How to add friends on the EA app

Overview

This guide covers everything from finding someone by their EA ID, to fixing invite issues, to just wanting to team up quickly.

What is your Friend List?

Your Friend List helps keep you up to date with your friends while you game. You can play multiplayer games together, share what you're playing solo, and chat about gameplay strategy.

Add friends to your Friend List

Moved to the EA app from Origin? Your Origin friend list automatically transfers over once you log in to the EA app.Here’s more info on what happens to your games and accounts when you move to the EA app.

1
Launch the EA app.
The EA app is only available on PC and Mac. You can’t use the EA app on a phone.
2
Select the Add friend button under your avatar.
3
Find or import your friends for your Friend List.
Select Find friends to search for people using their display name, EA ID, real name, or email address.
Select Import friends to add your friends from Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation®. If your social and gaming accounts aren’t already connected to your EA Account, you can link them here.
4
Find your friend in the list and select Add.

Having trouble adding friends?There could be a few reasons why your friend request isn’t working. Try these tips.

They might have their profile set to private. Ask them to send you a friend request instead.
You both need to have cross-play turned on in your game settings.
Make sure your EA Account is linked to your console or platform accounts.
Check your internet connection and restart the app.
Make sure your app is updated to the latest version.

Find friends in your game

Being friends on the EA app, which links you to friends through your EA ID, isn’t always the same thing as being friends in-game.

If you want to add a friend in-game, check out our EA Help articles for your game about cross-play or adding friends.