Apex Legends Mobile has many advantages over playing with friends in the squad. Knowing and practicing the game with the people you talk to can enhance the chemistry and give you an advantage over three single players in a squad. Apex knows it’s a very social game and makes it easy to do. Here’s how to connect with friends on Apex Legends Mobile.
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Quick answer
To play Apex Legends Mobile with friends, make sure your friends have already joined and are online. From there, tap the box on the left side of the main menu, then the plus sign (+) next to your legend and select your friends. Invite your friends. All they have to do is accept them.
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How to add friends on Apex Legends Mobile
There are two ways to add friends to Apex Legends Mobile.
- Method 1 – Tap the gray box on the left side of the main menu. Then, tap the friend icon with the plus sign to go to the search. Search for your friends’ gamer tags, and tap the same friend icon with a plus sign to add them.
- Method 2 – Tap the gray box on the left side of the main menu. Tap Recent tabs or the Recommended tabs. Finally, tap the Friend icon with a plus sign to add any proposed or recent players you have.
This is a fairly simple and straightforward process. You should not run into any hiccups. Of course, this is only for sending invitations. Your friends must accept the invitation before they can appear on your friends list.
How to invite your friends to a squad on Apex Legends Mobile
This is also a fairly straightforward process.
- Tap the gray box on the left. You’ll notice changes to the main menu UI, and your legend now has two dots with a plus sign next to them.
- Tap on one of the plus signs and your friends list will open. To send an invitation, tap on the diamond-shaped symbol with the plus sign
- When your friends accept your invitation, they will show up on the main screen next to your character.
- Once your friends are there, select game mode and play the way you normally would.
- Pro tip – You can pre-game chat with your friends using the text chat in the bottom left corner above the Settings, Rank and Loadout options.
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FAQ
The game will not allow you to send invitations to people who are offline, in the squad or in an active game. You have to wait for them to appear online before you can invite them and not in any game (or squad).
From the main screen, tap More Button in the bottom right corner and then tap Make room. Follow the instructions to finish the room. Once done, you can invite people to the room or send people Room ID To join them. Now you can engage scrims. This option was locked for me so I’m not sure you need to have a certain level or a certain rank to create one.
Yes and no. Android users can add iOS users and vice versa. However, it’s completely different from the console and PC versions of Apex Legends so you can’t add those players. Read more about Apex Legends mobile cross-platform play here.