Social Media Facebook How to Use Facebook's Favorites List Choose the people and pages you'll see at the top of your news feed by Linda Roeder Writer Former Lifewire writer Linda Roeder is a longtime web enthusiast and consultant with a broad knowledge of how personal web pages, blogs, and social networking. our editorial process LinkedIn Linda Roeder Updated on February 02, 2021 reviewed by Jon Fisher Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. our review board Article reviewed on Dec 15, 2020 Jon Fisher Tweet Share Email Facebook Facebook Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating If you scroll through Facebook to find posts from your favorite friends or pages, there's an easier way. Facebook lets you identify friends or pages you choose as your Favorites, and prioritizes their posts on your news feed. These instructions apply to Facebook on a computer and the Facebook mobile app for iOS and Android. Select Facebook Favorites on a Computer Here's how to designate friends and pages as Favorites to be prioritized in your Facebook news feed using a computer. Log in to Facebook on a computer. Select the arrow in the upper-right corner of your Facebook page. Select Settings & Privacy from the drop-down menu. Select News Feed Preferences. Select Manage Favorites to display a new screen containing thumbnail images of your friends and the pages you follow. Toggle the star next to the thumbnails of the people you want on your Favorites list until it turns blue, indicating they are among your favorites. The selections you make are not ranked. For example, the person or page you chose first won't necessarily be seen first. Select X to close the window. Select Favorites With the Mobile Facebook App Here's how to identify your Favorites using the Facebook iOS or Android app. Tap the three horizontal lines. Scroll down and select Settings & Privacy. Tap Settings. Scroll down and select News Feed Preferences. Tap Favorites. Tap Add next to the names of the people or pages you want to prioritize on your news feed. Add Facebook Close Friend Status on a Computer Putting someone on your Favorites list is different from identifying them as a close friend. When you add a friend to your Close Friends list, you receive a notification every time they post on Facebook. Go to your friend's profile. Select the Friends button. Select Edit Friend List. Place a check mark next to Close Friends. Add Facebook Close Friend Status in iOS or Android App Go to your friend's profile. Tap the three-dot menu icon. Select Friends. Tap Edit Friend Lists. Tap Close Friends to place a check mark next to it. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit