Google ANDROID 2.3.4 - Manual (Page 204)

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View all friends or only those most popular with you
By default, only the friends that you frequently chat with—the most popular with you—
are shown in the Friends list. But you can view all friends instead.
S In the Friends list, press Menu and touch All friends.
To switch back to just the friends with whom you chat most frequently, touch
Most popular in the menu.
Make a friend popular
You can set a friend to appear always in your Friends list.
1 In the Friends list, touch & hold a friend’s name.
If you don’t see the friend’s name, press Menu and touch All friends.
2 Touch Always show friend in the menu that opens.
To remove a friend from this list, touch & hold the friend’s name in the Friends list. In
the menu that opens, touch Auto show friend.
Block a friend
You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked, your friend is also
removed from your Friends list.
1 In the Friends list, touch & hold the friend’s name.
If you don’t see the friend, press Menu and touch All friends.
2 Touch Block friend in the menu that opens.
You can view a list of your blocked friends by opening your Friends list, pressing
Menu
, and touching More > Blocked. You can unblock a friend by touching
the friend’s name in the blocked list and then touching OK in the dialog that opens.