How to Change Your Cover Photo on Facebook Mobile

The Facebook cover photo feature adds a background upon which your regular profile picture is displayed. You can easily change your Facebook cover photo on any mobile platform from within the Facebook app. You can also edit your photo's settings to customize it to your profile.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Changing an Existing Cover Photo

If you don't already have it, the Facebook app is free for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms.
This icon will open your "More" menu; it should be at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.
This will take you to your profile.
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Tap the word "Edit" in the lower right-hand corner of your cover photo.
- Tapping "Edit" gives you three choices: "Upload Photo", which allows you to upload a photo from your camera roll, "View Cover Photo", which displays your cover photo, and "Select Photo on Facebook", which allows you to upload an existing Facebook photo as your cover photo.
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Tap "Upload Photo". This will take you to your camera roll, from which you can select a photo for your cover.^{[1]XResearch source}
- If the Facebook app doesn't have access to your camera roll, it will prompt you to allow it access here.
- You can also tap "Select Photo on Facebook", which will prompt you to choose between "Photos of You"--photos people have tagged you in--and your uploaded "Albums".
You can also zoom in on your photo to enlarge it.
You have now successfully changed your cover photo!
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Editing Your Cover Photo

If you don't already have it, the Facebook app is free for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms.
This icon will open your "More" menu; it should be at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.
This will take you to your profile.
This will prompt a menu with several options.
This will open the photo's specific options.
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Review your options. From this menu, you have several potential courses of action.
- "Delete Photo" will remove your cover photo from Facebook.
- "Make Profile Picture" will allow you to select a portion of your cover photo to set as your profile picture.
- "Save Photo" allows you to download your cover photo.
- "Send in Messenger" will allow you to directly send your cover photo to a Facebook friend.
- "Edit Caption" lets you add or change your cover photo's description.
- "Turn Off Notifications" will disable any notifications from comments, likes, shares, or tagging.
This icon is to the left of the photo options; it resembles a clothing tag in profile.
This will prompt a menu asking which one of your Facebook friends is in the photo.
You can also type in words or numbers that don't refer to Facebook friends (e.g., inanimate objects).
If you tagged a person, this will send a notification to them.
This takes you out of tagging mode.
This icon is between the photo options menu and the Tag icon.
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Type your city and state into the field at the top of the screen. This is marked "Search for places".
- You can also enter landmarks and parks into the location search.
This will assign a location to your photo.
Your changes should save!
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How can I use a new photo that is not on my profile?
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Click on the last icon with three lines then on your name located at the top of the screen. At the top of the screen click of the cover photo button, and select the picture you would like to make your cover photo.
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I was able to change my profile picture but my little square picture is on top of my profile picture. How do I move that to the bottom left where it once was?
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You cannot move it back. The new location is a result of the latest update.
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Why does a camera & video icon keep flashing on the profile picture?
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It is just showing you how you can change your profile picture to a new photo or even a video.
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Your cover image must be at least 720 pixels wide to register as a cover photo. If your photo isn't large enough, you can zoom in on it to increase its surface area, and then screenshot the zoomed-in version.
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