How to Hide Friends on Facebook

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: January 21, 2022 Approved

This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent other people from viewing your friends list on both desktop and mobile platforms.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

On Mobile

1
Open Facebook. This app is dark-blue with a white "f" on it. Doing so will open Facebook to your News Feed if you're signed in.
- If you aren't signed into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before continuing.
2
Tap ☰. It's either in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or in the top-right corner of the screen (Android).

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3
Scroll down and tap Settings. Skip this step on Android.
4
Tap Account Settings. Doing so will open the Facebook settings.
5
Tap Privacy. This option is near the top of the screen.
6
Tap Who can see your friends list?. You'll see it near the top of the screen.
7
Tap Only me. It's near the middle of the screen. Doing so will restrict your friends list to your viewing only.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

On Desktop

1
Go to Facebook's website. To do so, open https://www.facebook.com/ in your browser. This will open your News Feed if you're logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before proceeding.
2
Click ▼. It's near the top-right corner of the Facebook page, just right of the ? icon.
3
Click Settings. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
4
Click Privacy. It's a tab in the upper-left area of the Settings page.
5
Click Who can see your friends list?. It's the second option in the "Who can see my stuff?" section.
6
Click the option box. This box, which is at the bottom of the Who can see your friends list? section, will likely say "Friends" or "Public" in it.
7
Click Only me. It's near the middle of the drop-down menu. This option ensures that only you can see your friends list.

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Community Q&A

Question

How do I hide photos on my Facebook account?

Community Answer

Go to your profile and click "photos," then "albums." Use the audience selector tool under each album to control who can see your album.
Question

How can I hide things only from certain people?

Community Answer

In your Friends list, you can change the category of those who you don't want to see things to "Acquaintance," and ensure that your privacy settings are set to show posts/pictures to Friends Only.
Question

How do I hide friend requests in the future?

Community Answer

Go to their profile and select more, the 3 dots. Then, select "block" in the red text. Those you have blocked will not be able to follow you, message you, or send friend requests.

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 730,028 times.

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Updated: January 21, 2022

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Categories: Facebook Privacy and Safety

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