Now as helpful and easy these friend suggestions on Facebook may be, it can also be annoying because Facebook always has a bar that keeps showing you these friend suggestions “People you may know”. In addition to this, sometimes you might also receive notifications for friend suggestions which can be very disturbing. So, how to turn off Facebook Friend Suggestions? Well, if you have a question like this on your mind, you have come to the right place because, in this article, you will learn how you can turn off Facebook friend suggestions.
How to Turn off Facebook Friend Suggestions?
Turning off Facebook friend suggestions is easy. When you do this, all the suggestions that you had been receiving on Facebook will stop but, you can also turn them on anytime when you feel so. You can turn off Facebook friend suggestions by:
- Using Phones
- Using Desktop/PC
1. Using Phones
To turn off Facebook friend suggestions using your mobile phone i.e. using the Facebook phone app, follow the given steps:
1. Open the Facebook app and log into your account.
2. Click on the ‘Hamburger icon’.
3. Scroll down and click on ‘Settings and Privacy’ then, tap on ‘Settings’.
4. Select the ‘Notifications’ option.
5. Click on ‘People you may know’.
6. Toggle off the buttons on platforms where you want the suggestion to stop popping.
7. If you want not to receive them anywhere, turn off ‘Allow notifications on Facebook’ button.
8. Confirm the change by tapping on ‘Turn off’ option.
The Notification for People you may know gets set off. In this way, you can turn off Facebook friend suggestions by using the app version of Facebook.
2. Using Desktop/PC
To turn off Facebook friend suggestions using your desktop/PC i.e. using the Facebook web version, follow the given steps:
1. Open Facebook web and log into your account.
2. Click on your ‘Profile icon’.
3. Select ‘Settings and Privacy’ then, tap on ‘Settings’.
4. From the left side bar, select the ‘Notifications’ option.
5. Click on ‘People you may know’.
6. Toggle off the buttons on platforms where you want the suggestion to stop popping.
7. If you want not to receive them anywhere, turn off ‘Allow notifications on Facebook’ button.
8. The Notification for People you may know gets set off.
In this way, you can turn off Facebook friend suggestions using the web version of Facebook.
Why do I keep getting friend suggestion on Facebook?
As making friends is the integral motto of Facebook, it keeps suggesting people to make friends with. Facebook also can keep a track of your locations so, the suggestions may be based on the places you visit and people who go there frequently, some person who is friends with a lot of your Facebook friends, and many more.
What happens when you remove someone from the suggestions?
When you do so, the profile of the person will be removed from the Facebook friend suggestion for some time. However, after some time it may appear again. So, if it is actually bothering you it is better to disable the notification completely.
Conclusion
Hence, by using the steps mentioned above in the article, you can easily turn off Facebook friend suggestions. If you ever wish to turn the notification on again, follow the same steps then at last, toggle on the button. Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any queries.
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