Video recap of the year on Facebook: how to edit it

Facebook has always been the number one leader of social networks thanks to its form of communication and interaction with other users that allows it to be the favorite.

Furthermore, their ways of reinvent itself they are unique, everything is to improve the user experience, so that they feel more comfortable, safe and happy.

Previously, Facebook did not offer much entertainment, it was always the profile photo and the publications, but with the new updates Facebook surprises its users with a special short video to commemorate unique moments and holidays, such as Valentine's Day, your birthday, anniversaries and the summary video of the year.




The latter is very popular in the period of December of each year, as all users decide to share it to greet the year and remember everything they have experienced and reflected through the Facebook platform as the most important publications.

A small direct or oriented summary for your friends will allow you to break through your contacts especially if you have more than 5000 friends on Facebook who exceed the limit that highlights your reputation.

Video recap of the year on Facebook: how to edit it

Why does Facebook make a video on my profile every year?

Il summary video of your profile indicates that 12 months or 365 days have passed and a lot of things have been going on that would be very important to remember.

And this is the connection that Facebook intends to get in with users, so that they feel shocked and identified with every action the platform takes.

Old posts, moods, photo tags, friend requests accepted, statuses, reminders, updates, whatever was most relevant to you according to the robot Facebook it will be useful for you to make the video.




What can I do to get my annual video summary?

To search for your video you have to write in the search bar at the top » » Year in Review» from Facebook. Selecting it will automatically create your summary video to share.

That way your video should already appear there as long as Facebook has generated it for you, but you have to remember that this option comes out in December around the 10th or near this date, if it doesn't appear, it may not be generated for you yet.

But if that's the case, if it appears from there, you can share it with your entire community of Facebook and they too are part of it.

Video recap of the year on Facebook: how to edit it

How can I edit my video compilation of the year?

While it's nice to remember moments, there are some we may not like and you may want to tweak the summary video of the year before posting it for your friends, so the way to edit it is from the top right of the video in the «Edit» button, for later:


  1. Choose a new profile photo from video editing, please note that you can only choose from those you have already posted.
  2. Replace the old posts with others, then you will have to choose them from a list in chronological order.
  3. Additionally, you can replace your friends list that appears in the video, by tapping their photo to deselect it and tag someone else.
  4. If you are already satisfied with the result you can share it.

How can I see my memories on Facebook?

Another very popular option it offers Facebook is to remember moments, posts, photos and videos shared on the same date in subsequent years.



«A day like today» shows the current date and the comparison of the year of publication so that you can share it with your friends within the platform and they can remember just like you.

Access from the news section a marker that says "This day" or "a day like today".


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