Facebook has introduced a ‘Link History’ setting on its mobile app that keeps track of all the websites you’ve visited on the platform in the last 30 days. The setting, now available on the Facebook app on both iOS and Android, is an optional one but is turned on by default. Facebook users are reportedly getting an in-app pop-up that informs them about the link history feature and gives them a chance to toggle the setting off. While Facebook paints link history as a useful and handy bank for all the recent links you’ve clicked on, there is of course, in true Meta fashion, a privacy catch.
According to Facebook support page, link history toggle is rolling out on its mobile app. The feature, now available on the Facebook app on iOS and Android, is being gradually introduced globally. As mentioned before, when turned on, the link history setting saves the list of websites a user has visited on Facebook mobile browser in the last 30 days.
Facebook also notes the setting does not include the links visited in chats on Messenger. “You can choose to turn link history on or off at any time. When link history is on, any links that you’ve tapped inside of Facebook and visited in Facebook’s Mobile Browser will be saved here for 30 days,” the support page explains.
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