royhova
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Q: Disable game center iOS 6

I recently updated my iPhone 4S to iOS 6 with great regret. I have run into a number of issues with the update that I feel has finally pushed me to pose a question. Related to the subject, I am not a fan of social anything and despise game center.  My issue is:

 

Even though I disable game center, once I log in for any reason on the iPhone (app update as example) it logs me into game center.

 

Is there anyway to permanently disable game center and/or not have it share my log in information with the app store. I find it to be an invasion of privacy that my password is shared without my consent across different apps in the device.

 

To use a good analogy, this same "feature" could allow an app to use your banking password for auto login purposes.

 

As an FYI, I did search the forums and I have no interest in just "letting it run in the background" I do not want it to auto login and save any information about me.

Posted on Oct 31, 2012 9:08 PM

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  • by scifoso,

    scifoso scifoso Jan 26, 2013 2:35 AM in response to royhova
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    Jan 26, 2013 2:35 AM in response to royhova

    OK, no guessing.  Here's what happens.

     

    I have an app called NYT Crosswords.  If I'm signed into GC and start NYT iOS/G. displays a notification "welcome back".

    I exit and shutdown NYT, the start GC and logout. I exit GC and shut it down.

    I start NYT, and now iOS/GC prompts me to login to GC.  It will do this every time I start or resume.

    What I do is select cancel, switch out of NYT, and switch back to NYT.  GC login pops up again, so again I select cancel.  I exit, resume, and select cancel for a third time.  GC then prompts me if I want to disable using GC. I select OK, and from then on when I start or resume GC, there are no more notifications or login prompts.

    Great, but it will come back, and here's how.  If you log into the App Store (which you are forced to do to install a free application - brain dead), the logging into the App Store also logs you into Game Center.  Exit App Store, fire up NYT, and it's now back at displaying the GC welcome notification.

     

    Not a huge deal, but a stupid design.

  • by E_bee,

    E_bee E_bee Feb 8, 2013 10:10 AM in response to royhova
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    Feb 8, 2013 10:10 AM in response to royhova

    Here's what I have done after months of "Cancel x3, then disable" only to have to do it all over again every time I bought an app... Create a different Apple ID just for Game Center.

     

    1. Go to the sign in page for GC.

    2. If you have an existing second ID, sign in with that.

    3. If you don't already have multiple ID's, click on "Create an Apple ID" and go through the process using a different email from your main Apple ID.

    4. Sign out of Game Center.

    5. When you are asked to sign in again when you start your game, select cancel 3 times and then disable.

    6. Voila. This will not change the default Apple ID you are using for other Apple services, so you can make purchases from iTunes or the App Store with your regular ID and password, and it will not log you into Game Center. I tested it.

  • by scifoso,

    scifoso scifoso Feb 8, 2013 10:52 AM in response to E_bee
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    Feb 8, 2013 10:52 AM in response to E_bee

    Followed your instructions with the second account creation, and it works.  Nice hack.  Glad to take waste some space on Apple's database.

  • by Skydiver119,

    Skydiver119 Skydiver119 Feb 8, 2013 7:38 PM in response to E_bee
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    Feb 8, 2013 7:38 PM in response to E_bee

    Thanks for this. I have a feeling Angry Birds will still log me in against my will, but at least it's accessing a garbage account instead of my real one.

  • by Alfaromeo1750,

    Alfaromeo1750 Alfaromeo1750 Feb 24, 2013 2:03 AM in response to royhova
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    Feb 24, 2013 2:03 AM in response to royhova

    Check this link for how to do it. It worked for me....yessssssss

     

    http://appletoolbox.com/2012/11/how-to-completely-disable-game-center-remove-you r-account/

  • by bibistrikesback,

    bibistrikesback bibistrikesback Jul 26, 2013 6:42 AM in response to E_bee
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    Jul 26, 2013 6:42 AM in response to E_bee

    Thanks, E-bee! It worked for me. And sorry not to be able to give you the points you deserve.

  • by Domingofrombc,

    Domingofrombc Domingofrombc Mar 12, 2014 2:15 PM in response to royhova
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    Mar 12, 2014 2:15 PM in response to royhova

    I just disable Wi-Fi and play the game. I have a 3GS iphone and gamecenter always pops up online. Disable the internet when playing a game. Use internet to install apps. Done deal.

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