Did you receive a lot of friend requests from people you don’t know, and you are wondering how to stop the friend request button on Facebook?
It’s possible to stop it, but Friends of your Friends will be always able to send you friend requests, which means they will probably be people that you may know.
However, you can activate the Follow button instead if you want people to follow you only.
In addition to that, you can lock your profile to not accept any friend requests at the moment from the public, except friends of friends.
This also helps you to block people from checking your profile photo and posts.
But the best and simple thing you can do to avoid the friend requests is to avoid them.
So today, I will teach you how to stop the Friend request on Facebook, step by step.
How To Stop Friend Request on Facebook
To stop the friend request on your Facebook, open your Facebook profile page on the app, then tap on the “Three Dots” icon.
The page that will show up is the “Profile Settings” where you will be able to edit all your profile privacy settings.
Then tap on “View Privacy Shortcuts” to hide the friend request button there.
1.Open your profile page
Firstly, open your Facebook account on your mobile phones such as iPhone or Android.
We will be using an iPhone for this tutorial.
If you want to use your PC, just apply the steps and follow the photos to understand how it’s done.
So when you open the Facebook page feed, tap on your profile picture.
Then you will be redirected to your profile page, so on this page tap on the “Three Dots” icon.
2.Tap on “View Privacy Shortcuts”
After tapping the “Three Dots” icon, you will be redirected to a new page, which is the “Profile Page” Settings.
Then tap on “View Privacy Shortcuts”.
When the Privacy Shortcuts page opens, look at the “Privacy” menu, which is the menu where you can control what you share and who can see it.
On this menu, you will see multiple options, including the “Take a Privacy Checkup”.
In consequence, you will be able to see other checkup options as well.
Such as “Account Security”, “Your Facebook Information” and more.
So tap on the “Take a Privacy Checkup” option to stop the Friend Request on your Facebook.
Then you will be redirected to a new page.
3.Select “How People Can Find You on Facebook”
Now that you’ve opened the “Privacy Checkup” page, you can start the privacy control.
So on that page, tap on “How people can find you on Facebook”, then another page will open.
When the next page opens, you will see what Facebook will show you to edit, such as your “Friend requests, phone number, and email, search engines”.
However, this is a good way to make a fast checkup for your account privacy.
4.Tap “Friends of Friends”
After checking the list of what you can edit, it’s time to stop your Friend request button on Facebook.
So tap on “Continue” and you will see the “Friend Requests” page with a small drop-down menu right below.
Therefore, you can stop the Friend Request button from showing up in your Facebook profile.
However, you will see all the pending friend requests that you haven’t accepted yet.
Now before continuing, if you like, you can confirm the friend requests that are showing on the page.
On the other hand, perhaps you don’t want to accept people to add you as friends you can delete them by tapping on “Delete”.
But they will not know that you’ve refused their friend request until they check the request again and see the status of the request.
So to continue, tap on the small drop-down menu that may contain the “Everyone” word.
Then, a new popup will show up from the bottom of the page.
When the popup opens, tap on “Friends of friends”, and tap “Next” until you finish the other privacy checkup instructions.
Finally, the “Add Friend” button will stop showing on your profile for the public.
Note that if you don’t want to activate your Follow button, you can skip this step.
When you stop the Friend Request button on your Facebook, the “Message” button only will appear in public.
So you can choose to keep it like this, or you can allow the “Follow” button.
This means people will only be able to Follow and not add you as a friend.
However, you can have full control over your “Follow” settings.
This means you can control what your followers can see and do with your posts.
So to activate the follow button, go to your Facebook profile, then tap on the “Three Dots”.
When the settings page opens, tap on “Follow Settings”.
Then a new page will open, and you will see the first option, which is “Who Can Follow Me”.
Therefore, select the “Public” option to show the follow button to the public.
After selecting the Public option, you will see a new popup that dropped down.
Here, you can choose if you want public visitors to see your followers, so it’s up to you.
After that, you can take a look at the other followers option that you may want to edit.
6.View your profile as a public visitor
Now you can take a look at your profile page as a public visitor to make sure that what you’ve done is completed.
So on your profile page, tap the “Three Dots” again.
Then on the next page, tap on “View As” and you will be able to view your profile page as a public visitor.
So when you stop the Friend Request button on your account, it will no longer show up on your profile page.
On the other hand, the Message button will display only.
Now, if you allowed the Follow button for the public, you will see both of the “Follow” and “Message” buttons.
When you want to close the View As a page, tap on the “X” button at the top left of the screen.
Conclusion
When you want to stop your Friend Request, you have to consider that not you will not be able to hide it completely even if you Lock your profile.
Because Facebook existence is based on Friends and connections.
This is why “Friends of friends” is the only option you get when you want to choose who can send you a friend request.
So today, you’ve learned how to stop the Friend request button on your Facebook account.
Further Reading
What Does “Followers” Mean on Facebook
What Does “Following” Mean on Facebook (Answered)
Hide Facebook Comments Today and Get Rid of Spams (the easy way)
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