Anyone on Venmo can see your friends list by default. Despite this, you can make your friends list private via Venmo app. You can also prevent your Facebook friends and phone contacts from finding you.
Yes, everyone can see your friends list
Venmo is not just an application to send money, is a “red social”. By default, everyone can see your friends list and all transactions you send. That makes it a better social network., truth? Then, Why would you want to hide your friends list?
Fortunately, from June 2021, Venmo now offers more privacy settings and in conclusion you can hide your friends list, If you wish. Despite this, everyone's friends list is public by default. If you don't change this setting, anyone can see your friends list.
How to make your friends list private
To start, launch the Venmo app on your iPhone or Android phone.
Open the Venmo app and go to the home screen. Press the menu icon in the upper right corner.
Touch “Setting” near the bottom of the menu screen.
Touch “Privacy” and then touch “Friends list” near the bottom of the screen.
If you don't see the Friends List option on “Plus”, try updating the app from the App Store (on iPhone) or in the Google Play search engine (in Android).
On the friends list screen, choose option “Private”. Make sure there is a blue checkmark or blue circle next to the option “Private”; this means that the option is selected.
You can also choose if you want to appear on other people's friends lists. By default, this switch is green, indicating that it will appear on other people's friend lists.
If you don't want to appear on anyone's friends list, tap the toggle switch to make the circle gray and counterclockwise.
Go private from Facebook and phone contacts
Since Venmo aims to be a social network, you want me to automatically add your Facebook friends and phone contacts. If you don't want your Facebook friends or phone contacts to find you, this is what to do:
Open the Venmo app and go to the home screen. Press the menu icon in the upper right corner.
Touch “Setting” near the bottom of the screen.
Touch “Friends and social networks” near the bottom of the screen. Subsequently, touch all the switches next to “Facebook”, “Facebook friends” and “phone contacts”. The switches will turn gray to indicate that the alternatives are off.
Depending on how you have registered with Venmo, you may not have all three options. If you find that you are still found on Facebook or in your phone contacts, contact Venmo support.
That's all about it! Now you can rest easy knowing that your Venmo friends are private. You may also want to make your Venmo transactions private..
