Playing Facebook Games Quietly
1. Playing games can be a great way to spend time
and have fun, but not everyone wants to know
details of your games. To stop annoying your
Facebook friends, go to the top right hand corner
and click on the little gear icon.
2. Choose the privacy settings section of Facebook
3. You know you’re in the correct section when you
look to the left side of the screen and the word
“Privacy” is highlighted.
4. Look a little lower on the left-hand side and click
on the section “Apps”
5. You will see a collection of everything you have
connected to your Facebook account. This
includes websites, music applications and phone
apps. If you use to sign in with your Facebook
account. If you have connected many apps, you
may need to click “Show all apps” near the
bottom of your app list.
6. Scroll through the list until you see a game. The
“Edit” link to the right of the game’s name is
where you can change your sharing settings.
7. Once you click on “Edit,” you can see the
“Visibility of app.” This drop-down menu will let
you choose whether if you want to share to a
specific list of friends or just yourself. If you have
not developed a friends list of people who like to
play games and welcome game request
messages, we recommend choosing “Only Me.”
8. If you want to learn how to create your own
friends list, check out the step-by-step guide in
the TEK social media training website. Choosing
the “Custom” option allows you to pick a specific
friends list.
9. If you just want to avoid any and all connections
between your Facebook account and other
websites, you can go to the very top of your
Facebook Apps page (the same page you use to
edit your game-sharing settings).
If you click “Edit,” you can choose to turn apps
off. Facebook offers a warning that explains how
turning them off will prevent you from using any
and all websites that need a Facebook login to
work.
10. Making these simple changes in the way you
share games will give you the chance to play
openly without worrying about making other
people mad about too many game requests or
score announcements. Give it a try!