Updated on September 7, 2021 This article explains ways to unfollow Facebook friends and refollow them if you change your mind. Unfollowing is a gentler solution than unfriending or blocking. Unfriending removes them from your friends' list, while blocking eliminates all contact. With unfollowing, you won't see their content, but you'll still be friends. Your Facebook News Feed is a convenient way to catch up on the activities of family and friends. Unfortunately, a Facebook friend might be the source of recurring posts, shared articles, and opinion rants that annoy, offend or bore you. Fortunately, it's easy to unfollow that friend on Facebook, so you don't see their posts. You'll remain Facebook friends officially, and you can still exchange messages over Messenger, but you won't have to see their posts when you open your News Feed. Here's how to unfollow a Facebook friend. There are several easy ways to unfollow a Facebook friend. Unfollow from their post, profile page, or from News Feed Preferences in the Settings menu. Unfollow From a Post
Unfollow From Their Profile PageHere's another way to unfollow a Facebook friend.
Unfollow From News Feed PreferencesHere's yet another way to unfollow someone.
Re-Follow Unfollowed Facebook FriendsIf you change your mind and want to see posts from your unfollowed friend again, it's easy to do.
Consider snoozing a person instead of unfollowing them if you just need a break. Snoozing prevents you from seeing their posts in your News Feed for 30 days. Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe 15 Jan 2017, 04:33 PM IST From the Facebook mobile app, select your profile picture and then "Take a New Profile Video" to upload a short video loop of yourself. The result looks like a mix between an animated GIF and a moving picture straight. 2/11 Unfollow but not unfriendIf you want to stop seeing someone's posts in your News Feed without unfriending them (insert ex here), you can unfollow them to hide their activity. From someone's profile in the Facebook mobile app, tap on 'Following' under their profile picture and then 'Unfollow' to get rid of their posts completely. On the desktop, click the drop-down arrow to the right of a post to unfollow a person. If you want updates of certain people or pages to appear first in your News Feed, go to 'Settings' under the app's 'More' tab and then 'News Feed Preferences' to get started. People and pages you've marked to see first will have a little blue star next to their posts in your feed. 4/11 Make separate groups of people you're friends withCreating separate groups can be useful to filter between what everyone is talking about in your News Feed. For instance, you may want to see what everyone from your hometown is sharing or just your friends from college. Facebook creates list of friends by default based on common affiliation, whether it be the same hometown, school, etc. On Facebook's desktop site you can see all of your friend lists from this page and add people to them. This creates individual News Feeds within Facebook for you to browse. Facebook's 'On This Day' feature shows your activity on its social network on the same day from years past. Think of it like your personal time capsule on Facebook. Only you see your 'On This Day' activity, and you can find the feature from the link Facebook.com/onthisday. Facebook also lets you hide certain people (Again, insert ex here) from showing up in your past activity. 6/11 Get alerted every time a login attempt is madeFacebook Login Alerts and Login Approvals can be enabled under Security Settings in the mobile app and desktop site. You can choose to get a Facebook notification or email whenever a login is made. Login Approvals mean that you'll have to enter a secondary code sent to your phone before logging into Facebook on a new device. 7/11 Hide relationship status change from your friendsYou can prevent relationship changes from being seen by anyone except you. This means the change won't show up in your friends' News Feeds. 8/11 Customise profile for public and individual friendsThis is handy for seeing what on your profile is visible to others, including individual friends you may have hidden certain information from in the past. When you're logged into Facebook on the desktop website, go to your profile, click the ellipsis and then "View as..." 9/11 Tell people how to pronounce your name correctlyTired of people pronouncing your name wrong? You can teach them on Facebook. While editing your profile on the desktop, go to "Details About You" to get started. You can also add a nickname or maiden name for yourself to display with your profile. If someone is spamming you with messages or you just want to make sure they can't see your profile, go to their profile page click on the three dots to the far right. Select 'Block'. 11/11 Turn off auto-playing videos in your News FeedIf you find auto-playing videos in your News Feed quite intrusive, you can turn the setting off. Go to Settings in the Facebook mobile app and then "Account Settings." From there select "Videos and Photos." You can choose to auto-play videos over cellular and Wi-Fi connections, just Wi-Fi, or never. How do you unfollow someone on FB without them knowing?You can also unfollow people without them knowing. This means you are still friends with them but that their posts don't show up to you. If I block someone, will they be notified? No, if you block someone on either Instagram or Facebook, they will not be notified.
Can someone tell if you unfollow them on FB?Can a Facebook friend see if you unfollow them? If you unfollow a friend on Facebook, they won't be able to tell. All that happens is that their posts no longer show up in your Facebook news feed.
Can you unfollow someone without them knowing?Unfollowing someone means you will no longer see their content in your feed. If they have a public account then you may still be able to see what they post by visiting their profile directly. If you choose to unfollow someone on Instagram they will not receive a notification saying that you have done this.
What happen if you unfollow someone on Facebook?The main use of unfollowing someone is to stop their posts from appearing on your newsfeed. So when you unfollow someone, you will not see their new posts and stories on your feed. However, if you open their profile, you will be able to see both past and new posts and stories depending on the privacy settings of posts.
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