Here is everything you need to know on how to unfriend someone on Facebook and also understand what really happens when you unfriend a Facebook friend. We also went ahead to answer some confusing questions about Blocking someone on Facebook and Unfollowing a person on Facebook.
Read through below to understand them and then know which to apply depending on the situation or circumstances.
How to Unfriend Someone on Facebook – The Steps
1. Login to your Facebook account by visiting the Facebook official website using your favorite browser. Alternatively you can login using the Facebook mobile app on your Android or iOS smartphone device.
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2. Use the Search Bar at the top of the Facebook website or app to enter the name of the Facebook friend you want to unfriend. From the search result, tap on their name to go to their Facebook profile page.
3. You will see a button called “Friends” at the top of their profile with a check mark. Tap on that button.
4. You will see new menu options, simply click on the one that says “Unfriend”. And that’s it, you have unfriended the person.
A lot of people ask some questions regarding how to unfriend someone on Facebook and such question includes;
What Unfriendig someone on Facebook really do? And what’s the difference between unfriending a Facebook friend and unfollowing a Facebook, and also Unblocking someone on Facebook. I have explained them right below.
What Does It Mean to Unfriend Someone On Facebook?
What really happens when you unfriend someone on Facebook is very simple. Once you unfriend anyone on Facebook, they will no longer be in your friends list and they will no longer see your posts on their news feed and vice versa.
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Meanwhile, they will be able to see your public posts especially when they go to your timeline, and they can also follow you if you have the “Unfollow” option enabled on your Facebook profile settings.
And when they send you direct messages on Facebook, the message will be filtered into your Message requests inbox for you to approve before reading.
Can Someone Know You Have Unfriended Them On Facebook?
Although there is no direct way they will know about this because Facebook does not send any notifications to people who have been unfriended. Nevertheless, there are indirect ways through such person can know you have unfriended them;
1. If they realize they have not seen your post on their news feed, and then run a quick check by going to your timeline, they will see the option to add you as friend on Facebook, that way they will know you unfriended them.
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2. Sometimes if you have mutual Facebook friends with them, your profile may be suggested to them by Facebook to add you as friend on Facebook, and that way they will know you previously unfriended them.
Can I Reverse Unfriending on Facebook?
Now that you have known how to unfriend someone on Facebook, the truth is that you cannot reverse this action. The only way you can reconnect with someone you have unfriended is to send them a friend request again as you did when you first became friends on Facebook.
And because they will have to manually approve or accept your friend request, they will then know that you previously unfriended them. If you unfriended them by accident, you may wish to explain things to them and if they understand then it wouldn’t be an issue.
Understanding Unfriending, Blocking And Unfollowing?
We already discussed what happens when you unfriend someone on Facebook; they will not see your posts on their timeline, but they can access your timeline and see your public posts, they can send you direct messages to your inbox, while you are no more friends.
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In Blocking someone, when you block someone, they will not be able to find you on Facebook, they will not be able to see your posts in any way and they will not be able to send you messages and they cannot add you as friend on Facebook.
Unfollowing someone means, you are still friends on Facebook, but their posts will no longer appear on your news feed and by that you will not be able to see the things they post except you intentionally or directly go to their timeline. You both can message each other.
