Show by on March 31, 2022 Techlicious editors independently review products. To help support our mission, we may earn affiliate commissions from links contained on this page. 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 PCThe 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:
Configure your Facebook Friends list from your phone or tabletSetup 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:
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 [Image credit: Screenshots via Techlicious, Smartmockups] Elizabeth Harper is a writer and editor with more than a decade of experience covering consumer technology and entertainment. In addition to writing for Techlicious, she's Editorial Director of Blizzard Watch and is published on sites all over the web including Time, CBS, Engadget, The Daily Dot and DealNews. How do I manage friends on Facebook?Add or Remove Friends from a list on Facebook. Go to your friend's profile.. Tap below their profile picture.. Select Edit Friend List.. Tap any lists you want to add the friend to, or tap a list with a next to it to remove them from the list.. Tap Done.. What is the difference between friends of friends and public on Facebook?The audience selector lets you choose a specific audience when posting. Your options may include: Public: When you share something with Public that means anyone including people off of Facebook can see it. Friends (+ friends of anyone tagged): This option lets you post stuff to your friends on Facebook.
Does public include friends on Facebook?Something that's public can be seen by anyone. That includes people who aren't your friends, people off of Facebook and people who use different media such as print, broadcast (example: television) and other sites on the Internet.
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