Social media giant announces animated profile pictures

The social media giant announced on Wednesday that you will soon be able to set a short, looping video clip as your standard profile picture.

According to a report by the Huffington Post, only a “small number” of iPhone users in the UK and California will have access to the feature at first, with more people getting access “soon.”

Profiles, as a whole, will also receive a redesign on mobile with profile pictures changing position and being front and center.

In addition, you’ll also be able to set a temporary profile picture. There’s a timer that can be set that’ll revert the temporary image back to your normal profile picture when you decide you want it to.

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For example, if you set a rainbow as your profile image to celebrate gay pride, you can have it switch back after a few days without any additional input from you.

You will also have more control over what information appears on the top of your profile and fill in a new line that describes who you are – similar to a Twitter bio.

This announcement puts an emphasis on Facebook’s mobile versions, which are currently used by 1.31 billion people every month – a number that has ballooned by 23 percent since last year.