In Pokémon GO, players can explore their neighborhoods and cities to find wild Pokémon, discover and catch hundreds of Pokémon, and more. Explore our privacy features that put you in control.
Your Settings
To access your settings:
Tap the Main Menu button.
Tap the Settings
button.
Tap General.
Learn more about gameplay features where you can manage your privacy:
Your Niantic Profile
Your Niantic Profile is a section of your game-specific profile that displays your information from across Niantic apps on a single screen.
You can access your Niantic Profile by tapping the Niantic logo in the top right corner of a Niantic game’s profile screen. Only you and your friends are able to view your Niantic Profile.
Your Niantic Profile will show recent achievements across Niantic apps, your lifetime distance walked and the date at which you first began playing Niantic games.
You can also see other available Niantic games that you are not currently playing; tap on the game icons to learn more about each app.
Controlling What Others See
You can control how much information around certain aspects of your Niantic Profile is available for your friends to see.
Online Status: You’re able to set yourself Offline at any time by tapping on the Online Status toggle in your Friend list. Learn more about Online Status.
Last Played Date: To hide the date which you last used a Niantic app, navigate to the Settings menu of your Niantic Profile and tap “Let my Friends see info about the last time I played Niantic Games.”
Player Username: To hide the username for various games, navigate to the Settings menu of your Niantic Profile and tap “Let my Friends see my usernames from all Niantic Games.”
Connecting your Accounts
By tapping on the gear icon in the top right corner of your Niantic Profile, you can see which accounts (e.g. Google Account, Facebook Account, or Apple ID) you have connected to Pokémon GO and make changes to these settings.
Visit this article to learn more about login methods.
Viewing Friends’ Niantic Profiles
You can also view your friends’ Niantic Profiles by tapping on the Niantic Icon when viewing their Trainer Profile in your Friend List.
When you’re viewing your friends’ Niantic Profiles, you can give them nicknames to help better remember who they are. Note that the nicknames that you’ve given to your friends from your Pokémon GO Friend List will carry over to your Niantic Profile.
If you want to change your friend’s nickname, tap the gear icon in the top right corner. You can also remove a friend from this menu, but keep in mind that removing a friend in one game will remove them from other games as well.
Your online status in the game you’re currently playing is also visible to Friends who have also set themselves Online.
Online Status
Your online status lets your friends know when you are available for Trainer Battles or to meet up for Raid Battles. When you set yourself online, you can also see any of your friends who’ve also set themselves online.
While online, you’ll see a green dot next to your Trainer Profile image on the Map View, above your Friend List when looking at your Trainer Profile, and at the top of your Friend List.
How do I control my online status?
You can change your online status from your Friend List. Just tap the image of your Trainer to toggle between online and offline. Your online status will display to your friends who have also set themselves online.
Please note that, if you are playing multiple Niantic games on the same device, your online status is only reflected in the game that you are actively playing.
Niantic Kids and Online Status
Trainers with child accounts will not be shown as online, even if social permissions are granted through the Niantic Kids Parent Portal or Pokémon Trainer Club website.