How to restrict Siri web search and Game Center features in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

With Content & Privacy Restrictions in Screen Time in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, you can restrict Siri web searches and restrict Game Center features.

To restrict Siri web searches:

° Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

° Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then tap Content Restrictions.

° Scroll down to Siri, then choose your settings.

You can restrict these Siri features:

Web Search Content: Prevent Siri from searching the web when you ask a question.

° Explicit Language: Prevent Siri from displaying explicit language

To restrict Game Center features: 

° Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

° Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then tap Content Restrictions.

° Scroll down to Game Center, then choose your settings.

You can restrict these Game Center features:

° Multiplayer Games: Prevent the ability to play multiplayer games with everyone, allow with friends only, or allow with anyone;

° Adding Friends: Prevent the ability to add friends to Game Center;

° Connect with Friends: Prevent the ability to share a Game Center friend list with third-party gamers;

° Screen Recording: Prevent the ability to capture the screen and sound; 

° Nearby Multiplayer: Prevent the ability to enable the nearby setting;

° Private Messaging: Prevent the ability to voice chat or send or receive custom messages with game and friend invitations;

° Profile Privacy Changes: Prevent the ability to change profile privacy settings;

° Avatar & Nickname Changes: Prevent the ability to change Game Center avatars and nicknames.

(This how-to is based on my experiences and info on Apple’s support pages.)