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Is your Facebook feed suddenly full of ads and suggested posts? If you miss seeing your friends' posts on Facebook instead of only seeing ads, you're not alone. This wikiHow guide will teach you how to customize your Facebook settings to see fewer ads and more of your friends and family.
Things You Should Know
- If your Facebook feed is all ads instead of your friends, switch to the Friends feed by selecting "Feeds" > "Friends".
- You can't turn off ads or suggested posts in your Facebook settings, but an extension called F.B. Purity will hide them from your feed.
- F.B. Purity won't work on your phone or tablet, but there are ways to customize your preferences for ads and suggested posts.
Steps
How to See More of Your Friends' Posts
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Open the Feeds tab. To filter your Facebook feed to only show your friends, you can switch to the Friends feed. There will still be ads (sponsored posts), but far fewer than what you see in the regular feed.
- In the Facebook mobile app on your Android, iPhone, or iPad, tap Feeds at the top (Android) or bottom (iOS) of the screen.[2]
- The Feeds tab isn't visible for all mobile app users yet. If you don't see the tab at the bottom of your screen, tap the Menu button instead. You'll see the Feeds option listed on the page that opens up.
- On a computer, click See more in the left sidebar to expand more options, then click Feeds near the top of the sidebar.
- In the Facebook mobile app on your Android, iPhone, or iPad, tap Feeds at the top (Android) or bottom (iOS) of the screen.[2]
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Click or tap Friends. Now you'll find a simple feed focusing on the people you follow.[3]
- You'll still see ads in the Friends feed, but they'll be outnumbered by posts from your friends.
- To see posts from the Pages you follow, click or tap the Pages tab instead.
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Use the Favorites feed to create a custom feed. If you've added friends and Pages to your favorites, you can view them all in this feed without any suggested posts getting in the way. To add a friend or Page to your favorites, click or tap Manage Favorites at the top of the Favorites feed, select Favorites, then select up to 30 friends and/or Pages.[4]
Expert Q&A
Tips
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You can also use F.B. Purity to hide Facebook Reels from your feed. Just click the FBP at the top-right corner, click Video Posts on the left panel, check the box next to "Reels," and click Save and Close.[8]Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/485502912850153
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/218728138156311
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/338264271792192/?helpref=related_articles
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/1634545223376778
- ↑ https://www.fbpurity.com/user-guide.htm
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/1241090626576242
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/485502912850153/
- ↑ https://www.fbpurity.com/features.htm
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