What triggers Game Mode?

  1. What are the specific characteristics that trigger Game Mode in an iOS game? I have several casual SpriteKit games in the App Store but only one of them triggers Game Mode.

  2. What does GCSupportsGameMode do when set to true? Will it trigger Game Mode or will the OS still decide by itself?

Answered by DTS Engineer in 807503022

See https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/739387. OS decides w.r.t. LSApplicationCategoryType.

GCSupportsGameMode can be set to false to intentionally disable game mode.

See https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/739387. OS decides w.r.t. LSApplicationCategoryType.

GCSupportsGameMode can be set to false to intentionally disable game mode.

I set GCSupportsGameMode to true in MyApp's Info.plist, then GameMode is triggered.

After you set this value, Game Mode will not be triggered every time you launch the game. Instead, you must wait at least five minutes after the last time the App was closed before launching it again for Game Mode to be triggered.

What triggers Game Mode?
 
 
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