You can cancel a friend request by following the steps below.
For mobile:
- In the left menu, press All Groups
- Along the bottom bar (Home, My Calendar, etc), click My Contacts
- Scroll down to the person whose friend request you want to cancel. Press their name.
- In their profile box, press the Pending Invite button on the left
- Click the Retract Friend Request button
- You have successfully canceled a friend request!
For desktop:
- In the left menu, click on All Groups
- Along the top bar (Home, My Calendar, etc), click My Contacts
- Scroll down to the person whose friend request you want to cancel. Click on their name
- On their profile box, click the Pending Invite button on the left
- Click the Retract Friend Request button
- You have successfully canceled a friend request!