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• To step
• Method 1 of 5: Mute friends in the news feed (iOS)
• Method 2 of 5: Mute friends in the news feed (Android)
• Method 3 of 5: Mute Friends in Facebook Messenger (Mobile)
• Method 4 of 5: Mute friends in the news feed (Desktop)
• Method 5 of 5: Mute friends in your inbox
• Tips
• Warnings

If you no longer want to read news and updates from certain friends, then you'll be happy to know that you can mute them - or in Facebook terminology, 'unfollow' - all without having to block their social taboo process or remove it as a friend! After you mute a user, his or her updates will no longer appear in your news feed; lucky for you, the selected user will not know that you muted him or her. You can also mute user messages in Facebook's "Messenger" feature.

To step

Method 1 of 5: Mute friends in the news feed (iOS)

1. Open the "Facebook" app. If you are not signed in yet, please enter your username and password to continue.
2. Tap on ☰. This button is located in the lower right corner of your screen.
3. Tap on Settings.
4. Tap on News feed preferences.
5. Tap on Unfollow people to hide their posts.
6. Tap the friends you want to unfollow.
7. When you're done, tap Ready. You should no longer see updates from the friends you are unfollowing!
   • You may need to refresh your news feed for the changes to take effect.

Method 2 of 5: Mute friends in the news feed (Android)

1. Open the "Facebook" app. You will need to enter your username and password to continue if you are not already signed in.
2. Tap on☰. This is located in the top right corner of your screen.
3. Tap on Settings.
4. Tap on News feed preferences.
5. Tap on Unfollow people to hide their posts.
6. Tap the friends you want to unfollow.
7. When you're done, tap Ready. You no longer follow your friends in your news feed!
   • You may need to refresh your news feed for the changes to take effect.

Method 3 of 5: Mute Friends in Facebook Messenger (Mobile)

1. Open the "Messenger" app. If you are not signed in yet, you will need to enter your phone number and password.
2. Tap a conversation.
3. Tap the name of your contact. This should be at the top of the conversation.
4. Tap on To block.
5. Tap the button to the right of the "Block Chat Messages" option. This will mute all members of the selected conversation.
   • To reverse this process, simply tap the "Block Chat Messages" button again.

Method 4 of 5: Mute friends in the news feed (Desktop)

1. Open Facebook. To continue and if you are not already signed in, you will need to enter your email address (or phone number) and password.
2. Click on the menu button. You'll find this option, which looks like a downward-facing arrow, in the top right corner of your Facebook page.
3. click on News feed preferences.
4. click on Unfollow people to hide their posts.
5. Click on the friends you want to unfollow.
6. When you're done, click Ready. You will now no longer see messages from the friends you unfollowed!
   • You may need to refresh your news feed to see the changes.

Method 5 of 5: Mute friends in your inbox

1. Open your Facebook page. You may need to enter your phone number or email address and password if you are not signed in.
2. Click on the message icon. This is the speech bubble icon in the top right corner of your screen.
3. Click on a conversation you'd like to mute.
4. Click on the "Options" wheel. This is located in the top right corner or chat window, immediately to the left of the "X".
5. click on Mute sound for call.
6. Select how long you want to mute the conversation. You can choose from:
   • For 1 hour
   • Until 08:00 am
   • Until you turn it back on
7. click on Mute to complete the process. You will no longer receive notifications of this conversation on your desktop or mobile devices until the mute duration has expired.

Tips

• You can also block your friends if you don't want them to see or find your profile.
• Unfollowing someone on Facebook won't take away their ability to view or comment on your profile, nor will it prevent you from searching for and viewing their profile.

Warnings

• If you stop following someone you spoke to regularly, he or she might notice your sudden absence from his or her status, among other things.