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At some point, all Facebook users send friend requests to make new connections. You may have found your high school classmate on Facebook, a former colleague, or you simply like the person’s photo or profile information and would like to contact them. Over time, requests can pile up and you can lose track of everyone you’ve sent them to. In this case, accessing and managing a list of all the users you have asked for friendship can be of great help to clean up your data and your Meta Facebook account.
In this article, you’ll see how to view your pending sent and received friend requests and how to manage them all on Facebook.
How to View/Manage Pending Facebook Friend Requests in a Browser
An easy way to see all the pending friend requests you’ve sent and received on Meta Facebook is to use your web browser. Here’s how to do it.
- Go to the “facebook website“ and select the “Friends” option in the left navigation menu.
- Click on “Friend requests” in the “Friends” menu. All pending received requests appear.
- To view all pending sent friend requests, click “View submitted requests.”
- You will now get an overview of all the requests you submitted that have not yet been accepted. To remove them, choose “Cancel request” next to each profile.
How to view pending friend requests on Facebook using iOS/iPhone
Follow the steps below to view pending friend requests on Facebook with your iPhone:
- Open the “Meta/Facebook” iOS application.
- Press the three horizontal lines in the lower right corner.
- Choose the “Friends” option.
- Press “See All” next to the “Friend Requests” section. This action displays all pending received friend requests.
- Tap the three horizontal dots at the top right of your screen and tap the “View submitted requests” option.
- Here you will see all the friend requests sent that are still pending.
How to View Pending Friend Requests on Facebook on Android
The process works the same in the Android version of Facebook. In the steps to view your pending submitted requests, you can also view received ones and manage both as you see fit.
- Start the “Facebook” application and press the “three horizontal lines” at the top right of your screen.
- Select “Friends.”
- press the “See everything” option in the upper right corner. You will see all the received friend requests that are waiting for your response.
- press the “three horizontal points” in the upper right corner.
- A tab now emerges at the bottom of the screen. Tap on the “View submitted requests” option.
- You will now see all the pending friend requests you sent and you can tap the “Cancel” for each profile as desired.
How to View Sent/Received Friend Requests in the Facebook Windows App
Accessing sent friend requests in the Windows Facebook app is a great feature because it allows you to see everyone you’ve tried to connect with on a larger screen. While doing this, you will also be able to view any pending requests received. You can then manage both lists and cancel old requests as needed.
The process to view sent and received pending Facebook friend requests (and manage them) in the Windows app is similar to using a browser. You can follow the browser steps above, but you need to maximize or expand the Facebook app window to get the left navigation menu. However, here is another method that serves as a safe way to view sent and received Facebook friend requests that are pending.
- Open the windows “Facebook” application. If a “Friend Requests” section appears in the upper right corner, click “See everything” and skip to “Step 6”. The option may not always be there. Otherwise, go to “Step 2”.
- Click on your “account” Icon (profile) in the upper right section.
- Select the profile you want to check for friend requests. You usually only have one.
- Click on the “Friends” tab at the top of the main window.
- Click on “Friend requests.”
- In the “Friends” menu that appears, select “Friend requests.”
- In the “Friend Requests” menu, you can view and manage received Awaiting requests. Otherwise, select “View submitted requests” to view/manage the pending items you sent.
- All pending friend requests you sent appear in a pop-up frame. Click on “Cancel request” for each profile as you see fit.
While you may have wanted to add a Facebook user at some point, the interest may no longer exist. It’s possible that the person also doesn’t want to respond to your friend request and is simply ignoring it. Either way, now you know how to see all the users you’ve sent a friend request to on Facebook and manage them in addition to the ones you received.
Facebook Friend Request FAQ
Why did I receive a second friend request on Facebook for the same person?
A new friend request on Facebook occurs for several reasons. One involves hackers/scammers who copied a friend’s profile picture and data. Another could be that your friend has created a second account for specific group purposes or for selected people. A third reason could be because the original account was hacked.
How do you cancel friend requests on Facebook?
You can cancel your “sent” Friend requests whenever you want, as long as users have not already accepted them. Navigate to the friends section and look for the “View submitted requests” option.
The other person does not receive a notification about the cancellation anyway.
Cancel (actually deny)”received“Pending friend requests, the process is the same as above, except that you will not click on the “View sent requests” option. The list of those received should already be there.
