Facebook starts testing GIF-like profile videos

PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook on Wednesday, September 30 introduced several mobile features that it says will “help you bring your profile to life.”

Facebook is starting to test the next step in an obvious evolution of profiles: profile videos. Users will soon be able to film a short, looping video clip that will play for anyone who visits your profile. Profile videos will let show a part of yourself you couldn’t before, and add a new dimension to your profile.

The company announced, however, it is not ignoring profile pictures either: Facebook has also built some new features that will “help you better let your personality shine through your profile picture.”

“As part of that effort, we’ve started to roll out the ability to set a temporary version of your profile picture that reverts back to your previous profile picture at a specified time. Now you can create a temporary profile picture specifically for those moments and events. It can be a visual status update to let your friends know what’s going on in your life today, or it can be your statement of solidarity for a cause you feel strongly about,” the company said in a blog post.

Facebook is making it easier for users to see what others can view by introducing a new customizable space at the top of the profile. You can curate this space— and convey what you want people to know about you— by changing the visibility of the fields that show up here.

“Along with these new profile features, we’ve made some design changes to mobile profile that improve the profile layout and better present information about you and your friends in a more visually engaging way. We’re moving your profile picture and video to literally put you front-and-center on your profile,” Facebook announced.