Hide Facebook Friends | for All Devices

It can be difficult to keep your personal info private online, however simply a few clicks can keep your Facebook details from spying eyes. If you wish to keep unfamiliar people (or even friends) from trawling with your friends list, it's simple-- as long as you recognize 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 (as well as your choices) are a little various whether you're viewing Facebook on a web internet browser. While you can access the basic options from either, the web site will let you entirely personalize that can see your friends list. Below's how to do it:

  • Open up Facebook from your internet internet browser.

  • Click the triangle in the top 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" area, select "Who can see your friends list" Click it.

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


    • Public: Any person can see your friends list.

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

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

    • Custom: You can pick precisely who can as well as can not see your friends list. When you click Personalized, you can go into specific checklists or names under "Share with" to let them see your friends list or "Don't share with" to stop them from seeing your friends list.


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

  • Click Close on the right to save your settings.


Configure your friends list from your smart device or tablet

Hide Facebook Friends

Configuration on mobile is comparable, however supplies various customization choices-- instead of creating an entirely custom list of individuals who can view your friends list, mobile offers a couple of added pre-configured alternatives. Right here's just how to transform the exposure of your friends list from your iPhone or Android device:.

  1. Open up the Facebook application.

  2. Touch the menu icon (it appears like 3 straight lines) which is in the upper right for Android or in the lower right for apple iphone.

  3. Faucet Settings & Privacy.

  4. Faucet Settings.

  5. Faucet Privacy Settings.

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


    • Public: Any person can see your friends list.

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

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

    • Friends except: All friends other than the friends you picked.

    • Specific friends: Just friends you have actually chosen.
    • Specific lists: Following you'll see groups of individuals noted, like friends or friends in your area. Specifically what shows up below will certainly differ, but will certainly include listings of individuals you're connected with. If you wish to pick greater than one list, you can do so using the custom choice on the site.


  7. If you have actually picked Friends Except or Specific Friends, you require to click Done once you have actually chosen the people you wish to have access to your friends list.

  8. Click the back switch in the top left to conserve your alternatives as well as return to settings.


While this will certainly conceal your friends list, there are a couple of methods people can still discover a few of your friends. When people visit your profile, they may see friends you have in common. Plus, if your friends have public friends lists, you'll be visible there. This will certainly aid you secure down your personal privacy, but if your friends have not done the same, they may be able to piece together some hints with a straightforward search.