There is a simple version of this and a complete version, and both are below in that order.

Short answer

The direct answer is above the fold; the reasoning underneath is there for when the direct answer does not fit your situation.

Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively. It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional.

When the usual advice fails

The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on. Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have.

Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of PUBG. Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here.

Why it works this way

The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing.

  • Test it yourself where testing is cheap.
  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.
  • Read the whole sequence once before doing the first step.
  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.
  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.

The practical answer

Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why.

Worth knowing alongside this

There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you. Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows.

PUBG is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. Half the pages on this topic were written for a build that no longer exists, which is why they stop matching what you see. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it.

What to do instead

If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later.

Where people go wrong

  • Assuming a guide from an older season still describes the current version.
  • Copying a setup wholesale from a streamer without understanding what each part does.
  • Ignoring the platform-specific note and then wondering why the steps do not line up.

PUBG FAQ

Why do people disagree about this?

Mostly because they are describing different versions. Version drift explains the majority of contradictory advice about PUBG.

Do I need any mods or third-party tools for this?

No. Everything described here works with the base game on any supported platform.

Does this change between platforms?

The behaviour does not. Where menu paths or prompts differ, that is noted above.

Why do other guides describe this differently?

Most were written for an earlier version and never revisited. Compare the steps against what your build actually shows.

Work through it in the order above and hybrid scope how to use stops being a question you have to look up again.