How To Add Game Center To Home Screen

New Game Heart Widgets For iPhone And iPad In iOS 15

Posted in TILs by Miika on Baronial 20, 2021

Game Center Widgets

Game Center Widgets

In iOS xv you can add new Game Center widgets on iPhone & iPad Home Screen. They allow yous to chop-chop open recently played games and get an easy glance at what your friends are playing. The widgets come in all 3 sizes: small, medium and large and are available in the Widget Gallery!

How To Add Game Center Widget

Long-printing and empty spot on the Domicile Screen until the app icons start to jiggle.
Tip: Alternatively, y'all can long-press a widget or an app icon and use the Edit Home Screen option.
Tap the '+' icon available in the top-left corner of the screen.
Search or ringlet for Game Middle.
Browse the available widgets: Continue Playing & Friends Are Playing.
Select the size and tap on Add together Widget.
Elevate the widget to the desired location on the iPhone / iPad Home Screen.
Tap Washed to confirm and exit Edit fashion.

How To Use Game Heart Widgets

Continue Playing Widget

Depending on the size it displays between 1 to 4 games that yous've played most recently.
Tap the game'due south icon and the app in question opens up so that y'all can quickly resume play.

Fact: If the game listed as recently played isn't installed on your iPhone anymore, its App Shop folio opens up offering yous the option to re-download it!

Tip: Long-pressing the widget just comes with basic quick action options: Remove Widget and Edit Home Screen.

Friends Are Playing Widget

This Game Heart widget allows you to hands explore games that your friends have recently played.
Tap on the game'south thumbnail and you can have a closer wait at it.

Tip: You need to add at to the lowest degree one Game Eye friend for the list to exist populated. If yous don't accept whatever friends, tap on Get Started.

How To Add Game Center Friends

how to add game center friends

Open Settings and scroll for Game Center.
Tap on Add Friends, available right beneath in the Friend Suggestions department.
Your Game Centre menu is automatically attached to a message. Select the recipient in the To: field and send the invite!

Game Center Recommendations From Friends Non Showing Up?

If you lot've added Friends to the game centre simply the Friends Are Playing widget all the same doesn't show any game suggestions yous have to check if your friends have chosen to make their Game Centre activity public.

How to: Ask them to browse Settings -> Game Middle -> Privacy & Settings -> Profile Privacy -> Friends Only. This fashion they will share their achievement and recently played games with Game Centre friends.

How do you like the new iOS 15 Game Heart widgets? Do y'all plan to utilize them? Use the comments section and share your feedback.

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