Facebook let us use the platform for free, do you know why? Because they show us ads on Facebook mobile app and computer. This means Facebook ads are everywhere. If you don’t like ads on Facebook, simply block them. However, Facebook allows you to see or find your recently seen ads history and let you delete it. That is a perfect feature on the platform.
Moreover, sometimes Facebook may show you an ad for a product update, or necessary things you need, and you have clicked and viewed it. But after a while, you cannot find that ad you have seen or clicked on. It’s because an ad is not permanently in your Facebook News Feed. So, you may not see that ad again. Then you may start thinking, how to find an ad you have clicked on or viewed previously? Also, you may wanna see that website, application, etc (you’ve clicked via that FB ad) again.
Don’t worry, Facebook always has options to manage things on your account. In short, you can always check, see, or view your recently seen ads on Facebook mobile app and PC. Thanks to the Facebook Recent Ad Activity tool. In this article, I will show you everything related to the Recent Ad Activity tool on the Facebook app. So, please stay here and keep on reading…
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Updated 2023: Find Recent Ad on Facebook app
In the latest Facebook app version, they have moved the “Recent Ad Activity” from the “See More” option to the Settings & Privacy section. You can simply go to the Menu, then tap the Settings & Privacy option, now you will see the Recent Ad Activity option. You can tap on it to explore your recently viewed ads on your Facebook account.
Recent Ad Activity on Facebook App
To find the Recent Ad Activity tool or feature in the Facebook mobile app. Please follow these simple steps: Just update your Facebook app, then tap the Menu (three lines at the top right). Tap See More and there you will see the Recent Ad Activity feature. You can click on it to view or see your ad history (you’ve interacted with) on Facebook.
The Recent Ad Activity tool or feature on the Facebook mobile app lets you see the history of ads you have interacted with. So that you can get back and check what type of ads you have seen, clicked, or viewed. Thus you can only manage to see ads and leave your feedback as a Like, or comment and react to that ad post. Other than that, let me tell you you cannot delete an ad from your ads history.
Also, you cannot search for an ad you have viewed. You will only see or view the list of all ads you have interacted with on Facebook. I mean in the Facebook Recent Ad Activity tool. Moreover, the tool or this feature is only available in the Facebook mobile app for Android and iPhone. The tools are not yet listed on Facebook for PC. However, you can switch to the Facebook mobile version on PC and may see the feature there too.
Find Recently Viewed Ads on Facebook app
Facebook Recent Ad Activity tool is the only feature that can help find your recently viewed ads. However, the tool is only available for Facebook Android and iPhone applications. The procedure to view your recently seen ads on Facebook mobile is easy. I will show you how to do it on Android and iPhone. So that it will be easy for you to check your recently viewed ads history on Facebook using your smartphone.
On Android
To find your recently viewed ads on the Facebook mobile app for Android, follow these simple steps: Open the Facebook app, then tap the Menu icon (three lines) at the top right. Tap the See More option, then Recent Ad Activity. There you will see all the ads you have interacted with on Facebook. However, there are two tabs, tap the “Recent” one to see your very recently viewed ads and the “Saved” tab to see ads you have saved to view later. Moreover, there are settings you can manage to stop seeing sponsored ads on Facebook.
On iPhone
You can easily find or see the ads you have interacted with on Facebook mobile app for iPhone. All you need is: Open the Facebook app on your iPhone, then tap the Menu (three lines at the bottom right) icon. Now tap the See More option and then Recent Ad Activity from the menu list. Now you will see all the viewed ads.
Thus in the very latest Facebook app update for iPhone. there are two options when you tap the Recent Ad Activity feature. The “Recent” shows you all the ads you have interacted with on Facebook and the “Saved” tab shows you the ads you have saved to view later.
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Copy Recent Ad Activity Facebook Link
If you have interacted with an ad on Facebook and wanna copy its link. You can do this way: Go to your profile on the Facebook app. Then tap the three-dotted button under your photo. Now tap the Activity Log option. Tap the ad post you wanna the copy the link of, then tap the three dots at the top right of the ad post and tap the Copy Link option. This is how you can link ad post on the Facebook app.
Alternatively, if you’re seeing an ad and wanna copy its link. Then simply tap the three-dotted button at the top right of that ad post and tap the Copy Link option. The link will be copied to your clipboard and you can use paste it anywhere on your device.
Note: You cannot copy a link to an ad post on Facebook using the Recent Ad Activity tool or feature. The above are the only two methods to do it.
How to See Ads You’ve Liked on Facebook
You can see ads you have liked, commented on, or shared on Facebook. Simply use the Activity Log or follow these steps: Go to your Profile on the Facebook mobile app. Then tap the three dots button under your photo. Now tap Activity Log and you will see ads you have liked, commented, or shared there. You can tap the three-dotted button next to any ad and choose to remove your like, or comment. Note that, in the Activity Log you will see these ads as normal FB posts.
Alternatively, you can go to Menu, then tap the See More option from the list. Tap the Recent Ad Activity. All the ads you have liked, shared, or commented on will be listed there. You can choose to remove your reactions, tap the Like button to remove your like. While to remove the comment go to that ad post, find your comment then tap and hold to delete it.
How to Delete Recent Ad Activity on Facebook
unfortunately, there is no method to delete, or remove your recently viewed ads on Facebook. You can only view the ads you have viewed on Facebook and leave your feedback. So, stop wasting your time looking for such a solution. If there is an upcoming Facebook mobile app to delete recent ad activity. Then we will update the article.
See Ads Activity History for your Ad Account
The Facebook Ads Manager allows you to view the activity history of the ads you run on Facebook. Please follow these steps: Go to the Ads Manager then click the checkbox next to any of your ad campaigns or ad. Now click the Edit option then History. Moreover, you can filter the activity type, click the Activity type drop-down option. For your information, you cannot export an ad history.