Social media websites have evolved from the traditional approach placing greater importance on the mental well-being of their users. A few examples include Snapchat’s partnership with Headspace, a popular meditation app, Instagram enforcing stricter penalties for users sending abusive messages to others, etc. Facebook too has introduced similar features; one such feature that we will be talking about today is – 休息一下. In this article, we bring to you a perfect guide that will help understand how to take a break from someone on Facebook or mute someone on Facebook and how Facebook take a break vs unfollow are different.
如何在 Facebook 上与某人暂时分开
Follow are some difference between Facebook take a break vs unfollow 功能。
- When you take a break from a person/profile on the platform, you essentially 静音 them for an indefinite period.
- Their posts 停止 appearing on your news feed, and likewise, any posts you make won’t appear on their feed.
- 你也可以修改 隐私 settings for the posts already on your timeline to prevent the person from viewing them.
- All the mutual tags between you and the person will be 删除 along with posts made on each other’s timelines.
- The person’s profile 不会 prompted/notified when adding tags, sending messages and also posts made by your friends tagging the concerned person won’t appear on your news feed, etc.
- 这是 different from unfollow option as the selected person won’t be able to see your posts which doesn’t happen when you unfollow someone i.e. they can still see your posts after you unfollow them.
It is intended to ease users through a change in relationship status without taking serious actions like blocking or unfriending the other person. It does not have a time limit and you can take a break from someone for as long as you wish/need. The person you are taking a break from won’t be alerted about your actions, thus, preventing any awkward conversations. Now after understanding about this feature let’s move to how to take a break from someone on Facebook.
注1: Smartphones don’t have the same Settings options, they vary from manufacturer to manufacture so check the correct settings before changing anything.
注2: For some bizarre reason, the take a break feature is not available on desktop browsers and you can only take a break from someone through the mobile application or by using a mobile browser.
Taking a break from someone on Facebook is quite easy and only demands a few taps as explained below:
1。 启动 Facebook app on your mobile device by tapping on the app icon.
2。 点击 搜索、 button and type the name of the person you would like to take a break from. Visit their profile.
3。 点击 图书馆之友 按钮。 选择 休息一下 选项。
请注意: On some devices, you will need to tap on 三个水平点 to view Profile Settings.
选择 休息一下 选项。
4.在下面 See less of *name of the person* 弹出窗口,点击 查看选项 to fine-tune the settings.
5. From the provided options, select Limit where you see. The person’s posts and the posts he/she/they are tagged in won’t appear on your feed and you also won’t be prompted to message or tag the person after selecting this option. Tap the 保存 按钮。
6. If you would like to hide your posts from this person, tap 查看选项 并选择 Hide your post from on the next screen. This option will indirectly add the person to the Restricted Friends list. Remember to tap on 保存.
7. To change the privacy settings of past posts of you and the concerned person, tap on 查看选项 in Edit who can see past posts 部分。
8。 选择 Edit all of my posts and posts that I’m tagged in 和 保存. Any posts made by you & the person on each other’s timelines will be deleted and you will be untagged from their posts. You can also choose to individually change the privacy settings of each past post.
You have completed the process of how to take a break from someone on Facebook.
另请参阅: 修复 Facebook 消息已发送但未送达的问题
If you are unable to see the Take a Break option when you tap on Friends as shown in Step 3, make sure your app is updated. To update the Facebook application, follow these steps;
1。 点击 Google Play 应用程序图标。
2. Either perform a search for Facebook or tap on your display picture at the top-right corner and then select 我的应用程式和游戏.
3. Check if an update is available for Facebook. If yes, tap on the 更新 button and wait for the update installation to finish.
4. Once the app has been updated, go ahead and check if the take a break option is available.
Pro Tip: How to Revert Take a Break on Facebook
If after some time you wish to revert the changes, you can set all the above preferences back to their default state and end the break. You will need to manually follow the person (only if you wish to see their posts on your news feed) and remove them from your restricted list. Follow the given points to perform the respective actions.
- To follow the person, simply visit their profile and tap on 关注 按钮。
- To remove them from the restricted list, tap on the 图书馆之友 button on their profile and select 编辑好友列表 (or Add to another list). Open 受限 list and tap on the 查 icon next to the person’s name to remove him/her from the list.
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