But you cannot "view" the locked profile content through the cover photo.

If you truly need to see a locked profile’s content, the only reliable method is to ask the person directly. Anything else is either a scam or a crime. Save yourself the frustration (and the malware), and respect the locked profile for what it is: a digital boundary that deserves to be honored.

You want to see the rest of the photos—the tagged images, the timeline pictures, the vacation albums. But you can’t. So, you turn to Google. You type in the magic phrase:

(ResearchGate, 2026):

: In the past, using ://facebook.com allowed users to right-click and save some images, but Facebook has largely restricted this for locked accounts.

When a user locks their profile, the following changes happen instantly: