How to use EA connect

What's EA connect?

EA connect is an in-game menu that supports cross-platform and group play across EA games and platforms. You can find friends, join their lobby, jump into active games, and customize social settings to keep your online gaming experience fun and fair.

Which games have EA connect?

EA SPORTS™ College Football 25
EA SPORTS™ College Football 26
EA SPORTS FC™ 24
EA SPORTS FC™ 25
FIFA 23
Madden NFL 24
Madden NFL 25
NHL 24
NHL 25

How to launch EA connect in-game

If your game supports EA connect, here’s how to launch it in-game.

1
Go to the game’s main menu.
2
Locate the EA connect icon.
It’s usually found on the bottom-right of your screen, though its location and design might vary depending on the game you’re playing.
3
Select the EA connect icon to launch it.

EA connect features and settings

You need an EA Account and an internet connection to use EA connect. If you’re having connectivity issues, check the server status for your game on EA Help.Not every game will have all of the features listed below. As we develop and improve EA Connect, more features may be added to games in the future.

Find and add friends in EA connect

1
Launch EA connect and go to the Player search tab.
2
Enter your friend’s EA ID or platform username into the search bar.
3
Select their name and choose Add friend.

EA connect screen showing the Player search tab.

Use the Friend requests tab to:

check the status of sent friend requests you’ve sent or
cancel sent friend requests
review, accept, or decline friend requests you received.

In the Recently met tab, you can find other players you’ve recently played with. You can take action on players in this list, including adding them as a friend or blocking them.

Manage friends in EA connect

When you open EA connect, you’ll start on the Friends tab. This is where you can see which friends are online or offline.
You can also check what platform they’re on, what game and mode they’re playing, and when they were last online.

EA connect screen showing the Friends tab.

Friends with someone on EA connect but not on your platform network?

You’ll see an EA logo next to their name.

Friends with someone on your platform network but not EA connect?

You won’t be able to see details about their activity, including when they were last online.

How to remove a friend

1
Select their name.
2
Choose Remove as EA friend.
3
Choose Confirm.

If you’re still friends with someone on your platform network, they’ll still show up in the Friends tab even after you remove them as an EA friend.

Report, mute, or block players with EA connect

1
In EA connect, find and select the player you want to take action on.
2
From the Player actions menu, choose Mute, Block, or Report.

If you choose Report, you’ll be prompted to share more information about the specific behavior or content that you’re flagging.

Dark blue Player actions menu with possible actions listed down the left side.

Manage game invites with EA connect

Team up with a friend in a lobby to jump into the same game mode together.

EA connect screen showing the Game invites tab. A game invite icon can be seen in lighter blue in the bottom right corner.

View your invitesChoose the Game invites tab to see the invitations you’ve received. If you’ve got an active invite, select it to view more details, like what game it’s for, who sent it, and player actions. You’ll find these details on the right side of your screen.Accept or decline an inviteSelect the invitation to open it. Choose either Join lobby to accept it or Decline to refuse it.
Invite someone to a lobby
Once you’re in the game mode you want to play, go to the Friends tab, choose the online friend you want to invite, and select Invite to lobby.
Cross-play restrictions
You won’t be able to join a friend in a lobby if:

you’ve disabled cross-play
your friend has disabled cross-play
the game mode doesn’t support cross-play.

Start a party in EA connectIn the EA connect Party tab, you can start a party with other players and communicate through chat. When you’re the party owner, there’ll be a crown icon next to your EA ID.
Add players to a party

1
From the Party tab, select Add players to party. This brings you to the Friends tab.
2
From the Friends tab, find and select the name of the player you want to invite, and select Invite to party.

You can invite both online or offline players to your party. Players who are offline will get your invite when they log on.
Promote a player to party leader

1
From the Party tab, go to the name of the player you want to promote to Party Leader.
2
Select See player actions.
3
Select Promote to Party Leader.

Manage voice chat preferences

1
From the Party tab, use your controller to select Chat: Party at the bottom of your screen (depending on your settings, it might say something else like Chat: Team).
2
Choose which channel you want to chat in (Party, team, or turn voice chat off entirely).

Manage clubs in EA connect

You can also use EA connect to engage with members of clubs that you belong to or manage. Add a club member as a friend

1
Go to the Club tab of the game you’re playing.
2
Choose the name of the player you want to invite.
3
Select Add friend.

Invite a club member to a party

1
Go to the Club tab of the game you’re playing.
2
Choose the name of the player you want to invite.
3
Select Invite to party.

Promote a club memberIf you’re the General Manager (GM) of your club, you can promote other club members to GM, Club Captain, or Club UGC owner.

1
Go to the Club tab of the game you’re playing.
2
Choose the name of the player you want to promote, and select See player actions.
3
Choose the type of promotion you want to give and select that option.

Quick Message friends in EA connect

The Quick message feature lets you send other players pre-written messages, like “Play another?” or “GG.” You can send messages to players on the EA app, the EA connect mobile app, and EA connect on console.

A screenshot of Quick messages in EA connect, like Hi, Let's play, and Ready.

To send a Quick message, find your friend’s username in any of these tabs and select Quick Message next to their name:

Friends
Party
Game invites
Player List
Recently Met.

If you get a Quick Message while you’re playing, it’ll pop up in the bottom right corner of your screen. Make sure you have notifications turned on to receive Quick Messages from other players.
To view your Quick Message conversations from the last 29 days, go to the Inbox tab.

EA connect social and accessibility settings

Select the Social settings option on the bottom-left side of your screen.
From here, you can change your notification preferences and privacy settings, turn voice chat on or off, and adjust accessibility settings.