AB Seasons doesn’t work on iOS 14.5

[CaptREC]

Dear Rovio. I know you don’t care about Seasons, but would you please update so it will work with the latest iPad iOS 14.5!

there are still a lot of us diehard players out here!

also @admins, this will impact daily challenges I’d you’re doing a Seasons episode.

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[CaptREC]

Dang it – it will NOT work on iOS 14.5

[MG516]

I noticed that too with the latest update @captrec. And speaking of diehard, it also doesn’t work for SW II either.

[CaptREC]

Yup, noticed that too. Sad. You know, I would have gladly paid an annual fee of $5 for the enjoyment of continuing to play. Rovio gets money. I get my beloved ABS. Win-win.

[bernersenn]

@captrec @mg516
This is an issue that we as Nest admins can’t solve. However, it’s been reported to Rovio.

[Kathy]

@captrec @mg516 this may be a stupid question from an Android user, but its there anyway you can uninstall the IOS update? Or find a Seasons back up? I suggest checking the Bloated Pig, sometimes those guys have some tricks.

[SweetP]

@kathy, @captrec, @mg516

As an Android user, I got my AB games from the Google Play Store. Since this issue has arisen, I checked to see if it was still available as a download but couldn’t find any of the original games – AB Original, Seasons, Space, Star Wars I and II, or Rio. I suspect since they’re no longer available, Rovio has stopped support on them.

I’m not an iOS user, but there might be a way to roll back an update on iOS devices. I don’t know how going back to an older version will affect the rest of your apps, so you should contact support before doing so.

Sorry I couldn’t be more help, and believe me I feel your frustration.

Maybe @birdleader knows of a work-around to this problem?

cc: @karen68, @admins

[CaptREC]

Thanks @sweetp, @bernersenn, @kathy, @karen68, and @mg516.
I think there is a way to revert. I think I have a backup that might work. But as mentioned, would that mess up other apps? And, Apple pushes out apps that often have important security updates. I’ve been pretty careful in that regard and want to stay safe. So I guess bottom line is that those games are now dead to me. And it’s particularly sad since I was in the top 100 worldwide in them all. Guess it’s time to move on.
thanks again all! ABN is the best.

[MG516]

I agree @captrec that the security updates are important enough that I will also have to move on. I have really appreciated all the help and camaraderie I have encountered on ABN for the last 7+ years. Happy flinging all.

@sweetp @bernersenn @kathy

[bernersenn]

@mg516
Agree. We can’t reverse an iOS upgrade. These security leaks are just too dangerous. It’s bot worth it. Sad, but true.
As @sweetp mentioned: Rovio isn’t supporting the classic games anymore. And, why should they? They earn (part of) their money by selling PUs.

@kathy

[SweetP]

@mg516, @CaptREC. I dug a little deeper in Rovio’s website and in the support page, I found this article: https://support.rovio.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042909613-I-can-t-find-Angry-Birds-Classic-in-my-app-store-anymore-what-s-up-with-that-

I saw a link to the iTunes store that may help and you can redownload apps. I don’t know if it will help, but there are a few of the original games still available. (It might be a way to make them work in your current v14.5, but will probably wipe out all your current progress) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211841

For Android users, here is a link to the Google Play Store: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/113410?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en

[SweetP]

@mg516, @CaptREC. I dug a little deeper in Rovio’s website and in the support page, I found this article: https://support.rovio.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042909613-I-can-t-find-Angry-Birds-Classic-in-my-app-store-anymore-what-s-up-with-that-

I saw a link to the iTunes store that may help and you can redownload apps. I don’t know if it will help, but there are a few of the original games still available. (It might be a way to make them work in your current v14.5, but will probably wipe out all your current progress) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211841

For Android users, here is a link to the Google Play Store: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/113410?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en

cc: @admins, @karen68, @kathy, @bernersenn

[bernersenn]

Thanks @sweetp for your efforts.
Btw, I tested Seasons today on iOS 14.5.1 and it worked fine.

[CaptREC]

Thanks @sweetp for the option. I think I would cry if I lost all my progress. Would game center repopulate my scores?

and @bernersenn, I’ve updated to 14.5.1 and sadly still no go for Season, Space, and ABSW1/2

[SweetP]

@CaptREC, I believe if it’s in the game center then your scores are still there. Maybe go through this page on saving your progress in the cloud: https://www.angrybirdsnest.com/angry-birds-cloud-sync-coming-soon/
Hopefully that’s what you referred to in your post above.

[CaptREC]

Thanks @sweetp. Yes, that’s what I was referring to

[Tiffin]

Following an upgrade to IOS 14.6 i found that Seasons, Star Wars I and II, Space and Stella all fail to launch; they give a message saying “The developer of this app needs to update it to work with this version of IOS”. AB HD and Rio still launch so I’ll keep playing those two until the lights go out…

[CaptREC]

@tiffin, I was hoping the upgrade to 14.6 might help, but still doesn’t work for me. Though I know some ABN friends for whom it does work. Is it a country iOS version thing? I’m in the US.

[Tiffin]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>@captRec I think it applies wherever you are; I’m in the UK. It is odd that some people can still use the software and maybe it is device related. I have an ipad Air 2 and they have been around for some time now; maybe your friends are using newer devices?</p>
 

[Steph1112]

Don’t know if it will help anyone but Seasons stopped working when I upgraded to 14.5 – now I’m on 14.6 it’s started working again! Device is iPad mini 4 and the iOS version is 14.6 (18F72)

@captrec @tiffin

[CaptREC]

Thanks @steph1112. Mine started working again as well, but all my old scores are gone. Just dint have the heart to restart after 1000’s of hours to get my prior scores again. Are your old scores retained?

[Steph1112]

Hi @captrec

my scores were still there (this time – I lost them all once before and also haven’t had the heart to go back & redo most of the episodes!) but I hadn’t deleted the app this time.  TBH, I only found it was working again just as I was going to delete it!,