PUBG MOBILE Safety Settings

PUBG MOBILE safety settings help parents review the global mobile battle royale game. Players collect equipment and compete alone or in teams, while friends, rankings and rewards encourage repeat play. However, voice contact, public interaction and purchases need separate attention from the match itself.

For parents, this guide separates game options from account security and device restrictions. However, settings cannot guarantee safe contact or make mature content appropriate for a younger child. Use the documented controls alongside regular conversations and an age appropriate choice of game.

Age Rating and Child Safety Warning

The Irish Apple listing currently shows 13+, alongside optional purchases that can include random items. This classification differs from an account eligibility rule and from ratings on another store. Therefore, check the actual device listing and regional terms rather than treating every PUBG title as identical.

The current regional agreement ties account eligibility to the applicable minimum age and requires guardian acceptance for eligible minors. Some services may offer verified parental consent below that threshold. However, this does not establish a universal child sign up option. Use the child’s accurate age and follow the actual regional process.

For parents, read the official privacy portal before supplying verification information. It includes separate information for parents and children. A consent or identity check does not verify the age or intentions of teammates. In addition, do not use an adult social login to bypass a child restriction.

PUBG MOBILE Parental Controls and Restrictions

Use a separate child device identity with Apple Family Sharing or Google Family Link. Those systems manage device access and spending, while the game login has its own rules. For complete family setup, use CODA device and parental control guidance. Keep the adult passcode and purchase approval credentials private.

PUBG MOBILE safety settings for Apple purchases

First, enable Screen Time and check the child’s device. Apple changed these menu labels in its newer software.

• Open Settings, then Screen Time.
• On the current interface, choose Apps and Websites, then App Store.
• Select In-app Purchases and choose Blocked.

Why it matters: This covers Apple billing. Older software can show different labels, and external payment websites remain separate.

PUBG MOBILE safety settings for Google purchases

Similarly, use the parent’s Family Link account for Google Play requests.

• Open Family Link and select the child.
• Choose Controls, then Google Play.
• Under Purchases & download approvals, open Require approval for and select All content.

Why it matters: Approval covers Google Play billing. However, it does not prevent spending an existing game balance or paying through an external website.

PUBG MOBILE safety settings for Android time limits

Next, check the child’s supervised Android account and the device actually used for play.

• Open Family Link and select the child.
• Choose Screen time, Time limits, then App limits.
• Select PUBG MOBILE, choose Set limit, set the allowance and tap Done.
• To prevent access, use the app’s available Blocked or allowed option and choose the blocked state.

Why it matters: Limits support stopping but another account or device can weaken them. Do not mark the game as an unlimited time app.

PUBG MOBILE safety settings for iPhone time controls

For current iPhone software, use the child’s managed Screen Time controls. Older releases may call these App Limits and Downtime.

• Open Settings, then Screen Time for the child’s managed device.
• Open Time Allowances. Under Time Allowances, select the relevant category and adjust its allowance.
• Use Manage Categories to review the apps included. Check that the game falls within the intended category.
• For permitted periods, open Screen Time Schedule, turn on Schedule and select Add Schedule. Set days and time windows.

Why it matters: Keep the game out of Always Allowed and protect parent approval. Verify the resulting child experience because current and older interfaces differ.

PUBG MOBILE Safety Settings for Contact

PUBG MOBILE safety settings for blocking

In the official global instructions, blocking starts from the player’s chat avatar.

• Open the relevant Chat window and tap the player’s avatar.
• Choose Block Player and confirm OK.
• Open Friends, then Black List to check the blocked account.

Why it matters: Blocking a friend removes that friendship. However, another account or external messaging app remains separate. Interface positions may move after updates.

PUBG MOBILE safety settings for reporting

For abuse, report the relevant person and behaviour through the documented player action menu.

• Tap the player’s avatar to open the player action menu.
• Choose Report Player and select the relevant option under Report Content.
• Tap Report. Also block the account if you want to stop contact.

Why it matters: Moderation does not guarantee an immediate response. Stop a distressing interaction and seek adult support rather than waiting in the chat.

Voice chat and social privacy choices

Review the actual game’s microphone, speaker and social settings before play. Turning off microphone access stops outgoing phone audio, but does not necessarily silence incoming voice or text. Current global menu labels for every voice audience, friend request, profile visibility and invitation option could not be confirmed here. Therefore, use the separate device safeguards below and official Customer Service rather than copying Korea, Japan or BGMI instructions.

PUBG MOBILE safety settings for microphone access

For an immediate device level audio safeguard, review the permissions the game has requested.

• Open Settings, then Privacy & Security and Microphone.
• Find PUBG MOBILE and turn access off. Review Camera in the same privacy area if the game appears there.

Why it matters: Denying microphone access prevents that app using the microphone. It does not remove incoming speech, text messages or another app’s permissions.

Remove microphone access on Android

Similarly, review requested permissions rather than assuming every category applies to the game.

• Open Settings, then Apps and See all apps if needed.
• Select PUBG MOBILE, then Permissions.
• Open Microphone if listed and choose Don’t allow. Review any other unnecessary requested permissions.

Why it matters: Manufacturers can change these labels. A missing permission category does not prove the game has no social interaction.

PUBG MOBILE Safety Settings for Privacy and Accounts

For privacy, avoid a real name, school, address or contact details in a profile, image or voice conversation. Review location access if the phone lists it, and decline unnecessary requests. In addition, consider what teammates can infer from background sound, shared photographs and activity patterns, even when GPS access is off.

Secure the actual login provider

Identify whether the game uses Apple, Google, Facebook or another offered login. Protect that provider with a unique password and its available second factor. Keep recovery access current and never share codes for free UC or an account sale. PUBG MOBILE documents account security and recovery features, but exact current global secondary verification setup labels remain unconfirmed here.

PUBG MOBILE safety settings for support

For a missing control, compromised account or billing delivery issue, use global mobile support.

• Open the game’s Settings and select the Customer Service icon.
• Choose the relevant issue and give the player ID, device and a clear description. Keep passwords and security codes out of the message.
• If you cannot open the game, use the support contact shown in its official store listing: service@pubgmobile.com.

Why it matters: The PC and console PUBG support team points mobile players to this route. Korea, Japan and BGMI have separate services and help systems.

Request account information or deletion

Before deletion, consider a data copy and any evidence you need to preserve.

• Open the official PUBG MOBILE privacy portal.
• Find Contact Us and the section for a user submitting their own data processing request.
• Select its Click HERE link, rather than the separate law enforcement form.
• Choose the applicable access, copy, correction or deletion request and follow the identity and eligibility prompts.

Why it matters: Deletion can remove progress and paid items. It does not automatically cancel Apple, Google or external billing, and some records may remain for valid retention purposes.

PUBG MOBILE Safety Settings for Billing

For spending, distinguish UC, random reward purchases and any membership or pass. A low priced item can lead to repeated spending. Therefore, agree a budget in real money, check the actual offer and do not treat a near miss or another player’s rare item as a reason to buy again.

Request an Apple purchase refund

Start with the Apple Account on the receipt and the exact transaction.

• Sign in to Apple Report a Problem.
• Choose I’d like to, then Request a refund. Select the reason and Next.
• Select the app purchase, subscription or item and choose Submit.

Why it matters: Apple decides eligibility. Separately cancel an unwanted subscription, and do not assume a pending charge can already enter the refund process.

Request a Google Play refund

For Google billed items, use the purchasing account and the order history.

• Open Google Play in a browser and select the profile picture.
• Choose Payments & subscriptions, then Budget & order history.
• Find the order, select Report a problem, choose the relevant issue and complete the refund explanation.
• Select Submit and retain the reference.

Why it matters: Eligibility differs by item and region. Ireland and the UK have specific guidance, so do not apply one universal time limit or promise a refund.

For an external UC website, use the seller named on that receipt rather than an app store refund form. Check any recurring membership through the service that bills it. Uninstalling the app, deleting an account or blocking new purchases does not by itself stop an existing renewal.

Regional play reminders and new features

Do not rely on an assumed global six hour rule or copy India specific play management instructions into an Irish account. Use parent managed device limits instead. Similarly, check any new social, creation or assistant feature before allowing it. Its exact audience, data use and off controls need review on the current global version.

How to Use PUBG MOBILE Safely

For eligible teenagers, agree whether play involves known friends and what happens if strangers join or ask for private contact. Keep voice and spending decisions separate. However, a device time limit cannot judge what someone says during an allowed session, so maintain regular conversations about the experience.

For families, agree who can join, what spending requires approval and when play stops. Review the actual account together rather than relying on a screenshot from another device. In addition, practise leaving an uncomfortable interaction and asking for help without arguing with the other person.

Essential Safety Advice and Current Concerns

However, PUBG MOBILE safety settings cannot establish another player’s age or intentions. Watch for secrecy, gifts with conditions, sexual comments, threats and pressure to move to a private app. A friendly voice, familiar avatar or shared interest does not prove that someone is trustworthy.

If someone pressures or threatens a child, listen calmly and stop contact. Preserve relevant nonsexual messages where safe. Do not download or forward sexual images of children. Reassure the child that asking for help will not get them into trouble, even if they broke a family rule.

In Ireland, contact An Garda Síochána about suspected grooming or exploitation. In an emergency, call 112 or 999. CODA guidance supports education and prevention, but an urgent safeguarding concern needs an appropriate immediate response.

Similarly, avoid currency generators, account sellers and offers that require a password or security code. Use official stores and support channels. Finally, protect sleep, schoolwork and offline relationships, and discuss distress or repeated difficulty stopping without blame.

Platform Support and Regional Differences

Use the global Customer Service route shown above. This guide covers Tencent’s global PUBG MOBILE app, not PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC or console, the Korea and Japan app, or BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA. Those products can have different accounts, restrictions, menus and support teams.

For parents in Ireland, the UK and the USA, device version, account age and local availability can change the controls offered. Follow the help for the actual edition. A regional age check does not establish a universal legal rule, and parental permission does not change a game’s content rating.

PUBG MOBILE Safety Settings Checklist

• First, check the game edition, age rating and actual account owner.
• Next, review PUBG MOBILE safety settings for contact, privacy and purchases.
• In addition, check the separate console, computer or phone controls.
• Practise leaving, blocking, reporting and seeking help together.
• Finally, revisit the controls after an update or a change of device.

PUBG MOBILE Safety Settings Questions

Do parental controls make this game suitable for every child?

No. Controls address specific risks and cannot remove every scene, message or social pressure. Therefore, start with the age rating and the individual child’s needs. Choose an age appropriate alternative when the game’s content or account requirements do not fit.

Does blocking protect every account and device?

No. Another person can use a different account or contact someone through a separate service. Similarly, a purchase restriction on one store does not control every payment website. Review each route the player actually uses and keep conversations alongside technical protections.

Related CODA Guides

• Popular Games Safety Settings helps families compare game guidance.
• Gaming Platforms and Console Safety Settings explains supporting accounts and devices.
• Resources for Parents provides wider family support.

References

Official guidance

• PUBG MOBILE Irish Apple listing explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• PUBG MOBILE regional user agreement explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• PUBG MOBILE privacy portal explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Apple purchase restrictions explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Google Play purchase approval explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Family Link app limits explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Apple time allowances and schedules explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• PUBG MOBILE blocking and reporting explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• iPhone camera and microphone permissions explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Android app permissions explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Official mobile support routing explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Apple refund requests explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Google Play refund requests explains the relevant control, policy or support route.
• Garda child grooming guidance explains the relevant control, policy or support route.

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Last updated: 21 October 2026