{"id":101042,"date":"2024-03-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=101042"},"modified":"2024-05-31T00:06:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T04:06:31","slug":"how-to-add-and-remove-friends-on-playstation-5-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-add-and-remove-friends-on-playstation-5-ps5\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add and Remove Friends on PlayStation 5 (PS5)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sony’s social features on the PlayStation 5 enable you to text or voice chat with other people, share gaming sessions via Share Play, see what others are up to, and much more. But before you do all of that, you must build up your friends list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This tutorial will show how to add and interact with friends on PSN through your PS5 console and the PS App for Android and iOS. Additionally, if your friends list becomes overcrowded, you’ll learn how to manage it by blocking or removing people.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Send Friend Requests on PS5 & PS App\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creating a network of gamers who share your interests is critical to the PlayStation experience. Whether you’ve encountered someone during online gaming or want to reconnect with an old buddy, sending out friend requests on PSN (PlayStation Network) is the starting point. You can do that via the PlayStation 5 or the PS App.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Send Friend Requests on PS5\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Visit the Home Screen of your PS5, press the PS button<\/span> on the DualSense controller, and select the Game Base<\/span> control center option.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    1. Switch to the Friends<\/span> tab and select Search for Players<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      1. Players whom you’ve played with recently in multiplayer should automatically show up. Type their PSN ID in the search field to search for a specific person. You can also type the person’s real name if you believe they have their real name and profile picture set to be public. \n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        1. Select the player ID or real name on the search results and select Add Friend<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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          1. Check the box next to Become <\/span>Close Friends<\/span> <\/span>if you’d like to share your real name and profile picture (you can always do that later) and select Send <\/span>to send out a request.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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            Send Friend Requests on the PS App\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Open the PS App on your smartphone. You can get the PS App via the Play Store<\/a> or App Store<\/a> if you don’t have it.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Tap the Friends<\/span> icon at the top right corner of the app, followed by the Add Friends<\/span> icon (represented by a figure and a plus sign).\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Enter the PSN ID or the real name of a person and tap the name on the search results.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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              1. Tap the Add<\/span> button on the player’s profile page. \n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Enable the switch next to Share Your <\/span>Real Name<\/span> and Picture <\/span>if you want to share your real name and profile picture, and tap Send Request<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                Manage Friend Requests on PSN\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                You can accept friend requests from other players and manage pending requests you’ve sent to other people on PSN via your PS5 or the PS App.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Manage Friend Requests on PS5\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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                1. Press the PlayStation button<\/span> and select Game Base<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. Under the default Friends<\/span> tab, select the <\/span>Friend Requests<\/span> icon. \n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                  1. You can then:\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n