Change game-related settings on iPhone

You can customize your gaming experience on iPhone by changing settings for the Apple Games app and Game Center. These settings let you control notifications, friend requests, multiplayer gaming, and content restrictions.

Change Apple Games app settings

  1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Apps, tap Games, then do any of the following:

    • Show or hide relevant content by combining your gaming activity: Turn on Combine Gaming Activity.

    • Reset the identifier used to report Games usage statistics to Apple: Tap Reset Identifier.

Change Game Center settings

  1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Game Center, then do any of the following:

    • View friends: Tap All Friends.

    • Accept or decline friend requests: Tap Friend Requests.

    • Allow or disallow apps to access your list of Game Center friends: Tap Share Friends List, then turn Share Friends List on or off.

    • Allow Game Center friends to find you with the email and phone number associated with your Apple Account: Turn on Help Friends Find You.

    • Manage activity sharing: Choose Everyone, Friends Only, or Only You to specify who can see your profile, achievement progress, leaderboard updates, and recently played games.

    • Allow invitations from nearby players: Turn on Nearby Players to allow nearby Game Center players in the same game to invite you to a multiplayer game over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth®.

    • Sign out of Game Center: Tap Sign Out.

Change Game Center restrictions

You can set Game Center restrictions to create a safer, more controlled gaming experience by limiting features like friend requests, multiplayer games, and in-app purchases.

  1. Go to the Settings app  on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Screen Time, tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions.

  3. Tap App Store, Media, Web & Games, scroll down to Game Center, then set any of the following restrictions:

    • Multiplayer Games

    • Adding Friends

    • Connect with Friends

    • Screen Recording

    • Nearby Multiplayer

    • Private Messaging

    • Profile Privacy Changes

    • Avatar & Nickname Changes

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