This comes up often enough in Roblox that it deserves a straight answer rather than a thread to scroll through.

Short answer

In most cases the straightforward approach works. The exceptions are specific and listed below.

Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one. Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have. There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you.

Worth knowing alongside this

Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Roblox. The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively.

The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does.

When the usual advice fails

The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration.

  • Do not build a routine around an edge case.
  • Test it yourself where testing is cheap.
  • Check the version you are actually running before assuming anything is broken.
  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.

The practical answer

There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters.

None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. Roblox is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look.

What to do instead

Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds.

The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional.

Why it works this way

The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts.

Where people go wrong

  • Rushing the last step, which is usually the one with the actual requirement in it.
  • Downloading a helper tool for something the game already does in its own menu.
  • Trusting a video thumbnail that promises a result the video never actually shows.

Roblox FAQ

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

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

What is the short answer?

It is the paragraph near the top. Everything after it exists for the cases where that paragraph does not quite fit.

Does this work the same on console and PC?

The logic is identical. Menu paths and button prompts differ, and any real difference is flagged above.

Is this still accurate after the latest Roblox update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

If you only take one thing from this: the answer near the top is the part that matters, the rest is context.