Facebook uses “mute” for Stories and Messenger, and “snooze” or “unfollow” for posts in your feed. Each is undone in a different place, and none of them tells the other person anything.
Find the one that matches what you did below. Facebook renames its settings menus from time to time, so the wording on your screen may differ a little, but the route is the same.
Unmute someone’s Stories
If you muted someone’s Stories, they no longer appear in your Stories row. To bring them back:
- Tap the menu (your profile picture or the three lines), then Settings & privacy and Settings.
- Find the Stories settings, usually under Audience and visibility.
- Open the list of stories you’ve muted and tap Unmute next to the person.
Their next Story shows up in your Stories row again.
Unsnooze someone in your feed
Snoozing hides a person’s posts from your feed for 30 days, then ends on its own. To end it early:
- Open the menu, then Settings & privacy and Settings.
- Go to your feed preferences, usually listed as Feeds or Feed (News Feed in older versions of the app).
- Open Snooze and end the snooze for the person.
A faster way: open the person’s profile. If they’re snoozed, you’ll usually see an option there to end the snooze.
Follow someone again after unfollowing
Unfollowing keeps you friends but removes their posts from your feed until you change it back:
- Open your feed preferences as above.
- Open the list of people you’ve unfollowed, often shown as Reconnect, and select the person.
You can also go to their profile and tap Follow.
Unmute a conversation in Messenger
A muted chat still receives messages, you just don’t get notifications for it.
- Open the conversation in Messenger or in Facebook’s chats.
- Tap the person’s name at the top.
- Tap Unmute, or open notification settings for the chat and turn them back on.
On a computer
The same options exist on facebook.com. Click your profile picture in the top right, open Settings & privacy and Settings, and look for the feed and Stories settings. For a chat, open it and click the person’s name to change notifications.
Will they know you unmuted them?
No. Muting, snoozing, unfollowing and undoing any of them happen quietly. Facebook doesn’t notify the other person.
If muting isn’t enough and you want to stop someone from seeing you too, blocking is the stronger option; for Pages, see how to block a page on Facebook. To remove your name from someone’s post instead, see how to untag yourself on Facebook.
FAQ
Where do I find the people I’ve muted on Facebook?
Muted Stories are listed in your Stories settings, and snoozed or unfollowed people in your feed preferences. Muted chats show in Messenger with a muted icon.
Does unmuting someone show their old posts?
Their posts can appear in your feed again from then on. Posts from while they were hidden don’t necessarily come back to the top, but you can see everything on their profile.
Can I mute and unmute the same person again?
Yes, as often as you like.
What is the difference between mute, snooze and unfollow?
Mute is for Stories and chats. Snooze hides someone’s posts for 30 days. Unfollow hides them until you follow again. None of them removes the person as a friend.