Sometimes, I feelpeople get marriedto post their pictures on Facebook.
If you have a Facebook friend like that, your feed must be spammed by them.
Of course, we cant unfriend them just for this reason.
Facebook knows it, and thats why it has provided us with other features to avoid them.
One of them being thesnooze feature.
We usually use the word snooze when we want to delay something.
You must have heard it typically in terms of the alarm clock, i.e., snooze alarm.
On Facebook, snooze has a slightly different meaning.
And what does snooze do on Facebook?
Find out all the answers in this detailed guide of snooze.
Meaning of Snooze on Facebook
Snooze refers to muting someone for a temporary period.
And by mute, we mean you wont see the updates from the person you have snoozed onyour newsfeed.
That is, when they post something on their profile, it will not appear in your feed.
Unlike block, you’ve got the option to still interact with each other on Facebook and Messenger.
you might check their activity elsewhere on Facebook.
For instance, if they comment or post in a common group, it will be visible to you.
If theycomment on your posts, you are notified about it, and the comment is visible to you.
That brings us to our next important point.
If You Snooze Someone on Facebook, Can They Still See Your Posts
Yes.
Your posts will appear normally in their feed, depending on youraudience settingsfor the posts.
Only their posts will be hidden from your feed.
Time Limit of Snooze
Snooze works for a short time, to be precise 30 days.
Once the time is over, you will be notified about it.
you’re able to either continue snoozing the person or unsnooze them, as shown below.
Whom Can You Snooze
The snooze feature works for Facebook profiles, pages, and groups.
The profiles can be the ones who arent on your friends list.
The same goes for pages and groups.
That is, eventhe pagesand grouped that you havent liked/joined can be snoozed.
The only requirement is that at least one of their posts should appear on your feed.
Then only it’s possible for you to snooze them.
Then, you will see the snooze button for both the profiles.
Snooze Your Account
You cannot snooze your account for someone else.
They have to do it themselves.
you’re able to control the privacy of your posts manually to hide it from their timeline.
Does Facebook Notify People When You Snooze Them
Nope.
Facebook is kind enough not to let others know when you snooze them.
How to Snooze on Facebook
The snooze button is located under the tiny three-dot icon on the post.
Step 2:Click/tap on the three-dot icon at the top-right corner of the post.
Select Snooze for 30 days.
Select News Feed preferences from the menu.
Step 2:press Manage your snooze tweaks.
You will find the profiles that you have snoozed here.
Tap on controls & Privacy, followed by controls.
Step 2:Scroll down and tap on News Feed Preferences.
Step 3: Tap on Manage Your Snooze options.
You will see the people you have currently snoozed and also the previous ones.
How to End Snooze on Facebook
The steps are different for profiles, pages, and groups.
Lets check them out.
You will find the Snoozed button at the top near the cover picture.
Tap/tap on it and choose End Snooze.
Turn off Snooze for a Facebook Group
For that, visit the group.
On the web, punch the Joined button and select End Snooze from the menu.
On the Android app, kick off the group.
Tap on the three-dot icon at the top and select End Snooze from the menu.
For iPhone, follow the next method.
That particular profile will be unsnoozed.
On the mobile apps, tap on the End Snooze button.
Secondly, things will go back to normal.
That is, you shall start seeing their posts again on your feed.
The snooze button is only available for posts on your feed.
If you try checking a post on the profile or a page, you will not see the button.
But you dont like the idea of unfollowing or unfriending them.
For instance, when your timeline is bombarded with vacation pictures or political posts.
Thats where snooze is useful for its a great alternative to unfollow and unfriend.
Also, its a temporary thing.
In case you want something more permanent, go with theunfollow option.
That will hide the posts from your feed until you follow them again.
Next up: Facebook Messenger has its ways to allow you to avoid people.
Check our guide to learn how mute differs from ignore option on Messenger.
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