Facebook Stories is a great way to connect with your audience. Users can use the in-app camera filters and lenses to take videos and photos, then upload the photo or video collections to Facebook for friends to see, and all content posted to Stories lasts only 24 hours.
Like others can see your Facebook Stories, you can also see stories of other people you follow on Facebook. Here comes the question. Can you view a Facebook Story without them knowing? How do you become an anonymous Facebook Story viewer?
Yes, you can watch someone’s Facebook Stories without your name showing up in the viewer’s list. Here are 3 ways. (Try MiniTool MovieMaker to make a video for Facebook.)
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How to View Facebook Stories Anonymously
Here are 3 ways to view Facebook Stories anonymously.
Way 1. Turn on Airphone Mode
When your phone is in airphone mode, it won’t be connected to the Internet. Thus, Facebook will be unable to register that you’ve visited other people’s stories.
After you open the Facebook app, scroll through all the stories to load them. Then turn on airplane mode, tap the story and watch it.
You should close the Facebook app before you turn off airplane mode.
How to add music to your Facebook story or profile? Check this post: Solved – How to Add Music to Facebook.
Way 2. Half Swiping
The second way to view Facebook Stories anonymously is to stop watching the story halfway through. It means that you can’t view the whole story.
While you’re viewing a story, you can half-swipe right or left to another story without letting go. At this moment, you’re still in the previous story. This method works best for the image in the story. If it’s a video, you can only see the thumbnail.
Also read:
- Everything You Should Know About Facebook Featured Photos
- Everything You Want to Know About Reels on Facebook
Way 3. Deactivate Your Facebook Account
If you want your username to appear in the people’s viewer list, you can deactivate your Facebook account temporarily. Then your account will be disabled and your name and photos will be removed from most things you’ve shared.
Just open a story in the Facebook app, click the three dots, select Settings and Privacy, and tap the Privacy Shortcuts. Tap Delete your account and information, and check the box of Deactivate Account.
After the story disappears after 24 hours, log in and reactivate your Facebook account.
Can You See Who Viewed Your Facebook Story/Profile/Videos
When it comes to Facebook Stories, usually, many people have these questions. Can you see who viewed your Facebook Story? Can you see who views your profile on Facebook? Can you see who viewed your video on Facebook? Let’s look at them one by one.
#1. Can you see who viewed your Facebook Story?
When you upload a video or picture to your personal story on Facebook, you can see who has watched it. And only you can see the viewer list. How to check the Facebook Story viewers?
Follow the steps to know who viewed your Facebook story.
- Go to Facebook and go to the Stories section at the top of your feed.
- Click Your Story to open it. Click the Viewers option at the bottom left and then you can see the list of the viewers’ names.
#2. Can you see who views your profile on Facebook?
No, Facebook doesn’t allow users to see who viewed their profiles.
#3. Can you see who viewed your video on Facebook?
No, you can’t see exactly who viewed your video on Facebook. And you can only see the number of views of this video.
How to Download Facebook Stories
You can save your Facebook story before or after uploading it to Facebook. Just click the three dots at the top right corner of your story page, and click the save option.
But you’re not allowed to directly download other people’s Facebook stories within this app. You should copy the story’s link, and then use a third-party Facebook Story download to save this story.
Also read: How to Save Instagram Stories with Music? 5 Different Methods
Conclusion
Now, you can try the above methods to view Facebook Stories as an anonymous Facebook Story viewer and see how many times your video has been viewed on Facebook.
About The Author
Position: Columnist
Cora works as an editor at MiniTool for many years, writing articles about video editing, video conversion, and screen recording. She also writes articles about Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter. During her spare time, Cora loves reading, traveling, and watching movies.