Is it my phone or the game?

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December 25th, 2014
erethizon

Is it my phone or the game?

I regularly play for long sessions so that my base cannot be attacked while I am gathering resources and then I log off for a long break to ride out my shield. There have been many times over the course of the months that I have played clash of clans that I will put my phone down to let my army build and I will come back to it less than 5 minutes later to see that the app has closed (and I have to log back in to get back into the game). I should point out that this happens less than 1% of the time I put my phone down and turn the screen off. It is not a common occurrence. And I am not talking about what happens when you don't touch the screen for 5 minutes and you are booted for being inactive. I am talking about the app closing entirely in less than 5 minutes.

The reason that I post about this now is that, while I have grown used to this happening periodically, it usually is not a problem. I will check my phone a minute or two after the app has closed (because I check it every few minutes to make sure it does not time out) and log back in with no problem. However, with the barrack boosting that is going on there are a lot more raiders than usual. The last two times this has occurred I have been attacked during the very short window that I have been logged out. Luckily both times were simply TH snipes with no extra loss of resources, but both times I have found myself stopping play because I don't want to waste a shield knowing that the next attack against me may not be so lucky.

So I ask the question, is it the game or my phone that is causing the app to close like this? Have any of the rest of you experienced the same phenomenon?
December 25th, 2014
Hamoodi99

if your device screen turns off ( regardless of time period 1 min or 2 min ) , then the app closes automatically .
December 25th, 2014
Wintaburr

It does happen to me sometimes too. I think it is working as intended.
December 25th, 2014
Jomarx3me

The app closes?

not the inactivity notice?

it' doesn't happen to me.... maybe it's your phone

also, when CoC closes, does your screen lock too?
December 25th, 2014
erethizon

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Originally Posted by Hamoodi99

if your device screen turns off ( regardless of time period 1 min or 2 min ) , then the app closes automatically .

In the case of my phone (an LG G2) I can press the power button (the one that turns the screen on and off) and it will turn the screen off but leave all apps running in the background. I do this all the time to save power. Every time I put my phone down I push the button to turn the screen off. I am not truly turning the entire phone off (like when you hold the power button until the entire phone shuts down) I am simply turning off the screen so that the power consumption is lowered. The battery still drains faster than usual because the app is running with the screen off (it uses less power when the app is truly closed) and I know the app is still running both because it is still on when I turn the screen on and I can hear the troops coming out of the barracks while the screen is off (in those rare cases where I actually play with the sound on).
December 25th, 2014
erethizon

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Originally Posted by Jomarx3me

The app closes?

not the inactivity notice?

it' doesn't happen to me.... maybe it's your phone

also, when CoC closes, does your screen lock too?

The screen locks whenever I push the button to power down the screen or whenever I don't touch it for 1 minute (though I can change how long this takes if I wish). I have to unlock my screen every time I pick up my phone to move the screen to keep me logged in, but I am normally still in the game as normal even though I have my screen off and locked.
December 25th, 2014
Hamoodi99

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Originally Posted by erethizon

The screen locks whenever I push the button to power down the screen or whenever I don't touch it for 1 minute (though I can change how long this takes if I wish). I have to unlock my screen every time I pick up my phone to move the screen to keep me logged in, but I am normally still in the game as normal even though I have my screen off and locked.

how do u know whether or not you log in the game while your screen off ??

anytime, the screen turns off , I turn it on and I log in the game again .
December 25th, 2014
erethizon

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Originally Posted by Hamoodi99

how do u know whether or not you log in the game while your screen off ??

anytime, the screen turns off , I turn it on and I log in the game again .

If I keep my volume on I can hear the game working while my screen is off. I can hear each time someone comes out of the barracks and if I turn the screen off during a raid (not something I would normally do of course) I can hear the sounds of battle in the background. The screen is off, but the phone is still working (like when you are talking to someone on the phone and the screen goes black but you are still connected to the call as normal).
December 25th, 2014
oferst

How long can you play CoC from full battery with your LG G2?

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Originally Posted by erethizon

In the case of my phone (an LG G2) I can press the power button (the one that turns the screen on and off) and it will turn the screen off but leave all apps running in the background. I do this all the time to save power. Every time I put my phone down I push the button to turn the screen off. I am not truly turning the entire phone off (like when you hold the power button until the entire phone shuts down) I am simply turning off the screen so that the power consumption is lowered. The battery still drains faster than usual because the app is running with the screen off (it uses less power when the app is truly closed) and I know the app is still running both because it is still on when I turn the screen on and I can hear the troops coming out of the barracks while the screen is off (in those rare cases where I actually play with the sound on).

I am asking cause I just bought a refurbished one for 250$ and started playing when battery was full and after 3 hours non-stop it got to 28%. Is it about the same for you?

Cheers,
Ofer.
December 25th, 2014
MrScribbler

A few things that could make this happen: either you sometimes forget to tap your phone the second before you shut the screen off, you're actually off for longer than 5 minutes, or turing the screen off affects Clash in a different way than you think.
December 25th, 2014
rockybullwinkle

Attack Search program or supercell mistake

Why is it since this last update I get attacked when I set my phone down waiting for my troops to build. Is that something supercell did or is this because of that attack search program that came out? I can't build up to upgrade because I get attacked between every attack I do the last week or so. Yesterday I was attacked within 2 minutes of my shield coming down and almost threw my phone against the wall. This needs to be fixed.

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Originally Posted by MrScribbler

A few things that could make this happen: either you sometimes forget to tap your phone the second before you shut the screen off, you're actually off for longer than 5 minutes, or turing the screen off affects Clash in a different way than you think.
December 25th, 2014
MrScribbler

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Originally Posted by rockybullwinkle

Why is it since this last update I get attacked when I set my phone down waiting for my troops to build. Is that something supercell did or is this because of that attack search program that came out? I can't build up to upgrade because I get attacked between every attack I do the last week or so. Yesterday I was attacked within 2 minutes of my shield coming down and almost threw my phone against the wall. This needs to be fixed.

More people are playing, so you're more likely to get attacked, especially if you're stockpiling loot.
December 25th, 2014
erethizon

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Originally Posted by oferst

I am asking cause I just bought a refurbished one for 250$ and started playing when battery was full and after 3 hours non-stop it got to 28%. Is it about the same for you?

Cheers,
Ofer.

Yes, that is about what I experience too.
December 25th, 2014
erethizon

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockybullwinkle

Why is it since this last update I get attacked when I set my phone down waiting for my troops to build. Is that something supercell did or is this because of that attack search program that came out? I can't build up to upgrade because I get attacked between every attack I do the last week or so. Yesterday I was attacked within 2 minutes of my shield coming down and almost threw my phone against the wall. This needs to be fixed.

The 1 gem barrack boost is causing a lot of people to play the game non-stop. If you wish to avoid being raided you need to make sure you never log out which means leaving the game open and moving the screen every 5 minutes to avoid being logged out due to inactivity.
December 25th, 2014
THEBANDIT240

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockybullwinkle

Why is it since this last update I get attacked when I set my phone down waiting for my troops to build. Is that something supercell did or is this because of that attack search program that came out? I can't build up to upgrade because I get attacked between every attack I do the last week or so. Yesterday I was attacked within 2 minutes of my shield coming down and almost threw my phone against the wall. This needs to be fixed.

Lol this isn't a bug. The fact you can do this at all is a bug. If you're not online actively playing the game you shouldn't be able to be considered online and be unable to be attacked. That's why supercell has the activety warning pop up if you leave you phone open with game without touching it. If you don't want to get raided stay on the game and don't lock your phone, simple.
December 25th, 2014
auriga

On my s5, if the game doesnt have focus, ie screen on i have to reload the game. Even if i switch to a text message I have to reload the game. Pretty sure it was designed that way.