For quite some time, Facebook has been working on various ways to improve the mental health of its users. First, the company introduced the Facebook Take A Break feature to restrict who you don’t want to interact with. And now the company has offered the option to hide Facebook likes to all users globally. You can hide likes on your posts and disable likes for all other people’s posts in your Facebook news feed. Experts say this can have a positive impact on users, which is why Facebook has brought this option to users. So, if you want to learn how to hide likes on Facebook, follow our tutorial below closely.
Hide Likes on Facebook: A Step-by-Step Guide (2022)
In this post, we have added three methods to hide likes on Facebook. We’ll cover Facebook’s Android and iOS apps, website, and how to make your likes private with the help of an extension. You can expand the table below and switch to the section you want.
Hide Facebook Likes Using Android/ iOS Mobile App
If you are using the Facebook app on your iPhone or Android smartphone, follow the steps below to hide the likes. Make sure you update to the latest version of Facebook app from Play Store or App Store. I’m using the Android app for this tutorial, but the steps remain the same for iOS users.
1. Open the Facebook app and go to the hamburger menu in the upper right corner (on the iPhone it is located at the lower right). Scroll down here and click “Settings and Privacy“Menu. Next, tap on “Settings”.
2. Then, “preferencesIn the ” section, tap on “Reaction Preferences”.
3. Finally, Enable the “In your posts” toggle It’s under the “Hide reaction count” section. It will hide the number of likes on Facebook for all your posts. If you want to disable the number of likes from other people’s posts, also turn on the “On posts from others” toggle.
This much. You have successfully disabled likes on your Facebook posts. Note that reaction numbers will still appear on Reels and Facebook Marketplace posts.
Disable Facebook Like Counts on the Web
If you browse Facebook on a desktop web browser, this tutorial will help you hide likes on Facebook website. Here are the steps you should follow.
1. Open Facebook (website link) and click the arrow icon in the upper right corner. After that, click on “Settings and privacy”.
2. Now, “News Feed preferences“.
3. On the page that opens, scroll down and click “Reaction preferences“.
4. Now, enable transitions “In your posts” and “In posts from others”. It will hide the likes of all your posts and others’ posts on Facebook.
Hide Facebook Likes Using an Extension
If for some reason the hide likes settings page is not yet in your Facebook account, you can install an extension or add-on in your computer browser. Follow the steps below.
1. If you are a Chrome or Microsoft Edge user, Install the Hide Likes extension (free). And if you are using Firefox, install this addon in your browser (free). The best part about this extension is that it hides not only likes on Facebook but also likes on Twitter and YouTube.
2. Now, you don’t need to do anything. Just open the Facebook website and counts like for all posts in your news feed. However, keep in mind that others will still see the number of likes on your posts. So yes, it is better to use Facebook’s built-in feature to hide likes on social media platform.
How to Hide Page Likes on Facebook
Besides user posts, you can also choose to hide likes for certain page categories on Facebook. This includes things like restaurants, movies, music, sports teams, food and clothing, among others. By default, Page likes are set to public, and anyone can see when you like your favorite k-pop group, soccer team, or that unknown clothing brand that you don’t want others to know (but they do).
Well, to change who can see your Page categories audience and hide Page likes from others on Facebook, follow these steps:
1. Open Facebook.com and go to your profile Clicking on your profile picture in the top right.
2. Then click “More” from the menu bar under your profile name. Select “Likes” from the list of options visible
3. On the next page, ellipsis (three dots) icon Next to the “Likes” header.
4. Then, “Edit the Privacy of Your Likes” choice.
5. Next, click on the globe icon next to the Page category for which you want to change the audience settings.
6. Finally, choose the privacy level you want for your Page likes on Facebook. If you don’t want other Facebook users to see the music pages you like, select “Only Me” to hide them. You have three more options to choose from: Public, Friends, Friends excluding Acquaintances, and Private List.
7. Click “Close” after making the necessary changes. And that’s it. Other users will no longer see your Page likes in their news feeds on Facebook.
Disable Likes and Reactions on Facebook
So this is how you can hide likes on Facebook, whether you’re using the mobile app or browsing Facebook through a web browser on your PC. I have also included the steps to hide the likes with an extension if the settings page is not visible in your account. You can also choose to hide Page likes as we detailed above. Anyway, that’s it for us. If you want to learn how to block or unblock someone on Facebook, go to our linked article. And if you have any questions, let us know in the comment section below.
