Facebook’s new profile videos

It will soon be possible to bring your profile photos to life! The social media network is busy testing a cool new feature called profile videos, which will allow users to upload a seven second video clip instead of just an average picture.

Check out the gif to see how it’ll look…

iPhone users in California and the UK will be the first to use profile videos, the feature is only expected to roll out to everyone else in the near future. Facebook said that the ability to make your profile picture a video is an attempt to help people express their personalities and creativity.

The profile videos will only loop when someone visits your page, so you will only see a frame from the video on your news feed. Audio from the profile video will only play in full-view mode when someone taps on the video, it won’t play when someone is simply viewing your profile.

When the feature arrives, you’ll have to know how to use it, here’s how to get started:

- Once you get the profile videos feature, visit your profile page and select “Take a New Profile Video” or “Upload Video or Photo” within the avatar section.

- If you want to take a profile video directly via the feature, you’ll need your phone. Tap the record button to start and it’ll countdown and hit the button again to see your seven second video creation.

- To upload a video from your camera roll, click “Upload From Camera Roll” and select the one you want. It will preview to make sure you like what you see.

- From here, you’ll need to select a thumbnail, also known as the static shot that will show up in comments, Messenger and News Feed.

- After you hit save, your video will autoplay and friends will be notified in their News Feed.

So looks like Facebook is soon going to get way more lively!

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