--- title: "Facebook Privacy on iPhone: Hide, Lock and Limit It (iOS 27)" description: "Facebook privacy settings on iPhone: lock it with Face ID, hide it, archive posts from your activity log and more. Checked for iOS 27." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps/facebook lang: en published: 2026-10-31 updated: 2026-10-31 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # Facebook privacy on iPhone: every setting > Every way to hide, lock and limit Facebook on iPhone, from iOS and from the app itself. Published 2026-10-31 - Updated 2026-10-31 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against iOS 27 - Oct 31, 2026 ## Quick answer You can lock Facebook with Face ID: touch and hold it and tap Require Face ID. On iOS 18 or later you can also hide it in the locked Hidden folder. Facebook has no lock of its own. Inside the app, archive posts from your activity log, hide your story from specific people, change who can see a post and delete searches are available. - **Developer:** Meta Platforms, Inc. - **Own lock:** None - **Can be hidden:** Yes (iOS 18+) - **iPad app:** Yes You can lock Facebook with Face ID: touch and hold it and tap Require Face ID. On iOS 18 or later you can also hide it in the locked Hidden folder. Facebook has no lock of its own. Inside the app, archive posts from your activity log, hide your story from specific people, change who can see a post and delete searches are available. This page collects every privacy setting for Facebook on iPhone, from iOS and from Facebook's own settings, checked against official help pages in October 2026. ## Facebook guides | Task | Fastest method | Time | Guide | |---|---|---|---| | Hide apps | Hide and Require Face ID | 10 sec | [How to hide Facebook on iPhone](/hide-apps/facebook) | | Block apps | Time Allowance | 2 min | [How to block Facebook on iPhone](/block-apps/facebook) | | Hide photos | Set an album to Only me | 1 min | [How to hide photos in Facebook](/hide-photos/facebook) | ## What iOS can do with Facebook | Setting | Available for Facebook | Where | |---|---|---| | Lock with Face ID | Yes | Touch and hold the icon -> Require Face ID | | Hide in the Hidden folder | Yes | Touch and hold -> Require Face ID -> Hide and Require Face ID | | Remove from Home Screen | Yes | Touch and hold -> Remove App -> Remove from Home Screen | | Hide notification previews | Yes | Settings -> Notifications -> Facebook -> Show Previews | | Exclude from Siri and search | Yes | Settings -> Siri -> Excluded Apps | | Limit with Screen Time | Yes | Settings -> Screen Time -> Time Allowances | ## Facebook's own privacy settings ### Archive posts from your activity log In the iPhone app, use Manage Activity in your activity log to move posts, photos, or videos to Archive. Archived items are visible only to you, and restoring one brings back its original audience. ### Hide your story from specific people In your story privacy settings, use Hide story from to choose people who won't see your story. It also applies to photos and videos already in your story. ### Change who can see a post Use the audience selector on a new or existing post to pick who sees it. Only me is one of the choices. ### Delete searches You can clear recent searches. In the iPhone app, Manage Activity in your activity log can also delete a search. ### Set an album to Only me The album's owner can change its audience in the album's edit settings. The album's setting also controls the privacy of the photos posted in it. ### Notification previews Go to **Settings & privacy -> Settings -> Notifications**. Choose which activity sends you notifications and how they arrive. ### Your time on Facebook This tool is in Settings, under Preferences. It shows how much time you spend on Facebook and helps you manage it. ## Keep Facebook photos out of your camera roll Photos you save from Facebook land in the Photos app, outside any app lock. Move private ones into a vault and delete the originals. > **Lock this in VaultForYou.** Keep Facebook photos in an encrypted vault that opens only with a pattern you draw. [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/vaultforyou/id0000000000) ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you lock Facebook on iPhone? Yes. Touch and hold Facebook, tap Require Face ID and confirm. It then needs Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode to open. Facebook has no separate lock of its own. ### Can you hide Facebook on iPhone? Yes. On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Facebook, tap Require Face ID, then Hide and Require Face ID. It moves to the locked Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library and leaves search results. ### Does Facebook have its own passcode? No. Facebook relies on iOS for locking. Use Require Face ID, which accepts Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode. For a separate code, Screen Time with its own passcode is an option. ### Do Facebook settings sync to my iPad? The iOS lock and hidden status don't sync with iCloud; set them on each device. Facebook has an iPad app, so repeat the steps there. ## Sources - [Apple Support: Lock or hide an app on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/lock-or-hide-an-app-iph00f208d05/ios) - [Facebook Help Center: Use Manage Activity in your Activity Log to archive or delete content](https://www.facebook.com/help/3094200253964092) - [Facebook Help Center: Change your story's privacy setting on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/help/208964522901975) - [Facebook Help Center: Choose what you get notifications for on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/help/390022341057202) - [Facebook Help Center: Lock your Facebook profile](https://www.facebook.com/help/196419427651178) ## Facebook guides - [How to hide Facebook on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps/facebook) - [How to block Facebook on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/block-apps/facebook) - [How to hide photos in Facebook](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-photos/facebook) ## Other social apps - [YouTube privacy on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps/youtube) - [Instagram privacy on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps/instagram) - [Snapchat privacy on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps/snapchat) - [TikTok privacy on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps/tiktok) - [Reddit privacy on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps/reddit) - [Discord privacy on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps/discord) ## Browse - [All apps](https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps) - [Hide apps on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps) - [Lock apps on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/lock-apps) - [Block apps on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/block-apps) - [Hide photos on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-photos) --- Our guides are written and fact-checked by the VaultForYou team against Apple's own documentation. 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