Hello Everyone, The following comes to us courtesy of SimpleHelp, as many of us are Facebook subscribers, I thought I would post it on list.
Please keep in mind that the steps listed below were written for sighted users. Mark How to Block Facebook Game Requests You either love them or you. don't. If you don't, this quick overview will explain how to Block requests for Facebook Games (and/or Apps). Facebook Games and Apps often entice users into inviting all of their friends to "participate" as well, frequently by offering "rewards" within the game/app itself. So even your most well-meaning friends may give into temptation and send you a game request. This brief guide will take you step by step through the ways to block those requests. 1. There are two ways to block Facebook Game or App requests - wait until you get one, or pro-actively add some of the most popular ones. We'll show you how to do both. When do you receive a request to play a game, click it (which seems like the last thing you'd want to do, but trust us on this one). 2. You'll be presented with a confirmation screen, which will vary in look based on the game. Regardless, as soon as that screen appears, click the Cancel button. 3. After clicking Cancel, Facebook will redirect you to that games "Page". On this Page, click the "3 dot button" ( . . . ) located on the far right side of the "Cover photo" (see screenshot below). 4. A 'drop-down' menu will appear. From that menu, click Block App 5. Another confirmation window will appear. Review it and click Confirm 6. That's it! No one will be able to send you "requests" to play that specific Game or App ever again. The other way to block Facebook game requests is to manually add them. Click here (opens in a new window/tab) to visit your Facebook Blocking Settings. Scroll down the Blocking page until you locate the section titled Block apps 7. In the space provided, you can type in Game (and App) names that you want to block. As you start typing, a list of Games/Apps will begin to appear. Select the game you want to block from that list. 8. As of May 2015, the following list contains the 10 most-played games on Facebook (source). If you manually type in each game (or copy and paste) you'll have a good start on pre-emptively blocking the most popular games. Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Soda Saga Clash of Clans Farm Heroes Saga 8 Ball Pool Hay Day Criminal Case Trivia Crack Pet Rescue Saga Bubble Witch 2 Saga 9. If you're reading this guide well after May 2015, you may want to run a Google Search for the phrase most popular Facebook games and find a more recent list of current popular games. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
