Use Game Center to play with friends

Send friend requests, manage your profile, earn achievements and compete on leaderboards across devices using Game Center.

Create a Game Center profile

Learn how to create a profile with a personalised Memoji and customised initials.

On your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open Settings. Scroll to Game Center, then tap it.
  2. If Game Center isn't on, turn it on, then sign in with your Apple ID.*
    Game Center in iPhone Settings
  3. Tap the Nickname field to enter a name that your friends will see when you play games together. If you can't think of a name, you can choose one of the randomly generated suggestions.
  4. To personalise the picture that shows with your nickname, tap Edit in the circle at the top of the page. From here, you can create a Memoji, use an existing one or customise how your nickname's initials appear.

* If you can see a nickname or other information that was previously set up, you may already have a Game Center profile. To verify that you've signed in with your Apple ID on your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings and look for your Apple ID. To verify that you've signed in with your Apple ID on your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Internet Accounts and look for your Apple ID in the sidebar.

On your Mac

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Game Center.
  2. If Game Center isn't on, turn it on, then sign in with your Apple ID.*
  3. To enter a name that your friends will see when you play games together, click the Nickname field and start typing. If you can't think of a name, you can choose one of the randomly generated suggestions.
    Game Center in Mac System Settings
  4. To personalise the picture that's displayed with your nickname, go back to Settings on your iPhone or iPad. Scroll to Game Center, then tap it. From here, you can create a Memoji, use an existing one or customise how your nickname's initials appear.

Find out how your Game Center profile is used

You can use Game Center to access your saved games across all of your devices.


Add friends

You can add friends in Game Center.

On your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open Settings. Scroll to Game Center, then tap it.
  2. Tap Friends.
  3. Tap Add Friends.
  4. Enter the phone number or email address of the person you want to invite to be friends in Game Center, or tap the Add button  to invite one of your contacts. Once that person accepts the request through the Messages app, you'll be able to see them on your list of friends.

On your Mac

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Game Center.
  2. To view your profile in the App Store, click Show Profile.
  3. Click Friends.
  4. Select a friend from Suggestions or click Add Friends.
  5. If you clicked Add Friends, enter the phone number of the person you want to invite as a friend in Game Center.


Remove friends or report Game Center users

Learn how to stop being friends with someone in Game Center.

On your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open Settings. Scroll to Game Center, then tap it.
  2. Tap Friends to see a list of users who you're friends with and users who you've recently played with.
  3. Swipe left over the user's name to reveal more options.
    An iPhone showing the options to Report and Remove when you swipe left over a user's name

Tap Remove to stop being friends with someone in Game Center. This will remove you from their list of friends as well. To report a profile for cheating, inappropriate content or another issue, tap Report and follow the onscreen instructions.

On your Mac

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Game Center.
  2. To see a list of users who you're friends with and users who you've recently played with, click Show Profile.
  3. Click the username of the user who you want to remove.
  4. Click the More button  in the top right-hand corner of the window.
  5. Click Remove Friend to stop being friends with someone in Game Center. This will remove you from their list of friends as well. To report a profile for cheating, inappropriate content or another issue, click Report and follow the onscreen instructions.

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