Have you ever wondered how Facebook decides what to show you on your feeds?
One of the things shown on your feeds is your favorites. Favorites on Facebook can include posts from your friends and pages.
If you are stuck on removing your favorite on Facebook, read this guide for quick steps.
New Facebook users may find it hard to remove favorites on the platform. The guide has explained how you can see feeds from favorites on Facebook, easily manage your favorites, and decide what to be shown and not shown. Let’s dive into the topic!
How To See Feeds from Favorites on Facebook
Facebook usually shows its users their favorites in the News Feed. If you are not sure the posts you are seeing on your Feed are from Favorites, you can sort them and ensure Favorites comes first.
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There are various ways of seeing favorite feeds, as shown in this section.
See Favorites from Your Feed
- Launch the Facebook mobile app and navigate to the home screen.Tap on the favorite icon on top of the screen. The icon is the fourth one after the video icon.
See Favorites from the Menu
- Tap on the Menu icon identified by three lines.Scroll downwards and click on “See More”.Select the “Recent & Favorites” option.Tap on “Favorites”.
Alternatively, you can tap the search bar on the Facebook home screen and type in “Favorites”.
How To Remove Favorites on Facebook
If you no longer want to see posts from a person, you may want to remove them and add something else that interests you.
Removing a person or a page from favorites is easy, as you can achieve it from the mobile application and the website.
Using Facebook Mobile App
Facebook mobile users that wish to remove some favorites can follow the steps below:
- Launch the Facebook mobile application.Click on the Menu icon.Tap on “Settings & Privacy” and click “Settings”.Go to the “Preferences” section and click “News Feed”.Click on the Favorites side arrow.You will notice that “Favorites” are divided into “Friends” and “Pages”.Go to the person you wish to remove or a page, and tap on the “Added” button.You will notice the button changes to “Add”, indicating that person is no longer added to favorites.
Using Desktop Browser
- Open Facebook on your preferred browser.Click on the profile icon indicated as Account.Click on “Settings & Privacy”.Tap on “Feed” from the “Settings & Privacy” menu.Click on “Favorites”.All your Favorites will have a blue star, while those you have not added to your favorites will have a black star.Go to the person with a blue star you wish to remove, and click on the star to ensure it turns black.Repeat the previous step for pages.
How To Add Favorites on Facebook
Adding a person or a page to favorites is not different from removing one.
If you wish to add a person to Favorites, follow the steps outlined in the previous section.
If you are on a mobile application, you will notice that the button changes once you add a person or a page.
On the desktop, the star will change to blue once you add a person or a page to your favorites.
Conclusion
Facebook is a great platform for allowing you to decide what appears on your news feed.
If you think your favorites are boring and need to remove them, read this guide for simple steps on achieving your aim when using a desktop or the Facebook mobile application!
