Nowadays, the most popular social media channel among several available platforms is Facebook. It possesses billions of users and the database is increasing with the passage of time. It can also be depicted that Facebook has become an integral part of everyone’s life. So, if one is facing any kind of problem with it, it can be considered as the biggest trouble of life. In order to resolve these problems, here I am providing some best practices to solve them. So, stick with me and keep on reading here, I am sure you will get your query or problem solved perfectly.
Before proceeding ahead, here are some Facebook app not responding related issues listed. Check them wisely and thoroughly and grasp your issue of which solutions are listed further to cope up with them.
The Facebook issues maybe
- Unresponsive behaviour of Facebook
- Facebook unable to load
- Facebook Crashes everytime
- Facebook News Feed is not coming up
- No notification coming up
- Not able to make post on facebook
- Getting error, titled as Unfortunately Facebook stopped
- Facebook Jail
- Unable To upload Videos
Basic Troubleshooting Practices:
Before getting in to the techniques to resolve the above mentioned issues, lets have some of the universal basic troubleshooting steps:
- Update the Facebook App:
This is one of the must-to-do steps before getting into actual troubleshooting. Updating the Facebook app can remove some unexpected bugs which can result in the smooth operation of the app and if found lucky, this operation can sort out some of the problems automatically. - Working Internet Connection
Facebook access can become tedious if you are operating on a slow internet connection. To achieve the best performance, check and upgrade the internet if the bandwidth available is too low. To know the strength of the internet connection, you may go to speedtest and then may take action accordingly.
Now, let’s start with troubleshooting actual issues one by one as mentioned above.
Issue 1: Unresponsive Behaviour of Facebook:
Solution: Basic troubleshooting steps mentioned above, might have resolved this issue. But if still, the problem persists, you may try clearing cache and history of browser or mobile, on whichever platform you are using facebook. Unfortunately, if the problem is still giving you a headache, try updating the browser or reinstall it. You may download Google Chrome from here or can download Firefox from here. If you want some other web browser, try google and download the browser. After installing a fresh new browser, there is a huge possibility of removal of unresponsive behavior on Facebook.
Issue 2: Facebook Unable to Load:
Solution: Again basic troubleshooting steps could have worked but if you are facing the problem, again and again, clearing cache and history might work. Also, you can try re-installing the web browser. Get the links of the web browser from the above-mentioned solution. If the installation of a new browser does not work for you then try to switch to a different web browser. Apart from this, you may also try correcting the date and time of your personal computer, this practice works sometimes. If you use a VPN to access Facebook then try disabling it, hope it will work.
Issue 3: Facebook Crashes Every Time:
Solution: Crashing of an app or website either on mobile or website occurs when cache or history has gone dump into a huge amount. Try to remove cache or history, it might possibly remove the crashing problem of Facebook. But, if still the problem persists and is dancing with huge pressure, try reinstalling the web browser or try switching to a different web browser. Moreover, you can try disabling VPN, if in use, and setting the correct date and time could also result in fixing the problem.
Issue 4: Facebook News Feed is not Coming up
Solution: Facebook news feed is a section where every update of your friends comes up. If your news feed is not being shown, it might be due to a slow internet connection, try correcting the internet connection and check your internet speed from here. If after this troubleshooting, the problem persists, try updating the web browser to the latest version. Another reason for this issue can be the non-availability of Facebook service in your region. To detect whether Facebook is operating in your region or not try to check from here.
Issue 5: No Notification Coming up
Solution: It becomes troublesome if you are not getting any of the notifications either on mobile or desktop. To rectify it, there are some approaches to be followed in mobile or web respectively.
For mobile: To enable app notifications, try following the below-mentioned path. The path may differ from mobile to mobile but the concept will remain the same somewhere.
Goto Settings>Sound and Notifications>App Notification>Facebook
Tap on Facebook and make sure that the notifications are active. If this works fine for you, it’s good, otherwise, try clearing cache from the app. If clearing cache does not work for you then try reinstalling the Facebook app again, hope it will work for you.
For Desktop: Here also follow the below-mentioned path to rectify the notifications on the desktop.
Goto settings & Privacy>Settings>Notifications
After reaching notifications, make sure you enable notifications for push email and SMS.
Issue 6: Not able to Make a Post on Facebook
Solution: This problem can be solved by clearing cache and history from the Facebook mobile app or web browser (in the case of desktop). Moreover, you can also try disabling VPN (if being used), as it hinders application performance sometimes. If the problem still persists, try disabling Browser extensions, as they may result in abrupt behavior of Facebook. Another hack can be to switch to another browser, as sometimes the browser becomes corrupt and does not behave in the right way.
Issue 7: Getting Error, Titled as Unfortunately Facebook Stopped
Solution: This problem is much similar to the crashing of the Facebook app, hence needs to remove the cache and history of the web browser. Also, you can try updating the Facebook app from the Google Play Store (in the case of android mobile), if the problem does not sort out. If a problem still exists, try checking whether Facebook is down or not in your region, to do so check here. Also, you can try resetting App preferences by going through the below-mentioned path.
Settings>Installed Apps>Tap on three dots>Reset App Preferences> Tap on Reset Apps
Issue 8: Facebook Jail
Solution: It is a kind of punishment that is being imposed due to a large amount of spamming done by a user on Facebook. As a result, an individual becomes barred from posting or liking on Facebook. Hence, can be called an individual who has gone trapped under Facebook jail. Sometimes, it is for a temporary period and sometimes it becomes harsh and can go up to permanent debarred from Facebook. In order to get rid of such kind of facebook jail, you may try here
Issue 9: Unable To Upload Videos
Solution: Facebook is all about sharing thoughts, images, videos, and much more and if someone is not able to do any of the operations then it becomes boring leading to frustration. To get rid of such tedious symptoms, try following guidelines relating to uploading videos on Facebook lite. The format of video being uploaded should be either MP4 or MOV files and the length of the video should not be longer than 240 minutes. Also, there is a need for the latest app version, so keep the Facebook app up to date along with a good internet connection. In order to check the speed of the internet connection click here.
So, these were the solutions for some of the problems relating to Facebook app not responding on iPhone issues. From “not being able to upload videos” to “Facebook jail”, everything is tried to be covered and if something is still left behind or should have been mentioned, try recommending, so that I could give another chance to myself to correct the issues in the article. Also, you may try switching from browser to browser if something is still not working for you and keep your internet connection speed up so that half of the above-mentioned problems could be solved automatically.