How to disable Facebook Timeline?

Facebook timeline logo, source: techbend.com

Facebook’s new timeline feature has recently been compulsory for all its users. The new timeline is more designed to be like a life journal – telling your life story with a new kind of profile according to the Facebook. However, many users doesn’t seem to like it, the first reason being – The Facebook timeline requires skills to use initially. So, people started searching ways to disable the Facebook timeline despite the company’s policy to mandate this new feature.

Every popular internet browsers can be modified to disable the new Facebook timeline feature temporarily. Watch the video below prepared by TechSansar.com to disable timeline for 4 different popular internet browsers, namely Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Apple Safari. Facebook Time line is not compatible with older browser versions like Internet Explorer 7, if you live in backward techno world chances are you are still lucky with non-timeline preview of your Facebook profile (your friends still see your Timeline, however).

Disable Facebook Timeline in Google Chrome

Go to Settings > Tools > Developer Tools > Setting button at the bottom right corner > change the User-agent. Refresh your facebook profile page ie facebook.com/gotechsansar NOT the facebook.com.

Google Chrome User-agent string setting

Disable Facebook Timeline in Mozilla Firefox

Install User Agent Switcher addon > Tools > Default User Agent > Internet Explorer > Internet Explorer 7.

Disable Facebook Timeline in Internet Explorer

Go to settings > F12 Developer tools > Browser mode IE7

User-agent string setting in Internet Explorer

Disable Facebook Timeline in Apple Safari

Go to  Menu bar > Develop > User agent > Internet Explorer 7

User-agent string setting in Apple Safari for Windows 7 and Mac

Here is a video we prepared, for disabling facebook timeline using Internet Explorer 7 user agent string. Hope it will be useful to users.