How to disconnect your off-Facebook activity – I remember this week I wrote on the off-Facebook activity many people on the social media platform didn’t even know about.
And in that post, I educated account holders on Facebook on how to manage their off-Facebook activity effectively and successfully. in this post, however, I will be educating users on how to disconnect their off-Facebook activity successfully.
How to Disconnect Your Off-Facebook Activity
On Facebook, you can easily disconnect your past off-Facebook activity from your account making use of the clear history control in your off-Facebook activity setting. In the previous post in regards to the off-Facebook activity, I remember explaining to users what off-Facebook activity really is. Now for the benefit of those that haven’t caught up to what off Facebook activity means, here it is.
Off Facebook activity is a summary of activities that organizations and businesses share with the Facebook social media platform in regards to your interactions and business with them. Some of the interactions may include visiting their apps or websites. These businesses make use of tools made available by Facebook such as Facebook login and Facebook pixel in sharing the information with the social media platform.
The information shared by the businesses with Facebook is used in giving users a more personalized experience on the social media platform.
What Happens When You Disconnect Off-Facebook Activity from Your Account
When you disconnect this Facebook feature, the following happens;
- Your off-Facebook activity history will be affected only, that is, disconnected from your Facebook account.
- When you disconnect your off Facebook history you may be logged out of websites and apps and if this happens you can still make use of Facebook in logging back in.
- You will still see ads from these businesses and one example to look at here is that advertisers can show you ads based on your activity on the social media platform such as when you like a page on Facebook. These businesses can also upload lists and show ads to people on that list.
- Lastly, you will see the same number of ads just like you did previously but in this case, the ads may be less personalized to you.
That’s it.
Steps To Disconnect Your Off-Facebook Activity from Your Account
To disconnect your off-Facebook activity from your account, follow the steps below;
Computer
- Go to Facebook and click on the drop-down icon in the top right of Facebook
- Next, click on settings and privacy and then select settings
- Click on your Facebook information in the left column and then select off-Facebook activity.
- Click on the clear history tab and then tap clear history.
Android App
- Open the Facebook app and tap the hamburger icon in the top right corner
- Select settings and privacy from the extended menu page and tap on settings
- Scroll down the page to the permissions section and tap on off-Facebook activity
- Next, tap on the clear history tab and then select clear history.
iOS App
- Open the Facebook app for iOS and tap on the hamburger icon in the bottom right corner.
- Tap on settings and privacy from the extended menu page and select settings
- Next, scroll down to the permissions section and tap on off-Facebook activity
- Tap on the clear history tab and then tap on clear history again to confirm
That’s it!
