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Your complete guide to Game Mode in Apple's new iOS 18
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If you've updated to iOS 18, you may be wondering what the "Game Mode" pop-up means when you open up a game. Game Mode is a new feature in iOS 18 that turns on once you open a game, and it allocates more resources to the game you're playing so the game runs more smoothly. In this article, we'll go over what Game Mode does, how to enable or disable it, and explain why you should use this new feature.
iOS 18 Game Mode: Fast Facts
Game Mode is a new iOS 18 feature that helps your games run faster and smoother. It minimizes background activity so your game can run better, and it also decreases latency between your phone and Bluetooth controllers and AirPods. Game Mode is enabled by default but can be disabled when a game is open.
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How to Enable/Disable Game Mode
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Open a game. Game Mode is enabled by default in iOS 18. However, there is no way to enable or disable it in the Settings app. You can only enable or disable Game Mode when you have a game open.- Note that not all games will trigger Game Mode. If you don't see the Game Mode banner pop up when opening a game, try a different one. This may or may not get fixed as Apple and app developers fix bugs with iOS 18 and/or their apps.
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Tap the Game Mode On banner at the top of the screen. If you miss this banner, you can instead swipe down from the top-right corner to open the Control Center and tap the game's name at the top of the screen. -
Tap Game Mode to disable it. If you want to enable Game Mode, simply tap the Game Mode button again to enable it.- Note that if you disable Game Mode, you may need to restart your phone to enable it again. It's unclear if this is intended or not for Game Mode, so this may or may not get fixed in future updates to iOS 18.
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