Disable Game Center, IOS 9

You can't disable it as such. You can log out of Game Center but when a Game Center enabled game is run, it will hound you to sign in...hit cancel about 4 or 5 times to get it to stop bugging you. Also note that after cancelling 4-5 times, it will stop hounding you to sign in BUT, it may hound you again the following day (my experience after iOS 9 was released)

Example:

1. Run game

2. Sign in Game Center prompt (hit cancel)

3. Tap Home button

4. Tap game icon to open game again

5. Sign in Game Center prompt (hit cancel)

(repeat beginning at 3.)

Repeat about 4-5 times until the Game Center sign-in prompt does not appear.

This seems to be a current bug on Apple's end as this affects devices on iOS 7 as well. However, this seemed to start with the release of iOS 9.

Also look for a setting within the game to disable Game Center. This may help.

Same issue here. It definitely does go away after a few tries but then comes back again the next day. I regret getting 9. Battery life isn't as good, response is slower overall. Really wish I could downgrade safely.

Please Apple if you are reading this, allow us to disable Game Centre without a doubt the biggest annoyance on this version of iOS. I have no interest at all in the App. and all you are doing is driving me away to a different platform. There is no reason to force this on your users

Hope the following continues to work, instead of hitting cancel - I logged into Game Center with a none existent account I might have told Apple where to go! Childish, Yes... But deeply satisfying. You then get a screen saying unrecognised account, keep on putting in wrong details and eventually your Game Center account will be locked.

The above steps did have to be repeated a few times, however, it does seem to have worked... There is a slight lag in the game at a similar time to when Game Center was loading, but there is no further interruption!

Which was highly annoying, especially if you are playing a game against the clock... Fingers crossed Apple see sense and allow users to either Disable, delete or opt out of Game Center completely

Should qualify my "fix" a bit better, the log in was done when Game Center rudely interrupts the gameplay, not in Settings. It did take a few goes, but so far no more interrupts - truly hope you find success or Apple realises Guerilla type intrusions is not how you maintain a successful brand, and gives us an Opr out option.

Idespairofusernames wrote:

Please Apple if you are reading this, allow us to disable Game Centre without a doubt the biggest annoyance on this version of iOS.

Apple's likely not reading this. Go to http://apple.com/feedback/ipad.html.

Well I seem to have just gotten the game center welcome back/sign in nag screen to turn off, which had been coming up every single time I minimized or restarted a game even though I was not signed in to it, and had it disabled in notifications.

I triple checked that I was signed out of game center, and I was. I pressed the "forgot apple ID" found in "settings-> game center" twice. Maybe three times. I did it a lot.

I fired up Uprising and bam, no more game center welcome screens.

Gamecenter's Guerilla tactics will drive iOS users away from the platform... Necessary casualties for Apples invasive Marketing Department!

Whilst, my first suggestion had worked for a few days, the Apple insurgents forced me to find an alternate way. I figured there must be a way of deleting my account (or as suggested my Apple's T's and C's of being banned). So I launched Game Centre from Settings, and after 5 minutes of the Apple spinning whelel of incompetence let me in, signed back in. No setting to switch off there.

However, Apple required me to agree to their Terms and Conditions... and included a Disagree button, I declined Apples T's and C's for Game Centre.

On the next Game play, the Game Centre pop up, popped up... The game clock does not pause so effectively spoiling yet another game (Thanks Apple!) - this time I did sign in as me... I figured having disagreed to Apples Terms I should not be allowed in. Allow enough time for the Apple spinning wheel of incompetence (maybe Windows is not such a bad platform after all) to finish and I was reverted back to the log-in screen again. Click Cancel to get back to that spoilt game as you can't complete the level In time.

Upon the next game play (closing the game and re-open) no pop up! This is only day 2, so truly hope I've not spoken too early... But I am keeping fingers crossed, as clearly common sense eludes Apple HQ to allow iOS users a Disable button.

Childish, Yes... But deeply satisfying. I too used a choice of words as an Apple ID here. I had never signed into Game Center, and until proven otherwise I believe Apple's different departments don't talk to each other at the level of my phone. I have not seen Game Center invade my gameplay yet, but the span of time is still small. We'll see.

Thank you for providing the link - I just left my feedback. Maybe if enough of us do so, the issue will be addressed.

It took me less than 2 minutes to express my frustration, so was well worth the time. For anyone else who is interested, go to http://apple.com/feedback/ipad.html. FYI - You should check your IOS version (e.g., 9.0.2) before doing so.

I agree. The unnecessary, unwanted and annoying Game Center interruption should have an opt out. I left feedback at http://Apple.com/feedback/iPad.html

Please send your feedback to apple at this link. I think if enough complaints get sent to apple they may pay attention to their consumers.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html