Manage your profile visibility & following on Google Play Games

This feature allows you to connect with other users, share your gaming activity, and discover new games within Google Play.

This article explains:

• The difference between public and private profiles.
• How to adjust your privacy settings and manage followers.
• How to connect with and follow other users, and view their updates.

Manage your profile visibility

You can choose whether your profile is public or private. This setting affects what content others can find on your profile.

Tips:

• All new profiles are private by default. You can change this in your profile privacy settings.
• You have full control over your profile's privacy. At any time, you can make your profile private or public.

If your profile is public If your profile is private If you have an existing profile from Play Games app

Manage your privacy settings

1. Open the Google Play app .
2. Tap your profile icon in the top right corner.
3. Tap Settings General Play Games profile.
4. Tap Privacy & Settings.
5. Select Public or Private profile.
   • Public profile: Anyone can find your profile.
   • Private profile: Only approved followers can find your full profile. Others can only find limited information, like profile image, gamertag, and a "Follow" button.

In the device settings:

1. On your device, open the Settings app .
2. Tap your account (Google services and preferences) or Google, as appropriate for your device.
3. Tap All Services Play Games Privacy & Settings.
4. Select Public or Private profile.
   • Public profile: Anyone can find your profile.
   • Private profile: Only approved followers can find your full profile. Others can only find limited information, like profile image, gamertag, and a "Follow" button.

Tip: You can find your own profile as it appears to other users. This is a good way to check what information is shared.

1. Go to your gamer profile.
2. Tap the Menu .
3. Select the option to preview your profile.

Following & Followers

When you follow other users, it helps you connect with them and know what they're up to in their games. It's a great way to:

• Connect easily with friends and like-minded users.
• Discover new games when you check what people you follow are playing and view their related activity and progress, such as achievements or stats across different games.

Follow & Unfollow other users

1. Go to the profile of the user you want to follow or unfollow.
2. To follow, tap the Follow button.
   • If their profile is public, you’ll immediately follow them.
   • If their profile is private, they’ll receive a "Follow Request."
     • You’ll start to follow them after they accept your request.
3. To unfollow, tap the Following button Unfollow to confirm.

Remove other users

To remove someone who’s following you:

1. On your profile, tap the followers count to go to the followers tab.
2. Next to the user you want to remove, tap .
3. Confirm removal.

Find other profiles & control how others can find your profile

You can find other users' gamer profiles when you search for them or if you have a direct link to their profile. You can also control whether others can find your profile with your email address.

To search for a gamer profile:

1. Go to your gamer profile.
2. Tap the followers or following count to go to the followers tab.
3. At the top right, tap Search.
4. Search their gamer name.
   • If they turned on search by email, you can also search with their email.

Control whether others can find your profile using your email

By default, other users can’t find your profile by searching for your email address. To allow others to find you with your email:

1. Go to your gamer profile.
2. At the top right, tap the Menu Privacy & Settings.
3. Toggle on Let others find your profile using your email address.

Manage your notification settings

You can manage your device level notifications related to updates about your community, such as getting a new follower or follow request, or having your following request accepted.

In Google Play App

1. Open the Google Play app .
2. At the top right, tap the Profile icon.
3. Tap Settings General Notifications.
4. Tap Your Community.

In device settings

1. On your device, open the Settings app .
2. Tap Apps All Apps Google Play Store.
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Go to “Alerts” notifications.
5. Tap Your Community.

Or

1. On your device, long press the Google Play app .
2. Tap App Info Notifications.
3. Go to “Alerts” notifications.
4. Tap Your Community.