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How to Hide your Friends List on Facebook
by Elizabeth Harper on March 31, 2022
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It can be tough to keep your personal information private online, but just a few clicks can keep your Facebook information from prying eyes. If you want to keep strangers (or even friends) from trawling through your Friends list, it's simple — as long as you know where to look. Here's how you can hide your Friends list on Facebook.
Configure your Facebook Friends list from your PC
The instructions (and your options) are a little different whether you're viewing Facebook on a web browser. While you can access the basic options from either, the website will let you completely customize who can see your Friends list. Here's how to do it:
- Open Facebook from your web browser.
- Click the triangle in the upper right to open the menu, then select "Settings & privacy."
- Select "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 would like to see your Friends list. Select one option from this list:
- Public: Anyone can see your Friends list
- Friends: Only your Friends can see your Friends list
- Friends except: All Friends except the Friends you selected
- Specific friends: Only Friends you've selected
- Only Me: Only you can see your Friends list
- Custom: You can select exactly who can and can't see your Friends list. When you click Custom, you can enter specific lists or names under "Share with" to let them see your Friends list or "Don't share with" to prevent them from seeing your Friends list.
When you're done, click "Save changes" to save your custom settings
- Click "Close" on the right to save your settings
Configure your Facebook Friends list from your phone or tablet
Setup on mobile is similar but offers different customization options. Instead of creating a completely custom list of people who can view your Friends list, mobile offers a few extra pre-configured options. Here's how to change the visibility of your Friends list from your iPhone or Android device:
- Open the Facebook app.
- Tap the menu icon (it looks like three horizontal lines) which is in the upper right for Android or in the lower right for iPhone.
- Tap "Settings & Privacy."
- Tap "Settings."
- Under "Audience and Visibility," tap "How People Find and Contact You."
- Tap "Who can see your friends list?" You'll see a few options and can click More > See All for a full list of options. Select one option from this list:
- Public: Anyone 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 selected
- Specific lists: Next you'll see groups of people listed, like close Friends or Friends in your area.
Exactly what shows up here will vary but will include lists of people you're associated with. If you'd like to select more than one list, you can do so using the custom option on the website.
- If you've selected Friends Except or Specific Friends, you need to click Done once you've selected the people you want to have access to your Friends list.
- Click the back button in the upper left to save your options and return to settings
While this will hide your Friends list, there are a few ways people can still uncover 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. Changing your own Facebook privacy settings will help you lock down your privacy, but if your Friends haven't done the same, they may be able to piece together some clues with a simple search.
Updated on 3/31/2022 with new screenshots and instructions for the current Facebook interface
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How to Hide Friends List on Facebook From Certain People
- You can hide your friends list on Facebook by going to your profile's Privacy settings.
- By default, your friends list is public, and anyone with a Facebook account can see who is on it.
- You can hide your friends list so that only your friends, or no one at all, can see it.
By default, your Facebook profile information, posts, and even your friends are available for all to see. It's often convenient for your friends list to be public, because it can help people find and connect with you.
If you prefer, you can restrict who can see your entire friends list using Facebook's privacy settings. You might not want everyone to see it, especially if you want to mask the identity of some friends from others. Or perhaps you just value your privacy and don't want everyone to know who you're connected to online.
Here's how to hide your friends list on Facebook.
How to hide your friends on Facebook via web browser1. Open Facebook in a web browser.
2. Click your profile picture in the top right corner.
3. In the dropdown menu, click Settings & privacy.
4. Click Settings.
Go to your Facebook account’s settings. Stefan Ionescu/Insider5.
In the left side menu, click Privacy.
6. In the section called How people can find and contact you, click Edit next to Who can see your friends list?
7.
Click the dropdown to reveal a list of options. You can choose: Public, Friends, Friends except, Specific friends, Only me, or Custom.
Quick tip: If you click Custom, you can choose to enter specific names. For example, you can share your friends list with all of your friends except for Bob Smith. After adding a specific person, click Save Changes.
How to hide your friends on Facebook via a mobile device1.
Open the Facebook app on your iPhone or Android device.
2. Tap the three horizontal lines (this is the hamburger menu). On an iPhone, this is in the bottom right corner of the screen; on an Android, it's in the top right corner.
Tap the hamburger menu in the Facebook app. Stefan Ionescu/Insider3. Tap Settings & Privacy.
4. Tap Settings in the dropdown menu.
Tap “Settings.” Stefan Ionescu/Insider5.
In the Audience and visibility section, tap How people can find and contact you.
6. Tap Who can see your friends list?
7. Choose who you want to be able to see your friends list. You can choose: Public, Friends, Friends except, Specific friends, or Only me.
Quick tip: If you choose Friends except, you can block specific people from seeing your friends list.
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By default, the Friends section of your profile is public, that is, everyone can see the list of your friends.
Configuring access to your friends list
Classic version for mobile browser
Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window.
Scroll down and click Settings.
Scroll to the Audience & Visibility section and select How can I find and contact you.
Click Who can see your friends list?
Select the audience of people (for example, Friends) to whom you want to grant access to the friends list.
New version for mobile browser
Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window.
Select Settings.
Scroll down to the Privacy section and click Privacy Settings.
Click Who can see your friends list? See How can I find and contact you.
Select the audience of people (for example, Friends) to whom you want to grant access to the friends list.
Notes
You can only access your own friends list. Your friends can also manage access to their friend lists.
For example, if you select Only me, only you will see the full list of friends on your profile. However, if your friend has made their list public, other people will see you on their profile.
If your friend has made their list public, information about your friendship may appear in News Feed, search results, and other places on Facebook.
People can see your mutual friends on your profile.
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By default, your friends list is visible to all Facebook users.
In principle, this is correct. It is highly likely that when looking through such lists you will find people whom you know.
Well, if for some reason you want hide your list of friends on Facebook from prying eyes, then there is nothing easier.
Perform the following step-by-step instructions.
1. Menus Account -> Settings Confidentiality
2. Click on link View Settings
3. We find in the proposed list a setting called Click on the button with the lock and define the scope. If you want to close your friends list from all or only from certain users, click on My settings.
5. Here you can either open/close the list for the people you specified.
The same applies to other confidential parts of the profile from point #3.
Good luck!
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