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Android Game restarts after returning from a minimized state.

RyanC

RyanC

Member
Since updating to GMS 2, my game restarts after returning from a minimized state on Android.

If I click "share link" and try and send an email or text then return to the game, it restarts.

But if I re-download the previous version from the play store it's fine.

I tried using GMS 1.4 and now that has the error in the Android builds too.

Any help greatly appreciated!
 
G

Guest

Guest
In Android, when you leave one app for another, the first app stays in memory until that memory is needed, and then it's cleared from memory and will be reloaded when you switch back. If you don't want your player to have to start over after they switch out of your game, then your game needs to have some kind of system for regularly saving data and allowing the player to continue when they return.

Edit: from the Android docs explaining this: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/activities/process-lifecycle
 
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