Why You Probably Need To Change Your Privacy Settings On PS5
One of the most important things to do after setting up a new device with online functionality is to adjust (or at least look at) your privacy settings. It’s important forsmartphonesand pretty much essential forcomputers, but don’t overlook your home gaming consoles, either.
Whether you’re choosing how much or little you want to make yourself available to random strangers on the internet or setting up an account for a younger user, privacy settings are worth spending some time on. Otherwise, you could find yourself receiving unexpected messages from mistyped addresses, random trolling, or possibly someone who’s really angry that you beat them in a versus match.
In a perfect world, people just wouldn’t do two of those three things, but this isn’t a perfect world, so prevention should be your first step in dealing with these sorts of problems. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to control who can contact you or even see you in the first place on your PlayStation 5.
How do I change my PS5 privacy settings?
Open the Settings menu for your PS5, then select Users and Accounts > Privacy >View and Customize Your Privacy Settings. Keep in mind that children will be able to use their family manager to choose a privacy profile for themselves, but they won’t be able to change their profile once their account is created. A parent or guardian can adjust these settings for them later, however.
Once you’re in Privacy Settings you have four different profile presets to choose from:
If none of these profiles fits your needs completely, you can also go in and manually adjust individual settings — like whether or not your account will appear in a search — to fine-tune it to your liking.
