How to add friends for Apex Legends™ cross-play

Updated 3 weeks ago1 min read

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Ready to squad up? Learn how to add friends and play together with cross-play.

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Is Apex Legends cross-play?

Apex Legends supports cross-play on all platforms: EA app, Steam, Xbox, PlayStation®, and Nintendo Switch™. Cross-play is turned on automatically. You can use cross-play to play Apex Legends with friends on other platforms after you’ve added them to your in-game friends list. 
New to Apex Legends? Check out our beginner’s guide to get started.

How to cross-play with friends

  1. 1
    Go to the Friends menu.
  2. 2
    Select Find Friend.
  3. 3
    Type in their EA Public ID. You can also go to your Privacy Settings and change how players can search you by going to Allow users to search for me by and checking any of the below options:
    • Email address
    • PSN™ Online ID for PlayStation® 4 and 5
    • Xbox Live® gamertag for Xbox One and X|S
    • Nintendo Nickname for Nintendo Switch™.
  4. 4
    Your friend will get an invite to accept, reject, or block your request. Once they accept, you can play together.
Once you’ve added a friend, the Friends menu will show if they’re playing on PC or console with an icon next to their name.Check out our video guide to learn how to play with friends.
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The Friends menu shows who's online and who's playing Apex Legends, with icons showing if they're on PC or console.

How to turn off cross-play

If you disable cross-play, you’ll only be able to play with other players on the same platform as you who’ve also disabled cross-play. We don’t recommend disabling cross-play as it increases queue times.
You can’t turn cross-play off if you play on PC. To turn off cross-play on PlayStation®, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch™: 
  1. 1
    Go to the lobby.
  2. 2
    Select the cogwheel (Game Menu) in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
  3. 3
    Select Settings.
  4. 4
    Scroll down to Cross Platform Play.
  5. 5
    Choose Disabled to turn it off. If you want to turn cross-play back on, choose Enabled.  
The Apex Legends Gameplay settings screen, with Cross Platform Play highlighted in a red box. The Enabled button is selected.

Does Apex Legends have Cross Progression?

Apex Legends supports Cross Progression, which means you can share your game progress across different platforms.Learn more about Cross Progression.
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