Set up Facebook account on Windows Phone
You can set up your Facebook account on your Windows Phone 8 in a few simple steps. Read how this works in this article.
Integrate Facebook account into Windows Phone 8
You cannot just set up your Facebook account on Windows Phone 8. Your Facebook account will be fully integrated on the Windows Phone. So you can have Facebook chats in the messaging app, photos are shown in the photo app and you can link contacts with the Facebook profiles.
- You must first open the settings and select the menu item "E-mail accounts & others". Then click here "Add account".
- In addition to many other options, you will find it in the "Facebook" list and select this item.
- Now enter the email address with which you are registered on Facebook and complete your details with the Facebook password. Facebook is then integrated on your Windows Phone.
Set up Facebook on Windows Phone 8.1
You can no longer integrate Facebook in this way on Windows Phone 8.1. Instead of using the messaging app, your account is only synchronized via the official Facebook app. However, you will still see the news in the Contacts app:
- So that you can synchronize your Facebook contacts with those on the Windows Phone, you have to agree to the synchronization when you set up the app.
- It will take a few minutes for you to see Facebook friends in the Contacts app.
- How to correctly link Facebook profiles with contacts can be read in the next article. After all, you have all your contacts in one place.
Tested with Nokia Lumia 820 with Windows Phone 8 (GDR3 update) and the Lumia 1520 with Windows Phone 8.1. Read the next practical tip to see what the new Windows update brings with it for new functions.