How to unblock a user on Facebook

Have we ever had to make the decision to block a friend from Facebook (everyone has their own reasons), although it can also be the case of an accidental block. Be that as it may, this social network gives us the opportunity to rectify and go back. If possible unblock on facebook. We will explain how to do it in this post.

When we block a friend on Facebook, the blocked friend does not receive any notification. The same thing happens when we choose to remove this lock. Although he suspects it, he may never find out what has happened.

At this point, we must remember that, before resorting to the blocking option, we always have the possibility of stop following to that person or friend for whom you no longer have interest. It is a less drastic method that conveys a less direct message to the other user. Perhaps it is more advisable to do that before breaking all the bridges. Because that's precisely what it means to block someone on Facebook.

But even the ban most definitive and radical of those offered by Facebook can be reversed. The only problem is knowing how it is done. It is not enough to enter the profile of the friend in question and look for the unlock option, which we will not find there. The process is somewhat more complex. We explain it to you below, step by step:

From the Facebook website

How to block and unblock on Facebook

To unblock someone on Facebook from the website itself, we must follow these steps:

First of all, we have to go to the facebook settings options. We will find them by clicking on the arrow pointing down located in the upper right corner of the screen. There the menu is displayed, where we click on the option "Settings".
Once inside the Facebook configuration, we go to the section "Locks", the option in which blocking invitations, messages, applications, etc. are managed.
Next, we must look for the person or user that we want to unblock. It will appear listed in the same section of "Block users". It's just a matter of clicking the link "To unlock" displayed next to your name. Doing so will display the following text:

Are you sure you want to unblock (username)?

- - (Username) may be able to view your bio or contact you based on your privacy settings
  - Tags you and (username) previously added may be restored.
  - You can remove tags of yourself in your activity log
  - Remember that you have to wait 48 hours to be able to block (username) again.

If we agree with what the text communicates, we click on the button "Confirm", which will complete the unlocking process.

From the mobile application

How to unblock on Facebook from the mobile app

The process of unblocking on Facebook from the mobile application is equally simple. There are also no big differences when doing it from an Android mobile phone or an iPhone. It is true that Facebook tends to change the location of its menus quite frequently, which can confuse us a bit, but the basic steps are essentially the same. We detail them below:

First we go to the button menu of our phone (the icon of the three horizontal stripes).
In the long list of Facebook options that are shown, you have to scroll and look for the "Account settings", which is usually near the bottom of the screen.
In the next menu, we select "Lockdowns".
Then we go to the list of "Blocked People".
Finally, you simply have to press the “Unblock” option that is displayed next to the user's name. Again a warning text will appear:

If you unblock (username), they may be able to see your timeline or contact you depending on your settings. Labels that you and (username) previously added may be restored. You will need to wait 48 hours before you can block (username) again.

If we agree with everything, we will have to click on "confirm" to finish the process and unblock our contact.

Unblock messages

Finally, we explain how unblock facebook messages, those that we see in our chat list and in the mobile application. To recover them, we will do the following:

We go to the top right of the account to select the option Messenger.
Then click on the icon of the 3 stripes. Of the options that are displayed, we choose the one of "Lock Settings".
Then you just have to press the option “Block/unblock messages” that appears next to the name of each of our contacts according to our preferences.