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Chapter 20 Game Center 89
Play games with friends
Invite friends to a multiplayer game. Tap Friends, choose a friend, choose a game, then tap
in the upper right. If the game allows or requires additional players, choose the players to invite,
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, 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, tap , then enter your friend’s email address or Game Center
nickname. To browse your contacts, tap . (To add several friends with one request, type Return
after each address.) Or, tap any player you see anywhere in Game Center.
Challenge someone to outdo you. Tap one of your scores or achievements, then tap
Challenge Friends.
What are your friends playing and how are they doing? Tap Friends, tap your friend’s name,
then tap the Games or Points bubble.
Want to purchase a game your friend has? Tap Friends, then tap your friend’s name. Tap their
Games bubble, tap the game in the list, then tap in the upper right.
Make new friends. To see a list of your friend’s friends, tap Friends, tap your friend’s name, then
tap their Friends bubble.
Unfriend a friend. Tap Friends, tap the friend’s name, then tap in the upper right.
Keep your email address private. Turn o Public Prole in your Game Center account settings.
See Game Center settings on page 89.
Turn o multiplayer activity or friend requests. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions and turn
o Multiplayer Games or Adding Friends. If the switches are grayed, tap Enable Restrictions at the
top rst.
Keep it friendly. To report oensive or inappropriate behavior, tap Friends, tap the person’s name,
tap in the upper right, then tap Report a Problem.
Game Center settings
Go to Settings > Game Center, where you can:
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Sign out (tap your Apple ID)
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Allow invites
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Let nearby players nd you
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Edit your Game Center prole (tap your nickname)
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Get friend recommendations from Contacts or Facebook
Specify which notications you want for Game Center. Go to Settings > Notications > Game
Center. If Game Center doesn’t appear, turn on Notications.
Change restrictions for Game Center. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions.