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Vaixx
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8 months ago

Re: Is there a way to force the EA app open in offline mode?

Just adding my two-cents of dismay to this 2-year list (longer with other threads, I'm sure). 

I understand that EA gives no care about this topic. I remain optimistic that one day they will change it.

But, including other gripes (which do not fit into this thread), I have to say I am super disappointed in EA as a company.

This issue in particular is insane to deal with for those with storms or other issues out of their hands. I, myself, am currently living in a trailer. A metal box, with no means of really going anywhere to fix my problem. I have unlimited data on my phone, which is more than some people have. Being in a trailer though, I already get very minimal data connection. Now, no, this is not an issue on EA's behalf. So, I thankfully can throw a hotspot on and use my super slow connection to get EA to open just to set it to offline mode (which is a hassle, but it is doable for my situation).

HOWEVER: I want the EA app to remain in offline mode, since I currently am required to download an update to the app even though I only want to go offline. I literally cannot set the app to offline mode because it immediately tells me I need to update the app.

Which is taking an agonizingly long time to complete, just so I can set the app to offline mode to play The Sims 4. 

"This update is required for the EA app to remain in online mode." Cool, I don't want to be in online mode right now, but you give me no choice.

All this to say: Requiring someone to go online in the app (and in my case force a download I can barely handle, that I won't even use for its online functionalities right now) just to go offline is absolutely bonkers. It's 2024. Come on.

But this is EA, I'm not surprised at this point.

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