Game Center is an Apple application you have to download to your computer in order to log in and use. You must have an internetconnection in order to use its features, which include playing games. With the addition of Game Center to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac users will be able to play online competitively and cooperatively against gamers who have the same title for iOS.
Game Center is a stock iOS app that comes pre-installed on all Apple devices by default. However, some users find this feature more annoying than useful and prefer to Disable Game Center on their iPhone or iPad.
In this article we will be showing you How to Disable Game Center altogether, and also How to Disable Game Invites only, while still keeping the Game Center feature enabled on your device.
Game Center
Game Center is Apple’s social gaming network that allows Apple device users to play multiplayer games with friends and track game achievements.
As mentioned above, this feature comes pre-installed on all Apple devices and is considered annoying by many users as they are constantly bombarded with game invites and no longer want to use Game Center.
Being a stock iOS App, Game Center cannot be deleted from your device (unless you jailbreak your device). However, you can disable Game invites and notifications from Game Center or even completely disable the Game Center app on your device.
Disable Game Center on iPhone or iPad
Follow the steps below to disable Game Center on your iPhone and iPad.
1. Tap on Settings
2. Locate Game Center and tap on it
3. Tap on your Apple ID which is located at the top of the Game Center Settings page
4. From the pop-up menu, tap on Sign Out to sign out of Game Center
Note: Once you sign out of Game Center, most games will prompt you to sign back into the app. From the sign in prompt, tap on Cancel (located in the top left corner of you screen) to continue playing the game.
Disable Game Center Invites on iPhone or iPad
You can take this approach, in case you like the Game Center app, but are annoyed with the ridiculously high amount of game invites you are getting.
Follow the steps below to disable Game Center notifications on your iPhone or iPad while still keeping Game Center activated.
1. Tap on Settings
2. Tap on Game Center
3. Now, toggle OFF Allow Invites or Nearby Players, or both depending on your preference.
Allow Invites: Toggling this off will prevent your friends from sending you game invites.
Nearby Players: Toggling this off will prevent Game Center Players near your location from sending you game invites.
Disable All Game Center Notifications
In case you do not want any Game Center notifications on your device, you can simply turn off all Notification from Game Center.
1. Tap on Settings
2. Tap on Notifications
3. Locate Game Center and tap on it
4. Toggle off Allow Notifications option to disable all Game Center Notifications on your device
Game Center is an online gaming network created specifically for Apple mobile devices including the iPad and iPod touch. This feature allows you to connect with your friends, invite other people to compete in a game, and start a multiplayer match. Do note that multiplayer feature isn’t always available since only certain games support it. Nevertheless, the Game Center app still gives many gamers a place to hang out and climb up and down with their high score on the leaderboard.
I used to think that as soon as my iPhone is connected to one Game Center account, then I can’t change it. This misconception also exists in many users as well. The truth is you can always create a new Game Center account and go on with all your games.
In today’s article, I’ll be showing you two important things: where to find the logout option in the app and how to make a new account on your iPhone or iPad.
How to Logout of Game Center
When you login to any gaming networks online, there is always an option to logout. But it really different with Game Center. In fact, you can’t even find its configurations inside the application.
So where is it?
- Go to the Settings app
- Scroll down and tap on Game Center
- Tap on your Apple ID and select Sign Out
When done, you should a new option called Sign In. I hope the above steps help you understand that when your Game Center account is your Apple ID. Which means if you want to change or create a new Game Center account, you will need to make another Apple ID.
In most cases, a credit card or debit card is required since you will be asked for it when creating a new Apple account.
How to Make a New Game Center Account for your iPhone
- Head over to this page to create another Apple ID
- After you filled out all the information and verify your account, go back to your iPhone
- Open up the Settings app and re-visit the Game Center page
- Tap on Sign In
- Enter the new Apple ID and Password
Whatever you decide to come up with, that’s your new Game Center account now. One thing I noticed is that you don’t have to stick with the new Apple ID for your App Store. In other words, you can continue using the other account to download apps, purchase music & movies, and use it for other settings.
What’s the point of a new Game Center account?
Nothing unless you play online games such as Clash of Clans or Clash Royale. Since these games are multiplayer, they won’t allow you to start all over again.
Personally, I made a lot of mistakes as a rookie, and I usually mess up my base pretty badly. The only way to redeem from it is starting as a new player, and that demands you to have a different account.
I hope that help and enjoy your new Game Center account.
Where Is the Game Center App in iOS 10?
Apple released iOS 10 with a handful of new features including a revamped lock screen, new widget areas, and many enhancements to their stock apps. While these changes are beneficial to the overall user experience, the update has made it difficult for regular and experienced users to get the hang of.
Take the Game Center app for example. When you upgrade to iOS 10, you will notice that there will an app missing on the home screen. Yeah, Apple has removed the dedicated Game Center app. All the other functionality like sending invites has been moved as well. The invite feature now uses the iMessage app to send invites or directly within the game itself.
Just like I mentioned in the beginning of this post, you can access your Game Center account by going to Settings > and scroll down until you see Game Center. This tab is grouped with other utility apps such as Music and iBooks.
Be careful when making too many different Apple accounts
Apple doesn’t say how many iCloud accounts you can create, but they do put a limitation if you keep on attempting to sign in using the wrong credentials.
Some people have too many Apple accounts, and they keep switching back and forth. Sometimes you can forget their password or username, and that could lead to multiple attempts to login. When you reach a certain number, a popup will display saying “Maximum amount of accounts reached for this phone.”
How To Sign Into Game Center On Mac Is Gone
You don’t want to go through any of this. The best advice I can give you is to write down your password if you’re going to be making a lot of Apple IDs.