Easy Steps to Hide Your LinkedIn Connections on Desktop & Mobile

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Keep your LinkedIn connections private with this user-friendly guide

Co-authored by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: December 8, 2024 Fact Checked

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Hiding Your Connections on Desktop

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Hiding Your Connections on Mobile

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Hiding Your Connections via Mobile Browser

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Viewing Other People’s Connections

LinkedIn’s default settings allow your 1st-degree connections to view your full list of connections. You can hide your connections from the "Privacy and Settings" menu. This setting is not accessible from the LinkedIn mobile app but by changing the setting on desktop you can hide your connections on mobile as well. This may be ideal if you're connected with your competitors but want to keep your clients a secret!

How to Hide Your LinkedIn Connections

Go to your profile.
Open your LinkedIn settings.
Click on the Visibility tab.
Choose Who can see your connections.
Toggle this setting to Off.

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Hiding Your Connections on Desktop

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It has a thumbnail of your profile picture, as well.
It's the first option under "Account."

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It's got an icon of an eye.
It's the fifth button on the list.
Your connections are now hidden from everyone on LinkedIn.^{[1]
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Hiding Your Connections on Mobile

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It's in the top-left part of the screen.
It's at the bottom of the left-hand sidebar that pops up, with an icon of a cog wheel.
It's got an icon of an eye.
It's the fifth button on the list.
Your connections are now hidden from everyone on LinkedIn.

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Hiding Your Connections via Mobile Browser

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It's in the top-left part of the screen.
It's underneath the speech bubble icon, and it's on top of your cover image.
It's got an icon of an eye.
It's the fifth button on the list.
Your connections are now hidden from everyone on LinkedIn.

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Viewing Other People’s Connections

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Searching works on either desktop or mobile. You can also select "My Network" menu, then "Connections" in the dropdown or near the top of your screen on the LinkedIn mobile app. Scroll through your connections and click on the connection’s name or profile picture to access their page.^{[2]
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Under their profile picture, there will be a link to their connections with a number stating how many connections they have. Click on that link to open their connections.^{[3]
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The filters at the top of the connections list allow you to customize and limit your search. Click All filters to view all available sorting filters for the user's connections.^{[4]
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Common Questions: LinkedIn Privacy Settings

Why can't I see someone's connections on LinkedIn?

They've likely adjusted the visibility settings on their LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn allows users to toggle off their "Connection visibility" so their connections list is only accessible to them.^{[5]
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How do I hide the "Connect" button on LinkedIn?

You can hide the "Connect" button on your profile by switching it to the "Follow" button. Hit the "Me" icon on the main LinkedIn page, followed by "Settings & Privacy," "Visibility," and "Followers." Then, toggle "Make follow primary" to "Yes."^{[6]
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Can everyone see my connections on LinkedIn?

Yes, but that can easily be changed in your settings. Go to the "Visibility" page, followed by "Connections." Toggle the "Connection visibility" option to "Off" if you don't want people to be able to see your connections.^{[7]
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Should I hide my LinkedIn connections?

That's really up to you! While there are pros and cons to having your connections visible, it really depends on what you're hoping to get out of your LinkedIn experience. For instance, if you work in sales and are worried about losing clients, it could be worth hiding your connections.^{[8]
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