How to Unblock Someone on Facebook

This is an article that shows you how to delete Facebook users in the “Blocked” list on the phone and computer interface.

Table of Contents

On iPhone and Android

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Open Facebook. It’s a blue app with a white “f”. This will open News Feed if you’re logged into Facebook.

If you’re not signed in, you’ll first type in your email address (or phone number) and password.

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Tap . This icon is in the bottom right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top right corner of the screen (Android).

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Scroll down and select Settings at the bottom of the menu.

Skip this step if you are on Android.

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Select Account Settings . This option is either above the menu that appears (iPhone) or below the ☰ menu (Android).

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Select Blocking near the bottom of the screen with a red warning icon next to it.

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Tap Unblock to the right of the username. On this page you will see a list of previously blocked users; you can choose to unblock any person.

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Select Unblock when asked. It’s the blue button on the left side of the page. This will unblock the user you want.

After unblocking a user, you’ll wait about 48 hours before you can block them again.

On Windows or Mac

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Access the Facebook page using the link https://www.facebook.com/ . If signed in to Facebook, this will open the News Feed page.

If you’re not logged into Facebook, you’ll first type your email address (or phone number) and password into the field in the upper-right corner of the page.

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Click ▼ in the upper-right corner of the Facebook window.

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Click Settings near the bottom of the displayed list.

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Click Blocking on the left side of the page.

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Click Unblock to the right of someone’s name. You’ll see the names of people who have been blocked in the “Block users” section of this page.

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Click Confirm when prompted to unblock the selected user.

After unblocking a user, you’ll wait about 48 hours before you can block them again.

Advice

Don’t unblock someone unless you feel like interacting with them.

Warning

Note that after you unblock someone on your blocked list, you’ll have to wait 48 hours before you can add them to the block list again.

Steps

On iPhone and Android

On Windows or Mac

Advice

Warning

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