How does the Close Friends list work, and can people tell they're on it (or not)?

Want to start posting some stories to a smaller group. If I add someone to Close Friends do they get told? And more importantly, does someone who's NOT on it have any way to know they were left off?

AAisha Hansen9d ago171 views

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Close Friends stories get a green ring and badge, so viewers know it's a close-friends story. But nobody is notified when you add or remove them, and people who aren't on the list simply don't see those stories at all, they have no way to know the story even exists. So curate freely, only you can see and edit the list.

WWren Meyer8d ago

This is exactly why I read the forum before touching settings, thanks all.

DDesmond Mercer8d ago

Can someone confirm this still works after the recent update? Mine reverted. – Arun Yadav 8d ago

Did this hold up long term, or does it come back after a reboot? – Sofia Tan 8d ago

Appreciate you writing this up properly instead of just linking a help page. – Nora Kowal 5d ago

Not the answer you want to hear, but sometimes it really is just their servers.

CCole Cruz7d ago

Can someone confirm this still works after the recent update? Mine reverted. – Ethan Bianchi 7d ago

This is the answer. Would add that clearing the cache first makes it more reliable. – Ben Pires 7d ago

Legend, thank you. – Theo Grant 2d ago

The green ring is the only tell, and only the people who ARE on it see it. The ones left off are blissfully unaware. Use responsibly.

EElla Meyer9d ago

Funny how the app never makes any of this obvious. – Ben Verma 7d ago

Exactly what I needed today. – Aarav Brooks 6d ago

One caveat: it only works if both people are on a recent version. – Nadia Kaur 4d ago

How does the Close Friends list work, and can people tell they're on it (or not)?

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