Apple IPhone IOS 42 And 43 User Guide

							Game Center
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About Game Center
You can discover new games and share your game experiences with friends around 
the world in Game Center. Invite your friends to play, or use auto-match to find other 
worthy opponents. Check leaderboards to see who the best players are. Earn bonus 
points by achieving specific accomplishments in a game.
Note:  Game Center may not be available in all countries or regions, and the available 
games may vary by country or region.
To use Game Center, you need an Internet connection and an Apple ID. If you already 
have an iTunes Store, MobileMe, or other Apple account, you can use that Apple ID 
with Game Center. If you don’t already have an Apple account, you can create a new 
one in Game Center, as described below.
Setting Up Game Center
When you first open Game Center, you’re asked if you want to allow push notifications. 
(You may first be asked if you want to turn on Notifications.) Notifications may include 
alerts, sounds, and badges that let you know about Game Center events even when 
you’re not using Game Center. For example, you might receive an alert that a friend 
has invited you to play a game. 
Allow notifications:   Tap OK.
If you tap Don’t Allow, you won’t receive notifications for Game Center. You can 
turn notifications on at a later time if you want, and you can specify what kinds of 
notifications you want to get.
Turn notifications on or off:   In Settings, choose Notifications. Turning off Notifications 
disables all notifications for all apps.
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							Specify which notifications you want for Game Center:  In Settings, choose 
Notifications > Game Center, then configure the Sounds, Alerts, and Badges settings.  
If Game Center doesn’t appear, turn on Notifications.
Set up Game Center information for your Apple ID:
 1  Enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.
You may be asked to provide additional information. If you don’t have an Apple ID,  
you can create one by tapping Create New Account.
 2 Tap Agree to accept the Game Center Terms & Conditions.
 3 Enter a nickname—the name others will see and know you by.
 4 Configure your Game Center settings:
To allow other users to invite you to play a game, leave Allow Game Invites turned  Â
on. Otherwise, tap to turn it off.
To allow other users to find you by your email address, leave Find Me By Email 
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turned on. Otherwise, tap to turn it off.
Verify your account email. You can enter a different address if you don’t want to 
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use the one from the Apple account you used to sign in. To confirm this address as 
yours, you’ll need to respond to the email that is sent to that address.
To add more email addresses that people can use to contact you in Game Center, 
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tap Add Another Email.
 5 Tap Next when your account is configured.
Change Game Center settings for your Apple ID:
 1 Tap Me at the bottom of the screen, then tap your account banner.
 2 Tap View Account.
 3 Make your changes, then tap Done.
Sign in using a different Apple ID:
 1 Tap Me, then tap the account banner at the bottom of the screen.
 2 Tap Sign Out.
 3 Enter the new Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.
Games
Games for Game Center are available from the App Store.
Purchasing and Downloading Games
The Game Center section of App Store shows the games that work with Game Center.
Purchase and download games:   Tap Games, then tap Find Game Center Games. 
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							You can browse this section, and purchase and download games from it. If you haven’t 
entered credit card information for your Apple ID, you’re prompted to enter it before 
you purchase and download games. See Chapter 23, “App Store,”  on page 17 5 .
If you want to purchase a game that a friend has, tap the game on your friend’s info 
screen to go directly to that game in the App Store. 
Playing Games
The Games screen displays the games you download from the App Store. For each 
game, your number of achievements and your ranking among all the game’s players 
are displayed.
Get information about a game:   Tap Games, then tap a game. If available, you can 
display the game’s leaderboards, see your achievements for the game, and find out 
who’s recently played the game.
Play a game:   Tap Games, choose a game, then tap Play.
Depending on the game, the home screen may provide instructions or other 
information, and let you view leaderboards and achievements, set game options, and 
start a single or multiplayer game. To play against others, you can either invite a friend 
or use auto-match to have Game Center find other players for you. For information 
about making friends in Game Center, see “Friends
”  on page 18 5 .
For multiplayer games, you can also send a game invitation from the Friends screen.
Invite a friend to a multiplayer game from the Friends screen:
 1  Tap Friends at the bottom of the screen.
 2 Choose a friend.
 3 Choose a game and tap Play.
If the game allows or requires additional players, you can choose players to invite,  
then tap Next.
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							 4 Enter and send your invitation, then wait for the others to accept.
 5 Start the game.
If a friend isn’t available or doesn’t respond to your invitation, you can tap Auto-Match 
to have Game Center find another player for you, or tap Invite Friend to try inviting 
some other friend.
Other players may invite you to play the game.
Respond to an invitation to play a game:   Tap Accept or Decline in the alert that appears.
You can disable multiplayer games in Restrictions. See “Restrictions
”  on page 19 6 . 
You can prevent other players from inviting you to play games by turning off Allow 
Game Invites in Game Center settings. See “ Your Status and Account Information
” on 
page 186.
Return to Game Center:   Press the Home button, then tap Game Center on the  
Home screen.
You can also press the Home button twice quickly, then tap Game Center in the list of 
recent apps.
Leaderboards
Some games provide one or more leaderboards to show the ranking of the game’s 
players, with their scores, times, or other measures of the players’ success.
See a game’s leaderboard:   Tap Games, then choose the game and tap Leaderboard.
You may also be able to view leaderboards from within a game.
If a game has variations (such as Easy, Normal, and Hard), the Categories screen lets 
you choose the leaderboard for the game in general, or for one of the variations.
The leaderboard shows the ranking of your friends, and of all players. You may be able 
to view leaderboard stats for a specific time period, such as today, this week, or all time.
Rotate iPhone to see a leaderboard in landscape orientation.
Start playing a game from the leaderboard:   Tap Play in the upper-right corner.
Achievements
Some games reward you with bonus points for specific achievements.
See the possible achievements for a game:  Tap Games, choose a game, then tap 
Achievements.
For each achievement, Game Center shows how many bonus points are awarded, 
and whether you’ve completed the achievement. The total points awarded for your 
achievements appear at the top. You can get bonus points for a specific achievement 
only once.
You may also be able to view achievements from within a game.
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							Recently Played
Some games let you see which of your friends have recently played the game.
See who’s recently played a game:  Tap Games, tap a game, then tap Recently Played.
Get information about a player:  Tap a player’s name in the list.
Friends
Game Center puts you in contact with players around the world. You add friends to 
Game Center by making a request, or by accepting a request from another player.
Add a friend to Game Center:
 1 Tap Friends or Requests.
 2 Tap +, then enter a friend’s email address or Game Center nickname.
Matching addresses and names from your contacts appear as you type. Tap a contact 
to include that person in your request. Tap 
 to browse your contacts.
To add several friends at once, enter additional contacts.
 3 Enter a message for your request, then tap Send.
In order to become a friend, a person must accept your request.
Other players might send you a request. If you receive an alert, you can accept the 
request from there, or close it and respond to the request later from the Request 
screen. An alert badge on the Requests button shows the number of outstanding 
friend requests.
Respond to a friend request:   Tap Requests, tap the name of the person making the 
request, then tap Accept, Ignore, or Report a Problem.
When a player accepts another player’s request, they each become the other’s friend. 
Friends’ names appear on the Friends screen.
Get information about a friend:   Tap the friend’s name.
Search for a friend:  Tap the status bar to scroll to the top of the screen, then tap the 
search field and start typing. Friends who match your search appear as you type.
A friend’s info page shows how many friends (including you) the person has, the 
number of different games your friend has played, and how many achievements your 
friend has completed. The info screen may also show:
The games you’ve played together
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The games you have in common Â
Other games your friend has Â
You can tap a game in any of the lists to see your position and your friend’s position 
on the overall leaderboard, and your respective accomplishments for the game.
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							Invite a friend to play a game:  Tap Friends, tap the friend’s name, tap a game, then 
tap Play. See “Playing Games
”  on page 18 3 .
Remove a friend:   Tap Friends, tap a name, then tap Unfriend and tap Remove.
If a player is offensive or exhibits inappropriate behavior, you can report the problem.
Report a problem with a friend:   Tap Friends, tap the friend’s name, then tap “Report a 
Problem.” Describe the problem, then tap Report to send the report. 
If you turn off Multiplayer Games in Settings, you can’t send or receive invitations to 
play games. See “Restrictions
”  on page 19 6 .
Your Status and Account Information
The Me screen summarizes information about your friends, your games, and your 
achievements.
The text field in the center of the screen lets you enter your current status message. 
Your status appears along with your nickname in other players’ Friends screens.
Change your status:   Tap the status field and use the keyboard to enter or update  
your status.
View your account information:   Tap the account banner, then tap View Account.
You can change or update the following settings: Nickname
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Allow game invites Â
Find Me By Email Â
Your mail address for Game Center Â
Additional email addresses Â
When you finish, tap Done.
You can also sign out and sign in to a different account, or create a new account.
Sign out:   Tap the account banner, then tap Sign Out.
To sign in to another account, enter your username and password, then tap Sign In. To 
create a new account, tap Create New Account and follow the onscreen instructions.
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							Settings
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Settings allows you to customize iPhone apps, set the date and time, configure your 
network connection, and enter other preferences for iPhone.
Airplane Mode
Airplane mode disables the wireless features of iPhone to reduce potential 
interference with aircraft operation and other electrical equipment.
Turn on airplane mode:  Tap Settings and turn airplane mode on.
When airplane mode is on, 
 appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. No 
phone, radio, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth signals are emitted from iPhone and GPS reception is 
turned off, disabling many of iPhone’s features. You won’t be able to:  Make or receive phone calls
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Make or receive FaceTime video calls Â
Get visual voicemail Â
Send or receive email Â
Browse the Internet Â
Sync your contacts, calendars, or bookmarks (MobileMe only) with MobileMe or  Â
Microsoft Exchange
Send or receive text or MMS messages
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Stream YouTube videos Â
Get stock quotes Â
Get map locations Â
Get weather reports Â
Use the iTunes Store or the App Store Â
Use Game Center Â
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							If allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, you can 
continue to use iPhone to:Listen to music and watch videos
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Listen to visual voicemail previously received Â
Check your calendar Â
Take or view photos or video (iPhone 4 or later) Â
Hear alarms Â
Use the stopwatch or timer Â
Use the calculator Â
Take notes Â
Record voice memos Â
Use Compass Â
Read text messages and email messages stored on iPhone Â
If Wi-Fi is available and allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and 
regulations, you can turn Wi-Fi back on and:Make or receive FaceTime video calls
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Send and receive email Â
Browse the Internet Â
Sync your contacts, calendars, and bookmarks (MobileMe only) with MobileMe    Â
and Microsoft Exchange
Stream YouTube videos
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Get stock quotes Â
Get map locations Â
Get weather reports Â
Use the iTunes Store or the App Store Â
Use Game Center Â
You may also be allowed to turn on Bluetooth and use Bluetooth devices with iPhone.
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							Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi settings determine whether iPhone uses local Wi-Fi networks to connect to the 
Internet. If no Wi-Fi networks are available, or you’ve turned Wi-Fi off, then iPhone 
connects to the Internet via your cellular data network, when available.
Turn Wi-Fi on or off:  Choose Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on or off.
Join a Wi-Fi network:   Choose Wi-Fi, wait a moment as iPhone detects networks in 
range, then select a network. If necessary, enter a password and tap Join (networks 
that require a password appear with a lock 
 icon).
Once you join a Wi-Fi network manually, iPhone automatically joins it whenever the 
network is in range. If more than one previously used network is in range, iPhone joins 
the one last used.
When iPhone is joined to a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi 
 icon in the status bar at the top 
of the screen shows signal strength. The more bars you see, the stronger the signal.
Set iPhone to ask if you want to join a new network:   Choose Wi-Fi and turn “Ask to 
Join Networks” on or off.
When you’re trying to access the Internet, by using Safari or Mail for example, and you 
aren’t in range of a Wi-Fi network you‘ve previously used, this option tells iPhone to 
look for another network. iPhone displays a list of all available Wi-Fi networks that you 
can choose from. (Networks that require a password appear with a lock 
 icon.) If “Ask 
to Join Networks” is turned off, you must manually join a network to connect to the 
Internet when a previously used network or a cellular data network isn’t available.
Forget a network, so iPhone doesn’t join it:   Choose Wi-Fi and tap  next to a 
network you’ve joined before. Then tap “Forget this Network.”
Join a closed Wi-Fi network:  To join a Wi-Fi network that isn’t shown in the list of 
scanned networks, choose Wi-Fi > Other, then enter the network name. If the network 
requires a password, tap Security, tap the type of security the network uses, and enter 
the password.
You must already know the network name, password, and security type to connect to 
a closed network.
Some Wi-Fi networks may require you to enter or adjust additional settings, such as a 
client ID or static IP address. Ask the network administrator which settings to use.
Adjust settings for connecting to a Wi-Fi network:   Choose Wi-Fi, then tap  next to 
a network.
VPN
This setting appears when you have VPN configured on iPhone, allowing you to turn 
VPN on or off. See “Network
” on page 19 3 .
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							Personal Hotspot
Personal Hotspot settings appear at the top level of Settings, as well as at General > 
Network settings. See “Network
” on page 19 3 .
Note:   Depending on your carrier, the Personal Hotpost service may need to be 
activated before the settings appear in this location.
Notifications
This setting appears when you open an app (such as Game Center) that uses the 
Apple Push Notification service.
Push notifications alert you to new information, even when the app isn’t running. 
Notifications vary by app, but may include text or sound alerts, and a numbered badge 
on the app icon on the Home screen.
You can turn notifications off if you don’t want to be notified, or if you want to 
conserve battery life.
Turn all notifications on or off:   Tap Notifications, then turn notifications on or off.
Turn sounds, alerts, or badges on or off for an app:   Tap Notifications, choose an app 
from the list, then choose the types of notification you want to turn on or off.
Carrier
This setting appears on GSM models when you’re outside your carrier’s network 
and other local carrier data networks are available to use for your phone calls, visual 
voicemail, and cellular network Internet connections. You can make calls only on 
carriers that have a roaming agreement with your carrier. Additional fees may apply. 
Roaming charges may be billed to you by the other carrier, through your carrier.
For information about out-of-network coverage and how to enable roaming, contact 
your carrier or go to your carrier’s website.
Select a carrier:   Choose Carrier and select the network you want to use.
Once you select a network, iPhone uses only that network. If the network is 
unavailable, “No service” appears on the iPhone screen and you can’t make or receive 
calls or visual voicemail, or connect to the Internet via cellular data network. Set 
Network Settings to Automatic to have iPhone select a network for you.
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