How do you remove a Facebook post from an album? (part 2)
October 23, 2017 2:12 PM Subscribe
I asked a similar question a few months ago, but the "best answer" to that question no longer works because Facebook has changed the interface. I recently put a Facebook post (an article) into an album (using the relatively new feature that lets you do this with all kinds of links, not just photos/videos). But I changed my mind — I don't want it to be in any album. How do I remove it?
I could use either a browser or the iPhone app.
Note that Facebook's album interface seems to have changed about a month ago, so older Facebook how-to posts might not be relevant.
I don't want to delete the post because it already has comments, etc.
I could use either a browser or the iPhone app.
Note that Facebook's album interface seems to have changed about a month ago, so older Facebook how-to posts might not be relevant.
I don't want to delete the post because it already has comments, etc.
Response by poster: In the iPhone app, when you’re writing a post, at the top there’s a button that says “Album” (to the right of the button that tells you the privacy setting, e.g. “Public” or “Friends”). Click that to get options to create a new album or put the post in an existing album.
It’s harder using a browser, because of a recent interface change. In a browser, you can’t do it just by starting to write a post as usual. Instead, you need to go to an album, then create a post where it says “make post.”
posted by John Cohen at 7:06 PM on October 26, 2017
It’s harder using a browser, because of a recent interface change. In a browser, you can’t do it just by starting to write a post as usual. Instead, you need to go to an album, then create a post where it says “make post.”
posted by John Cohen at 7:06 PM on October 26, 2017
Hey! If you go to your post, I am seeing "delete" as an option on iphone.
To find the "post" you made in your album, you can go to your profile, click photos, click albums, tap the hamberger with dots symbol (right half), and the posts that contribute to the album should be listed. Tap the three dots, and delete is an option.
Hope this helps!
posted by bbqturtle at 6:56 AM on October 27, 2017
To find the "post" you made in your album, you can go to your profile, click photos, click albums, tap the hamberger with dots symbol (right half), and the posts that contribute to the album should be listed. Tap the three dots, and delete is an option.
Hope this helps!
posted by bbqturtle at 6:56 AM on October 27, 2017
Oh, rereading for accuracy.
I really don't think you can do what you want. An album is like a mini wall - the album location is the destination, not just a flag. Probably very difficult to do.
Sorry!
posted by bbqturtle at 6:58 AM on October 27, 2017
I really don't think you can do what you want. An album is like a mini wall - the album location is the destination, not just a flag. Probably very difficult to do.
Sorry!
posted by bbqturtle at 6:58 AM on October 27, 2017
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posted by bbqturtle at 10:53 AM on October 26, 2017