share why Facebook not showing the lock profile option and how to fix it.
The Facebook Profile lock feature is the ultimate way to control who sees your profile data and restrict them from misusing your information. The platform has certainly become an integral part of many of our lives, a huge social hub for connecting with people as well as an open medium for stalkers.
For many of us, keeping an eye over who crawls to our Facebook profile and what they do with our data is relatively hard. There have been endless cases where stalkers create fake accounts using our profile pictures.
To minimize such issues, Facebook introduced Profile Guard or Profile Lock feature that lets you put a lock on your profile, allowing access to only your friends and those of whom you accept the requests.
However, the feature might not be available for everyone, depending on your location. Also, locking your Facebook Profile is quite complicated for many users as it involves making several changes to Facebook settings.
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Why Facebook Not Showing Lock Profile Option
As mentioned earlier, only a limited number of users have currently access to the lock profile option on Facebook. One cannot have access to Lock Profile option due to the following reasons:
- You are using an older version
- Facebook is banned in your country
- You do not live where the lock profile option is available
- You have not updated your Facebook application for a long time
- You have multiple reports on your account
- You have disabled your account
- You do not know how to turn ON the lock profile option
You can check out the list below where Facebook recently introduced this feature. They are:
- Egypt
- Iraq
- Morocco
- Sudan
- Turkey
- Ukraine
Note: Countries such as the USA, UK, and some of Europe have no access to the feature. There is no technical error for the inaccessibility of lock profile option. So, this might take some time before Facebook launches the feature globally for everyone.
How To Fix No Lock Profile Option On Facebook
You can make several changes to your Facebook settings to control users’ visits to your profile. Doing so helps you stay protected similar to the lock profile option. One of the best things you can do is limit your views on posts. However, unlike the users who have enabled the lock profile option, you will not get the lock symbol on your profile.
Follow the guide below to put limitations on your views on Facebook posts:
Step 1: Launch the Facebook application and enter you details to log in to your account.
Step 2: Tap the three-bar menu icon on the right corner of the screen.
Step 3: Choose ‘Setting and Privacy’ option from the menu. Then you need to tap again on the “settings” and select “privacy settings.”
Step 4: You will now be taken to your activity page. Scroll down and find the option that says “Who Can See Your Future Posts”.
Step 5: Tap “Try it Now” option and now select only friends who can view.
Step 6: Once you are done making changes here, go back to the activity page and select the second option that says “Limit Who Can See Your Posts”.
Step 7: Select ‘Past Limit Posts’ and then tap again limit past posts to confirm it.
Step 8: Go to your Page General Settings and tap “Public Posts” option appearing above the blocking section. Now change your public posts settings to only “Friends.”
Summing Up
If you are not satisfied with limiting your post views and want the exact lock profile feature on your Facebook profile, the only thing you can do is wait until the feature gets launched globally for everyone. As of now, the lock profile feature is available for a few selected countries only. This could mean the feature is in its testing phase and going to take some more time.
For the moment, you can use the privacy feature to protect your account. You can remove unknown and suspicious people from your Friends list and accept requests from the ones you know and can trust only.
If you have any queries regarding any of this, feel free to drop them in the comment section. You can also take support from here.
