How to Group Facebook Friends on Android

Last Updated: May 25, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a Facebook Group for a specific group of friends. A Facebook Group is a place for you and your friends to communicate outside of the busy news feed.

Steps

1
Open Facebook. It’s the blue icon with a white “f” on the home screen or in the app drawer.
2
Sign in to your account. If you haven’t already, enter your Facebook account information and tap Log In.

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3
Tap ☰. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. This opens the Profile settings menu.
4
Scroll down and tapCreate Group. It’s under the “Groups” header.
5
Type a name for the group. This should be something that describes the group, such as “Family,” “Grove Street Neighborhood Watch Group,” or “Mrs. Johnson’s class.”
6
Select friends to include in the group. When you tap a friend’s name to select them, the corresponding checkbox will turn blue and a white checkmark will appear. The people you select will automatically be added to the group once it’s created.
- If you can’t find a friend in the list, type their name into the Search box, then tap them in the search results.
7
Tap Next. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
8
Choose privacy settings for the group.
- Public: Everyone on Facebook can view the group’s contents and see a list of its members.
- Closed: Only group members can view the group’s contents, but everyone on Facebook can see who is in the group. The group will appear in non-members’ search results if they search for its name.
- Secret: Only people in the group can view its contents and list of members. The group will not appear in non-members’ search results.
9
Tap Create. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. The group is now active and your friends will be notified that they’ve been added to the group.

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