How to Add and Remove Favorites from Facebook

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An easy guide to managing your favorites on Facebook

Written by Travis Boylls

Last Updated: October 15, 2025 Fact Checked

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On Facebook, when you add a friend or page to your favorites, their posts will be prioritized in your feed. You can add up to 30 friends or pages to your favorites.^{[1]
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Research source} This wikiHow article teaches you how to view, add, and remove favorites on Facebook using an iPhone, Android, or a computer.

Quickly Manage Favorites

Open the Facebook app and tap your profile icon in the upper-right corner.
Tap Feeds.
Tap Favorites.
Tap Manage Favorites.
Tap Add or click the star icon to add a friend or page to your favorites.
Tap the icon with three dots (•••) next to a favorite and tap Remove from Favorites.

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Using the Facebook Mobile App

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If you are using an Android, it’s in the upper-right corner. If you are using an iPhone, it’s in the lower-right corner.
It's next to an icon that resembles a gear. It’s near the bottom of the menu.

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It's the first option below the “Privacy & Settings” header. It's next to an icon that resembles a person.
It’s the first option below the “Preferences” header. It’s next to an icon that resembles two slider bars.
This will display a list of all your favorites at the top of the page, and all other friends and pages you follow at the bottom of the page.^{[2]
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Search your friends and favorites. You can use the search bar at the top to search for a favorite. You can also search for a friend or page name you want to add as a favorite.
- Alternatively, you can scroll down and tap View Posts From Favorites to view posts from your favorites.
On Android, you can tap the Friends tab to display your friends list or tap the Pages tab to display pages you have liked and follow.
To add a friend or a page to your favorites, tap Add next to a friend's or page's name.
To remove a favorite, tap the icon with three dots (•••) next to a favorite in the list at the top of the page. Then tap Remove From Favorites

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Using a Desktop Web Browser

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Go to www.facebook.com and click your profile icon. It’s in the upper-right corner. You can use any web browser on PC or Mac.
- If you are not logged into your Facebook account, click Log In in the upper-right corner and log in with the email address and password associated with your Facebook account.
It's the first option in the Account menu. It's next to an icon that resembles a gear.
It’s at the bottom of the Settings & Privacy menu.
This displays the Favorites menu, which you can use to manage your favorites.^{[3]
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You can enter the name of a person or page name in the search bar at the top of the menu to search for them by name. Alternatively, you can use the drop-down menu to the right of the search bar to display “All,” “Friends only,” “Pages only,” or “Favorites only.”
If the star icon next to a page or friend is blue, they have been added to your favorites. If the star icon is white, they have not been added to your favorites. Click the star icon to add or remove a friend or page from your favorites.