Facebook is taking down the functionality of using videos for
profile display starting from the 7th of February. Users who have videos
displayed in place of their profile images will have them reverted to photos,
as per Facebook’s announcement.
Facebook has released a notification to its users, related to the update which informs them that if they don’t replace their video displays with photos, the cover images of their videos will automatically turn to their profile images instead.
Facebook originally added this functionality to its platform
as a fun and engaging way for users to showcase their profile displays. Users could
upload a 7-second looped video clip to their profile display to give a livelier
presence to their profiles. However, the option wasn’t used as widely among
users and eventually began losing its value, hence Facebook reducing access to
it last year by disabling some users from uploading profile videos. Now, the
company has decided to take the option down entirely.
The update is not much significant, considering the minimal
use of the option. However, users who have enjoyed putting up videos as profile
displays may be annoyed by Facebook’s decision.
