User guide

Chapter 24 Game Center 99
Playing with friends
Invite friends to a multiplayer game: Tap Friends, choose a friend, choose a game, then tap
Play. If the game allows or requires more players, choose additional players, then tap Next.
Send your invitation, then wait for the others to accept. When everyone is ready, start the game.
If a friend isn’t available or doesn’t respond to your invitation, you can tap Auto-Match to have
Game Center nd another player for you, or tap Invite Friend to invite someone else.
Send a friend request: Tap Friends or Requests, tap , then enter your friend’s email address or
Game Center nickname. To browse your contacts, tap . To add several friends in one request,
type Return after each address.
Challenge someone to outdo you: Tap one of your scores or achievements, then tap
Challenge Friends.
See the games a friend plays and check your friend’s scores: Tap Friends, tap your friend’s
name, then tap Games or Points.
Purchase a game your friend has: Tap Friends, then tap the name of your friend. Tap the game
in your friend’s list of games, then tap the price at the top of the screen.
See a list of a friend’s friends: Tap Friends, tap the friend’s name, then tap Friends just below
their picture.
Remove a friend: Tap Friends, tap a name, then tap Unfriend.
Keep your email address private: Turn o Public Prole in your Game Center account settings.
See “Game Center settings” below.
Disable multiplayer activity or friend requests: Go to Settings > General > Restrictions and
turn o Multiplayer Games or Adding Friends. If the switches are disabled, tap Enable Restrictions
(at the top) rst.
Report oensive or inappropriate behavior: Tap Friends, tap the person’s name, then tap
“Report a Problem.”
Game Center settings
Some Game Center settings are associated with the Apple ID you use to sign in. Others are in the
Settings app on iPhone.
Change Game Center settings for your Apple ID: Sign in with your Apple ID, tap Me, tap the
Account banner, then choose View Account.
Specify which notications you want for Game Center: Go to Settings > Notications >
Game Center. If Game Center doesn’t appear, turn on Notications.
Change restrictions for Game Center: Go to Settings > General > Restrictions.