Facebook Lite is a stripped down version of the Facebook app that is designed to use less data and work on slower networks. While it doesn’t have all the same features as the full Facebook app, Facebook Lite does allow you to view your recent activity and see what you’ve been up to on Facebook.
Viewing Your Activity Feed
The easiest way to check your recent activity on Facebook Lite is to view your activity log or feed. This shows you all of your recent interactions, posts, photos, videos, comments, likes and more in chronological order.
To view your activity feed in Facebook Lite:
- Open the Facebook Lite app on your phone
- Tap the hamburger menu icon (the three horizontal lines) in the top right corner
- Select “Activity Log” from the menu
This will open up your activity feed, where you can scroll down to see your recent activity. The most recent actions will be at the top.
From here, you can view a log of your activity including:
- Posts you’ve shared
- Photos and videos you’ve posted
- Stories you’ve added to
- Comments you’ve made
- Pages and profiles you’ve liked or followed
- Groups you’ve joined or interacted with
- Friends you’ve added
- Events you’ve responded to
Tapping on any item in your activity feed will take you to that post, photo, video, page, profile or group so you can view it in more detail.
Viewing Specific Activity Types
In addition to the main activity feed in Facebook Lite, you can also view more specific feeds filtered by certain activity types:
Your Posts
To see all of your own posts in one place:
- Go to your profile by tapping your profile picture on the bottom right of the screen
- Tap the “Posts” tab under your cover photo
This will display all of your own posts chronologically.
Photos and Videos
To view the photos and videos you’ve posted:
- Go to your profile
- Tap the “Photos” tab
This will show you all the photos and videos you’ve uploaded in one place.
Comments
To see the comments you’ve made on posts:
- Go to your profile
- Tap the “Comments” tab
This will display all of the comments you’ve posted, most recent first.
Likes and Reactions
To see everything you’ve liked or reacted to:
- Go to your profile
- Tap the “Likes” tab
This will show you all of the posts, photos, videos, pages and profiles you’ve liked or reacted to.
Using Filters
You can filter your activity feed and other activity views in Facebook Lite to narrow down your activity by date range, post types, friends and more.
To use filters:
- Go to your activity feed or another activity view like photos or likes
- Tap the filters icon (it looks like a funnel) at the top
- Select the filters you want to apply
- Tap “Apply” to view your filtered activity
Some handy filters include:
- Date range – Filter by time period
- Friends – Only see activity involving specific friends
- Posts – Filter by different types of posts like status updates, photos, videos, etc.
- Other Interactions – Filter by your likes, reactions, comments, etc.
Checking Notifications
Another way to check your Facebook activity is by viewing your notifications.
On Facebook Lite, tap the bell icon on the top toolbar to view notifications. This will display recent notifications about:
- Friend requests
- Likes and comments on your posts
- Mentions and tags
- Event invites
- Messages
- Birthdays
- Live broadcasts
Tapping on a notification will take you directly to that item, making it easy to see who has been interacting with you on Facebook Lite.
Downloading Your Information
Facebook allows you to download an archive of your Facebook data including your posts, photos, interactions and more.
This can be a great way to see and track your full Facebook activity history outside of the app.
To download your Facebook data archive on mobile:
- Go to your profile and tap the three horizontal dots in the top right
- Select “Settings & privacy”
- Tap “Settings”
- Scroll down and select “Your Facebook information”
- Tap “View” next to “Download your information”
- Tap “Create File”
Facebook will compile your archive and notify you via email when it’s ready to download. The file can be very large, so it’s best to download it over WiFi.
Using Facebook Lite on Desktop
While Facebook Lite is designed primarily for mobile devices, you can also access it from your desktop web browser.
To view Facebook Lite on desktop:
- Go to www.facebook.com/lite on your computer browser
- Log in with your Facebook account details
This will open the desktop interface for Facebook Lite, which looks similar to mobile.
From here, you can view your activity feed, posts, photos, likes and other activity in the same way as on mobile.
The desktop site won’t allow you to download your archive, but you can still access your information and activity history.
Checking Activity of Friends
While Facebook Lite lets you monitor your own activity in detail, you have less ability to check a friend’s activity and history.
You can see any posts, photos, videos and activity that your friends have shared publicly with you. But you won’t be able to view a log of everything they’ve done.
Some ways you can check friends’ public activity include:
- Viewing their profile and timeline
- Seeing posts they’re tagged in on your News Feed
- Checking photos they’re tagged in
- Seeing comments they’ve left on public posts
However, anything they’ve shared with specific audiences or friends won’t be visible to you. And you can’t download their archive data or see their full activity log.
Restricting Activity Visibility
If you want to limit what your friends can view about your activity, there are a few key privacy settings you can adjust in Facebook Lite:
- Activity status – Disable this option to hide your active/inactive status from friends.
- Timeline review – Restrict friends from posting on your timeline so you can review all posts first.
- Limit story audience – Make your stories visible to only certain friends instead of all friends.
- Turn off comments – Disable comments on your public posts to limit interactions.
- Unfollow friends – Unfollow friends whose activity you want to hide from your News Feed.
Adjusting these and other privacy settings makes it possible to curate what friends can see about your Facebook activity.
Conclusion
Facebook Lite provides a full activity log and feed allowing you to closely monitor your own Facebook activity on mobile and desktop. While you can’t view full activity history for friends, you can see the posts, photos, videos and interactions they’ve chosen to share publicly.
By leveraging activity feeds, filters, notifications and data downloads, you can stay fully aware of your personal Facebook activity trail and manage how visible your activity is to others.