How to Track Friend Requests You've Sent on Facebook

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This wikiHow teaches you how to view a list of pending Facebook friend requests that you've sent to other Facebook users. You can do this on the iPhone app, or on the desktop site; currently, there is no way to check your sent friend requests from within the Android Facebook app.

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On iPhone

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    It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.
    • If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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    It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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    This option is near the top of the menu.
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    It's a tab at the top of the screen. You may first have to swipe the row of tabs here to the left.
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    Any pending friend requests you've sent will appear here. Keep in mind that accepted friend requests will not be here.
    • You can tap Undo below a friend request to revoke it.
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    Do so by entering https://www.facebook.com into your browser's URL box. This will load your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
    • If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before continuing.
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    It's the icon resembling two people's silhouettes in the upper-right side of the Facebook page. Clicking this icon prompts a drop-down menu.
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    This link is at the top of the Friends drop-down menu.
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    You'll see this link below any pending friend requests that other users have sent to you.
    • You may have to scroll down to find this option.
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    Any friend request beneath the "Friend Requests Sent" heading at the top of the page is pending acceptance or rejection from the recipient.
    • If you want to revoke a friend request, select the Friend Request Sent button below a person's name and then click Cancel Request .
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