Hide Facebook Friends | for All Devices

It can be hard to maintain your individual information personal online, yet just a couple of clicks can maintain your Facebook details from prying eyes. If you wish to keep unfamiliar people (or perhaps friends) from trawling via your friends list, it's straightforward-- as long as you understand where to look. Below's Hide Facebook Friends.

Hide Facebook Friends

Hide Facebook Friends


Configure your friends list from your PC

Hide Facebook Friends

The directions (and your alternatives) are a little different whether you're seeing Facebook on a web internet browser. While you can access the basic alternatives from either, the internet site will certainly let you totally personalize who can see your friends list. Below's how to do it:

  • Open Facebook from your internet internet browser.

  • Click the triangle in the upper right to open up the menu, then pick Settings.

  • Click Privacy in the left-hand column.

  • In the "How People Can Find and Contact You" section, select "Who can see your friends list" Click it.

  • In the drop-down menu, select who you want to see your friends list. Select one alternative from this list:


    • Public: Anyone can see your friends list.

    • Friends: Only your friends can see your friends list.

    • Only Me: Only you can see your friends list.

    • Custom: You can choose precisely who can as well as can not see your friends list. When you click Custom-made, you can enter certain listings or names under "Share with" to allow them see your friends list or "Don't share with" to avoid them from seeing your friends list.


  • When you're done, click Save changes to conserve your customized setups.

  • Click Close on the right to conserve your setups.


Configure your friends list from your mobile phone or tablet computer

Hide Facebook Friends

Arrangement on mobile is similar, yet provides different customization options-- instead of creating an entirely personalized list of individuals that can see your friends list, mobile offers a few added pre-configured options. Below's how to transform the exposure of your friends list from your iPhone or Android device:.

  1. Open the Facebook application.

  2. Tap the menu icon (it resembles 3 straight lines) which is in the upper right for Android or in the lower right for iPhone.

  3. Tap Settings & Privacy.

  4. Faucet Settings.

  5. Faucet Privacy Settings.

  6. Faucet "Who can see your friends list?" You'll see numerous choices, and also can click More > See All for a complete list of alternatives. Select one alternative from this list:


    • Public: Anybody can see your friends list.

    • Friends: Only your friends can see your friends list.

    • Only you: Only you can see your friends list.

    • Friends except: All friends except the friends you selected.

    • Specific friends: Only friends you've picked.
    • Specific lists: Next you'll see teams of people listed, like friends or friends in your area. Exactly what turns up right here will differ, however will certainly consist of listings of individuals you're connected with. If you would love to select greater than one list, you can do so using the custom choice on the website.


  7. If you have actually chosen Friends Except or Specific Friends, you require to click Done once you've picked the people you intend to have accessibility to your friends list.

  8. Click the back button in the upper left to conserve your alternatives and return to setups.


While this will conceal your friends list, there are a few methods people can still discover a few of your friends. When individuals visit your profile, they might see friends you have in common. And also, if your friends have public friends checklists, you'll show up there. This will certainly aid you secure down your privacy, however if your friends have not done the very same, they may have the ability to assemble some ideas with an easy search.