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» You can identify hidden mutual friends on Facebook by visiting a profile and seeing either the display of mutual friends or an absence of the Friends section.
» You can just use Facebook’s profile tab, which typically shows only 6 friends, and notice if any of them are mutual friends. If not, and the friends list is private, additional steps are required.
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How To See Hidden Friends On Facebook Mobile:
If you want to view the hidden friends on Facebook, you have to look at them using the Friends viewer link which is common for all users and you can do it from any device.
Let’s look at the steps below to help you see the hidden friends on Facebook.
1. Look for Profile ID
First, you should look for the profile links of the person you want to check for hidden friends. If the mutual friends and the total friends count on the profile tab only show a few friends, you can just view all of that person’s friends.
To view the Profile ID of that Facebook profile,
🔴 Steps To Follow:
Step 1: First of all, open the Facebook message link: https://www.facebook.com/messages/t.
Step 2: Then you can search for the person to chat with on Messenger and tap on the name.
Step 3: Now, it will display the ID in the URL section.
Above method, you have to try it on a PC and you will get it.
🙋 Note: In this process, firstly, you must visit the Facebook user’s profile and look at the URL to see if it shows the custom username ID or numeric ID. If that is showing the numeric ID then you can just directly copy that and move to the next method, but if that is showing a custom username then you have to follow the above steps to find out the profile ID (that is provided by Facebook).
2. Go to the Facebook Hidden Friends URL
The next thing you’ve to do is open the friend viewer link and see the hidden friends of someone on Facebook using that link.
To check the friends of someone on Facebook,
🔴 Steps To Follow:
Step 1: First of all, open the friend viewer link on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=NUMERIC_ID&sk=friends.
Step 2: Now, the ID you have got from the first step, just replace it in the above link.
Step 3: Now, the friends of that person will show up in front of you.
That’s all you’ve to do.
Note: If you can view the mutual friends on that person’s friends tab and it’s more than 6 shows, then you can try this method to see the rest of the hidden friends. But, in case the person is not in your friends and no friends tab, then by using this method it will show a message like ‘No friends to show’ as this person made the privacy private. So, this will not be helpful for private profiles.
How To See Someone’s Friend List On Facebook If It’s Private:
You have these three following ways:
1. Get the Login Info and Log into their Account
If you want to see your friend’s complete list of friends after you have logged in to Facebook, you have to go to the person’s account. This is because if you use your account, you will only be able to see the friends you have in common.
Step 1: Log in to your Facebook account and DM your friend asking for their account details.
Step 2: Sign in to their account using their email ID and password once you get it.
Step 3: Go to “See your profile” under the three lines icon and click on “Friends” and then on “All” to view all the names of the friends that include the private ones.
2. Try from Friend’s Mobile
If someone’s friend list is private, but you still want to see their list of friends, you can ask the friend for their mobile and ask them permission to look through their Facebook friends list.
If they allow you, you can look through their profile; this way, you can see their private and public friends.
3. Wait till it is Public
Often people make their account private when they post something confidential or personal; delete the post after a while and make their account public. Thus, if you want to see your friend’s private friends, you have to wait till they change the account settings and make their account public for friends.
