After an arena, I accidentally clicked "Add Friend" instead of "Don't Send". When I went to cancel the request, it's not letting me. I can choose the option, and the list refreshes, but when it repopulates, that person is still there listed as "pending." I tried with another person and got the same result. Has anyone else had this problem before? If they accepted, I would just remove them after... but it's been a week and they're
still sitting on the list. While we're on the subject though, does anyone else find it a tad frustrating when you send a friend request that goes unanswered for days/weeks? Download Article Download
Article This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a Facebook friend request that you've sent or an unwanted request that you've received using the Facebook website or the Facebook mobile app. -
1 Go to http://www.facebook.com. Use the link or type the URL into a web browser and press ⏎ Return.
- If you're not automatically logged in, sign in.
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2 Click on the icon that's a
silhouette of two people in the upper-right part of the window. Advertisement -
3 Click
on Delete Request next to an incoming friend request you'd like to cancel. -
4 Cancel a friend request that you sent. To do so: - Click on the search bar at the top of the screen.
- Type the name of the person to whom you sent the request.
- Click on their profile.
- Click on Friend Request Sent to the right of the person's name at the top of their profile.
- Click on Cancel Request, then click on Cancel Request again to confirm.
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1 Open the Facebook app. It's a blue app with a white "f". - If you're not automatically logged in, sign in to the app.
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2 Tap ☰ in the lower- (iPhone) or upper- (Android) right corner of the screen. - On iPad,
tap Requests at the bottom of the screen. It's an icon that's a silhouette of two people.
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3 Tap Friends. It's an icon that's a silhouette of two people. -
4 Tap Requests at the top of the screen. -
5 Tap Delete next to an incoming friend request you'd like to cancel. -
6 Tap Undo (iPhone) or CANCEL (Android) next to a friend to cancel a friend request that you've sent. - On iPhone or iPad, if you don't see the Undo option on the "Requests" screen, tap the search bar at the top of
the screen, type the name of the person you sent the request to, tap their profile, then tap Undo near the top of their profile.
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Add New Question Question What does it mean when my friend requests say Undo? When you send out a friend request and the person has not yet accepted or declined, you can select Undo to revoke the friend request. Question Will they know I cancelled a friend
request? They can, if they check your page and see that the "Friend Request Sent" has changed back to "Add Friend." However, you can
block the person if you want to avoid this. Question Will the notification be retracted when I cancel a friend request? If you cancel someone's friend request or decline it, they cannot tell that you canceled the friend request until they either go to your page and it says to add friend or until they go
to their friends list and see that you are not on it.
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https://www.facebook.com.
2. Click the icon of two silhouettes.
3. Click Delete Request.
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Why can I not delete a friend request on Facebook?
To cancel a friend request, go back to their profile, click that same button, which now reads Cancel Request. You can also remove a friend via your Friends list. Facebook does not notify people if you remove them.
Can I cancel a friend request after I've already sent it?
Tap at the top of your Feed. Type the name of the person you sent a friend request to. Go to their profile by selecting their name when it appears. Tap Cancel.
Why does it say message instead of cancel request on Facebook?
It sounds like the person did not accept your friend request. When you first send it the request will show as pending (you would see cancel request) until the person responds. If they don't accept you would see the option to send them a friend request since the previous one is no longer pending.
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