2 Simple Ways to Unhide Posts from Friends on Facebook

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An easy-to-follow guide to showing posts from friends on FB

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Last Updated: April 24, 2024 Fact Checked

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If you hid a friend's posts on Facebook, you can unhide them easily. This wikiHow article will teach you how to resume seeing posts from people you’ve unfollowed (but not unfriended) on Facebook.

Easily Unhide Posts From Friends on Facebook

If you're using the mobile app, go to Settings > News Feed Preferences and select "Reconnect with people you unfollowed."
On a computer, click the three-dot menu next to "News Feed," select "Edit Preferences," and click "Reconnect with people you unfollowed."
If you don't see their name here, they may not be your friend on Facebook.

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It’s at the bottom right corner (iPhone and iPad) or the top right corner (Android) of the screen.
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It's under the "Preferences" header.
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Tap Reconnect . A list of people whose posts you’ve hidden will appear. ^{[1]
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- You will not see the profiles of people you’ve blocked or unfriended—just people on whose posts or profiles you’ve clicked "Unfollow."
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Tap the person whose posts you want to unhide. Their profile will be highlighted on this page to indicate that you've decided to follow them again, and their posts will start appearing in your news feed .
- Your friend will not be notified that you’ve started following them.

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A menu will open.
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It's usually the first option on the menu.
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It's at the bottom of this menu.
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Click Reconnect . A list of people whose posts you’ve unfollowed will appear.
- You will not see the profiles of people you’ve blocked or unfriended—just people on whom you’ve clicked "Unfollow."
- Use the dropdown menu at the top left corner of the window to view groups or pages (for products, businesses, or celebrities) you’ve hidden.
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Click the + next to the person you want to unhide. The word “Following” will appear beneath their photo. You will now see this person’s posts in your news feed.
- Your friend will not be notified that you’ve started following them.

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If you want to unhide a post that you hid from your Timeline, open your web browser, go to Settings & privacy > Settings > Activity Log , and click the "expand down" arrow next to "Logged Information" to see more options. You should see a section for hidden posts on your profile that you can unhide.

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