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Public video not available without logging in

  • 29-08-2018 3:33pm
    #1
    by8auj6csd3ioq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭


    I uploaded a video to facebook and made it public but when i send the link to others they cannot see it without logging in . It is for sending to a few people who are not on fb. It should be available to them shouldn't it? I am not on it much so i do not know much about fb.

    Sometimes I can watch it on my phone without logging in, sometimes goes to a log in page and i would have to log in ?


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  • #2
    verycool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭verycool


    Haven't a clue why the public link isn't working, but I recommend uploading to YouTube instead and making it public from there.


  • #3
    by8auj6csd3ioq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭by8auj6csd3ioq


    ok thanks. also it was an AVI file but i got some sort of error about MIME


  • #4
    verycool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭verycool


    London Lemon Stoplight wrote: »
    ok thanks. also it was an AVI file but i got some sort of error about MIME


    Just that the video type is not supported on their device / browser.


    If they change to another it should work.


    E.G. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1113053


  • #5
    maccored
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,748 ✭✭✭✭maccored


    you cant view anything on facebook without logging in.


  • #6
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    London Lemon Stoplight wrote: »
    I uploaded a video to facebook and made it public but when i send the link to others they cannot see it without logging in .
    It may be down to your general Facebook settings - it might be set up so that only your friends (or only friends of friends) can see your content.


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  • #7
    by8auj6csd3ioq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭by8auj6csd3ioq


    @ victor No set to public


  • #8
    by8auj6csd3ioq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭by8auj6csd3ioq


    "you cant view anything on facebook without logging in."
    Even i know more than that and i know very little about fb. On my phone my fb sometimes plays and i am not logged in sometimes it doesn't. Same for the pc when i log out the link sometimes plays


  • #9
    pleas advice
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,492 ✭✭✭pleas advice


    just tried viewing a video there, there is a big 'Log in to view' button, and a 'Create Account' one, but underneath in small writing is a 'not now' link, which will let you watch it


  • #10
    by8auj6csd3ioq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭by8auj6csd3ioq


    @pleas advice

    It does not always work


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