How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

When your friends or family members are in other cities or countries, Facebook allows you to remain in touch. Just like FB, with the friend recommendation feature, you too can help your friends connect using the recommend button. In this tutorial, we will explain how to recommend friends as well as how to ask for recommendations on Facebook.

How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

At times, you must have helped your friends connect by sharing phone numbers, email addresses, and Whatsapp numbers. But there is one other way that you can use to recommend friends, and that is to recommend friends on Facebook.

Note: Since smartphones do not have the same Settings options, they vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Hence, ensure the correct settings before changing any on your device. These steps were performed on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, as shown in the illustrations below. The following methods are explained for both Android phones and PC.

Method 1: Sending Profile Link 

An easy way to recommend friends on Facebook is to send link to your friends. This can be done using Facebook app on Android and Facebook on PC.

Method 1A: On Android

It is one of the easiest methods to recommend friend to your Facebook friends. The steps to do so are listed below-

1. Launch the Facebook app on your phone.

2. Tap on the Search icon.

Tap on the Search icon

3. Type the Name of your friend whom you wish to recommend.

4. Then, tap on the Name of your friend from the search results.

select the name of your friend | How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

5. After that, the profile of your friend will get opened. Here, tap on the three-dotted icon shown on the right-hand side.

Tap on 3 dots shown.

6. Tap on the Copy link option.

Tap on the Copy link option.

7. Type the Name of your friend in the Search icon to whom you want to suggest the friend. Then, tap on Message.

Then, tap on the Message icon.

8. Now, Paste the link in the chat box.

paste the link.

9. Finally, tap on the Send icon.

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Method 1B: On PC/Facebook Website

Follow the steps mentioned below to recommend your friends using PC.

1. Access the Facebook website via your browser and log in to your account.

2. Click on the Search box.

Tap on search box shown.

3. Type the Name of your friend who you want to recommend and select it from the search results.

Select your Friends Name.

4. Copy the Web Address of your friend’s profile by using the Ctrl+C key combination.

copy the link

5. Now, open the profile of your friend whom you want to recommend by following the same steps 4 to 6 mentioned in this method.

6. Click on the Message option.

Tap on the Message option. | How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

7. By using the Ctrl+V key combination, paste it in the chat box and Send it.

By using the Ctrl+V key paste it in the typing box and Send it.

Method 2: By Creating Friends Group

By making a group on Facebook you can send messages to your friends and introduce them. We have listed this method for both PC and Android.

Method 2A: Create Group on Android

You can make a group on Android by following the steps listed below-

1. Launch Messenger app on your Android.

2. Tap on the Pencil icon.

Tap on the Pen icon. | How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

3. Tap on Create a new group.

Tap on Create a new group option.

4. Select the desired Friends profile.

Select your Friends name.

5. Tap on the NEXT option.

Tap on the Next option. | How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

6. Now, Name your new chat.

Now, Name your new chat.

7. Tap on the CREATE option.

Tap on the Create option.

8. After that, Message and introduce them.

Method 2B: Create Group on PC

This is another method that will resolve your query of how to recommend friends on Facebook using PC. Follow the steps mentioned below on your PC-

1. Visit the Facebook website on your browser.

Note: Make sure you are logged into your account on Facebook.

2. Click on the Messenger icon.

Click on the Message icon.

3. Now, click on the pencil icon from the chat popup.

click on the Typing icon shown on the right side. | How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

4. Type the Name of your friends whom you want to recommend and who you want to get recommended in the To field.

Type the Name of your friends in the To option.

5. Now, type the Message and click on the Send icon

Now, simply type the Message and select Send option.

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How to Ask for Recommendations on Facebook?

Sometimes situations are reversed and you need suggestions from friends. It is always great if someone can recommend you. If you are thinking about how to ask for recommendations on Facebook, we will help you with that.

There is no Facebook recommend button on Facebook. But Facebook-recommended friends can be added.

Option 1: Using People You May Know On Android

People you may know option on Facebook gives you friend recommendations and is similar to Facebook recommend button.

1. Launch the Facebook app on your smartphone.

2. Tap on the hamburger icon.

Tap on the 3 lines. | How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

3. Then, tap on the Find friends option.

Then, tap on the Find friends option.

4. Now, you will see People You May Know list.

Now, you will see People You May Know list.

5. Tap on Add Friend option to make Facebook recommended friends your friends.

Tap on Add Friend | How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

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Option 2: Using People You May Know On PC/Facebook Website

You can use this method on PC. Follow the steps mentioned below-

1. Navigate to the Facebook website on your browser and Sign in to your account.

2. Click on the Friends option located in the left pane.

Select the Friends icon located on the left side of the screen.

3. Now, click on the Suggestions option.

click on the Suggestions option.

4. After that, you can send a friend request by clicking on the Add Friend option.

you can send a friend request by clicking on the Add Friend option | How to Recommend Friends on Facebook

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Where do Facebook Suggestions Come from?

The choices for People You May Know come from factors like having friends in common, your networks, places you now live, go to school or work.

Why Would Facebook Suggest Someone with No Mutual Friends?

The suggestions from Facebook with no mutual friends may be because of the reasons listed here. Some of these reasons are you are members of the same group, you are tagged in a picture, and suggested friends are also tagged.

Does Facebook Suggest People Who have Unfriended You?

Yes, Facebook can still recommend the person who you unfriended once.

Why does Someone Keep Coming Up with Suggested Friends?

Sometimes some people keep coming up with the suggestion. This is because you might be a mutual friend of the person, have a common friend circle, are from a common workplace, or tagged in the same picture.

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