The Ultimate Guide to Adding Friends in Roblox for Xbox

Are you a Roblox player on Xbox looking to connect with friends in the game? Adding friends on Roblox for Xbox can enhance your gaming experience and open up new opportunities for collaboration and fun.

This article will guide you through the process of creating a Roblox account on Xbox, adding friends, finding friends, managing your friends list, and understanding the benefits and limitations of adding friends on Roblox for Xbox.

Discover how to make the most of your Roblox social experience while staying safe online.

What is Roblox for Xbox?

Roblox for Xbox refers to the version of Roblox for the Microsoft Xbox gaming console. Roblox Corporation does not offer a unique application specific to Xbox, and Roblox games on Xbox are played by downloading the Microsoft Xbox Roblox application called Roblox Player. Roblox games are played on the system by playing Roblox Player on an Xbox, rather than by a direct Xbox sign-in to the main Roblox application.

To play Roblox on an Xbox, follow these steps to download Roblox Player:

1. Press the Xbox button in the center of your controller.
2. Enter the Microsoft Store (formerly called the Xbox Store).
3. Go to Search and enter Roblox.
4. Enter the Roblox Player application page, clicking the Install button to your left to begin the download.
5. Once the download is complete, enter the in-app installer and log in or create a Roblox account.
6. Once installed register or login, browse or search for any game they wish to play.

Once you’re in a game, you can open the Roblox for Xbox interface by pressing Y on your controller to chat, select gear and accessories, and view your profile. See the official Roblox webpage for full instructions on how to download and install Roblox on your Xbox.

How to Create a Roblox Account on Xbox?

To create a Roblox account on Xbox, one needs their own Roblox username or gamer tag along with a strong password. To set up Roblox on Xbox and create an account, visit Roblox on the Xbox platform and sign-in using Your Gamertag. Once linked, your Xbox will be authenticated as a Roblox account. Download the application and play with friends who are already connected. Expanding one’s friend group from the Xbox community can quickly be done by playing inside and outside of Roblox.

How to Add Friends on Roblox for Xbox?

To add friends on Roblox, enter the recipient’s username in the search bar at the top of the Friends tab. If the recipient’s username appears, it will also show when they were last online, allowing you to send a friend request if they were recently active. Roblox does not allow searching for friends using Xbox usernames. At the time of publication, the only way to add friends is to have their username or for players under the age of 13, to provide the player’s username to a parent or guardian who has a Roblox account themselves. This unusual restriction occurred in a December 2020 update to reduce the risk of children being casually invited to join a game by strangers they do not know. To enter a Roblox username, follow these steps.

Let the user know what they’ll see after entering a username to find if someone is their friend.
1. In the Roblox app, tap Friends on the bottom menu.
2. Type the username in the search bar and tap Add Friend next to the found username.
3. After tapping Add Friend, the friend request will change to Waiting for friend request to be accepted.
4. If the friend request has been accepted, the friend’s name will be displayed in the friends list.
5. If the friend request has been declined, thia ‘friend’ will be removed from the friend list.

Send a Friend Request

On Roblox for Xbox, you add friends by clicking on the official profile for the account you want to friend, and then selecting Add Friend. The user will receive your request and can choose to accept or block you. An indicator in their friend’s community menu will note their status. From the user’s own profile, friends can be added by entering the name of the desired profile account in the search bar, and selecting the Add Friend icon that can be found on its profile page.

You can also add friends in Roblox for Windows or Roblox for iOS and they will show up automatically in Roblox for Xbox and mobile. All friend requests can be answered from the mobile app, although it does require a download. To remove someone from friends, click their profile icon and select Remove Friend. Roblox premium users, or Roblox premium members, must pay an additional subscription fee per month. Among the benefits, such as acquiring more Robux, is the ability to increase how many players a person can have with a maximum friend count of 1000 instead of the 200 friend limits non-Roblox premium users are allowed.

Accept a Friend Request

To accept a friend request on Xbox, you must check the notifications tab. From the Home screen of your Xbox, scroll to the notification tab on the menu to the bottom left. This tab contains all the alerts you have received. Scroll through until you find the alert for the friend request. Press the X button to accept it. The reward oriented phone app Xbox Game bar provides information on pending friend requests, but does not allow you to accept them.

Remove a Friend

To remove a friend, select their GamerCard in Roblox, hit the More button with three dots, then tap Remove Friend. It is good social networking manners given that Roblox is a children’s platform to ask for consent before making a friend request, so reject friendship requests if you have them if you don’t want to add that person to your friends’ list.

There is no way to remove friends using the Roblox Xbox app outside of rare circumstances where the user has a verified mistake such as adding an inappropriate gamer tag as a friend. In that case, removal can be done through the Roblox website. This help page gives full guidance on the process. After removing the user as a friend on roblox.com, ensure that the example account is removed from the pending friends list on the Xbox by selecting the person’s GamerCard on the home screen, scrolling to the Friends & clubs section, and selecting the Remove friend option.

What are the Limitations of Adding Friends on Roblox for Xbox?

The limitations of adding friends on Roblox for Xbox are as follows:

1. Viewing your friends’ and followers’ activities: At least currently, friends and followers on Xbox are not supported, and friend and follower activities in their feeds are not visible. In the past they had been (e.g. being alerted to when a friend is playing a game).
2. Searching for players by username: Xbox players are permitted a single username change for free. Thereafter, username changes are charged for unless they are in violation of Xbox’s username rules. For Roblox though, any changes in usernames may disrupt or lose a user’s purchase history. Furthermore, parental controls may disable the ability to search for friends or other players within games.
3. Viewing your private messages: Players are not available to messaging in the Roblox App for Xbox so one will not be able to receive or send private messages to/from friends on Roblox on Xbox.

How to Find Friends on Roblox for Xbox?

To find friends on Roblox for Xbox, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Roblox account on Roblox Xbox.
2. Scroll to the right of the menu bar at the top to access the Friends button.
3. Click Discover Friends and look in following matrix:Discover Friends Find and add profile information from people you recently played with.

You can also search for friends by Roblox username. Enter your friend’s username in the search bar on the Discover Friends page. There are keyboards available for typing in this search menu for your Xbox. After you click on Search, you will be able to view their profile.

Search for a Username

Search for a username is a function under the Add Friends tab in Roblox for Xbox which you can use to find and make friend requests to other players, both real-life and in-game friends. This is the primary method for adding friends in Robolox, as entering a username is required to send a friend request.

To complete a Roblox friend request once a username has been found or decided on, choose the mutual friendship or follower icon and choose to become friends. After a friend request, the user has a new friend notification on user and game home pages. This method is designed to be used by children and to be simple for older people to add Roblox friends on Xbox, but in practice it often requires messaging someone to ask their Roblox name.

Use the ‘People You May Know’ Feature

The People you may know section is where Roblox suggests possible friends for you to add. If you have used the search feature to find people in Roblox for Xbox, these people will appear in the People you may know section, making them easy to find. To use this feature and find new friends in Roblox for Xbox, tap the Y button on the Xbox controller to open the Friends menu.

Go to the Add a Friend account by moving to the right on the D-Pad. This shows you your friends’ codes. Select People You May Know where you can find it on this screen. You will be directed to a section of people whose codes you have recently entered. You will find those people here that you entered their code in the system so you will be able to add them at a later date. By pressing the X, Y, or B keys, you can select the person you are looking for and you will have the option to send a friend request to the person or send a message.

You can add the person as a friend or send a message, and by navigating through the three settings you have the option of inviting the person to a game you are playing. Another cool feature of the Roblox app for Xbox is that you can use it to communicate with friends, making it easy to organize times when you’d like to play together.

Join the Same Game

One way to add friends in Roblox for Xbox without having to involve or rely on the Xbox platform is to have your friend join you in a game. Open the game of your choice. Press the Xbox button in the middle of the controller to open the home menu. Press the Y button, this will bring the profile of the game you’re currently playing up. Another way is to press the Xbox button, go to the friends list and change the friend game privacy to Friends so that your Roblox username can be searched. Search the username of a friend. Send them a friend request.

This strategy can be used for Mobile and Computer, but on those platforms you can also click on a friend’s username in-game and request to be their friend through the three dots.

How to Manage Your Friends List on Roblox for Xbox?

You can see who is a friend, follow each other, send game, play and chat with them on Xbox Roblox. As of September 2021, Robolox on Xbox only lets you see who you are following or friends with. This means you can not use the Xbox to manage large lists of followers or pending invitations as you can on PC or mobile. You can manage your friends list via the app, create a new privacy group to add someone to the custom friends list you can control whether they can invite you to the game, and send them a friend request that they must accept.

To get more control over your friends lists you will need to use RDC (Roblox Developer Console). According to a mid-2021 tutorial from 1enamo Furrachanesi, this involves using the following code to turn off the setting that prevents large friend lists.

REMOTESERVICE:FireServer(“SetRecommendedUserMaxFriendCount 100)

After running this code in Roblox Studio, you will be able to manage all your friend lists including follow, friend, pending and removed. Learn more on the Roblox Developer Portal.

Organize Friends into Lists

Roblox allows you to organize your friends via groups, called Friend Lists. The 4 default lists given are Friends, Best Friends, Acquaintances, and Favorites. Adding friends to different lists makes for easy sorting and probably helps ensure people who you accept as friends are not lost in a giant list of thousands. To add a friend to a list, click on the Roblox Tab, select Friends, go to All, click on the ellipsis (…) button next to the friend’s name, and then select what list to add them to.

Block or Unfriend Someone

To block someone on Roblox’, press the three dots (…) on their profile either in Recent or My Friends. Click Block [User]. Reports of the user’s activity will be submitted to Roblox and that user will no longer be able to interact with you, send you messages, or join your games. If they are already friends with you, Roblox will automatically unfriend them.

If blocking them just to remove someone from the Friends list, press the three dots (…) next to “Recent” or “My Friends” Click Unfriend [User] from the Friends tab on the Roblox app. Simply add a friend and use the search function to add a new contact in the People tab. Dealing with someone who sends too many messages or joining games you create without permission are common reasons to block someone. Be Sure to Review User Settings and Privacy. Open user settings, go to account privacy and allow or block sending messages, chatting, or other functions as desired.

What are the Benefits of Adding Friends on Roblox for Xbox?

The benefits of adding friends on Roblox for Xbox include the ability to join friends’ games faster and more easily, as well as the benefit of enhanced communication within and about Roblox games. Adding Roblox friends on Xbox can also be used as a means of blocking communication with other players to make session less chaotic.

The key benefits of adding friends on Roblox for Xbox can be summarized as speedier game access and having added users in the friend list for easier communication during play.

What are the Safety Measures for Adding Friends on Roblox for Xbox?

Roblox places safety as the primary concern for adding friends. Although settings for adding friends are no different than on other platforms, Xbox is considered a controlled environment for young players. These guidelines help ensure safe and responsible friend practices within the game and on the wider internet.

Roblox’s Safety Features: Under-13-year-olds are restricted from using the normal and unrestricted chat service. Entered text is automatically filtered to block any personal information otherwise known as PII (personally identifiable information). Friending safety: If a parent wants to ensure their child is protected they can filter and customize everything from who can send a friend request to who can you chat with (no one, friends only, or no one).

Reporting in-app: If you believe someone is behaving in a way that is dangerous or harmful, you can report it by clicking on the … on the right-hand side of the chat bar. You can enter your complaint, include a screenshot if needed, and submit it.

As reported by Molly Martin of Common Sense and here on Roblox Wikia, kids and teens may only add friends that are connected to their social networks inside the game. In addition, the administrators really, really try and put the kibosh on people that are looking to trade personal information and links through their sites, making it safer for young Roblox players.

Verify the User’s Identity

In Roblox for Xbox, developers only allow users to send friend requests after verifying the user’s account’s identity. There are numerous cases of fraud and scams where users request friendships with a specific account they wish to defraud. So developers require user-to-user authentication before they allow them to follow their profiles.

A key part of this is that both users will have to indicate to one another that they want to be friends. When you meet or contact someone you want to be friends with in Roblox for Xbox, ask them to send you a friend request or to accept one you’ve sent if you receive a friend request. Authentic users do not mind sharing their friend requests and account statuses, and fake accounts will usually not be keen to do so.

If you are unable to verify an account successfully, this is evidence that the user may not be a genuine person or is engaged in shady business. The next step is to report their account to the developers so that appropriate action can be taken.

Do Not Share Personal Information

Keep personal and private information about yourself and others completely confidential. Furthermore, Roblox staff will never ask you for your account information, password, personal information, or other sensitive details. Always be aware of who you’re talking to and never provide personal information to anyone online.

The Roblox Parent’s Guide outlines in detail how Roblox helps protect your privacy. The following safety features are also available within Roblox to take personal information protection a step further.

Robloxings have the option to enter their birthdate when they set up their account. If the birthdate entered indicates that the user is under the age of 13, a restriction is automatically set to only allow voice communications from users who are stated to be under the same age.

If a Robloxings wishes to change their privacy settings, they have several levels to choose from. Once logged on, they can go to Settings and then Account Info to open a page with a variety of privacy settings. From this page, they can determine who can chat with them, who can invite them to private servers, who can communicate with them during gameplay, and who can follow them into games.

Report Suspicious Behavior

If you see behavior that may be an indicator of grooming or a scam, trust your judgement and report it. There are additional forms of bad behavior in Roblox, such as inappropriate conduct, which can be reported and are equally important to address.

Two types of inappropriate conduct which can be reported include chat that shows and describes adult themes, and excessive use of text small caps. Excessive small caps reduces the ability of the AI chat filter to identify inappropriate chat.

If you are worried about unwanted private messages, you can change your privacy settings to friends or no one. No matter how you set them, you cannot prevent anyone from sending you friend requests but they can be permanently hidden from you for up to 48 hours using the methods shared.

If you see a place or clothing for an avatar that is inappropriate, it can also be reported. Visit the flagsmash website at https://www.roblox.com/report-abuse to submit a report.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add friends in Roblox for Xbox?
To add friends in Roblox for Xbox, follow these steps:
1. Log into your Roblox account on your Xbox.
2. Go to the Friends tab on the main menu.
3. Select the “Find Friends” option.
4. Search for your friend’s username and send them a friend request.
5. Once they accept your request, they will appear on your Friends list.

Can I add friends from other platforms in Roblox for Xbox?
Yes, you can add friends from other platforms in Roblox for Xbox. As long as they have a Roblox account, you can search for their username and send them a friend request.

How many friends can I have in Roblox for Xbox?
There is no limit to the number of friends you can have in Roblox for Xbox. You can add as many friends as you want.

How do I accept a friend request in Roblox for Xbox?
To accept a friend request in Roblox for Xbox, follow these steps:
1. Go to the Friends tab on the main menu.
2. Select the “Friend Requests” option.
3. Click on the friend request you want to accept.
4. Confirm the request and the user will be added to your Friends list.

Can I remove friends in Roblox for Xbox?
Yes, you can remove friends in Roblox for Xbox. Go to your Friends list, select the friend you want to remove, and choose the “Remove Friend” option.

How do I block someone in Roblox for Xbox?
To block someone in Roblox for Xbox, follow these steps:
1. Go to your Friends list.
2. Select the friend you want to block.
3. Choose the “Block User” option.
4. Confirm the action and the user will be blocked from contacting you in-game.