How to Block Facebook Tags on Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to require manual approval for tags added by your Facebook friends when you’re using an Android.

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Open Facebook on your Android. It’s the blue icon with a white ″f″ inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
- Use this method if you don't want your Facebook friends to be able to tag other Facebook users on your content without your approval.
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Tap the ≡ menu. It’s near the top-right corner of Facebook.

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Tap Account Settings. It’s near the top of the menu.
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Tap Timeline and tagging. It’s in the second group of settings.
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Tap Review tags people add to your posts before the tags appear on Facebook.
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Slide the ″Tag Review″ switch to the On (blue) position. Now you’ll receive a notification each time one of your friends tags someone else in one of your posts. If you choose to deny the tag, it will not show up on your post.

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1
Open Facebook on your Android. It’s the blue icon with a white ″f″ inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
- Use this method if you don't want posts you're tagged in to appear on your timeline without your approval.
2
Tap the ≡ menu. It’s near the top-right corner of Facebook.
3
Tap Account Settings. It’s near the top of the menu.
4
Tap Timeline and tagging. It’s in the second group of settings.
5
Tap Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your Timeline?.
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Slide the switch to the On (blue) position. As long as this option is turned on, you’ll receive a notification each time you’re tagged in a post or photo that would show up on your timeline. If you deny the tag, the post will never appear on your timeline.

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