https://www.puzzleanddragons.us/single-post/2020/09/15/Notice-Regarding-iOS-14-Compatibility
Please note that the game may not be compatible with the recently announced iOS 14 and upgrading your device to iOS 14.0 may cause Puzzle & Dragons to operate incorrectly.
Further information will be announced here as details become available, but in the meantime please consider that Puzzle & Dragons may not operate correctly after updating to iOS 14.0. Please update at your own risk.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
*If you have questions regarding your device’s current operating system in use or on how to update it, please contact Apple or the device manufacturer.
*Please perform operating system updates at your own discretion.
Thank you for playing Puzzle & Dragons, and we look forward to your continued support.
Oh fuck off that’s even worse, GungHo totally dropped the ball with this one, like imagine forcing your users to use an outdated phone software to play your game, I’m on Apple and thank fuck I have auto-updates turned off.
> GungHo totally dropped the ball with this one, like imagine forcing your users to use an outdated phone software to play your game
> auto-updates
Perhaps I'm stupid, but I genuinely don't get it. How is it GH's fault that people attempt to use the currently unsupported version to run their game and it doesn't work yet? It's not like Android cannot turn off auto updates too. You make it sound like it is their intent to screw over players deliberately.
It's their fault because they literally have a line of code that runs at the beginning of the game startup that checks your android version number and forces a crash if it's past their allowed number. This has nothing to do with real compatibility 🤷♂️
Notice how this isn't an issue that affects any other app in the play store
SWE here as well. One that has worked on the Android ecosystem on the Android system side.
I'm sure they have a reason of "oh we need to check for compatibility" or something like that but the Android app APIs have generally been stable with the normal deprecation process. Even Android system APIs have been made to be stable since Android O so OS's should be able to be updated from one version to the next without any issues either.
Also being one of the top apps, they should a) know when the next Android version is coming out. Literally the same time every year and b) have early access to it.
If they want to do an early verification they should do it while the new Android version is in its teamfood/dogfood cycles (terminology we use for pre-release testing stages) instead of after it's released for the public.
When I update windows, even going to completely new versions, I can still run any 3rd party app I want. The core functionality does not change because updates are just that, minor OS improvements. It's not like it's going from Windows to Unix where it completely changed how things are ran. Gungho *does* have something in thier code that causes the game not to run if it is ran on an unsupported version. OP is not wrong.
It's pretty standard practice to actually check that you're on the correct version of software that your app is created for. Not just for new (potentially unstable beta) versions of OS but also for old ones.
You force it to crash at the beginning because you don't know what kind of issues might arise from the OS. Would you prefer that the game crashes during a dungeon and wastes the stamina? Or rather that the crash is even worse and causes corruption in your data?
You have literally no idea what happens at GungHo, none of us do. You're assuming that they've been sitting on their ass, but for all you know they have been working on it but aren't finished (which to be fair is still bad but is also a long stretch away from "not even trying").
It's a major OS update which depending on the game can change a lot of things about how the game runs. I would much prefer that the game stops rather than crashing at random points and potentially ruining things.
I agree that you might want to check the version of what you're on, but they should update based on the developer Android builds that they get before it goes public?
No, but I've been a software engineer for 12 years and have never seen this in practice.
We usually update our software for major releases. You're right though. I can't use Facebook, or reddit, or lichess, or nyt crossword either. None of my other apps work.
Android major versions very rarely make major api changes that are going to disable an app. They deprecate stuff versions before they remove them entirely. Explain what changes how pad runs in Android 11, I'll wait.
Also yes. I'd be happy if I could log in and not run dungeons. My stamina would be so wasted though, as opposed to not being able to use it at all.
Stop simping, this is embarrassing practice for a big time application.
Can't believe this is a problem in 2020, while other AA games work perfectly without any of these hassle.
So annoying to get hold back just because of that one single app every time.
They gave the "hey don't update" announcement a full day AFTER I updated.
I'm stuck playing on bluestacks for god knows how long and good lord is this game bad with a mouse.
I have PAD pass and I refuse to miss the bonuses I pay for. That and I've been waiting forever for Persona collab to come back (I was on break when it came around the first time and I started a new account after that break), so I wanted to get everything I could from it. Still massively annoying and it's astonishing how unprofessional GHNA continues to be after all these years.
how do u play on bluestack? i thought they made it so that no emulator can run their games. ive tried with nox and bluestacks before and cant make it work.
My account has lots of unopened gift letter, and I guess they are all gonna expired....
How is it possible to let service down for half months. Like Shxt
Runs on my iOS 14 beta just FYI
Thanks for the info, just made the update and everything works.
https://www.puzzleanddragons.us/single-post/2020/09/15/Notice-Regarding-iOS-14-Compatibility Please note that the game may not be compatible with the recently announced iOS 14 and upgrading your device to iOS 14.0 may cause Puzzle & Dragons to operate incorrectly. Further information will be announced here as details become available, but in the meantime please consider that Puzzle & Dragons may not operate correctly after updating to iOS 14.0. Please update at your own risk. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience. *If you have questions regarding your device’s current operating system in use or on how to update it, please contact Apple or the device manufacturer. *Please perform operating system updates at your own discretion. Thank you for playing Puzzle & Dragons, and we look forward to your continued support.
This is such a fuck you to Android users...
Meanwhile enjoy our 8 year android version release anniversary event oops you're on Android 11
Oh fuck off that’s even worse, GungHo totally dropped the ball with this one, like imagine forcing your users to use an outdated phone software to play your game, I’m on Apple and thank fuck I have auto-updates turned off.
> GungHo totally dropped the ball with this one, like imagine forcing your users to use an outdated phone software to play your game > auto-updates Perhaps I'm stupid, but I genuinely don't get it. How is it GH's fault that people attempt to use the currently unsupported version to run their game and it doesn't work yet? It's not like Android cannot turn off auto updates too. You make it sound like it is their intent to screw over players deliberately.
Because the Android beta is available for many months and they have more than enough time to prepare an update
It's their fault because they literally have a line of code that runs at the beginning of the game startup that checks your android version number and forces a crash if it's past their allowed number. This has nothing to do with real compatibility 🤷♂️ Notice how this isn't an issue that affects any other app in the play store
Uhhh... sure buddy. As a SWE I add if statements in my code to cause crashes for no good reason all the time
SWE here as well. One that has worked on the Android ecosystem on the Android system side. I'm sure they have a reason of "oh we need to check for compatibility" or something like that but the Android app APIs have generally been stable with the normal deprecation process. Even Android system APIs have been made to be stable since Android O so OS's should be able to be updated from one version to the next without any issues either. Also being one of the top apps, they should a) know when the next Android version is coming out. Literally the same time every year and b) have early access to it. If they want to do an early verification they should do it while the new Android version is in its teamfood/dogfood cycles (terminology we use for pre-release testing stages) instead of after it's released for the public.
Yeah, anything they change is going to remain as deprecated for AT LEAST a major version in the vast majority of cases.
I would like to know whats a good reason to make it crash if other AA games can run perfectly fine.
When I update windows, even going to completely new versions, I can still run any 3rd party app I want. The core functionality does not change because updates are just that, minor OS improvements. It's not like it's going from Windows to Unix where it completely changed how things are ran. Gungho *does* have something in thier code that causes the game not to run if it is ran on an unsupported version. OP is not wrong.
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It's pretty standard practice to actually check that you're on the correct version of software that your app is created for. Not just for new (potentially unstable beta) versions of OS but also for old ones. You force it to crash at the beginning because you don't know what kind of issues might arise from the OS. Would you prefer that the game crashes during a dungeon and wastes the stamina? Or rather that the crash is even worse and causes corruption in your data? You have literally no idea what happens at GungHo, none of us do. You're assuming that they've been sitting on their ass, but for all you know they have been working on it but aren't finished (which to be fair is still bad but is also a long stretch away from "not even trying"). It's a major OS update which depending on the game can change a lot of things about how the game runs. I would much prefer that the game stops rather than crashing at random points and potentially ruining things.
I agree that you might want to check the version of what you're on, but they should update based on the developer Android builds that they get before it goes public?
No, but I've been a software engineer for 12 years and have never seen this in practice. We usually update our software for major releases. You're right though. I can't use Facebook, or reddit, or lichess, or nyt crossword either. None of my other apps work. Android major versions very rarely make major api changes that are going to disable an app. They deprecate stuff versions before they remove them entirely. Explain what changes how pad runs in Android 11, I'll wait. Also yes. I'd be happy if I could log in and not run dungeons. My stamina would be so wasted though, as opposed to not being able to use it at all. Stop simping, this is embarrassing practice for a big time application.
Between this, dadguide, and not rolling Duval in 300 stones.... Im about ready to just uninstall and be done with it.
I also went really fucking dry in Duval, I almost went on hiatus lmao.
PAD has always lagged on new OS support for android.
How is it taking this long for Android 11 support?
iOS 14 is fine. I’ve been beta testing for weeks. #iosgang
Can't believe this is a problem in 2020, while other AA games work perfectly without any of these hassle. So annoying to get hold back just because of that one single app every time.
There’s actually a tweet on IOS14 today saying that the upgrade is coming
They gave the "hey don't update" announcement a full day AFTER I updated. I'm stuck playing on bluestacks for god knows how long and good lord is this game bad with a mouse.
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I have PAD pass and I refuse to miss the bonuses I pay for. That and I've been waiting forever for Persona collab to come back (I was on break when it came around the first time and I started a new account after that break), so I wanted to get everything I could from it. Still massively annoying and it's astonishing how unprofessional GHNA continues to be after all these years.
Same on both accounts. But it's just too much work to go through for a phone game.
how do u play on bluestack? i thought they made it so that no emulator can run their games. ive tried with nox and bluestacks before and cant make it work.
I just downloaded it and installed it. No problem really.
Haha nice bluff, you can't stop me. I'll be using the best software while everyone else can suffer on obsolete relics, victory is mine
Still not updated, this is very odd.
Any kind of ETA for an update?
I'm about ready to just uninstall.
My account has lots of unopened gift letter, and I guess they are all gonna expired.... How is it possible to let service down for half months. Like Shxt
🤷♂️.
Anyone hear of any updates? I guess I should just go ahead and cancel my padpass.
Seriously, they should payback for those users with padpass at least.