How to Edit Your Friends List on the Facebook App on Android

Last Updated: July 3, 2023

This wikiHow teaches you how to edit your Facebook friends list on an Android phone or tablet. When using the Android app, you can edit people’s memberships on custom lists or unfriend them completely.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Managing Custom Friend Lists

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It’s the blue icon with a white “f” inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
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It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.

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Tap Friends . This displays your entire friends list.
- If you don’t see the Friends section, tap Find Friends , and then tap Friends at the top of the page.
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Tap Edit Friend List . This opens a list of your custom friend lists, as well as those generated by Facebook.
- If you see a blue check mark next to a list’s name, you’ll know the selected person is on that list.
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The blue check mark will disappear from the selected list.
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A blue check mark will then appear next to that list.
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It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.

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Removing Someone from your Friends List

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It’s the blue icon with a white “f” inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
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It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
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Tap Friends . This displays your entire friends list.
- If you don’t see the Friends section, tap Find Friends , and then tap Friends at the top of the page.
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A confirmation message will appear.
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This person is no longer your Facebook friend.

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