How to Mute Someone on Facebook Temporary or Permanently Without Knowing Them

Hello friends, Today I will share a method on how to mute someone on Facebook. Users can mute anyone from their Facebook friends, Pages, or even group. I have also shared a method to mute someone for any specific time. You can mute anyone, and they will never know you muted them.

Facebook is the best way to interact with your friends. But sometimes we fight with our friends and want to remove them from everywhere. In that case, there is an option to block someone from Facebook. But blocking is really not a good way as it can make the fight more worst. So, in that case, users can mute someone on Facebook or anyone.

You can even use this mute feature when you are in a meeting and want to mute one of the most irritated people. It is the best as you don’t need to block anyone. Users can simple use this method to even mute Facebook Pages or groups. It will stop showing their post and other updates on your Facebook Wall.

How to Mute Someone on Facebook Temporary or Permanently

The mute option will stop showing any feed notification of your friend. It will stop showing their post and other activities. You can even mute your friend’s conversation and set a timer. So he/she won’t be able to disturb you in the given time. I will share two methods to mute someone on Facebook. You can mute anyone post notifications/won’t even show on a timeline or mute message.

Users can use the online method or use their Android or iPhone Facebook app to mute someone on Facebook.

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How to Mute your friends from your News Feed [Home]

In this method, I will share a way to mute your friends from your News Feed. You will not see any of your friend post, comment or any like to any post. Your friend post will be complete disappeared from your News Feed. The best part of this method is you can even mute a Page or Group. Just write the name and mute.

1. On the top right side, click on the down arrow.
2. Click on the option “News Feed Preferences“.
   If you don’t see the option then click on the *Switch to Classic Facebook*.
3. A popup will open > Click on the second option.
4. You can mute Friends, Page or Group.
5. Now Select the Friends > You will see Unfollowed > Done.

It is a great method if you don’t even want to see your friend post on your personal timeline.

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How to Mute friends from Texting on Facebook Messenger

If you want to stop your friend from texting message, then use this method. You can set up the timer from 15 minutes, 1 hour and to maximum unlimited. Your friend will be able to text you, but it will not popup or give notification. So its best to ignore anyone.

1. Open your Facebook Profile on PC/Laptop.
2. Search the friend name > Open the chat.
3. Click on the Wheel and select the Mute Conversation.
4. A popup will appear showing the time, Select the time and click on the Mute.
5. You will see the cancelled bell icon in front of your friend’s name on the chat, and this confirms he is muted.

If you select any time like for 15 minutes or an hour, then they will be automatically unmuted after the given time has passed. So make sure to select the proper time. However, you can even go through the steps and again put the same time or increase the time at any moment.

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Conclusion

It is the best way to mute your friend without knowing them. This mute option is very helpful as it does not block anyone directly and they will never know you have muted them. But remember once you mute your Friend, Page or Group. You will not get their notification or even a popup. So to unmute them follow these same methods again and Unmute them.

This mute someone on Facebook option is far better than Block. Users can mute unlimited people, pages, or groups from their Facebook profiles.