Find Videos on Facebook
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To find videos on Facebook, open Facebook → Tap the search bar → Type in search terms → Tap "Search" → Tap "Videos."
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Steps
iOS
- Open the Facebook app. If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address and password.
- Tap the search bar. It is at the top of the screen.
- Type in search terms. Add information to help find the types of videos you're looking for.
- If you're looking for videos of a specific person, type in the person's name. For a specific subject, type the subject -- orangutans, for example -- into the search bar.
- Tap Search. It's the blue button in the lower right of the screen.
- Tap Videos. It's a tab near the top of the Facebook window. This will display a list of videos based on your search.
Finding a Person's Videos on iOS
- Open the Facebook app. If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address and password.
- Tap the search bar. It is at the top of the screen.
- Type in the name of the person you're looking for.
- Tap the person's name. It should be listed in the search results.
- Tap Photos. It's below the person's profile picture.
- Tap Albums.
- Tap Videos. All of the person's videos, that are visible to you, will be displayed here.
- Sometimes the privacy setting on a video may prevent you from seeing it.
Android
- Open the Facebook app. If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address and password.
- Tap the search bar. It is at the top of the screen.
- Type in search terms. Add information to help find the types of videos you're looking for.
- If you're looking for videos of a specific person, type in the person's name. For a specific subject, type the subject -- sharks, for example -- into the search bar.
- Tap Search. It's the blue button in the lower right of the screen.
- Tap Videos. It's a tab near the top of the Facebook window. This will display a list of videos based on your search.
Finding a Person's Videos on Android
- Open the Facebook app. If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address and password.
- Tap the search bar. It is at the top of the screen.
- Type in the name of the person you're looking for.
- Tap the person's name. It should be listed in the search results.
- Tap Photos. It's below the person's profile picture.
- Tap Albums.
- Tap Videos. All of the person's videos, that are visible to you, will be displayed here.
- Sometimes the privacy setting on a video may prevent you from seeing it.
Desktop
- Go to Facebook.com. If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address and password.
- Type in search terms. Add information to help find the types of videos you're looking for.
- If you're looking for videos of a specific person, type in the person's name. For a specific subject, type the subject -- sharks, for example -- into the search bar.
- Click on Search. It's the blue magnifying glass icon to the right of the search bar. This will display a list of videos based on your search.
- Click on Videos. It's a tab near the top of the Facebook window. This will display a list of videos based on your search.
Finding a Person's Videos on Desktop
- Go to Facebook.com. If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address and password.
- Click on the search bar. It is at the top of the screen.
- Type in the name of the person you're looking for.
- Click on Search. It's the blue magnifying glass icon to the right of the search bar.
- Click on the person's name. It should be listed in the search results.
- Click on Photos. It's below the person's profile picture.
- Click on Albums.
- Click on Videos. All of the person's videos, that are visible to you, will be displayed here.
- Sometimes the privacy setting on a video may prevent you from seeing it.
Tips
- You will only be able to search for your own videos, those of your friends and videos with privacy settings on "public."
- If you want to find your own videos, go to your own Facebook profile page. Click on "Photos," then "Albums," and, finally, "Videos."