AI Overview: To save your Clash Royale account, register a Supercell ID with an email you will keep. To load it, install the game on the new device, choose the Supercell ID log-in, and type the six-digit code. The old Game Center-only method kept below is out of date. Write down your player tag, because Support asks for it.
Last Updated: October 2026
Key Points:
- Your Clash Royale progress lives on Supercell’s servers, not on the phone.
- Supercell ID launched on May 24, 2018, and it is the main way to save an account now.
- Facebook login has ended, and the Game Center-only method is out of date.
- To load: install the game, choose the Supercell ID log-in, and enter the six-digit email code.
- Support asks for your nickname, level, player tag and clan if you are locked out.
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What Save and Load Means Now
Here’s the thing: to save and load Clash Royale, you do not press a save button, because there is none. Your cards, Gems, trophies and clan sit on Supercell’s servers, tied to your account. The only question is how you prove the account is yours when you change phones. That proof is your login, and it is what this page walks through.
The short version: save the account once with a Supercell ID, and load it anywhere with your email and a code. The catch: the email is the key. If you lose that inbox, you lose the easy route back.
What changed: this page once said the only way was Game Center. Supercell launched Supercell ID on May 24, 2018, and on March 10, 2022 it said Facebook login would expire. What it means: a Game Center link is the old way, and Supercell ID is the plan to follow. Still unknown: how long older Game Center and Google links keep working, since Supercell does not publish a date.
Supercell keeps moving players toward one login for all its games. If more outside logins close, an account tied only to one of them will need action before it stops working. The negative effect: players who set up an account years ago and never checked it may find out too late.
How to Save Your Account
- Open Clash Royale on the device that holds your account.
- Open the in-game menu and go to Settings. Look for the Supercell ID box or the Connect option.
- Register a new Supercell ID with an email you will keep for years. Type it twice.
- Enter the six-digit code that arrives by email.
- Write down your player tag from your profile and keep it in a note on another device.
The takeaway: five steps, about two minutes. Our page on what Supercell ID is and how to use it has the full walkthrough and the common mistakes.
How to Load Your Account on a New Device
- Install Clash Royale from the App Store or Google Play.
- Open it and choose the Supercell ID log-in on the loading screen or in Settings.
- Enter the email you registered, and wait for the six-digit code. Check spam.
- Type the code. Your cards, Gems and clan load.
- Check your collection and clan before you wipe the old phone.
The catch: an account runs on one device at a time. Logging in on the new phone can log out the old one. Moving between Android and iPhone uses the same steps, and our transfer guide adds the checks. What it means: finish the move in one sitting, with both phones in your hands, so a missing code does not strand you.
Convenience and security will keep pulling against each other, so expect more extra codes or checks on new devices. The negative effect: each extra step can also lock out an honest player who forgot which email they used.
Common Situations
| Situation | What to do | Watch out for |
| New phone, old phone works | Register Supercell ID on the old phone, then load it on the new one | Typo in the email |
| Old phone lost or broken | Install on the new phone and use the Supercell ID log-in | No access to the email inbox |
| Account never saved | Try your old Game Center or Google link, then Help and Support | Slow replies from Support |
| Switching Android and iPhone | Use Supercell ID on both | Pass Royale is billed by the store |
| Two accounts on one phone | One Supercell ID per account | Mixing up the emails |
The catch: if the account was never saved, no tip can promise a recovery. Open Settings, then Help and Support, and send your nickname, level, player tag and clan, which Game Rant says Support asks for. If you see an error that the account is already linked, read the Already Linked problem.
Keep the Account Safe
Quick math: saving takes about two minutes, while a lost account can take weeks of waiting on Support with no promise at the end. The move: do it today, before the phone is dropped, sold or stolen.
- Never share a login code with anyone, including people who say they work for Supercell.
- Skip any site that offers to recover or add Gems to your account. Nothing outside the game can do that.
- Log out on shared devices.
- Use an email password that you do not use anywhere else.
Fake recovery pages are likely to look more convincing as the tools to build them get better. The negative effect: a player who types a code into a copy site hands over the whole account, and Support cannot reverse that.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you save a Clash Royale account?
Register a Supercell ID in Settings with your email and the six-digit code. Then write down your player tag.
How do you load a Clash Royale account on a new phone?
Install the game, choose the Supercell ID log-in, enter your email and the code.
Does Clash Royale still save with Game Center?
That was the old method. Supercell recommends Supercell ID, and older links may or may not still work.
Can an account load on two devices at once?
No. Logging in on one device can log out the other.
What if the account was never saved?
Try your old logins, then open Help and Support and send your nickname, level, player tag and clan. There is no guaranteed result.
Is Facebook login still available?
No. Supercell said in March 2022 that Facebook login would expire, and community reports say it is gone.
Sources
Researched from the following (no links, listed for transparency):
- Supercell, Clash Royale blog: “Sign Up! Stay Safe!” (May 24, 2018, the launch of Supercell ID)
- Supercell, Clash Royale blog: “Facebook Login Is Expiring” (March 10, 2022)
- Game Rant, how to recover a lost Clash Royale account (April 17, 2024)
- Supercell news: “Clash of Clans and Clash Royale Are Now Officially Available on PC!” (October 23, 2023)