How to set video as avatar - Facebook avatar on phone

The feature of using videos as Facebook avatars is attracting many users today. So how can I install it?

Don't worry, the following article shows you how to easily set a video as an avatar, Facebook avatar on your phone. Follow along to do the same!

You can completely apply the same operation below on many  phones  using  Android and  iOS operating systems .

I. Instructions on how to set a video as an avatar - Facebook avatar on Android phones

1. Quick Guide

  1. Go to  your Facebook  profile on your Android phone > Select your profile picture.
  2. Select  Record new avatar video  when you record a video at the time of installation.
  3. Select  the circular icon  below the screen to spin.
  4. Select  OK .
  5. Select  Save  to set the recorded video as Avatar.

2. Detailed instructions

Step 1:  Go to  your Facebook  profile on your Android phone > Select your profile picture.

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Go to your Facebook profile on your Android phone

Step 2:  Select  Record a new avatar video  when you record a video at the time of installation.

Users can also completely click  Select avatar video  when they want to choose the video available in the device to make an avatar.

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Select Record new avatar video when you record a video at the time of installation.

Step 3:  Select  the circular icon  below the screen to record.

The allowed length to record a video as an avatar is up to 7 seconds.

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Select the circular icon below the screen to spin

Step 4:  Select  OK  when you are satisfied with the video you just recorded.

Or you press  Try again  to return to another video.

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Select OK.

Step 5:  Before choosing  Save , you can choose  Edit  to use features like:

  1. Crop:  Trim the length, length, width of the video screen.
  2. Thumbnail:  Select 1 image in the video to make the cover photo.

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Use editing features before installing video avatar

Step 6:  Select  Save  to set the recorded video as Avatar.

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Select Save to set the recorded video as Avatar

In addition, you can also choose  To temporarily  to customize the avatar video installation time: 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week or customize the time as you like.

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Select To Temporarily

Choose the time to temporary.

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Choose a time to temporarily

II. Instructions on how to set a video as an avatar - Facebook avatar on iOS phones

1. Quick Guide

  1. Go to  your Facebook  profile on your iOS phone, select your profile picture.
  2. Tap  Choose profile photo or video .
  3. Select  See more .
  4. Select  Camera Roll .
  5. Select  Videos .
  6. Select the video you want to make your avatar.
  7. Select  Done .
  8. Select  Use  to successfully set the video as avatar.

2. Detailed instructions

Step 1:  Go to  your Facebook  profile, select your profile picture.

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Go to your Facebook profile on your iOS phone, select your profile picture

Step 2:  Click  Choose avatar photo or video .

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Tap Choose a profile photo or video.

Step 3:  Select  See more.

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Select See more

Step 4:  Select the  Camera Roll.

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Select Camera Roll

Step 5:  Select Video.

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Select Video

Step 6:  Select the video you want to make your avatar > Select  Done .

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Select the video you want to make your avatar

Step 7:  Before choosing  Use , you can choose to  Edit  to customize like:

  1. Shorten video:  customize the length of the video avatar.
  2. Crop:  Trim the length, width of the video.
  3. Audio:  Choose to turn on or off the video's built-in sound
  4. Cover:  Select 1 image in the video to make the avatar cover.

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Use editing features before installing video avatar

Step 8:  Select  Use  to successfully install the video as an avatar.

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With just a few simple steps, you can install a video as a Facebook avatar to attract many friends on both Android and iOS phones. Hope this information is useful to you. Good luck!

Update 25 March 2019
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