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I started editing the Settings article but realised I had to go on, here it is 'finished'



Players can change game settings, access help and support, change their farm name or language, connect to Facebook / Google Play / Game Center, access news, find relevant links and much more through the game's settings.

The settings can be accessed by tapping on the settings / cogwheel / gear icon in the upper left corner.

The Settings window has 4 tabs: Settings, News, Community and More.

Settings
In the settings tab, players can access Help and Support, change their farm name / game settings, turn on or off notifications / music / sound, change their language, and connect to (or visit) Facebook / Google Play / Game Center. The image on the left is the android (Google Play) view, the image on the right is the iOS (Game Center) view.

Help and Support


The Help and Support shows what is new, known issues, answers Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and is where players go to receive help from Hay Day Support. Players can search Help and Support by using the magnifying glass in the top right corner.



If the player can not find an answer to a problem, they can contact Hay Day Support through the "Contact Us" icon in the top right corner (if available), or, after searching, the "Contact Us" will be at the bottom of the page.



Players write their message to support and leave their name, they can also choose to leave their email address. Players can also attach screenshots or other images by tapping on the image icon in the top right corner. Once finished they tap the send arrow icon, also in the top right corner. A notification will appear on the settings icon when support has responded.

Change Farm Name


Players can change their farm name in this setting.

A player's farm name is displayed in chat, in the friends bar, in the daily dirt when selling, and whenever they complete another's player's boat crate, revive their trees / bushes or buy from their road side shop, or visit their farm.

Adv.(Advance) Settings
Players can change their settings by tapping on the relevant item. If a green tick is displayed that setting is active, if not the setting is deactivated. Players may need to scroll down to find the relevant setting.

Settings


Neighborhood Settings In the neighborhood settings players can enable / disable neighborhood chat.

Derby Settings


Players can opt in or out of the derby. If the green check-mark is showing the player is opted in to the next derby. If there is no check-mark the player is opted out of the next derby.

Notifications
Players can chose whether or not to receive notifications about when items are ready or when new events have started. Players will only receive notifications when out of the game.

Farm Notifications



 * Crop: "All crops are ready to be harvested!"


 * Animal: "(animal goods is/are) ready to be collected!"


 * Roadside Shop: "Items from your roadside shop have been sold!"


 * Building: "(Building) construction finished"


 * Car (Truck) Order: “You have an order you can complete!“


 * Event: "A time limited event with a special bonus just started!", "An event with great prizes just started! Check it out!“, “Check out the (event) event with great rewards!"


 * Tom: "Tom is ready for a new errand!"


 * Mastery: "(Building) gained a mastery star!"


 * River Boat: "Your boat has arrived!", "Your boat will leave soon! Hurry up!"


 * Miscellaneous: "Your farm animals are missing you!"


 * Derby: "The next derby is starting soon and you're opted out! Join your neighborhood in the fun and get rewards!"

Fishing Notifications



 * Lure fishing: "Your fishing spot is ready for fishing"


 * Net fishing: "Your fishing spot is ready for fishing"


 * Lobster Pool: "Your lobsters are ready to be harvested!", "Your Lobster Trap is ready to be collected!"


 * Duck Salon: "Your ducks are ready to be harvested!", "Your Duck Trap is ready to be collected!"

Town Notifications



 * Eggspress train: “The Eggspress train has arrived!“

Double Tap Confirmation


The double tap confirmation step reduces unintentional use of diamonds. The double tap confirmation step, however, does not apply to the making of lures, use of decorations, or functions with pop-up windows, such as: hiring Tom, the mystery net, completing a crate for boat orders and production machines / buildings, and when there is not enough resources.

Music On/Off
The game's music changes between the different areas (farm, town, fishing) and during different seasons and events.

Players can chose to turn the games music on or off.

Sounds On/Off
There are various sounds in Hay Day.


 * animals make noises (farm animals, pets, decorative, honey bees). Some need to be tapped to make a sound.


 * non player characters make individual sounds


 * action noises:


 * opening a pop-up window,


 * individual building noises when tapped or filling a slot,


 * collecting items (produce, animal goods, crops),


 * chime for gaining experience points,


 * cutting down trees and bushes,


 * harvesting crops,


 * trees and bushes rustle when tapped or planted,


 * rocks click when tapped,


 * explosives (rocks and mine),


 * mystery boxes,


 * water noises when water is tapped,


 * turning a page (daily dirt, fishing book, gift catalogue),


 * selecting an item for Tom,


 * fishing,


 * derby racetrack noises,


 * spinning wheel of fortune,


 * receiving rewards,


 * deleting a order,


 * planting crops


 * vehicles (Alfred 's motorbike, carnival music when the Wheel of fortune truck is driving, trains horn, boat horn, truck)


 * ocean noises in the town, water lapping in the farm, fish jumping in the fishing area


 * town service buildings bell

Players can choose to turn these sounds off.

Language


Players can change the language in the game.

Hay Day is available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Turkish, Danish, Swedish, Indonesian, Russian, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Japanese, Finnish, Korean and Arabic.

Facebook - Connected/Disconnected
Connecting the game to Facebook provides a number of new options to the game:


 * The roadside shop name and profile picture comes from the player's Facebook first name / profile picture, Google + first name / profile picture or Game Center nickname / profile picture, depending on which account their farm is attached to. With Facebook and Google + it is not possible for players to change their roadside shop name or picture unless they change them in their Facebook app or Google + app. If not connected the player will not have a roadside shop name or profile picture.


 * When connected, the player's roadside shop name and profile picture is visible to all other connected Facebook users. The profile picture can be seen in: the friends bar, in the daily dirt when selling, and whenever they complete another's player's boat crate, revive their trees / bushes or buy from their road side shop, or visit their farm.


 * The game will automatically link players to their Facebook friends who are playing Hay Day, and have also connected their game to their Facebook account.


 * The player can add friends via Facebook or Game Center. As players add friends, the number of crates available in their roadside shops increases (the amount of friends needed increases by 4 each time).


 * If connected to Facebook, players can use the "megaphone" to let their friends know they need help in their farm.


 * To play the same farm on different devices, it needs to be connected to a Game Center ID or a Facebook ID.


 * Players can also transfer their farm from an android device to an iOS device (or vice versa) if connected to Facebook.


 * The players farm is "saved" and is able to be recovered if something happens to the players device if connected to Facebook, Game Center or Google +.


 * Leaders, co-leaders and elders of a neighborhood, can send out invitations to Game Center or Facebook friends to join their neighborhood, by visiting their friends farm and tapping on the envelope icon next to the smiley face.


 * To attach the farm to Facebook, the player must be logged into Facebook before opening the game and tapping the "Facebook - connected". The farm will permanently attach itself to the first Facebook account chosen.

Game Center - Connected/Disconnected
Connecting the game to Game Center (iOS) provides a number of new options to the game:


 * The roadside shop name and profile picture comes from the player's Facebook first name / profile picture, Google + first name / profile picture or Game Center nickname / profile picture, depending on which account their farm is attached to. With Game Center, players can change their roadside shop name or profile picture by going to the device's settings > Game Center > Nickname. If not connected the player will not have a roadside shop name or profile picture.


 * When connected, the player's roadside shop name and profile picture is visible to all other connected Game Center users. The profile picture can be seen in: the friends bar, in the daily dirt when selling, and whenever they complete another's player's boat crate, revive their trees / bushes or buy from their road side shop, or visit their farm.


 * The player can add friends via Facebook or Game Center. As players add friends, the number of crates available in their roadside shops increases (the amount of friends needed increases by 4 each time). Players can add more friends to their Game Center friends list and these will be automatically added to their friends list. To find other players' Game Center IDs, iOS players can visit Hay Day's Facebook page or forum or within this wiki site.


 * The players farm is "saved" and is able to be recovered if something happens to the players device if connected to Facebook, Game Center or Google +.


 * Leaders, co-leaders and elders of a neighborhood, can send out invitations to Game Center or Facebook friends to join their neighborhood, by visiting their friends farm and tapping on the envelope icon next to the smiley face.


 * Players can track their Achievements and the date completed (if connected at the time of earning).


 * To play the same farm on different devices, it needs to be connected to a Game Center ID or a Facebook ID.


 * To attach the farm to Game Center, the player must be logged into Game Center, and open the game there. The farm is correctly attached to the Game Center if they see a "Welcome back" message from Game Center each time they launch the game. The farm will permanently attach itself to the first Game Center account chosen.

Google Play - Connected/Disconnected
Connecting the game to Google Play (Android) provides a number of new options to the game:


 * The roadside shop name and profile picture comes from the player's Facebook first name / profile picture, Google + first name / profile picture or Game Center nickname / profile picture, depending on which account their farm is attached to. With Facebook and Google + it is not possible for players to change their roadside shop name or picture unless they change them in their Facebook app or Google + app. If not connected the player will not have a roadside shop name or profile picture.


 * When connected, the player's roadside shop name and profile picture is visible to all other connected Google Play users. The profile picture can be seen in: the friends bar, in the daily dirt when selling, and whenever they complete another's player's boat crate, revive their trees / bushes or buy from their road side shop, or visit their farm.


 * The players farm is "saved" and is able to be recovered if something happens to the players device if connected to Facebook, Game Center or Google +.


 * With Google Play Games, players can track their Achievements and the date completed (if connected at the time of earning). Players also gain experience points on their Play Games profile.


 * At the moment, there is no way to add friends through Google+ and Android devices, as they don't have access to Game Center.


 * To attach the farm to Google Play, the player must be logged into Google Play before opening the game and tapping the "Google Play - connected". The farm will permanently attach itself to the first Google Play account chosen.

News


The News tab notifies the player about sneak peeks, announcements, updates and more.

A notification will appear on the settings icon and on the tab when there is new news.

Community


The Community tab provides useful links to:


 * Hay Day Community / Forum


 * Hay Day Facebook


 * Hay Day Instagram #aMOOzing


 * Hay Day Twitter @hayday


 * Hay Day YouTube channel


 * Hay Day Wikia (this wiki)

More
The More tab provides links to Hay Days Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Parents' Guide and Credits; and is also where players can recover their farms.

Enter Recovery Code
If a player loses their game, sometimes Supercell will be able to recover it. After the player has contacted Support, Supercell will send the player a recovery code. The player enters the recovery code here.

Terms of Service
The Terms of Service govern the relationship between the player and Supercell and its affiliates regarding their use of Supercell’s games, websites and related services. Use of the Service is also governed by Supercell’s Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the ways Supercell collect, store, use, and manage the information, including personal information, that the players provide or Supercell collect in connection with their websites.

Parent's Guide
The Parent's Guide attempts to answers parents questions about game safety, age limits, in-app purchases and privacy. The questions answered are:


 * What are the age limits and general policies for Supercell's Games?


 * How can I manage or turn off in-app purchases?


 * Who processes in-app purchases?


 * I've seen another site that offers me in-game products for Supercell games. Can I buy from them?


 * My child accidentally made an in-app purchase. How do I see about a refund?


 * I've received a bill for a purchase I didn't make. What should I do if I suspect fraudulent activity?


 * What's Supercell's policy on privacy?


 * I'm a parent, how do I contact you?


 * How does chat work in Supercell games?

Credits

 * Version and ID


 * Copyright


 * Terms of service and privacy policy links


 * List of the people who designed, programmed, and produced Hay Day

Official tutorials