As of now, Facebook doesn't allow using video as your personal Facebook cover photo. This feature is still in testing, meaning regular users can't use video covers for their personal Facebook profiles. However, with the method outlined in this article, you'll surpass the limitations and apply video covers to your personal Facebook profile.
The guidance in this article offers a handy trick applicable to any popular browser today, enabling you to use video as your personal Facebook cover photo. Of course, perform this on Firefox or Chrome for the highest chance of success.
How to Set a Personal Facebook Cover Video
Step 1: To set a personal Facebook cover video, start by uploading any video clip to your Facebook profile, ensuring its length is no more than 30 seconds.
Step 2: Choose the video from your computer and click
Step 4: Wait for the video upload to complete, then click post, ensuring it's set to Public mode.
You'll receive an immediate notification for your video review. Please wait for Facebook to finish reviewing the video.
Step 5: Next, open the video and look at the address bar of your Facebook. You'll find the video ID there. Copy this ID and we'll use it right away.
Step 6: Click on the Facebook cover photo section and choose Select artwork.
Step 7: Wait for the Artwork interface to appear, then press F12 to open the Console interface.
Step 8: Click on the mouse icon as shown in the image, then click on any Facebook video cover you intend to select.
Step 9: Immediately, the Console section will display the code for the selected video. Pay attention to the photo_id section below and replace it with the video ID you saved earlier.
Step 10: After replacing photo_id with the video ID as shown below, simply close the console, then select the correct Facebook video cover you just modified.
Step 11: Immediately, you'll notice your Facebook cover interface has changed. Save the changes.
You've successfully completed setting a personal Facebook cover video. Refresh your profile page to enjoy the unique Facebook cover you've just created.
With just a few browser actions, setting a personal Facebook cover video is done. Share this tip with your friends so they can do the same. Create cool Facebook cover videos for your personal page.
For those unfamiliar with setting a Facebook profile video, a long-standing trick supported by Facebook for a while now, check it out here, how to set a Facebook profile video guided by Mytour.