Unfortunately, not all friend lists are available for public view so you may be unable to see your friend’s friends because they have hidden them for privacy or security sake. This shouldn’t bother you though because we have here, the various ways you can see hidden friends on Facebook. So, if you want to access that friend list, follow through with us.
What is a Facebook Friend list?
For the sake of clarity and to be sure we’re on the same page, let’s give a little explanation of what a Facebook friend list is. It is that section on Facebook where you’ll find a list of all the friends any Facebook user has. With it, you can see all the friends you have and all the friends another user has. An update by the management of Facebook has modified what you can do with a friend list. They introduced a feature that allows you to hide your friends from the view of others. This will prevent fraudsters from cloning your account and chatting with your friends like you. So, with a hidden friend list, the only friends you may be able to view will be mutual friends. Be cheerful either way because the restriction is not the end of the road. There are several alternatives to viewing a friend list. We’ll be showing you these alternatives and how you can use them.
Seeing Hidden Friends on Facebook
Your friend might have prevented you from seeing their friend list but that is only if you go through the usual route on Facebook. If you want to see hidden friends, there are several other methods you can try out. These methods are easy once you know how to use them. We have made a list of three methods and included a step-by-step procedure on how you can use them. Here are the methods:
Method #1: Seeing Hidden Friends Using Social Revealer
Method #2: Seeing Hidden Friends by Identifying Your Facebook Mutual Friends
Method #3: Seeing Hidden Friends Through the Facebook Feature: ‘Chart Search’
In this method, all you have to do is search for keywords about the person which he shares in common with the friend you want to find. An example of the keyword is the company’s name where he works. So, if for instance, you’re looking for David who works at Microsoft, you can simply search “David Microsoft”. Facebook will bring out all the friends who fall under that category. From there, you can locate the friend you are looking for.
Summary
In this guide, we have shown you how to see hidden friends on Facebook. You will quite agree with me that although hiding friends is a good feature for any Facebook user, it wouldn’t seem to be a good idea to you when you need to see others’ friend lists. With this guide, you do not need to dread seeing that a user has hidden his friend list because you can view it through: Social Revealer, Identifying mutual friends, or Chart search. Cool isn’t it?
