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Mark a contact as "friends" or "family"

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Marking someone you follow as a friend or family lets you easily share with just that group of people, instead of everyone.

How to mark a contact

Web browser

Flickr app

From your profile

  1. On your Profile, select “Following” under your username.
  2. Find the contact you want to add as a friend, or family member from within the list.
  3. Locate the final column titled “You list them as…” | select Edit.
  4. Check the box next to “Also mark as a Friend” and/ or “Also mark as Family”.
  5. Select OK.
     

From their profile

  1. View the profile of the person you wish to add as a friend, or family member.
  2. Select the three dot menu ... .
  3. Under "Mark as:" choose Friend and/or Family.

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  1. From their profile, tap the three-dot menu.
  2. Tap the box next to Friend/ Family or both.
     

OR, 

  1. From the home feed, tap the three-dot menu on the member’s post. 
  2. Tap the box next to Friend/ Family or both.

Once a fellow Flickr member is marked as a "friend" or "family" member, they'll be able to see the content with that specified privacy settings. Learn how to Change your Privacy Settings.

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