Despite the rise of TikTok, Facebook continues to be one of the most used social networks in the worldand, although it has evolved over the years, privacy continues to be a major concern for users who use it on a daily basis.
Default, users’ friends list is usually visible to other peoplewhich is not always convenient. If you’ve had a chance to check it out and prefer to keep it private, we want to let you know you’re in the right place.
Thanks to the privacy settings offered by the social platform, anyone can hide their friends list easily from your mobile phone or computer.
Here we will explain to you in just a few steps what you need to do change this setting depending on the device you use to log in to Facebook, It’s easier to do than you think!
Make your Facebook friends list private from your phone
The process to follow from an Android or iOS mobile phone is as simple as creating a Facebook page. Basically, you will need to enter your account settings and follow these steps to the letter:
- Open the Facebook application.
- Log in to your account (by pressing in the top right corner).
- Click on the gear icon.
- Enter “How others can find and contact you”.
- Access the section “Who can see your friends list?”.
- Select the option “Just me”.
- And finally, rewards “Maintain”.
Make your Facebook friends list private from your PC
In the web version it is relatively equally simplesince the privacy settings are in the same place as the mobile version:
- Enter the Facebook website and log in with your account.
- Click on your profile photo (top right).
- A menu will appear with several options, enter “Settings and privacy”.
- Enter “Configuration”.
- Click “How can others find and contact you”then enter “Who can see your friends list?”.
- Select “Just me” and press the button “Maintain” (Done).
Without much else to add on the topic, we take this opportunity to remind you that you can view the contacts you have blocked on Facebook also from the same section where you make the privacy settings of your account.
