How to find hidden posts on fb

WE’VE ALL DONE it. We’ve all hidden pictures from our Facebook timeline for one reason or another. But those pictures may be more visible than you might realise.

Whether you hide tagged photos from your timeline or simply leave tagged images pending approval in your timeline review, the truth is, if you’re still tagged in those in any way, more people can see them than you think.

Here’s how it works

Facebook’s Graph Search makes it pretty easy to creep on just about anyone, even if you aren’t friends with them, and find tons of images that they’re tagged in.

By simply searching “Photos of” with the name of the person you want to search, you can see any image they are tagged in, even if they hid it from their feed.

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The caveat is, if you’re not friends with the person you are searching, you’ll only see images that are shared with the public or images that have have been tagged by a mutual friend or a friend of a friend.

You’ll see all the images available, including ones that aren’t hidden from their timeline.

How to keep your hidden photos hidden

If you want to keep your hidden pics under the radar you can simply remove the tag. This will make it so the images are not searchable.

You can also adjust your privacy settings for “Timeline and Tagging” so that when you’re tagged in a post it doesn’t share with anyone else but yourself. This will remove all tagged images from your Facebook page, only allowing you to view them.

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Keep in mind, though, that those people in the original poster’s audience will still be able to see the image if they perform a Facebook Graph search for your photos.

- Cadie Thompson

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Facebook lets you hide a particular post from your timeline and then bring it back later.

While hiding a post on Facebook is just a single click away, bringing back or unhiding a post can be a challenging task.

In this article, we have written down the steps that you need to follow to unhide posts on Facebook on desktop as well as on Android/iOS.

If you wish to learn how to unhide a comment on Facebook, check out our article on how to hide comments on Facebook & Instagram.

Why Should You Unhide A Post On Facebook?

Often, hiding a piece of content on social is a lot better option than getting rid of it permanently. Hiding a post allows you to get back at it at a better time or as you deem it necessary.

There are certain situations where you might need to unhide a Facebook post:

• It happened accidentally: Since hiding a post on Facebook is just one click away, sometimes a post can get hidden on accident.

• You changed your mind: We're frequently greeted with posts on our timeline from our friends or family that can sometimes seem a bit surprising or awkward. While the first instinct is usually to remove the content, you might want to bring it back after some consideration.

• It was date sensitive: There are certain memories or events that you might prefer not to draw attention towards at a particular time. Afterward, you might want to give them a spot again on your timeline.

Here are the steps to unhide a post on Facebook on the desktop. This will take you less than a minute.

• Make sure you're logged in to your Facebook Account

• Now locate the Activity Log button & click on it

• Inside the Activity Log page, click on "Hidden From Timeline."

• Now click on the button shaped like a circle with a line through it besides the post you want to unhide

• From the drop-down menu, click on Allowed on timeline

How To Unhide A Post On Facebook on Android/iOS?

Here are the step to unhide a post on Facebook on iOS,

• Open the Facebook app on your phone

• Tap on the hamburger menu icon in the bottom right corner and tap on settings

• Scroll down to "Your Facebook Information" section & tap on Activity logs

• Select filters from the top & tap on Categories

• Now select "Hidden From Timeline" & tap on the three-dot menu beside the post you want to unhide and select "Show On Timeline."

To unhide a post on Facebook on Android, follow the below-mentioned steps,

• Open the Facebook app on your Android device

• Now Tap on the hamburger menu in the top right corner and tap on settings

• Scroll down to "Your Facebook Information" section & tap on Activity logs

• Select filters from the top & tap on Categories

• Now select "Hidden From Timeline" & tap on the three-dot menu beside the
  post you want to unhide and select "Show On Timeline."

You'll now be able to easily unhide a post on Facebook no matter what device you're using. You can now resort to hiding a post temporaily whenever the need arises instead of deleting anything permanently.

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