To make your Facebook friends list private, you can adjust your privacy settings either on desktop or mobile. Here’s how:
On Desktop
- Log in to Facebook and click your profile icon in the top-right corner.
- Select Settings & Privacy, then click Settings.
- In the left menu, click Privacy.
- Under How People Find and Contact You , find Who can see your friends list? and click Edit.
- From the dropdown menu, select Only me to make your friends list completely private. You can also choose options like Friends , Friends except... , or Specific friends if you want more control.
- Your changes save automatically.
On Mobile (Facebook App)
- Open the Facebook app and tap the Menu icon (three horizontal lines) - bottom right on iPhone, top right on Android.
- Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
- Under Audience and Visibility , tap How People Find and Contact You.
- Tap Who can see your friends list?
- Choose Only me to hide your friends list from everyone, or select other options like Friends or Friends except... for selective visibility.
- Changes save automatically.
Selecting Only me ensures that only you can see your friends list, keeping it private from everyone else
