Stop Facebook Friend Suggestions: Android, iPhone, PC, & Mac

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Easily remove friend suggestions on Facebook with this simple guide

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: May 22, 2024 Fact Checked

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Disabling Notifications (Computer)

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Hiding Notifications (Temporary)

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Do you want to stop Facebook seeing potential new friends on Facebook? If you don't want Facebook to suggest friends to follow, disabling the notifications on your computer or mobile device is easy. You can also temporarily hide the People You May Know suggestions from your News Feed, or use the FB Purity web browser extension to hide the section permanently. This wikiHow will show you how to turn off Facebook friend suggestions on your Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, or Android.

Disabling Facebook Friend Suggestions

To stop seeing friend suggestion notifications on desktop, go to Settings, then Notifications, and toggle off People You May Know. On mobile, go to Settings & privacy, then Notifications, and toggle off People You May Know.

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Disable Friend Suggestion Notifications (Desktop)

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Click the arrow in the top-right corner of Facebook. This method will disable notifications and suggestions regarding friends and People You May Know. This will open a drop-down menu.
- You can use Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, or another browser on your computer.
- If needed, you can reset a forgotten password.
You can find this underneath Give feedback.

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This will be next to the gear icon. You'll be taken to your Settings page.
You can find this on the left-side panel above Mobile.
This will be between Friend Requests and Birthdays.
This will stop Facebook from sending you notifications and suggestions regarding potential friends.

Method 2

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Disable Friend Suggestion Notifications (Mobile)

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Tap ☰ at the top-right or bottom-right corner. This will open your menu.
- This method will disable notifications and suggestions regarding friends and People You May Know.
- Facebook is available for iOS in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.
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Tap Settings & Privacy. This will be underneath Help & Support. You may need to scroll down to find this option.
- For some Android devices, you can tap the cog icon in the top-right corner.
You can find this under the Preferences header. This will be next to a bell icon.
This will be between Friend Requests and Birthdays.
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Toggle off
"Allow Notifications on Facebook". This will stop Facebook from sending you notifications and suggestions regarding potential friends.
- You may receive a confirmation prompt. Tap Turn off to switch off notifications.

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Hide All Friend Suggestions from Feed (Temporary)

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Login to Facebook on your web browser or mobile app. This method will only temporarily hide People You May Know from your News Feed. It may still appear in other places on Facebook.^{[1]
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- You should see your News Feed by default. If not, click the Facebook logo on the top-left corner to be redirected.
- You cannot permanently hide People You May Know.
This can be found next to the People You May Know section. A pop-up menu will open.
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Click Hide People You May Know. This will temporarily hide the section from your News Feed.
- If you want to remove a certain person from People You May Know, you can block them.

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Hide All Friend Suggestions from Feed (Permanent)

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Install the FB Purity browser extension. If you're using Firefox, Chrome, or Edge, you can install this free extension that hides People You May Know and other bothersome content. Unfortunately, it won't work on mobile browsers.
- This will only hide friend suggestions when you're using Facebook in the web browser in which you've installed the extension.
- To get FB Purity, go to https://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm, select your web browser, click the green Install button, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Now that FB Purity is installed, you'll see a new icon containing the letters "FBP" at the upper-right corner of the page, right next to your Facebook profile photo.
This opens the FB Purity panel, where you can choose which elements of Facebook to hide from your feed.
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Select "People You May Know" and click Save and Close. This removes suggested friends from Facebook.
- You can always restore this feature by removing the checkmark from "People You May Know" in your FB Purity settings.