If you’re like most people, Facebook is your go-to social media platform for keeping in touch with friends and family. But what if you don’t want to be seen by your friends and family? You can hide your Facebook account from other users. Here’s how:
- Log into Facebook and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the main screen. This will take you to a menu where you can select “Settings.”
- In the “Settings” menu, select “Privacy.”
- Scroll down to the bottom of the “Privacy” section and click on the “Hide my account from other users” button. This will hide your Facebook account from other users permanently.
While it’s not possible to hide a particular friend from another friend on Facebook, you can hide your entire friend list from a specific user, giving you more control over your privacy. Here, we’ll show you how to hide your friend list on both desktop and mobile.
When you hide your friend list from a specific person, when they try to check your list, they won’t see anyone on it. This is the closest you can get to hiding a friend from someone on Facebook.
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Hide Your Facebook Friend List on Desktop
On your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, launch a web browser and open Facebook. Sign in to your account if you haven’t already done so.
Next, from Facebook’s top-right corner, select your profile icon (or the down arrow) and choose Settings & Privacy > Settings.
In “Settings,” from the left sidebar, select “Privacy.”
On the right pane, scroll down to the “How People Find and Contact You” section. Here, next to “Who Can See Your Friends List?,” choose “Edit.”
In the same “Who Can See Your Friends List?” section, click the drop-down menu and select “Friends Except.”
On the “Friends Except” window, choose the person you want to hide your friend list from. Feel free to add multiple people here.
Save your changes by clicking “Save Changes” at the bottom of the window.
And that’s it. Facebook won’t show your list to the people you specified above. Others not on that list will still be able to see who you’re friends with.
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Hide Your Facebook Friend List Using the Mobile App
On an iPhone, iPad, or Android phone, launch the Facebook app. Then, in the app’s top-right corner, tap the profile icon. Or, on iPhone, tap the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the bottom right corner.
Scroll down the “Menu” page and select Settings & Privacy > Settings.
Scroll until you reach “Audience and Visibility” and then tap “How People Find and Contact You.”
Next, select “Who Can See Your Friends List?” from the available options.
On the “Friends List” page, select “Friends Except.”
Select the people you want to hide your friend list from. Then, in the top-left corner, tap the back-arrow icon. Or, on iPhone, tap “Done.”
And you’re all set. You’ve successfully specified the people you want to hide your friends from. Enjoy a bit more privacy on this giant social networking site.
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