How can I make it so that when I change my Facebook profile picture, it won't appear on my friends newsfeed, but could still view it if they went to my profile.
Facebook – Profile picture on friends newsfeed
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May 13 2013 >> Version 6.1
Tapping your profile picture brings up the option
Then Choose From Library or Take Photo
or go to a photo on Facebook and select the more *** icon
And you should receive the option there as well
Feb 22 2013 >> Version 5.5
Facebook has seemed to have removed the option to upload to the Profile Pictures album.
So you will have to either upload to an album or the Mobile Uploads album then "Make Profile Picture" from there.
2011 and before
Select Photos.
Select the "Profile Pictures" Album.
Click the camera icon in the top right.
Take a photo or choose from library.
Make Profile Picture.
If you want to make your profile picture a photo that you already have uploaded in a different album, Facebook will automatically copy it (without the comments and likes) to the Profile pictures album (there is no other way unless you upload it directly as a profile picture). However, the original picture remains in the original album with all the likes and comments.
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Best Answer
There is no direct option to do this. But there are some way.
Hide the post from your timeline immediately.
Click on View Activity Log from you profile (a tab on cover photo) and hide the post from your timeline by clicking pencil symbol.
Other thing what I can thing is when you are adding a new profile picture select audience as Only Me and after few hours you can change the audience. It will not show the change in friend's newsfeed.