If you’ve spent any amount of time climbing the ranked ladder in Mobile Legends, you’ve almost definitely added a few random players to your friend list after a well-synced match. Maybe you clicked add on a great tank that carried your team to victory, or a teammate that complimented your Harith plays. But over time, that list can fill up with inactive accounts, toxic players who flame you after every loss, or people who only message you to beg for free skins. Knowing how to unfriend on Mobile Legends is a small but game-changing skill that makes your entire gaming experience way less stressful. I’ve had to do a full friend list clearout three times in the last two years, and each time it felt like a weight off my shoulders – no more random spam invites, no more passive-aggressive messages after bad matches, no more scrolling past 50 inactive accounts to find my regular squad.
Exact Steps for How to Unfriend on Mobile Legends
The process is the same across both iOS and Android devices, so you don’t have to worry about different steps depending on what phone you use. The whole process takes less than 30 seconds per person, even if you have a maxed-out friend list. First, open the Mobile Legends app and wait for the main lobby to load fully. Tap the two-person friend icon on the far left side of your main lobby screen – it’s right below your profile icon and above the events tab. That will pull up your full friend list, sorted by online status by default.
If you have a long list, use the search bar at the top of the friend list page to type in the exact in-game name of the person you want to unfriend, so you don’t have to scroll through hundreds of names. Once you find their profile, tap the small three-dot menu icon next to their name. A drop-down menu will pop up with several options, including view profile, invite to squad, send message, and unfriend. Tap the unfriend option, and a confirmation pop-up will appear to make sure you didn’t click it by mistake. Tap confirm, and the user will be removed from your friend list immediately.
If you’re using an older version of Mobile Legends, the three-dot menu might not appear directly on the friend list. In that case, you can tap the user’s name to open their full profile, then tap the three-dot menu in the top right corner of their profile page to find the unfriend option. Moonton updates the interface pretty regularly, so if you don’t see the option right away, check the profile page first before digging through settings.
Common Reasons to Remove Friends From Your MLBB List
A lot of players feel guilty about unfriending people, like they’re being rude for no reason. But your friend list is your space, and you don’t owe anyone a spot on it if they’re making your time playing the game less fun. These are the most common reasons I and other players I know regularly clean out our friend lists:
- Toxic behavior in matches or private chat – this includes flaming teammates for small mistakes, throwing matches on purpose after a minor disagreement, or sending harassing, discriminatory, or inappropriate private messages after games end
- Inactive accounts that haven’t logged in for 6 months or more, taking up valuable space on your 300-friend maximum limit
- Users who send unsolicited scam links, account phishing requests, or repeated spam for unregulated third-party top-up sites that can get your account banned
- Random players you added after one good match that you never actually queue up with again, or people you added by accident when tapping through post-match screens too fast
I once kept a user on my friend list for two months just because we won a mythic ranked match together with zero arguments, only to realize he never joined any of my squad invites and only messaged me to ask for free skins or battle points. I unfriended him immediately after his third request, and I never regretted it. If someone is only reaching out to you to ask for things, they don’t deserve a spot on your friend list.
What Actually Happens After You Unfriend Someone on MLBB?
One of the biggest concerns players have before unfriending someone is whether the other person will get a notification, or if they’ll be able to contact you after the fact. The good news is, unfriended users do not get an official notification from Mobile Legends that you removed them. The only way they’ll find out is if they manually search for your name and notice the “add friend” button next to your profile, or if they try to send you a message and it fails to send.
Once you unfriend someone, they will no longer be able to see your online status, invite you to matches or custom rooms, or send you private messages. They can still send you a new friend request if they want to, though, so if you’re removing someone for toxic behavior, it’s a good idea to tap the block option right after unfriending them to cut off all contact entirely. Blocking also prevents them from being matched with you in solo or duo queues, which is a huge relief if you’re dealing with someone who intentionally throws matches to annoy you.
One thing to note before you unfriend anyone: all private chat history between you and that user will be permanently deleted once you remove them from your list. If you have any important information saved in those chats, like tournament schedule details or contact info for a squad you’re joining, make sure you save that information somewhere else before you hit the unfriend button. There’s no way to recover deleted chat history in Mobile Legends, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Pro Tips to Manage Your MLBB Friend List Long-Term
Unfriending people is easy, but you can save yourself a lot of time by managing your friend list proactively instead of waiting for it to get cluttered. These small habits will make keeping your list organized way less of a chore:
Only send friend requests to people you actually play with on a regular basis. It’s tempting to add every good player you match with, but 9 times out of 10, you’ll never queue up with them again. I now only add people I’ve played at least three matches with, and that cut down my list clutter by 70% almost immediately.
Use the “favorite friend” feature to pin your regular squad members, close friends, and family at the top of your friend list. Not only does this make it easier to find them when you want to queue up, it also means you won’t accidentally unfriend them when you’re doing a mass clearout of your list. I learned this the hard way when I accidentally unfriended my little cousin during a cleanout last year, and she didn’t talk to me for a week.
Do a quick friend list audit every 3 months. Set a reminder on your phone to spend 10 minutes going through your list, removing anyone who hasn’t logged in in 3 months or more, or anyone you haven’t played with in that time. This prevents your list from getting so cluttered that you can’t find the people you actually want to play with.
If you get a lot of random friend requests from people you don’t know, you can adjust your privacy settings to only allow friend requests from people you’ve played with in the last 7 days. This cuts down on spam from scammers and random players who add every person they match with, and you can always turn it off temporarily if you’re trying to add new squad members from a tournament or community group.
Knowing how to unfriend on Mobile Legends isn’t about being mean or closing yourself off to meeting new players. It’s about curating your gaming space to be as fun, low-stress, and enjoyable as possible. You spend enough time grinding ranked matches and dealing with random toxic players in solo queue – you don’t need that same energy popping up in your friend list or private messages. Take 10 minutes this week to go through your list, remove anyone who doesn’t belong, and adjust your settings to cut down on future clutter. You’ll be shocked at how much more pleasant your time playing the game feels after that small change.