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Re: Potential Workaround - Missing Download Button

I have just redeemed a voucher for Game Pass and saw NFS Heat on there.

I went to download it and this is all I'm getting, even after following several guides of uninstalled and running as Admin.

This is happening on every game, and the only reason I instelled this was because Origin (Which works fine) doesn't support my Xbox Game Pass.

Help, I just want to play a game!!!

21 Replies

  • EA_Darko's avatar
    EA_Darko
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    4 years ago

    Hey @ToxicHutchyy as the EA App is still in beta you may run into issues like this. 

    Do you have any problems with any other games?


    Darko 

  • I have the same problem.

    I cannot open any game page. 3 dots show

  • ImAbitDense's avatar
    ImAbitDense
    Newcomer
    4 years ago

    Hi,

    Same problem here on 2 computers with 2 different accounts.

    I reinstalled ea desktop but it's still not working.

    Same issue with any games. No download button.

  • I have the same problem. for the all games in ea app the download or play button is missing. there is just three dots for loading and It stucks for ever!

  • @KerimcanT I don't think so, no issues at all for any of my friends located in the same general area, same ISP, etc.
  • I fixed it by changing DNS server and restarting the app. Switching it back to my original DNS server brought back the problem.

  • stncttr908's avatar
    stncttr908
    4 years ago
    @CaughtInMyScoPe This is the answer! Thank you. I was using Cloudflare DNS and my friends are presumably using their ISP's, Google's, etc. I connected to my VPN provider and everything works fine.
  • Umutsasi's avatar
    Umutsasi
    4 years ago

    My dns settings were already in the auto-get dns settings option. I tried google and cloudflare dns settings and opened the ea app again. But problem was not solved. Where am I doing wrong? @stncttr908 @CaughtInMyScoPe 

  • @Umutsasi  Here are the failed DNS entries I captured while not using my VPN, maybe you can try to add these to your hosts file?

    pin-em.data.ea.com
    groups.gameservices.ea.com
    pc.ea.com
    rtm.tnt-ea.com
    split-evaluator.juno.ea.com
    desktop-config.juno.ea.com
    service-aggregation-layer.juno.ea.com
    ratt.juno.ea.com
    pc-assets.ea.com

  • EA_Darko's avatar
    EA_Darko
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    4 years ago

    Hey all, is it possible to try on a different network to see if you have the same issue?


    Can I ask with what ISP you see the issue and where you are located?


    Darko

  • @EA_Darko I am forcing Cloudflare DNS on my router so the ISP/location isn't really relevant. Switching on my VPN, which forces its own DNS through the tunnel, works fine. What's interesting is once the game is downloaded (FIFA 22 in this case) I can run it via my desktop shortcut and it loads fine, so presumably this workaround is only needed to trigger the download/confirm to the EA App that the game is purchased/downloaded.
  • Its  DNS, I have a PiHole, I had been using the OpenDNS serves, swapped to Google and they came back.

  • Update

    It was my DNS filter server, I have a PiHole, and EA must use some servers shared on my block lists. 
    My DNS server was already set to 8.8.8.8 for its external calls. 

    Changed the local ethernet DNS and EA is showing download buttons again and downloading and quite fast too BTW well done!

    Set your IVP4 DNS to 8.8.8.8 on the adapter, and the EA desktop may work again. YMMV

  • RnZistaken's avatar
    RnZistaken
    4 years ago

    I changed my IVP4 DNS to 8.8.8.8 but it still doesn't work. Can u help me 

  • Umutsasi's avatar
    Umutsasi
    4 years ago

    @RnZistaken @KerimcanT Ya valla dns değiştirdim her şeyi yaptım. Vpn kapa aç yap demişsin de bilgisayara özel indirilen vpn var mı? Tarayıcıdan vpn aç kapa yapılarak düzelmez.

  • nicstuber's avatar
    nicstuber
    2 years ago

    A dnsflush resolved this. From the DOS cmd prompt:
    ipconfig/ /flushdns

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