Yes. Batteries have so many "charge cycles" before they start losing capacity.
#android-questions
tame comet
A battery charging from 20% to 100% will lose more life than one from 50% to 80% though, so keep that in mind
karmic mesa
If you don't mind replacing your phone every so often, then you shouldn't really have to worry about it too much.
For the longest time I had a phone that didn't have a working power button... so that phone literally stayed between 80% and 100% at all times. I never let it die.
tame comet
Ideal battery % is between 50 and 80% below 50% you lose almost double battery longevity. Above 80% about the same, unless you keep it at 100% and don't let it drain, like keeping it plugged in (in Android 8.0+)
It would never use the battery and only charge the battery after it drops below 90% (due to storage discharge)
Another funny thing to note about Android, if you are at 100%, it will always show 100% even if storage discharge drops it below that while plugged in(or if you're below Android 8.0, it would drain the battery until 90% then recharge without the end user knowing). There is a good write up about this somewhere in the interwebs.
Storage Discharge takes a long time to drop in capacity, like 1 or 2% a few days. (so if you keep your phone plugged in for a week, and unplug it, it won't be below 94% or so)
karmic mesa
Batteries do however last a while if you get them when they're new. The phone that I'm currently using I've had for about four years and has gone from 100% to dead hundreds of times. The battery life on it has remained the same the entire time.
The S7... Has definitely had some battery issues.
tame comet
Depends on the OEM, but yes, most phone batteries last awhile before losing total capacity.
The main thing that kills them is heat
Which is things like fast charging and using the device, slow charging enough where the battery isn't charging really due to system using almost as much as the charge amperage.
wise loom
I want to attest to the fact that a parson can very well damage a phone screen if they are not careful. I nicked a tiny corner on the LCD panel of my pixel 2 when I was praying the thing apart and unfortunately it was a part critical to making the LEDs actually show anything. After I did my rear camera repair job I had to take it to a local repair shop to get a new one installed.
Thankfully that was the only thing I botched.
tame comet
Yeah, my old Droid Incredible had dust between the glass and digitizer due to me not being careful on the screen swap I did. It was annoying and caused a dead spot. So even if you are experienced, you can flub up.
wise loom
The repair for the rear camera didn't work tho. The technician who helped with my screen tested it and said that the firmware was likely corrupted and they couldn't do that there.
tame comet
The one time I took that phone out of it's Otterbox, it fell 0.3m/1' and shattered the glass... 
wise loom
And I've never cracked my screen from a fall or something like that
wise loom
Glass is a fickle liquid
tame comet
I've gone through 4 screen protectors on this 3a in the last year
karmic mesa
I remember a time at Walmart... I was charging down the parking lot in my phone slipped out of my pocket and smashed into the concrete. I picked it up and there was only a scrape on the metal lining on the edge of a phone. That was before I got a case.
prisma iris
I hate to be a killjoy, but this might fit better in DMs
karmic mesa
Yeah
wise loom
Fair
tame comet
True, it went off topic a long time ago. 
Back to sky based android questions.
delicate heath
Um, anyone knows a way to fix my problem with the in-game camera? Every time I try using it to take a screenshoot, my game crashes...
karmic mesa
Has it always done this or is this after the recent update?
tame comet
I do know tgc has been trying to fix this issue. "[Android] Players should no longer crash when trying to take screenshots" https://thatgamecompany.helpshift.com/a/sky-children-of-the-light/?s=patch-notes&f=hot-fix---august-18-2020---0-10-3-152748
Please submit a report in #bug-reports-android by reacting to the flame and be as detailed as possible (when it started happening, where you're at, etc) so they know some devices are still having this issue.
shadow sierra
will there ever be a time where sky would support older versions of android? like android 6/7?
tame comet
Most likely not. There are most likely API calls introduced in 8.0 they use.
prisma iris
The pins say probably not
karmic mesa
A good example I can think of would be if you created a world in Minecraft version 1.16.10. you wouldn't be able to accurately open that world in Minecraft 1.9 because there are blocks and features in the newer version that aren't available in the older version. The same thing applies for the Android version and Sky. Sky utilizes features that was made available in Android 8 that Android 7 and below don't have.
fast hearth
http://www.antutu.com/en/ranking/rank1.htm
https://phonearena.com
https://willmyphonework.net
this is the part where I paste my phone buying guide links
shadow sierra
oh that makes sense ty ty
i dont really have the money for a new phone so ill have to wait for a time where i can get my sister to play
but thank you everyone 
karmic mesa
So like... It wouldn't be too hard to get one of these... I play sky on one of them.
That's the price I paid for mine.
teal obsidian
The frame drops though
karmic mesa
Yeah... But dirt cheap.
Performance does leave something to be desired.
But at least it plays it all.
shadow sierra
oh thank you thank you!
spring arrow
!ts
upper sailBOT
The next Traveling Spirit is scheduled to arrive on September 3 at 00:00 Pacific Time (UTC -7:00)
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lost coral
What is the difference between Samsung galaxy A20 and samsung galaxy A20s. Im using A20s but is A20 better?
mint yoke
can give some heart
karmic mesa
If you are asking for a heart, that is not allowed here.
lost coral
Ye trade heart is not allowed in this server
oak orbit
lost coral
Check the pins here and compared it with your device information in your settings
karmic mesa
@lost coral to answer your question regarding the difference between the A20s and the A20.
The first screenshot is the A20s
lost coral
So...is A20s better?
karmic mesa
It does appear that the A20 is more powerful than the A20s.
But... The A20s has a 4 GB of RAM variant... That would be nice.
tame comet
I would choose AMOLED over LCD any day
karmic mesa
Unless it's been upgraded to Android 8 it's the Android version that prevents it... Unless it's 32 bit.
tame comet
506 would barely open sky tho
karmic mesa
I'm just trying to process an Exynos SoC with an Adreno GPU...
Yeah Super AMOLED is nice...
tame comet
650Mhz and lower GPU score than mine at 430Mhz...
karmic mesa
Haha
It apparently only supports opengl es 3.1...
How... When the adreno 505 supports 3.2
tame comet
Samsung didn't merge the update to OpenGL most likely
tame comet
What site do you use for that? Wonder how different the 506 is from my Adreno 615
karmic mesa
tame comet
tame comet
Yeah, it's not the best since stock is limited to 430MHz
karmic mesa
Also... I couldn't find an adreno 615.
tame comet
So, back to the topic of Sky and if someone is looking for a new phone to play the game, the A20 at that price tag compared to a phone with a snapdragon 670 might not be worth it if you get 318% uptick in performance. It is around 250% in price and if it is a pixel or OnePlus, it would have guaranteed updates for a couple more years.
karmic mesa
Yeah
lavish lagoon
i am newbie. please don't judge. I have a cellphone (oppo reno 4), based on the specifications this cellphone should be able to run applications equivalent to 60fps. but when I use the Sky application. i couldn't upgrade the graphics to 60fps. Is it really stuck at 30fps or do I have to do something to feel the 60fps?
tame comet
In an update about 3 months ago, the developers disabled 60fps on some GPUs that could handle 60fps to reduce overheating. I know, your phone uses an Adreno 620, which isn't much different from my 616. Mine used to do 60 fps before that update. It did get pretty toasty though and still does.
I hope they revert that change soon though.
lavish lagoon
In an update about 3 months ago, the developers disabled 60fps on some GPUs that could handle 60fps to reduce overheating. I know, your phone uses an Adreno 620, which isn't much different from my 616. Mine used to do 60 fps before that update. It did get pretty toasty though and still does.
I hope they revert that change soon though.
@tame comet wow. Thanks for that info
tame comet
You really can't do anything. The game does a check at start up to see what chip your phone has an cross references it against a database to check "score." IMHO, Android is too "broad" of a market to go just based on chipset due to all the OEM bloat some phones have which can make performance or overheating worse.
green cove
What’s the minimum requirement for android device?
karmic mesa
Sky requires Android 8 or higher
ARM 64bit with Neon
At least 1.5gb RAM
OpenGLES 3.1 Extension Pack
Vulkan Version 1.0.3 or higher
Vulkan Level 0 or higher
up to 3gb storage to download and install all levels
If you're unsure which version of opengl or vulkan your device supports, there are apps in the play store that can tell you.
Make sure the operating system is 64-bit. Sky WILL NOT run on a 32-bit operating system.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tgc.sky.android
green cove
Thank you!
karmic mesa
No problem.
covert siren
Is anybody else having issues with not being able to chat or view constellations cause the buttons don't show up or is it just me? I tried to reinstall and restart my phone but it didn't help
fast hearth
I don't know about others but I'm not facing that problem. @covert siren
Try to clear cache.
covert siren
It's fixed 🙂 thank you
sweet maple
Do all phones that have Adreno 650 support 60 fps?
fast hearth
Nope
tame comet
Not all samsung models have the same internal chips. What is the model number of your phone? You can find this in Settings - About phone.
Some have a Snapdragon while others have an Exynos. Exynos are usually lower in graphics power
marble umbra
And i really don't know why
I have a xiomi readmi note 8 and the graphic of the game Is pretty bad compared to other videos of the same phone
tame comet
Do you have Game Booster turned on?
tame comet
Have you tried lowering the graphics setting? maybe those videos have it at a slightly lower setting to not have the blur. the Adreno 610 GPU might blur on motion at max setting available.
marble umbra
Lowest possible,?
tame comet
Lowering the graphics setting doesn't reduce quality much, it just disables things like Ambient Occlusion, advanced shadow rendering, etc
You should have 3 options, battery saver (zero bolts) medium setting (1 bolt) and max 30 FPS setting (2 bolts)
tame comet
Try medium setting then lowest
marble umbra
Maybe you can figure It out
tame comet
If that doesn't work, maybe disabling Game turbo might fix it
pulsar dust
is hisilicon kirin 659 good enough for sky?
tame comet
Medium graphics on my 3a looks similar
marble umbra
I cant' see when turbo Is on
marble umbra
Yeah it's on
marble umbra
But It does not appear in game
hardy badge
Weird
marble umbra
Like GeForce style
hardy badge
I can open the sidebar at any time when I play sky
hardy badge
The overlay is usually hidden though
marble umbra
I has
hardy badge
Weird
marble umbra
Lemme check
I try ti restart the phone
Gimme a sec
Where should It appese?
Appear?
Top right
Yeah still not there
hardy badge
marble umbra
Oh my God the corrextor thing
hardy badge
Sliding this way
marble umbra
It's the automatic corrextor
Mb
Im installing the game again
Ok
It's on
Now?
marble umbra
Wait
Why the hell the video shows an entire different resolution??
It's way Better in the video
fast hearth
Then it's a good thing
marble umbra
ok
fast hearth
Can we play Sky running on Android 7.0?
fast hearth
Ah sh- thanks😔
weary mulch
Normally the in game music stops when you are listening to song on the same device. But it doesn't stop in my device. Is it something IOS-Android thing?
fast hearth
@weary mulch it's not supported on Android yet
upper sailBOT
The headphones appear on your character when you play music or audio in another app while playing Sky. You can use them any time by putting on some tunes! (iOS only, until it's implemented for android)
marble umbra
is there a way to change the resolution?
tame comet
The game will run whatever resolution the phone will let it, usually the native resolution of the screen, unless a game mode changes that.
I.E. My Pixel 3a is a wider screen size than most other phones, but the game accepts it. Instead of doing 1920x1080, it will do 2220x1080
Kind of annoying since the corner edges of my panel are curved.
warped pecan
@fast hearth I've noticed you said you got a used Galazy S9? May I ask a few questions? I'm hoping to buy one so I can play sky
warped pecan
Which one is better then?¿ I'm not sure what to ask ahha
karmic mesa
The Snapdragon variant of the s9 is stronger than the Exynos variant. The US version is the Snapdragon version.
fast hearth
🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
warped pecan
Oh, alright. Does it run well?
karmic mesa
Both versions of the s9 should handle the game fairly well.
The Snapdragon variant should have 60fps guaranteed.
warped pecan
60fps would run well?
karmic mesa
As long as you keep the phone cool, then it should run fairly well.
As smartphones heat up they start to throttle themselves causing performance to decrease over time.
warped pecan
Oki doki, thank you so much!
karmic mesa
No problem!
restive lantern
Anyone having issues with the game crashing?
livid latch
Is there any way to brighten the resolution?
karmic mesa
Brighten??? As of now there is no complicated or comprehensive graphics menu so changing brightness within the game is not currently possible. So far the best you've got is increasing the brightness of your display.
wintry peak
Can you transfer IOS to Android?
slender yacht
yes! you can link your account to google/facebook and use that to transfer your game between devices 
there are also more specific instructions in the pins of this channel 📌
ember spade
If i deleted the game and install the game can i log in again?
karmic mesa
You can if you had backed up your save via Google play or Facebook.
karmic mesa
Also, if all you did was uninstalled the game. After reinstalling, the game should recognize your device and automatically sign you in.
karmic mesa
ember spade
slow ginkgo
My game is continuously crashing whenever I enter a realm, even though I make my graphics to 0 just in case. Ive already reported this, but what should I do to help solve it for now?
wintry peak
Thank you!!
drifting tree
asking for a friend: has anyone tried playing on a samsung A71? even on boosted mode their graphics are still blurry
potent plank
does it mean anything that your friend is online and right in front of you, but your constellation says theyre not online?
heady sonnet
is there a way to listen to spotify while playing sky?
dull parcel
I wanted to instal sky on my android phone but I can’t what is the minimum requirement?
hard helm
Susan, minimum requirement is in the pin of this channel
warped pecan
Oh heck, uhh, how does it look on the s9?
dull parcel
Susan, minimum requirement is in the pin of this channel
@hard helm my phone meets the requirements but it still won’t install
hard helm
Why is that? Playstore problem?
royal olive
asking for a friend: has anyone tried playing on a samsung A71? even on boosted mode their graphics are still blurry
@drifting tree yes, I have. Had the same problem at first but it somehow fixed itself eventually?
drifting tree
interesting, no guesses as to what fixed it?
royal olive
nope, because I didn't make any changes at all ;-;
teal obsidian
@potent plank sometimes it's a bug. Try restarting and see if it fixes it.
@slow ginkgo lower your device resolution
(maybe that will help)
still eagle
What's a good android phone to play Sky on? Currently on the Redmi Pro 8
devout rampart
when are the headphones coming to android
tired trail
What's a good android phone to play Sky on? Currently on the Redmi Pro 8
You have problems with that phone? It should run Sky just fine.
when are the headphones coming to android
No news sadly
stable siren
What's a good android phone to play Sky on? Currently on the Redmi Pro 8
@still eagle I'm using a realme 5 pro... it's very nice, tbh.
wheat pewter
white crypt
Post that pic in a different channel maybe?
tame comet
Hitchhiker101, what's your android question? 
placid sandal
Hello guys! I also sorry I am looking for help. My start screen doesn't load at all. Do you know where I can find a post to fix it?
I am*
prisma iris
As in the game won’t open at all, or this happens?
You may be able to fix it by checking your WiFi/data connection and troubleshooting that as needed
placid sandal
As in the game won’t open at all, or this happens?
@prisma iris this is what it happens.
prisma iris
It’s most likely your connection
You can report the issue anyway, just in case it isn’t
I had this issue last night and it fixed itself about 10-20 minutes later, so I’m not 100% sure of the exact cause
placid sandal
Ugh... Thank you ... I uninstalled and I'm downloading again to see if it is fixed thank you very much!!!!
prisma iris
Good luck!
placid sandal
I have over 12 hours with this issue
karmic mesa
Sky does require a relatively stable internet connection. However, I have seen cases where that would appear despite a good connection. Uzephi mentioned something about how a router works and how some routers can cause that overtime.
Having a poor internet connection would most likely cause an error to appear.
placid sandal
Sky does require a relatively stable internet connection. However, I have seen cases where that would appear despite a good connection. Uzephi mentioned something about how a router works and how some routers can cause that overtime.
@karmic mesa it is so weird... It is like the game was not getting internet access I have noticed when I use YouTube my net speed is over 800kbps and right away I switch to sky it goes 0.0 kbps.
karmic mesa
Yeah, I don't think the problem is your internet connection. Reinstalling the game might help... But if it doesn't, you might consider using a different device or factory resetting your current device (assuming this is an option).
I reset my device often.
placid sandal
Yeah, I don't think the problem is your internet connection. Reinstalling the game might help... But if it doesn't, you might consider using a different device or factory resetting your current device (assuming this is an option).
@karmic mesa I hope reinstalling will fix it or I will reset the smartphone
prisma iris
Yeah, if this issue is persisting for a very long time, like in your case, it probably isn’t connection anymore
placid sandal
Yeah, if this issue is persisting for a very long time, like in your case, it probably isn’t connection anymore
@prisma iris yupe.. thank you I will keep you up when I fix it! There's no much information about this issue.
prisma iris
Just to make sure, you linked your account and/or saved your Sky ID before reinstalling?
karmic mesa
[Slightly off topic]
As far as I know, resetting the device is the only way to fix the lonely glitch. The glitch where you're permanently alone and nobody can teleport to you. I did testing on this glitch with a friend who had it and if I signed into them on one of my devices they could teleport to people, but their device couldn't.
placid sandal
Just to make sure, you linked your account and/or saved your Sky ID before reinstalling?
@prisma iris I have it linked with Facebook
tame comet
Also make sure you aren't using any type of rerouting software like a virtual private network or proxy. These aren't supported and can cause issues like this. (Youtube would normally run fine with a VPN). Que in Skybot's response to back this up.
upper sailBOT
Using a vpn is not recommended or supported by TGC. Please don't recommend, discuss, or seek help with VPNs in this server
tame comet
A common one Android users use and don't know it is the above mentioned is Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 app's "WARP" feature is technically what is discussed above. If you're using that, please disable it when playing sky.
placid sandal
Thank you very much for the information however I have never used a VPN before and I don't have one in my phone.
upper sailBOT
Using a vpn is not recommended or supported by TGC. Please don't recommend, discuss, or seek help with VPNs in this server
tame comet
Then yeah, it might be a setting in your phone revoking network access to Sky and what DreamFyre said should fix the issue, a factory reset.
pseudo parcel
Why cant I get Sky on android?? I have it on an apple device but i also want it on android...
karmic mesa
What Android device are you attempting to install it on?
pseudo parcel
LG
karmic mesa
Could you please provide the model number to your LG phone.
Sky requires Android 8 or higher
ARM 64bit with Neon
At least 1.5gb RAM
OpenGLES 3.1 Extension Pack
Vulkan Version 1.0.3 or higher
Vulkan Level 0 or higher
up to 3gb storage to download and install all levels
If you're unsure which version of opengl or vulkan your device supports, there are apps in the play store that can tell you.
Make sure the operating system is 64-bit. Sky WILL NOT run on a 32-bit operating system.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tgc.sky.android
karmic mesa
Yup
vital edge
Is anyone facing this bug? When u open sky autobrightness gets turned off automatically, and when I leave the game it gets turned on automatically.. U can turn on the autobrightness manually in game tho from the notification bar
tame comet
I am not having that issue. It might be best to send a bug report to #bug-reports-android but it is most likely something your phone manufacturer implemented, and cannot be fixed on TGC's end.
vital edge
Hmm.. It didn't had that bug before the overheating fix update some updates before
warped pecan
@fast hearth is there lag or anything for you? :0
placid sandal
As in the game won’t open at all, or this happens?
@prisma iris hello, once I reinstalled it, the game went through perfectly! Thank you! @karmic mesa @tame comet
fast hearth
Why does the screenshots look worst now?
still eagle
@karmic mesa it is so weird... It is like the game was not getting internet access I have noticed when I use YouTube my net speed is over 800kbps and right away I switch to sky it goes 0.0 kbps.
@placid sandal This happened to me three days ago. Once I switched to data the issue was fixed.
placid sandal
@placid sandal This happened to me three days ago. Once I switched to data the issue was fixed.
@still eagle I did try..didn't work either. But thanks!
humble copper
Hello. Is there any way to use less data when playing? It's difficult to have reliable Internet connection where we are but I still wanna play.
karmic mesa
As far as I know there is no way to lessen the data usage of sky. I am under the same predicament.
humble copper
As far as I know there is no way to lessen the data usage of sky. I am under the same predicament.
@karmic mesa aw ok. Thanks.
karmic mesa
Sky inherently doesn't use that much data anyway. But if you play for an extended amount of time it can.
I played sky for about two hours today and this is the data usage.
humble copper
Yeah this is my usage for a few days.
Does the game use the same amount of Data across different devices?
sweet fern
I have an iphone device which i use to play sky and my account gmail is there but i wanna switch it to an android device without going threw the whole game again please help
tame comet
I honestly thing data usage is broken on Android's reporting side, so I wouldn't trust it to check data usage. Average 2hrs play time a day... Something is not right here
Lillian, if you're synced with a Gmail account, you're good to install on Android. Be sure you have Google play games on your Android device, then in options just choose to load the account from Google play games
sweet fern
Idk what went wrong tbh
I tried to log in on the android device
But instead of saying log in its on sign in
potent plank
@potent plank sometimes it's a bug. Try restarting and see if it fixes it.
@teal obsidian ❤ tq
tame comet
Sign in = log in
tame comet
You might get a warning current progress will be lost. That's warning about the current moth account the game made automatically
tame comet
Long press the app, tap app info and clear cache and data. No need to reinstall.
humble copper
I honestly thing data usage is broken on Android's reporting side, so I wouldn't trust it to check data usage. Average 2hrs play time a day... Something is not right here
@tame comet huh thay does seem weird
sweet pike
What's with the absolutely massive latency? It wasn't too bad a few updates back but now it's just horrendous. Regardless of whether I'm using the speakers on my phone, wired, or Bluetooth (5.0), the delay is beyond one second. Which makes playing instruments completely pointless, especially given how snappy the embedded haptic is. Do the devs even play their own game, let alone on Android? Running Android 10 btw.
karmic mesa
I can't answer it... My device doesn't have that problem.
teal obsidian
File a #bug-reports-android ?
karmic mesa
Yeah
I'm able to play instruments with relatively low latency... My device is pretty weak so latency is a thing... Obviously Bluetooth has higher latency than wired... But even that isn't over a second.
icy tinsel
How can I login with fb account? I didn't seen any login menu
karmic mesa
Click in the top right corner of your screen. You will then see a gear, you want to tap on that. Once in the menus you will see a setting called account. From there you will find a tab that will allow you to sign in through Facebook.
@icy tinsel hope that helps!
sweet pike
It's not for others. It's for the devs. And it's not like they read the reports. Hell they don't even answer emails about issues with the game🙄
tame comet
20°C dip with new update. Seems they listen to bug reports and optimize to me. 0.10.3 my phone got up to 75°C in a lesser demanding area
fair marsh
¿What phone do you play in?
tame comet
Pixel 3a.
I expect it to run hotter than most other Pixel 3a due to my GPU boost.
It usually sits at around 40-42°C using other programs due to it boosting. (Sky is the only program that pegs my GPU to it's upper limits compared to other programs as I normally don't play on mobile, but seems I'm going to have to for a few more months with the Switch delay. It is what it is)
wheat peak
Ahh yes... The game consumes more data now. I'm surprised to see that it used 100 mb of my mobile internet data in just couple of hours. Never happened before the latest update(s).
tame comet
If any downloadable assets were updated, the game will download and update them while playing, not the core game. (I.E. the levels aren't downloaded at install in the play store with the exception of isle of dawn)
fast hearth
What's with the absolutely massive latency? It wasn't too bad a few updates back but now it's just horrendous. Regardless of whether I'm using the speakers on my phone, wired, or Bluetooth (5.0), the delay is beyond one second. Which makes playing instruments completely pointless, especially given how snappy the embedded haptic is. Do the devs even play their own game, let alone on Android? Running Android 10 btw.
@sweet pike i've got a similar problem. my bluetooth headset is out of the question if i want to play music on sky, so i've found that restarting my phone and connecting my wired earbuds if the latency pops up usually is an easy fix
but man the input lag absolutely destroys my ability to play anything at all
for what it's worth, i'm also on android 10 - what's your phone model? i'm using a oneplus 6
tame comet
You have latency issues on BT? Do your headphones use SBC or a more latency centric codec like AptX? I've had no issues with my Sennheiser using AptX. Maybe 50ms or less
fast hearth
i honestly don't know actually, i'm not a huge audiophile
i can say it's a Steelseries Arctis 3 Bluetooth
i bought it for its ability to play stuff from bluetooth and 3.5mm at the same time
at the time of purchase i played stuff on my switch a lot more than i do now and i wanted it for easy discord voice chat in online games/background music
i don't really use it as much but the convenience of it is still nice
tame comet
SBC on bluetooth will have up to a half second delay. It's annoying for things like game audio, but is a widely used codec for most low to mid tier headsets
For videos, music and such, your device usually will compensate, but it really can't for games.
fast hearth
looks like it's sbc
i usually use it wired with games since i could kinda tell there was some latency with it wireless anyway
but the problem @ٴ⋆ ⸻ 𝐌 ☣ 𝐍 𝐒 𝐓 𝐗 𝐑 ⸻ ⋆ٴ#8481 is facing is that it happens regardless of connection type
it sometimes happens for me on wired connections too, but i don't think it's a sky issue since restarting the phone seems to fix it for me
tame comet
It would have helped if they told us what device they had before rage quitting the server. Oh well, can't help if they don't stay and let us help them.
fast hearth
I never understood why people do that
wise loom
That or they have an entitlement the size of Texas, but this ain’t the channel for digging that deep.
If their device was running slow like that when it came to audio, I think the device itself would be at fault. That or they need to do a virus sweep.
uneven igloo
is it possible to play with mouse and keyboard
fast hearth
@uneven igloo sadly it's not, the sky will be out in switch soon, around 2021🎉
sweet fern
@tame comet thanks for helping me out yesterday 🥰🥰
wise loom
While this isn't the place for this, some Nintendo Switch games can support some keyboard input. Animal crossing can take keyboard input but only for typing messages/letters/notes. I'd expect the same thing to happen with Sky if they implement it.
muted thistle
sky can take bluetooth keyboard input for writing messages, yeah (as would most apps where you can bring up the keyboard, i imagine) -- i've never really tried to do anything outside of that context with the keyboard though
i don't think that's an app-specific thing though, that's probably more the phone itself
crude jewel
Umm questions.. why everytime I need to update the game I have to download 756mb of files? Is this recent updates huge?
It seem to do that everytime. Because the only reason I updated
my game last time is because the files size decrease from 700mb+ to only 76mb.. is this some kind bug?
Also please help because I didn't play the game for 3 weeks now
tame comet
0.10.4 update was only 5Mb for me
pearl jackal
Hi I'm still get the moth bug after 0.10.4 update. Did you guys still gets the bug or not?
vernal compass
If you're still experiencing certain bugs or issues even after they were supposed to have been fixed, please do submit a bug report so TGC can look into it further
undone wigeon
tame comet
Happens to me fairly often when heading home, yes
fast hearth
@undone wigeon yes, it happened to me yesterday but got fixed after restarting.
real vortex
Guys, someone know what is that?
real vortex
On map 2
uneven igloo
looks like a submarine lol
real vortex
There I also found unloaded neighboring locations
tame comet
It is most likely an asset they were going to use or for a cutscene or a place holder. Most assets out of bound are used for cutscenes, previous seasons, events etc. Why delete perfectly good assets when you can move them out of the way from User's eyes?
fair marsh
If the assets doesn't cause any issues by keeping it somewhere in the map hidden, they'll usually do that.
real vortex
It is most likely an asset they were going to use or for a cutscene or a place holder. Most assets out of bound are used for cutscenes, previous seasons, events etc. Why delete perfectly good assets when you can move them out of the way from User's eyes?
@tame comet I have not seen this platform anywhere 🤔
uneven juniper
Out of bounds of the game are full of mysterious assets 😄
We might never know why they are there
fair marsh
Looks like it's only a portion, we won't know what it was actually meant to be.
So, that's why it's hidden.
uneven juniper
There’s a lot more you can find outside of the intended play area, some people search for them for fun!
fair marsh
And if we'll see it later, then you'll know when you see it.
real vortex
I got there absolutely by accident, most likely due to a flaw in the wind mechanics
fast hearth
what area is that
fair marsh
It's in Praire.
real vortex
Left of the spirit with a yellow cape
fair marsh
Under the butterfly area
real vortex
There's an entrance through the barrier
There I climbed into a hole
From there I got under the texture of the mountain, there I touched the trigger
I was thrown to the previous location under the textures, and there I already found a platform
fast hearth
can you video record this? I've never been there
tame comet
mixlox, were you wearing chibi mask by chance? I'd love to replicate this.
fair marsh
You can easily get under the area with the Chibi Fall.
uneven igloo
ok
fair marsh
Use the slopes on the left side.
real vortex
can you video record this? I've never been there
@fast hearth I'll try, play with a bucket :/
untold umbra
Is there any software that helps to increase fps in the game?
real vortex
mixlox, were you wearing chibi mask by chance? I'd love to replicate this.
@tame comet no
untold umbra
guys
tame comet
scrcpy with adb enabled is a good way to capture screen without much device overhead
If your PC can record with OBS or similar
fair marsh
Doubt any software would help to increase fps.
untold umbra
ohh
tame comet
Gon, no. FPS issues is usually due to hardware limitations, but could also be bloated OEM software on your phone
untold umbra
Gon, no. FPS issues is usually due to hardware limitations, but could also be bloated OEM software on your phone
@tame comet got it :'(
tame comet
A good example of OEM bloat: Verizon Visual Voicemail. Always runs in the background. If you don't use that app, sometimes disabling it (if you have the option in settings) might help somewhat. I can't give more advice than that as disabling some services can have...... unintended side effects if you don't know what you're doing.
Example, I got a hand-me-down Blu phone for my Drone as the software for it won't work above Android 6.0. I disabled some bloat and now it randomly reboots. So, err of caution when doing it.
real vortex
can you video record this? I've never been there
@fast hearth unfortunately I hit the trigger and was thrown back, but I recorded the path there. It is clearly visible there that the game does not Lets pass.
I will throw it into screenshots and videos
Argh i cant
video is too big
tame comet
real vortex
Okay, I'll downgrade quality and try again
this time i met two players in the same place and I didn't hit the move trigger.
I wanna cry
the file is too big again ah damn what's wrong
How to get anti-gravity potion
tame comet
Which spot? the one in the dome for butterfly relive?
real vortex
i spent the last
Which spot? the one in the dome for butterfly relive?
@tame comet To his left
tame comet
past the constellation gate?
real vortex
Finally
again, I was thrown instead of downhill to the surface
take care of your eyes, the quality is very bad
tame comet
hmmm... That helps. I'll try and replicate that. during that zone out, you went under the world?
Thanks for the video, I was trying a different area.
real vortex
hmmm... That helps. I'll try and replicate that. during that zone out, you went under the world?
@tame comet At the very end, I jump downhill, there is an entrance to the location. Last time I was moved right next to the entrance under the textures and I got to the platform.
This time I hit the surface
Okay guys, i did it.
like first time, I was thrown to the first location
@tame comet hey look at this
tame comet
Yeah, I got there and found you have to be below a certain point. Got thrown oob, then poofed back into bounds 😢
Well... The game corrected itself, I was in the mountain
So it is plausible, but very finicky.
I'll try piggyback faint later tonight in the correct zone instead of the roundabout way to go oob there after work
But yes, mixlox, that looks like an old asset platform. Instead of deleting it, they just moved it out of bounds
It could have been the bridge to the villages in a very old beta build before release or something like that
real vortex
So it is plausible, but very finicky.
@tame comet There's a big trigger, you can try to fly lower to appear immediately low
It could have been the bridge to the villages in a very old beta build before release or something like that
@tame comet And I thought, maybe this is the platform from the cutscene?
obtuse nebula
obtuse nebula
I don't remember when I saw it for the first time, but when I saw I couldn't go through the wind wall I give up
tame comet
Since it is off topic, posted an easier way of getting there through piggyback and faint in #screenshots-and-videos
real vortex
Since it is off topic, posted an easier way of getting there through piggyback and faint in #screenshots-and-videos
@tame comet Oh, I didn't know that this way you can get under the textures, and I did it alone
fast hearth
video is too big
@real vortex https://streamable.com for future reference
real vortex
I studied a little unloaded locations.
For some reason, they are neatly closed by the wind, and there is much more trigger for another entrance. And yet that platform is not there
All holes except one are closed by an invisible wall. Perhaps this is a really mistake.
tame comet
Maybe they opened that one for us oobers?
real vortex
I do not know
narrow prawn
I have a question, i am using redmi note 9 and the daily quest are not showing even if i clicked on the quest giver at home...
prime oasis
/Hey, will a Samsung note 10 run the game?
untold ore
/Hey, will a Samsung note 10 run the game?
@prime oasis most likely! My note 9 runs the game well.
prime oasis
/thank you!!!
magic spoke
What ya mean the news???
real vortex
What ya mean the news???
@magic spoke what?
tame comet
Saitama, please keep this channel Android focused. #questions-and-help would be better suited for general questions.
cloud trench
Will android users be able to show headphones?
upper sailBOT
The headphones appear on your character when you play music or audio in another app while playing Sky. You can use them any time by putting on some tunes! (iOS only, until it's implemented for android)
dusty ginkgo
You need to go buy them! You need to collect light orbs from candles and dark plants => then you can use the candles for upgrades or hearts, and the hearts can be used to buy cosmetics such as capes! But you also need to collect the spirits that has the cosmetics you want
fast hearth
Anyone else having trouble loggin in after updating? My sky says cant connect :( . What do u guys usually do to fix loading problems?
keen zenith
fast hearth
does someone know if android users are gonna get the same thing iphone has when theres an external audio playing and the music inside the game stops?
it's being worked on, but we don't have an ETA
fast hearth
ah sad
stiff lion
I just got new headphones so I listen to music alot. Is there a way to disable skys music? Its overlapping with spoitfy
ashen mesa
Not exact same xD
It depends if your device supports individual sound control or not @stiff lion
And so far there's no option to disable sounds in-game yet
karmic mesa
If you're on a Samsung device with One UI 2.0, and you can get Samsung sound assistant which can allow you to individually control each apps sound.
fast hearth
problem is i don't want to completely turn off the in game sound, just the music but since there are no option to disable it i could play something else in the background with no noise and only hear the game itself lol
also helps a lot for people that play instruments
fair marsh
Hey Fyre, ¿after last hotfix how it's been going for you overall?
karmic mesa
I've actually been really happy with the last hotfix! they mentioned that they fixed the crashing with screenshots and they did exactly that. My phone has not crashed once since the hotfix. performance is relatively normal however about 300% better than when I first downloaded the game.
fair marsh
Interesting 
, i'm actually getting more stutters and lower fps after last hotfix.
upper sailBOT
Using emulators is against the Sky TOS, @fast hearth. Please don’t use or discuss emulators here.
fast hearth
Well that answers that 🙂
karmic mesa
For starters... There isn't one in existence that could run it even if you wanted to.
They haven't become advanced enough.
fast hearth
Ah I see, okay that's fine. Thanks ^^
river brook
Why can't my phone go on enhanced graphics (60 fps)? The model is a Moto g4. Right now the graphics aren't the best so I want to change it.
I can only do default, battery saving, and boosted definition
karmic mesa
Are you certain that's what your phone is... Is it running Android 8?
The adreno 405 will definitely 100% struggle with Sky. It will struggle so bad it might even be unplayable.
That's assuming it even supports Vulkan
river brook
It's Android 9
karmic mesa
Yeah.... Can you give me your phone's actual model number?
Because the Moto g4 shouldn't play the game at all.
river brook
Oops I meant x4
karmic mesa
The weakest adreno GPU that has been rated to do 60fps is the adreno 540.
No problem.
ashen mesa
Mine is also having significant fps drop when friends are in same server, which happened on 0.10.2 too
I guess they might reverted the memory leak fixes on 0.10.3 for those who had major game crash problem during last week.
karmic mesa
Hmm... I have experienced the opposite. It appears that the fixes and performance improvements cater to phones that are of my phone's power level.
As far as quality goes... The quality on my phone has not went down.
I think they should have an internal resolution slider. So people can manually adjust the resolution of their display. For people who prefer quality over performance vs performance over quality.
I personally fit into the category of performance over quality.
So if they dropped the internal resolution and it gives me a 5 FPS boost, I'm all for it!
karmic mesa
I think I'm going to copy it from my other device... Haha. You take these precautions when you have limited data.
My S7 was a couple updates behind... And I'm not about to download 722MB
fast hearth
Hiya people,, can my sky account link to my old iphone if I use a samsung rn??
And if it can,, can I use it on the old phone without logging out on my current one?
fast hearth
Thank youu 😌
short tangle
My phone heats like crazy when I play sky... And it's fine when I play fortnite🥺
fast hearth
My phone heats like crazy when I play sky... And it's fine when I play fortnite🥺
@short tangle Yes this game it's like that. I was surprised at first but then forgot bout it. It seems it will be like that for a while. I followed a suggestion here and it's been great so far. I use the game when my phone is 100% charged and the phone is less hot and also I try to use a power bank if I want to move around the house 🎉 🥺now my battery lasts 24 hours and 6+ on screen time.
My phone plays asphalt 9 and it doesn't get so hot as with sky😂
karmic mesa
Some devices will heat up more than others.
tame comet
Before and after 0.10.4... at least they are optimizing it more and more each update.
karmic mesa
The S7 that I've used will heat up tremendously, whereas the a20 barely gets hot at all.
fast hearth
Yeah, high end devices are ovens. While mid rangers tend to manage better. That's what I noticed with sky.
Before and after 0.10.4... at least they are optimizing it more and more each update.
@tame comet Gotta love the accessibility menu 🎉
karmic mesa
My S7 gets hot on Roblox so... There's not a lot TGC can do for the heat... But with a 3dmark score of 3500 on slingshot... Sky runs completely lag free
tame comet
Yes, @fast hearth, my friend is half deaf and I use it in loud areas since we have to wear masks so he can't read my lips anymore. Great for voice to text for people with disabilities.
short tangle
@short tangle Yes this game it's like that. I was surprised at first but then forgot bout it. It seems it will be like that for a while. I followed a suggestion here and it's been great so far. I use the game when my phone is 100% charged and the phone is less hot and also I try to use a power bank if I want to move around the house 🎉 🥺now my battery lasts 24 hours and 6+ on screen time.
@fast hearth
Lol... It's crazy in battery consumption... Fortnite on phone is 10gb .... And it still doesn't heat but this game damn hahahaha
fast hearth
Yes, @fast hearth, my friend is half deaf and I use it in loud areas since we have to wear masks so he can't read my lips anymore. Great for voice to text for people with disabilities.
@tame comet I also love the extended menu. Avoids me hitting my power button so much.
@fast hearth
Lol... It's crazy in battery consumption... Fortnite on phone is 10gb .... And it still doesn't heat but this game damn hahahaha
@short tangle I feel you.
short tangle
Man I need that headset appearing thing when there are songs playing in bg in Android too
ashen mesa
75℃ omg
fast hearth
hey y'all sorry if this is a common question, but is support for sky being expanded to more android devices? my friend has a uh... Lg Q7 and can't dl unfortunately
Apparently the LG Q7 was released in June of 2018? It's not particularly old, so it might be an issue with the Google Play Store on the device.
Check the second question of the message I linked for troubleshooting steps, it may help fix the issue.
@fast hearth
thanks!
wintry tulip
Hi is anyone else experiencing this whenever they chat? It makes typing practically impossible
agile gulch
Another thing i realised with game booster is. If u play other games like identity v. Then it might lag cuz of it
The only downside so far i noticed 👀
ashen mesa
If you've choose battery saving mode, it'll limit cpu performance so yes it does causing more lags if the game requires a higher usage
fast hearth
Hi is anyone else experiencing this whenever they chat? It makes typing practically impossible
well, i have a keyboard from an app to customize your keyboard idk if that has anything to do with it or if my phone is just being nice
keen elk
Hey hey, anyone familiar with the requirements to play his game on 60fps with max graphics? The tablet I have rn makes the game look a little muddy and only reaches 30fps. I prefer playing on tablet cause it doeent get as hot and doesnt drain my battery as fast as on my phone but the graphics are kind of, meh. 😔
If anyone can recommend any tablets that would be sweet
fast hearth
@keen elk already send it to you in other chat
keen elk
I saw, im just asking if anyone has any good tablet recs. I don't wanna buy sth wrong but also don't wanna buy more than I need
fast hearth
Just wanted to ask when will the headphones feature to play bg music come on android?
upper thicket
Ronsterthemonster, you were answered in questions and answers already. We don't know when they will:
"I think the iOS sounds feature you're talking about is the headphones that display when external audio is being used. This is currently not something that can be replicated on Android due to various hardware/software limitations. The team has been looking for a workaround, but haven't found success yet. " -ktjn
restive scroll
anyone here play sky on an android tablet?
heavy jackal
android tablets exist? man im old
must catch up with the technology ;0;
acoustic raft
i used to play on one but the quality and the glitches were unacceptable so i switched to mobile
heavy jackal
oh my
heavy jackal
(i swear im not as old as im implying dhriohkwh)
fast hearth
Android tablets aren't as common these days actually
@karmic mesa knows of a few good models
flint shell
Im playing on Android
karmic mesa
The problem with Android tablets is they usually cost way more for the same power in comparison to smartphones. Samsung Galaxy Tab S series is the strongest of Android tablets that I know about. In fact as far as I know Samsung is really the only major producer that makes tablets for Android. Other producers do make tablets but not usually as powerful as Samsung's.
fast hearth
Wow, what a coincidence, I'm playing on android too🎉
fast hearth
We don't know yet
heavy kestrel
Fair enough
keen elk
Yeah I play on an android tablet and I much prefer the controls an the fact the tablet doesn't get as hot. It also doesn't eat as much battery. But I really haven't been able to find one that can play this game on high graphics and 60fps?
I only get to boosted def and 30 fps.
There really aren't many tablets for android thst seem to be able to handle this game properly and its kind of sad. Unless anyone knows any here
lost coral
I think Samsung galaxy s10 can
fast hearth
Hey, guys, I don't how to buy a summer season necklace.
Sorry
@fast hearth wait sorry, did you mean you don't know?
keen elk
you mean the manta necklace?
fast hearth
Yap
keen elk
season pass
you either buy it for 10 bucks or smn gifts it to u, the necklace comes with it
also i dunno if the galaxy s10 counts as a tablet or just a big phone 
fast hearth
🤔 🤔
lost coral
Tablet phone
fast hearth
@fast hearth when you buy the seasonal pass you get the necklace of that season, but summer of lights isn't a season ig so I'm not sure if there's a necklace for it or not.
lost coral
And it's called pendant in game
fast hearth
How did they get the necklace?
keen elk
I never thought I might consider buying a tablet phone considering that i have small hands and theyre so clunky but i might for sky
keen elk
Yeah, season pass. If u r lucky and have good friends smn might gift it to u or u buy it
each season comes with a pendant
prisma iris
Days of Summer Lights is a short event that will last for a shorter time than a season (seasons last 10 weeks total)
fast hearth
@keen elk every country have a different money value so if it's 10 bucks for you so it might be different for others.
prisma iris
When you buy the Adventure Pass for a season, you receive the season pendant, 20 seasonal candles, and access to unlocking pass-only cosmetics
fast hearth
But I 'm in a Saudi Arabian border.i can' t go in when I buy it
keen elk
@keen elk every country have a different money value so if it's 10 bucks for you so it might be different for others.
@fast hearth im going off the standard US price since its easier to convert to it to whatever other currency
prisma iris
Yes, single season passes are 9.99 USD, but prices vary by region and devices
fast hearth
I know @prisma iris
prisma iris
TGC sets the base price at 9.99 USD, but each country may have different conversion rates and Google and Apple may have different rates as well, so an iOS player may pay a different price than an Android player even if they're in the same city
fast hearth
Ok
@keen elk as I said money value differs, and like you said that they can convert it into their home country currency but still there's a difference for eg if I convert 99.9 USD for one pass into rupee it's 7,308 rs but the pass is for 800 something. Just saying
keen elk
I mean better to have an idea than sit there and be like "oh i dunno since price differs." Its not 10 bucks for me either but it gives a rough idea of what youre gonna need to pay
keen elk
¯_(ツ)_/¯
fast hearth
warm bone
it is against the app stores TOS to offer an IAP cheaper somewhere else i thought
fast hearth
@warm bone money value
warm bone
at least with the same currency
prisma iris
Yeah, TGC sets the base price to 9.99/19.99 USD for both platforms, but Google and Apple each decide how to convert the currency
fast hearth
Yeah I get it but it's in dollar and we're talking about two different currencies.
prisma iris
Google and Apple may choose different conversions. At that point, it's no longer TGC's responsibility for the price
warm bone
oh ok srry i missunderstood what you said lol
fast hearth
I might be wrong, but that's what I know.
prisma iris
no worries! It can be confusing 
honestly the only reason I know this is because I asked Ktjn about it several months ago
warm bone
well i do know at least with google play the devs can decide the price for each region
ah
fast hearth
Yeah
warm bone
in the app store maybe you can't choose bc aPple KnoWS bEst
prisma iris
Here's the link to Ktjn's response
https://discordapp.com/channels/575762611111592007/696838813506470013/719674074996932698
warm bone
oh ok
fast hearth
@prisma iris thanks
crisp blaze
vernal compass
There's no ETA unfortunately, but it is something that the development team is working on (though probably low priority compared to other issues)
orchid niche
J
torn thistle
anyone know how to change the language of the game? someone told me to do that in settings, but im not sure how to on an android and i dont want to change the whole device's language, just the game (if possible).
torn thistle
bruh so theres no other way ?
karmic mesa
Not at the moment.
half frost
idk if this goes in android questions or questions and help, but i accidentally connected the wrong gmail account to sky on my android phone, and the unlink button is greyed out even after i sign out, how do i unlink it?? :/
karmic mesa
You'll want to get your recovery code and contact support and have them unlink it. You may need to provide the account that you wish to link it with, as you could use your progress otherwise.
half frost
okii, thanks ;w;
karmic mesa
I'd say that's a pretty good temperature...
tame comet
Dang, cold much? At idle I can't get below 80F
karmic mesa
That's while running sky too
Haha
Fans doing a good job!
Lag is a normal occurrence in sky. Even among the powerful phones.
civic bluff
ah i see
karmic mesa
They are trying to optimize the game as of the game is still new.
civic bluff
Okay, thanks
karmic mesa
Coming from a user of a fairly weak device, I can say they have made a lot of progress as far as performance..
tame comet
DreamFyre when playing sky
karmic mesa
Haha
obtuse nebula
what's the app to check the temperature of the batt and CPU?
tame comet
Antutu does it
I use a kernel manager made by Flar2, but it wasn't free. Antutu is iirc
karmic mesa
The reality of my set up.
Antutu is free.
You want to download it from their website, cuz it's been removed from the Google play store.
It is still available on the Galaxy store however.
You know... That really goes to show how powerful a small fan can actually be. It keeps the temperature of the S7 freezing my fingers off. Otherwise, it would burn my fingers.
fast hearth
@obtuse nebula temp monitor is a good app
karmic mesa
There's one problem with that... I don't have a USB splitter.
I did it over Network once... But then you have to deal with bitrate.
Unless there's a program that you can think of that can pass through one of my laptops USB ports to the phone.
lethal gate
oh, thank god i found this channel.
is sky available for galaxy a11? i really want to play it on my phone as well as my ipad.
hollow juniper
Check pins for the minimum specs
karmic mesa
The Samsung Galaxy A11, iirc, does not support sky because it has a 32-bit OS. @lethal gate
lethal gate
oh, thank you
quartz tendon
Rip 32 bit OSes
That means you can play on a 64bit emulator tho o:
upper sailBOT
Using emulators is against the Sky TOS, @quartz tendon. Please don’t use or discuss emulators here.
karmic mesa
There isn't one available that is currently capable of playing sky. They have not become advanced enough.
quartz tendon
Well ig that makes it obselete anyways
compact acorn
Hello , is there a way like ios to disable background music while playing music on external apps ( ||like Spotify|| )
empty veldt
Is it just me or the graphics has become terrible after the recent patch? Reducing graphics quality on android gives me an eyesore. 😑😑 I don't like how they adjusted the graphics. I like it how it was before.
woeful jasper
The one from a week ago?
They tried to fix the crashing that was happening on some devices, without decreasing the quality on systems that were running fine
If you were running fine on the patch before, you should of stayed the same resolution... But thats hard to do for 5000+ devices
Send them a bug report, saying this model can run at the higher res
upbeat chasm
How to hide the HUD
empty veldt
Mine was doing fine. It seems the graphics adjustment degraded the quality. Yes, they removed the bugs like app crashes at the Forest portals but why adjust graphics tho. 😑 I can legit see the difference based on my screenshots before and after. Now I'm thinking to switch to iOS instead because of this graphics quality reduction.
karmic mesa
Maybe the crashes were graphicaly induced...
compact acorn
Umm .. Sorry to interrupt but can anyone answer my question if possible ..
karmic mesa
It is not currently possible to specifically mute the background music. This feature is currently only available on iOS devices.
compact acorn
I mean .. there's literally no way currently ? Like , externally doing something 
karmic mesa
Some Android devices allow you to adjust individual app volumes.
compact acorn
Not mine :(
karmic mesa
If it is Samsung and Android 10 it may be able to download sound assistant from the Galaxy store.
compact acorn
Anything for Asus , android 9 ?
karmic mesa
Unfortunately, iirc individual app volume manipulation is a feature of Android 10.
keen elk
I really hope they optimize sky enough that it doesn't overheat like it does and that it doesn't drain the battery so much. I really wanna play on my phone for better graphics and fps but it just drains so quickly and gets so hot...
Question though, are screen mirroring apps allowed?
muted thistle
i don't believe there're any rules about that, the game would still be running on a proper mobile device regardless wouldn't it?
keen elk
yeah? i just wanna see it on a bigger screen tbh cause my phone is a little small lol
upper thicket
Screen mirroring is ok:
ThatHelpBot regarding Screen Casting and Mirroring -thanks kupo
keen elk
ohh thanks
muted thistle
i'm not sure if it'd help with the overheating though, i'd imagine it'd make things worse with the extra wireless function going on 
keen elk
it wouldnt cause thats sth that tgc needs to fix. 😔
But its just sth i wanna know in general for the future maybe. For now i will just stick to my tablet since it doesnt overheat or drain the battery at all
i hope the issue gets fixed at one point cause thats the only thing preventing me from using my phone
tame comet
Casting screen to chromecast adds lag and is a bit choppy for me. Scrcpy works fine though
visual lodge
Will the game run on 720p?
oak anvil
hello! i am planning to shift from ios to android with my mom's extra phone, samsung a11
although it meets the specs required by the game, the google play wont allow me to install it
has anyone here resolved this issue? having played the game with samsung a11? a friend of mine can play the game with an older unit that is samsung a7.
thank you so much!
prisma iris
You can try some of the troubleshooting methods in the pins, but if google play says it isn’t compatible, you probably won’t be able to download it
karmic mesa
First off! The Samsung Galaxy A11 is not compatible with Sky as the operating system is a 32-bit. Secondly the Samsung Galaxy A7 is compatible with Sky.
oak anvil
First off! The Samsung Galaxy A11 is not compatible with Sky as the operating system is a 32-bit. Secondly the Samsung Galaxy A7 is compatible with Sky.
@karmic mesa oooow that's why huhuhuhu thank you so much!
ashen mesa
Nunbering of A series is quite confusing 😂 But actually A7 would have higher specs than A11
karmic mesa
Yup
ashen mesa
A01 > A11
A3 > A30
A7 > A70 > A71 etc.
ashen mesa
Wait there's A10 too
karmic mesa
Yeah I just looked it up... That one does exist... Samsung smh
They have so many models
Don't forget the a50s as well...
karmic mesa
I don't think the use of the greater than sign was used for that. I think it was simply labeling the order.
oak anvil
Yup
@karmic mesa hi again, ive just checked the specs of the phone again and it works with 64-bit os rather than 32-bit 😦
karmic mesa
The phone has a 64-bit processor but the operating system is 32-bit. Do you have the phone in your hand right now?
oak anvil
and apparently, a11 has higher specs than a7, other than a7's better cams
The phone has a 64-bit processor but the operating system is 32-bit. Do you have the phone in your hand right now?
@karmic mesa YESSS how can i check for it?
karmic mesa
Go to the play store and find "64-bit checker"
oak anvil
Go to the play store and find "64-bit checker"
@karmic mesa okay thanks again!
karmic mesa
This will be the ideal result
oak anvil
This will be the ideal result
@karmic mesa yeah it says 32 bit huhuhuhu is there a way on how i can upgrade it to a 64 bit os?
oak anvil
Not officially.
@karmic mesa sadt 😦 anyways thanks for assisting me on this, @karmic mesa!
fast hearth
What could be wrong, if I cant launch the game on Android?
karmic mesa
Do you have the game installed?
thin flame
what processor would be good for sky?
karmic mesa
Sky requires Android 8 or higher
ARM 64bit with Neon
At least 1.5gb RAM
OpenGLES 3.1 Extension Pack
Vulkan Version 1.0.3 or higher
Vulkan Level 0 or higher
up to 3gb storage to download and install all levels
If you're unsure which version of opengl or vulkan your device supports, there are apps in the play store that can tell you.
Make sure the operating system is 64-bit. Sky WILL NOT run on a 32-bit operating system.
Processors that are supported by sky include Snapdragon, Samsung Exynos, Kirin, and (Helio with Mali GPUs)
As far as I know... SoCs with Power VR GPUs are not supported.
fast hearth
Coming from a user of a fairly weak device, I can say they have made a lot of progress as far as performance..
@karmic mesa Mine is Moto G7 Power and haven't noticed any major changes in performance... Hopefully it will come some day
karmic mesa
That's all we have... Hope! 💖
But when I said progress for performance... I was talking about since Sky released on Android. 😁
fast hearth
Yeah I've been playing since they launched it in android, otherwise wouldn't have the chance to play 😂
karmic mesa
Tho after doing a little bit of research...
It's clear to see why you are struggling with performance.
The Mali g71 MP2 is my phone's graphics.
fast hearth
I see thank you for looking into it 🙏🏼 Guess I'll just have to settle and accept things as they are 😅
karmic mesa
Yeah... Or somehow come up with enough money to buy a better phone.
tame comet
Advice: skip Motorola. If you're looking for a budget friendly phone, OnePlus or Pixel 3a/4a play perfectly. I have had no issues in the game besides the widely known bugs, like the wasteland crash and forest crash.
Now that they're fixed, I have no issues. Albeit, if I try to have another process running, I might get frame skips. (Screen record sometimes causes slight skips in heavy areas, but due to how this phone handles them, it just turns into motion blur)
fast hearth
I'm in no position to buy a new phone but i appreciate both your help and i'll surely keep that in mind! Once again ty so much 👍🏼
primal minnow
Helo, so... Not 32 bits?
karmic mesa
If your phone is 32 bit, it will not run sky.
willow oyster
Pixel 4a works great with Sky! Gets kinda hot sometimes though
karmic mesa
As does most of the higher-end smartphones.
willow oyster
4a is actually a pretty good budget phone
karmic mesa
Yeah... Still can't beat the $80 I spent on mine... 👀
fast hearth
I found a solution for my super weak phone 😂 i 'killed' all activities, turned off the 'always force gpu use' (mine as you said isn't the best) and switched this option exclusive of android 10
It's in Portuguese but it's the game mode from android 10, i found out that second option works best for me instead of third
karmic mesa
Where is that located?
fast hearth
In developer options
karmic mesa
I don't have those options.
obtuse nebula
I think you can search in the start of settings "game driver preferences" in Android 10
and yeah you need to unlock developer options
fast hearth
And 'game mode'?
obtuse nebula
wich device you have?
fast hearth
Wait gonna check the name of it
Aight gonna check 👍🏼
Yup you searched correctly the first time
karmic mesa
Samsung probably removed it... Or simply didn't add it.
obtuse nebula
I have 4 options in MIUI 12
fast hearth
Samsung probably removed it... Or simply didn't add it.
@karmic mesa doesn't Samsung have a game launcher?
Maybe that's the reason
karmic mesa
If you mean this? Then yeah.
That's Game Booster Plus
The game launcher doesn't really do much except pile all the games in one place.
fast hearth
Really haha looking at that i was expecting more from it
karmic mesa
Well it does also allow you to share what game you're playing with discord... So there's that.
lost coral
Samsung galaxy A20s don't support game launcher ;-;
lost coral
"This content is not compatible with your phone"
fast hearth
ok then it means it's not compatible
i'm not sure how you got that message anyway
where did you install Sky from
fast hearth
what kind of game launcher
limber lily
Why do you need a game launcher?
tame comet
Samsung disabled Android 10's game driver in developer options and moved it to the game launcher, I would assume reading previous messages. The game driver helps boost performance slightly.
karmic mesa
Yeah
long kernel
ts!
tardy hull
Is there a way to mute sky? I want to listen to my music but the sky music is way louder than youtube and I haven't found a way to change volume on individual apps
quaint rose
Yes ! Do someone know any solution for this> Is there a way to mute sky? I want to listen to my music but the sky music is way louder than youtube and I haven't found a way to change volume on individual apps
@tardy hull
summer seal
there isnt any, you cant change volume of individual apps
@fast hearth only way to unlink is contact in app support
summer seal
you just need to text chat : P
fast hearth
o 
hallow grove
It's possible if you're using Samsung device, find an app called SoundAssistant in Galaxy Store
Is there a way to mute sky? I want to listen to my music but the sky music is way louder than youtube and I haven't found a way to change volume on individual apps
@tardy hull
tardy hull
Thanks
tight mirage
guys how do i switch accounts in sky?
nvm i just searched and its not possible, sorry
limber lily
If you're trying to get to your old account, you can go to google play games and click on the three dots on the top right
There you can turn off "automatically sign in to supported games" 
Though if youre making a second account and you own 2 sky accounts, then its not allowed as it goes against tgc tos
fast hearth
!ts
upper sailBOT
The next Traveling Spirit is scheduled to arrive on September 3 at 00:00 Pacific Time (UTC -7:00)
You can read how Traveling Spirits work here: http://bit.ly/TravelingSpirits
storm gulch
ive seen apple devices have this translation button next to chat when they play sky. is that possible on android?
lost coral
Like an a and then a Chinese alphabet?
storm gulch
yes
lost coral
It's currently a beta thing i guess
Still tested in beta
But you can use hi-translate to translate a language you didn't know
Instructions in #screenshots-and-videos pins
fast hearth
is it possible to switch account with the use of facebook account?
white crypt
Yes. Currently only FB is unlinkable and relinkable for Sky players by themselves
next iris
Does anyone had an issue where his Android device is brand new with compatible system but play store says it's not compatible anyways ?
obtuse nebula
tell us wich is your device AngelHusk
white crypt
You can try this possible fix as stated by Stellify!
#known-issues message
tame comet
AngelHusk, Some newer mid-range or low end phones aren't built on a 64 bit OS. Can you please let us know the model of your phone so we can assist in finding out if your phone is indeed compatible? The game requires a 64 bit OS.
minor hemlock
hello, I'm kinda new here :] was wondering if it's just me or sky in Android is really laggy..
im using samsung a51, 128 gb 8 gb ram
i think processor is octa core
and its currently running OS 10
tame comet
I have heard of Samsung mid-range phones having some performance issues. I personally haven't had any with my 3a
Don't mind the oobing, it's just a thing I do, the link is just for comparison on performance.
quaint portal
hi sia! i'm using the exact same model as you are. though for me it's not that laggy? perhaps you can try using the lowest setting possible and close other apps when you play sky?
not sure if this will help, but samsung also has this game booster thingy.
it's only lagging for me when i have bad connection.
minor hemlock
huh, it would sometimes go reallly motion blurry and stutters when i turn around.. I haven't really downloaded anything or have other apps (the phone's kinda new too haha)
hi rune! i'll try out the samsung game launcher thingy and see if it works :] too bad i'm experiencing this lag 😭
#screenshots-and-videos message
@tame comet this is real smooth :0
tame comet
There are two different models of the A51, maybe you two have different ones? A51 and A51 5G. One has a lower powered processor.
quaint portal
ah! i only get that when my phone becomes a little too warm. i usually just play right under the air con when it happens.
tame comet
Under settings - About phone, you should have a model number, the first portion shows the difference. SM-A515 (normal) SM-A516 (5G model) 515 has the Mali-72 GPU while the 516 models have the Mali-76 GPU. Big difference in performance.
Mali-72 is known to have stutters when playing Sky.
minor hemlock
i see.. the stutter is worse when i open Spirits menu at home when the fly down the stutter is real 😵
jovial jewel
Hi
minor hemlock
Under settings - About phone, you should have a model number, the first portion shows the difference. SM-A515 (normal) SM-A516 (5G model) 515 has the Mali-72 GPU while the 516 models have the Mali-76 GPU. Big difference in performance.
@tame comet turns out im have the normal one :] with mali 72
jovial jewel
In the season of enchantment the game was lagging so much on my samsung galaxy a9 2018
Is the preformence got any better
tame comet
I don't have an a9 to tell you if it got any better for you, but they have done plenty of optimizations in the last few updates. It's worth a shot.
untold siren
So we need a more expensive device to play this game?
tame comet
My 3a runs the game fine and it works fine.
It isn't expensive in the phone department compared to flagships
untold siren
I have Android 8.0. It's a decent phone that can play just about anything, really. But I suppose Sky requires something way higher?
tame comet
What model? Some manufacturers build their phones on a 32 bit OS to save money. Sky requires 64 bit, since.... You know, 64 bit has been standard for quite a few years. Heck, even the iPhone 6 is 64 bit. The OG Pixel is 64 bit.
untold siren
I am unsure where to find this, really. I found my "Model number" if that's what it is
untold siren
Says it is an "SM-S767VL". But it won't let me search the game in my play store sadly.
tame comet
Yes, Samsung J series phones are built on 32 bit OS. Yours is the J7
untold siren
Ahh, I see. Perhaps I will just have to save up for a good gaming tablet.
tame comet
You could get a good, cheap phone second hand to play the game. Any Pixel series phone can play the game quite decently or a OnePlus.
Even the Samsung S7 would play the game pretty well.
untold siren
Cheap phones are generally small. Would hurt my poor eyes. I will definitely look into the S7 though, and see what else I can try to invest in. It's been a dream to play this game. Thank you for the advice though! It has helped me greatly.
paper relic
Can anyone tell me if support has fixed the account thingy, where you can use your facebook login to get to your old account.
I couldnt get google play, so i used fb as a login
tame comet
Pixel XL and 2 XL aren't small. the screen is 6.5" if memory serves correctly.
paper relic
And now when new phone has arrived i cannot play on it
edgy saddle
what do you mean fixed?
you can get your account progress back by linking your fb again
paper relic
what do you mean fixed?
@edgy saddle like xan u get your progress back with fb account ?
edgy saddle
yes
paper relic
you can get your account progress back by linking your fb again
@edgy saddle nope. Thay said you cant like 20 days ago
edgy saddle
you used fb with the account before you switched devices right?
paper relic
Yes
edgy saddle
what did they say
paper relic
They said fb is still not an option and u can get your progress back only with google eplay
paper relic
Yup
Nothing happens
Sec i think i have scs
So i am linked but there is no button that says bring ur progress back, nor does the progress come back itself
edgy saddle
did you restart?
paper relic
Ofc :)
edgy saddle
that’s definitely not normal, even the description says that linking your account preserves progress
hmm
paper relic
I guess ill contact support in a month
Since i deleted the game
Cause there was no point in having the game when i cant play it
Maybe they will be able to fix it
Or implement it. If i understood ritght it wasnt implemented
So fixing it is not an alternative... My mistake :)
edgy saddle
I’m sure that linking with Facebook can recover account progress though...
sorry I couldn’t help more, I’ll do some checking up. Best of luck!
stiff lion
Is Sky not optimized for andriod? My bf has iPhone and the game looks excellent on his phone
(Note 20 ultra user )
upper thicket
Sky was built for iOS at first. It is consistent throughout iPhones, for which it is much easier to build because of this consistency. Android phones have a wide variety of variations, and as such is difficult to adapt to all types of android phones
stiff lion
Let's see: sky makes over 3 million a month (just $10 from 30,000 people a month)
And they can't optimize a game for andriod?
upper thicket
They are always working on optimization! It takes time and effort to do, and as I said, adapting to varying types of phones is complicated for such a game, since some just can't handle it
fresh quiver
I don’t think 10 x 30,000 equals to 3,000,000
stiff lion
X 30 days
fresh quiver
That would be 9,000,000?
thick barn
Yeah, but the developers cannot work all around the clock, especially during COVID, sure they make a lot, but the team is small, and naturally, social distancing practices have to be in place. Also, getting that amount of compatibility and adaptability is difficult without crunch time, something that is considered unethical
keen elk
You forget that TGC is small and they are constantly working on new events and bug fixes and THEY ARE optimizing it as they go. Besides, they are human too. They have lives and families. I am a little peeved at it not being optimized either but I can wait.
thick barn
Yes, it should be optimized for android, but these things take time! Especially sense they started working on it during the pandemic
stiff lion
Still, a whole year
Whatever let me know when it does. 👍 peace
Maybe if we make it a big enough issue , they might actually look into it.
upper thicket
You also have to take in consideration the fact an android phone can be really weak, or can be built to handle intensive things. IPhones, as I said, are pretty consistent, so you don't really have to worry about the type of graphic card etc, whilst for android, you have to take those in consideration.
fresh quiver
That would probably make matters worse
keen elk
They are looking into it. And constantly working on optimizing it
tame comet
I don't see how money=development. You are still constrained to limited availability for testing. Reproducing issues, time to build (depending on the availability of the remote server, since... WFH and all that, might take a full day after committing a fix to be in an alpha build for internal testing before it a build for beta, then live. And that is even if the build finalizes, it might have given a fatal error or warning), test, and don't forget, they are pretty understaffed and over worked.
I mean, they have to keep new content coming out to appease current players while also fixing bugs. iPhone 6 had a huge crashing bug and they got it fixed within a week.
Before you bash a company with under 50 employees (not all are developers mind you) please understand how a development environment works.
Edit: Also, the income is speculation (no hard evidence in your claims), and don't forget Apple's and Google's 30% cut in your "numbers" 😉
tame comet
In my experience in the Android ROM scene, even with a team of 5 developers who had the exact device to test, we never got Audio routing for the Motorola Z2 Force to work on the audio mods after two years with source code. (for those who don't know the Z2F is a modular device using Greybus, we had modular speakers that we could never work on custom roms without breaking Safetynet/dmverity) (Edit: so, yes, sometimes there are some things in code that cannot be fixed even with different minds and methods tried, that is what this paragraph is about)
They are working without all hundreds of thousands of different device models out there for Android to test with. Please keep this in mind if you are running into issues, but isn't prevalent in all devices. They fixed quite a few crashes and graphics issues that was widespread due to them being able to replicate and fix.
So, hats off to them from me for finding quick and timely fixes for issues they are able to replicate on their test devices.
wise loom
Another thing to note is that besides the 30% bridge-troll fee that Apple and Google do, which already cuts a big chunk from their up-front earnings, there's also office rent and server upkeep costs and internet bills. There are also taxes to take into account. I'd guess those come before the employees even get paid.
Even if they aren't able to be in the office anymore because of covid, and thus working from home, they aren't able to just walk over to each other and talk about stuff like they did while in the office. Communication is now limited to whatever they use for meetings and texting between each other as needed.
And even if they aren't in the office they still likely have to pay the rent every month, although I'm not sure about that up front.
tame comet
Yep, as more users join the game, their "pipe" they pay for has to be increased, which means higher upkeep cost for the server.
Last I checked, the company I work for pays around 30,000 USD a month for a 50 Gb pipe at 5 points of presence. (edit this price is just for the pipe, we have our own hardware. If you're using a cloud server service where you pay rent to use hardware, I don't know if it costs more or not.)
So, 150,000 USD/mo total to keep our customers online.
That cost also includes a /21 and /22 CIDR, don't know how big of a CIDR block or big of a pipe at how many pops TGC pays for. That's just for comparison on just the cost of upkeep on a server usually runs. (edit: that doesn't include rent to have our servers in a climate controlled area or the service of a server housing company to ensure nothing goes wrong if you don't have a dedicated employee working at the point of presence)
fast hearth
🍿
fast hearth
Will this make a difference? Just changed it and playing in game driver today.
Note: Beta and live (that's why is repeated)
tame comet
It didn't on my Pixel 3a, but then again, it's GPU is laughable at 4 frequency steppings of 180, 267, 355 and 430 MHz when most other GPUs go up to the 650-700 MHz range.
woeful jasper
I thought I recognized your name from XDA 🤣
I used to be HTC 
fast hearth
It didn't on my Pixel 3a, but then again, it's GPU is laughable at 4 frequency steppings of 180, 267, 355 and 430 MHz when most other GPUs go up to the 650-700 MHz range.
@tame comet But your phone is good though. I like pixel 3a.
tame comet
I used to be HTC also.... until the 10. I think I had every flagship that released on Verizon from the Incredible until the M9.
I mean, the 3a isn't that good. It still is a mid-range phone, but with how powerful mobile processors are getting, an 845 or higher isn't really needed for most mobile things nowadays and is just overkill for a phone or tablet. The 670 and higher mid-range processors are just fine for almost all mobile applications.
woeful jasper
On the server topic, I believe they use https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/ 
But not sure if spot or ondemand
There could be a cheapest time to play Sky if you want to keep their costs low
Or high, depending on your opinion of TGC, as I believe the conversation started
smoky marsh
Hey one of my friends were wondering how they could change the game from spanish to English
lost coral
You need to change your phone language settings
I think
I tried to change it to korean and it works
jagged hull
At the highest GFX settings I noticed a slight reduction on resolution. my screenshots don't come out as crisp anymore. I noticed this while uploading an image on IG. Anyone know of this was part of an update?
harsh trench
Is there a list of compatible devices for the game? I've tried OPPO A5S & Vivo Y17, unfortunately they're not supported.
edgy saddle
There is a list on Google Play, and a list of required specs in the pins here
harsh trench
Alright thank you! 
I'll just look at the google play i guess. I'm not really familiar with the specifications of phones.
distant acorn
why sky isnt available in samsung tab a? it's android 10 already
karmic mesa
The Galaxy Tab A is 32-bit
karmic mesa
The SoC is 64-bit, but the OS is 32-bit.
proud sentinel
why is sky on my phone runs on low resolution
karmic mesa
Your phone may not be powerful enough to play at full resolution.
proud sentinel
ok
iron karma
honest panther
Hello androidians, I'm getting ever more frequent crashes at the moment - I'd say over 15 per day. They seem to occur in repeat places, including getting me stormlocked for hours the other day. Is this reported in a different way to usual specific bugs?
fast hearth
how can I record sound when I'm recording?
hallow grove
Hello androidians, I'm getting ever more frequent crashes at the moment - I'd say over 15 per day. They seem to occur in repeat places, including getting me stormlocked for hours the other day. Is this reported in a different way to usual specific bugs?
@honest panther I would report it at #bug-reports-android
drowsy crown
Can the game be enabled on the "Galaxy tab A (2016)" model?
iron karma
the good news is if the OS is 32-bit while the SoC is 64-bit then you can try to make your own custom ROM and own custom kernel that will run 64-bit mode in that Galaxy Tab A
the bad news is that it is a really tedious process and really hard to code driver for the device and instability might be a common daily occourence due to the custom things because the reason that the vendor run it on 32-bit is ( correct me if im wrong ) is stability and compatibility with other hardware reasons
upper thicket
@drowsy crown -short answer is no, it will not run on galaxy tab A (2016) because it is a 32bit tablet
night glacier
why sky isnt available in samsung tab a? it's android 10 already
@distant acorn I hv galaxy Tab A s-pen and is available... maybe your tab is too old?? That the same problem with my friend
drowsy crown
@drowsy crown -short answer is no, it will not run on galaxy tab A (2016) because it is a 32bit tablet
@upper thicket what about samsung galaxy a6+
karmic mesa
That phone has a chance. Though it will struggle.