Important: Back up your game before trying to uninstall and reinstall it as a troubleshooting step. If your game is not saved when you uninstall it, you could lose all the game data on your account.
Delete any apps you don’t use or close apps running in the background.
Check that your phone and app have the latest updates.
Restart your device.
Try pausing and restarting the download. If that doesn’t work, try restarting your device.
Some mobile games are too demanding for older devices to run. These steps might temporarily make the game run better:
Our games may not run properly on modified devices. To fix this, you’ll need to reset your device to factory settings.
If the steps above to restart your game didn’t work, try restarting your iPhone or iPad.
Now, test your connection with these steps.
If the date and time on your device are out of sync with your actual location, they’ll throw off your device and need to be corrected.
Try connecting to your game using Wi-Fi. If that doesn’t work, try Cellular Data. Tap Wi-Fi or Cellular and toggle the options on or off from the Settings menu on your iOS device.
If you’re connecting using Cellular Data, make sure that you have it enabled for the game app. To do this, go to Settings > Cellular, and scroll down to the app, and toggle it on.
Depending on where you are, and how strong cellular coverage is for your network, you might find it useful to switch on VoLTE and switch between 5G/4G/3G data.
Here’s how:
For anything we haven’t covered, please reach out to your phone service carrier or check out Apple’s iPhone User Guide.
Clearing your Safari cache will help with certain games. Follow the steps listed in the Delete history, cache, and cookies section.
Usually 1 GB is enough data to install a game, but some games may need more. To check out your storage, go to Settings > General > About. Scroll down to see how many GBs you have Available.
You can also learn how to manage your iCloud storage here.
Other apps could be stopping your game from working well, including:
Try disabling or uninstalling them to see if that fixes your issue.
Go to Settings > General > Software Update.
Your device will tell you what iOS version you have and if you need to install an update.
Some apps require a Wi-Fi connection to update.
If you can’t launch any of your apps, there could be a problem with your Apple ID authorization. Reauthorize your Apple ID by downloading a new app from the App Store.
If you installed apps using multiple Apple IDs, do this for each account.
Help protect your data before you follow the next troubleshooting steps in this article.
Important: Back up your game account before uninstalling or reinstalling your game. Link your game account to Facebook or Apple ID to avoid losing game progress.
If you’re playing anonymously—not logged in to either an EA Account, Facebook, or Apple ID—you can lose your game data if you uninstall and reinstall your app.
Some games may not save your progress if you’ve only linked to your EA Account, so make sure you’ve checked how to save progress for your specific mobile game.
If the app still isn’t working, try uninstalling it from your device and installing it again.
Did you reinstall your game and don’t see your progress? If you had linked your game to Facebook or Apple ID before uninstalling the app, don’t worry! Your progress is still there. Play through the game’s tutorials and you’ll be right back where you were.
If it’s a paid app, make sure you use the iTunes account you purchased the app with to avoid being charged again.
Get more tips on downloading your past purchases from Apple Support Center.
If there’s still a problem after you’ve tried everything else, see if the issue still happens on another device.
If you have another device you can use, install the app on it and see if you have the same problem.
The best way to contact us is by creating an in-game ticket. This sends us through details about your account and means we can help you faster.
If you’re playing a game that doesn’t let you get help in-game, click Contact Us.
Can’t log in to the game? We’ll always ask for your User ID when you contact us. Check out this article to find your User ID for the game you’re playing.
