How to Disable Game Center

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Last Updated: January 31, 2023

Logging Out

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Disabling Notifications

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Q&A

While you can't completely remove the Game Center app on your iOS device, you can keep it from functioning so that you aren't bothered by notifications for it. You'll need to sign out of Game Center so that it's no longer using your Apple ID. You can then turn notifications for it completely off.

Part 1

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Logging Out

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Open the Settings app on your device. You can find this on one of your Home screens. It may be in a folder labeled "Utilities."
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Scroll down and tap "Game Center." This will open the Game Center settings menu.

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Tap your Apple ID. You'll likely see the same Apple ID you use for the rest of your iOS device.
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Tap "Sign Out." This will sign you out of Game Center, but will not sign you out of other Apple ID services like iTunes or the App Store.^{[1]
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- Signing out of Game Center will allow you to disable it when you cancel on the Sign In screen four times.

Part 2

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Disabling Notifications

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Open the "Notifications" menu in the Settings app. Return to the main Settings menu and select the "Notifications" menu. You'll find this towards the top of the list of options in the Settings app.
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Select "Game Center" (iOS 9) or "Games" (iOS 10) from the list of apps. This will show Game Center's notification settings.
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Toggle "Allow Notifications" off. This will turn off all notifications for the Game Center app.^{[2]
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Cancel any Game Center windows that appear four times. Even after doing all of this, Game Center may still appear when certain games are loaded. This is because the games are designed to work with Game Center, and will always try to open it. Cancelling the window that appears four times in a row will completely disable those notifications.^{[3]
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Community Q&A

Question

How do I delete a game from my iPad?

Community Answer

Hold down on the game until your apps begin shaking, then an "X" will appear in the corner, click it, and then confirm that you want to delete it.
Question

The game has locked up my phone. I can't get out of it - what do I do?

Community Answer

You can always take the battery out of your phone and reinsert it and turn the phone back on. Then I would recommend deleting the game from your phone.
Question

I deleted a game and re-added it because of problems with game. I wanted it to be "new", but it picked up where I was. How can I change that?

Community Answer

Turn off your Game Center in the Settings. It will make the game be brand new and not connected to your old account.