Mercifully the short video clips will only play when people visit your profile – so newsfeeds won't get clogged up with animated images.
The moving profile pictures can also be used temporarily, so you could use them to show you blowing out candles on a cake on your birthday, or cheering on your team during sporting events.
Creating an animated Facebook profile is pretty straightforward – however at the moment only people using the Facebook app on Apple devices can make use of the feature.
Here’s how to set up yours:
- Open up your Facebook app on iOS.
- Go to your profile page and tap your profile picture.
- Select “Take a New Profile Video” or “Upload Video or Photo.” If you don’t see those options, the update hasn’t rolled out to you yet and will say “Coming Soon.”
- Select or record your video (the length is limited to seven seconds).