In the age of social media, deleting or unfriending someone can send a strong signal, even in financial apps like Venmo. While navigating social interactions within financial platforms can be tricky, understanding the consequences of your actions is important. Today, we’ll delve into the question: if you unfriend someone on Venmo, will they know? We’ll explore how Venmo handles unfriending and discuss alternative options, depending on your situation.
This means that you can unfriend someone on Venmo without them knowing. However, it’s important to note that they will still be able to see your transactions if they have your Venmo username.
If you’re concerned about someone seeing your transactions, you can block them on Venmo. Blocking someone will prevent them from seeing your transactions, and they will also not be able to send you money.
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Will A Friend Be Notified When Removed On Venmo?
Your friend will receive no notification from Venmo when they’re removed from your friend list on Venmo. However, a removed friend will still be able to see you by running a Venmo search. To restrict a friend from totally seeing your account on Venmo, you will have to block the friend.
How Do I Remove or Unfriend A Friend On Venmo?
- If you’re just unfriending someone, you can do so from their profile page. Tap the “Friends” checkmark, then select “Unfriend.”
- If you want to block someone, you can do so from their profile page. Tap the three dots in the top right corner, then select “Block.”
- You can also unfriend or block someone from the Venmo settings page. Tap the “Me” tab, then select “Settings.” Scroll down to the “Privacy” section and tap “Friends.” You can then unfriend or block people from this page
Can I Make My Venmo Account Private?
There are three different privacy options available on Venmo. You can set your privacy to public, friends only, and private. When your privacy is set to Public, all transactions made will be available on the public feed which will allow anyone to be able to view them.
With Friends only, only individuals on your Venmo friend list will be able to view your transactions. The second party on your transaction will also have access to it as well as the second party Venmo friends.
When your privacy is set to Private, your transactions will not be made available anywhere except your Story which is located in your transaction feed. It will also appear in the second-party feed as well.
How Can I Block Someone On Venmo?
here are the steps on how to block someone on Venmo:
- Open the Venmo app and sign in to your account.
- Tap the “Me” tab in the bottom right corner of the screen.
- Tap “Settings.”
- Scroll down and tap “Privacy.”
- Tap “Blocked Users.”
- Tap the person you want to block.
- Tap “Block.”
A confirmation message will pop up asking you to confirm that you want to block the person. Tap “Block” again to confirm.
The person you blocked will no longer be able to see your transactions or send you money. They will also not be notified that they have been blocked.
Here are some additional things to keep in mind about blocking people on Venmo:
- You can block someone from their profile page by tapping the three dots in the top right corner and selecting “Block.”
- You can also block someone from the Venmo settings page by tapping “Privacy” and then “Blocked Users.”
- If you block someone, they will still be able to see your Venmo username and profile picture.
- You can unblock someone at any time by going to the “Blocked Users” page and tapping “Unblock.”
What Will Happen If I Block Someone On Venmo?
Your account will become unreachable to a blocked user on Venmo, they will also be unable to carry out any transaction with you. They will be unable to click on your profile and when they search for your name, it will come out as XXX which will make them believe your Venmo account has been deleted.
However, a blocked user can still use another Venmo account to search for you and they will be able to reach out to you through it.
Will A Blocked User Be Able To View Past Transactions?
A blocked user will be unable to view your past transaction. They won’t be able to click on your profile immediately after you blocked the account. All the transactions made with the blocked users will also be deleted
Conclusion
Venmo is undisputedly one of the most used Peer to Peer money transfer platforms. Setting up your account is easy and navigating through your transaction process is straightforward.
One of the features that makes it different from its peer is the availability of friends and public feeds which makes your transaction accessible to friends and the public.
However, you can choose to set your privacy settings to private to deny people access to your transaction or you can unfriend an individual from your friend list to stop the user from having access to your transactions without them knowing about it.
