Why Can’t I Add Someone On Facebook?

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Facebook is a social media platform that has changed the meaning of communication and interaction over a period of time. People can connect with as many people as they want and even make them their friends.

However, if you are unable to add someone on Facebook or unable to see the Add Friend icon, this post has got you covered

Why Can’t I Add Someone On Facebook?

Facebook is a widely used social media application used to upload profiles, gain popularity, make friends, and you can even share images, videos, content, products, and so on. 

It is mostly used to add friends by sending a friend request. It is an application used by people to interact more and more with new people and friends along with sharing posts representing their skills like dance, singing, designing, and so on.

So, these are some of the reasons why are you unable to add someone on Facebook

Alteration Of Privacy Setting

You can’t add anyone on Facebook if they have altered their privacy settings. You cannot search for them in the Facebook search box as their profile will not be displayed on it because the privacy setting ensures security and makes your account private.

That is why your account will be visible to your friends only if the person has accepted their request. If you are not on their friend list, then you cannot add that person to your Facebook.

The privacy feature is such a feature in which you can add only that person whom you want to contact and to ensure the security of your profile image or your pictures. You can activate this feature.

So, If you still want to add that person on your Facebook, then you can send a friend request but remember that the friend request will be registered on the person’s request page, so it may take some time for you to get a response from that person.

So the activation of privacy settings by the other person could be one of the reasons why you are unable to add that person to your Facebook.

You can use one trick to add that person on Facebook by making mutual friends, so if you have at least one mutual friend, you add that person on Facebook, but it will take some time. So, If you know that person, then you can simply ask that person to accept your friend request or deactivate the privacy setting.

Deactivation Of Account

You cannot add a person if that person’s account is deactivated.

If a person has deactivated his or her account, then it doesn’t mean that their account doesn’t exist, but it means that the account is present, but it’s not deleted. That’s why you are unable to send friend requests to that person.

Their account will be deleted only when they log out of their account on Facebook completely. So, if you want to message them, you message them through Messenger, and if they activate their account again only, then you can add that person to your Facebook account.

There can be one more case if you come to know about that person through Messenger and want to add them on Facebook, but you find their account to be deactivated.

Crossed Friend Limit

Many Facebook users are not aware of the fact that Facebook has a friends limit, and that limit is approx 5000 friends. If you have crossed this friend limit, then you won’t be able to add anyone as your friend on your Facebook.

So if you want to add that person to your Facebook, then you have to unfollow some people whom you have not engaged with recently, and once you have space, you can send them friend requests

Denial Of Your Request

If you are not able to add that person on your Facebook, one of the reasons among them can be that the person has denied your request.

Another reason could be that you had denied their friend request previously, and now you want to add them to your Facebook. Click on the accept request and then press on add friend. You can also check your privacy setting once. You should not waste your time if the person has generally denied your request.

Blocked Them Or Blocked By Them

If previously you have blocked the person, then you cannot see them on your Facebook. You can go to block settings and then unblock them. Only then can you send them friend requests and on your Facebook as a friend. 

But what can you do if the person whom you want to add has blocked you?

Then, you cannot have access to their account and cannot send them friend requests.

One of the major questions is how you can get to know that the person has blocked you. You can search for that person in the search box, or you can type their email. You can know that if you can see their account, that means they have not blocked you, but if you cannot see their account, it means that the person has blocked you.

Such people usually create a list of people whom they don’t want to add as their friends and later block them who stalk or frustrate that person.

Friend Request Restricted By Facebook

You cannot add someone on your Facebook or send them friend requests if Facebook has restricted your friend request button.

It might happen when you have violated the users’ guidelines. In this case, Facebook may restrict your account, and it is usually a temporary restriction, and the time may vary from days to months.

And if it has happened so the add friend button would not be visible to you. Once you are unrestricted by Facebook, then you can see the add friend button.

Request Marked As Spam

If some user has reported your account, then your account might be marked as spam. So, in this case, you cannot send friend requests or add that person.

The reason might be the violation of Community guidelines, so if a person has taken firm action against you regarding this matter. Then, Facebook can mark you as spam. In such a case, you can’t add that person on Facebook.

Sometimes very firm action can be taken against your account profile if the person has reported strongly against you.

Facebook has Blocked You From Sending a Request

If you have sent the friend request in large numbers to a large number of people within a short time, and your friend request is not accepted in large numbers, or several people have reported against you for being a spammer or for violating community guidelines. Then, Facebook blocks your friend request to anyone. Your account is temporarily blocked for several days or months. 

You will be notified by Facebook in such cases if messages are sent into the support inbox.

As the block is temporary, you can add people very soon.

Mutual Friends

It might be the case that both of you have accepted each Other as friends, but still, you can see the add friend button on the person’s account page.

If both of you are already friends, then Facebook would have sent you the notification that it.

If you are unable to see the add button, then Facebook will help you to message on Messenger to make that person aware that you want to be his or her friend.

Deleted The Friend Request

There might be the case that you have sent the friend request to the person whom you want to add as a friend. But the person has deleted your friend request.

Then also, the add friend button can appear on your screen. But if the person has changed their privacy settings. Then, you can’t see his profile account or the add friend button.

Issue In App

One of the other reasons could be that the Facebook app is not working properly, it is showing issues, or you need to fix bugs that are leading to malfunctioning in the app.

It might be because it is not updated and some glitch is occurring again and again. To solve this issue, you can update your app and ensure that the latest version is working properly.

Conclusion

Facebook is one of the most-used social media platforms to connect to your family and friends. However, there can be multiple reasons one may not be able to add someone on Facebook. This includes different privacy settings, crossing the friend limit, denying your request, or, unfortunately, if the other user has blocked you. So, we have listed all these reasons in detail in the above article.