Here’s how: Note: Facebook seems to love removing this setting, only to add it back later.If you follow the steps below and don’t see the “Links open externally” setting, that means Facebook removed it yet again.Check again in a few days and you’ll likely see it again.

4 – Tap Settings. Select Settings & Privacy > Settings. To remove a phone number from your account, simply click the Remove link beside the number on the Mobile Settings page. Thanks a bunch!Get Rick’s eBook: “Master Guide To Staying Safe On Facebook”This blog uses cookies to ensure that you receive the best experience on my website. 1 – Launch the Facebook app and log into your account. You’ll receive a text message from Facebook to let you know that the number has been confirmed.To remove a phone number from your account, simply click the Remove link beside the number on the Mobile Settings page.After you confirm a phone number, the Mobile Settings page displays additional options: Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. 3 – Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy. The Facebook for Mobile page appears, and you can read more about your mobile options. Create an account or log into Facebook. Click in the top right of Facebook. If you’re a regular Facebook user, you know that their developers love making changes to the way the Facebook app works.Just about the time we get used to something, they go and change it on us.For me, one of the most irritating changes they’ve ever made is forcing external links to open in the new in-app browser instead of my phone’s default browser.I’ll admit that the in-app browser is fast, but it lacks much of the functionality of a typical stand-alone web browser.If you too would prefer to have external links open in the default browser instead of the in-app browser, it’s very easy to make it happen. You can point your browser to To set up your Facebook mobile settings, follow these instructions:On the Account Settings page, click Mobile in the left navigation pane.Type your password in the text box and click Confirm.The Activate Facebook Texts (Step 1 of 2) dialog box appears.Select your country and mobile carrier from the drop-down lists and click Next.The Activate Facebook Texts (Step 2 or 2) dialog box appears.You receive a text from Facebook with a confirmation code.Select whether you want to share your phone number with your friends and whether youIf you activate text messages, Facebook texts your notifications to your mobile phone.Normal text messaging charges apply, so be sure you know the details of your phone’s data plan — you could be receiving a lot of texts if you’re active on Facebook.The Facebook for Mobile page appears, and you can read more about your mobile options. It’s easy! Next to your mobile number, use the audience selector to choose who can see your mobile number. Click on the setting you'd like to update from the options in the left sidebar. Connect with friends, family and other people you know. Just…Would you like to ask Rick a tech question? Once you add a number to your profile from your Mobile Settings page, you can select the audience you share it with: Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook. If you haven’t spotted the in-app browser yet, then you either don’t use the mobile Facebook app, or you have probably already disabled it and forgotten about it (For some reason only Android users are offered this option). If so, If you found this post useful, would you mind helping me out by sharing it? 2 – Tap the Menu icon (it looks like three horizontal lines). From the Facebook app, click on the navigation button, and then scroll down to “Help & Settings” and then tap “App Settings.” In the Settings, simply scroll down and tap “always open links with external browser” to “On,” then tap your device’s back button to exit the Settings. Just click one of the handy social media sharing buttons below. Please click 'Accept Cookies' to continue. Once you have it set the way you want it it’ll stay that way even if Facebook removes this option from the Settings again.That’s all there is to it.

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Using Facebook: General Online Privacy Do’s and Don’tsHowever, if you have a smartphone, you can do all these things directly from the Facebook app for your phone. You’ll receive a text message from Facebook to let you know that the number has been confirmed. To make sure you have the best Facebook experience possible, we recommend using the most up-to-date version of your browser. From now on the Facebook app will load all external links in your device’s default web browser instead of the slimmed-down in-app browser.Bonus tip #2: Want to make sure you never miss one of my tips?