Thread:SusanCA/@comment-32738051-20170531005944/@comment-32738051-20170531022806

Someone earlier tonight was telling me they had a problem with their friends list wherein it more than doubled in a very short period of time. But they are also on an iPad, which had been acting up, and they shut it off and restarted it and then their friends list was okay again in game. Hopefully it will be something that simple for you as well.

There are 2 copies of each player's friends list: 1 on G5's Friends server and 1 on their local device. The server copy is primary and when one is connected to the server, that FL copy downloads to the device, overwriting whatever FL is already there. If either party loses connection after the download starts and before it completes, the friends list is wiped out and it will appear as though one has zero friends. But the list is still intact on the server...it just needs a connection long enough to complete the download. And then voilà! You can see your complete FL again. This is probably what happened to your FL. Since your iPad is old, it's probably the Wi-Fi. I recently had to replace my old iPhone and had been having problems with the Wi-Fi on it for quite awhile. But maybe instead of connecting using the Wi-Fi you can use cell data...assuming your iPad has cell data enabled. I don't think Apple devices, except Mac computers, have the ability to wire connect to the internet but if yours does, that may be another option.

So sorry to hear about the illness in your family but I am glad things are turning the corner. I am well too, though my poor kitty is suffering worse again from her allergies...she's chewing herself hairless again, so much so that I keep having to put an Elizabethan collar on her. Poor thing. We both could do with a little less rain...we've been getting socked down here in the not-so-sunny South. But all else is well.

I hope I would never lose hope in you my dear! You're very welcome for everything I can do for your gameplay. It was so good to hear from you...hope to hear from you again soon with news that all is well again. 🙏😍