How to Save Facebook Photos from Android's Facebook App to SD Card

Last Updated: August 8, 2019

Some users of the Android Facebook application want to save photos from friends or pages to their SD Card. In iOS's Facebook app it's easy to do so, but the android app doesn't support this feature yet. Sure, you can screenshot it, but that decreases the quality heavily.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Send to SD app

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Make sure you have the official Facebook application and you're logged in.
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Download this application to your phone and install it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.gelin.android.sendtosd
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Open the Facebook application. Now go to the photo you want to save on your SD card. Tap it to view it.
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Press the menu button.
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Look if there appears an option named "share". If it isn't there, press "more".
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Tap the option "SD Card" with an SD card over it. You maybe have to scroll down a little bit (depending on your screen size and number of apps)
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Head to the folder where you want to save it. In the example image, save it to /storage/sdcard/
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Press "Copy here" or "move here". It doesn't matter which option you choose.
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You're done. You can go to your gallery app now and your downloaded photo should appear there now.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Long tap

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Ensure that you have the official Facebook application. Log in.
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Long tap on the photo or picture. Select the option Save to Device. The picture or photo will be saved to your device.
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Search for directory "Facebook" on your device. Use an advanced file explorer such as "X-plore".
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Open this directory. Browse for your picture or photo.
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When you find your file, long tap on it and select option "Share".
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Share it with any app.