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Tablets & Smartphones, IPad & Android

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  • FarmerTess (AU1)FarmerTess (AU1) Posts: 2,393
    edited 17.02.2014
    Sophie do you have puffin installed? I believe its similar to flash player. Samty seems to be the expert on tablets, Lets hope she drops by to give you some advice. For now though scroll up to the top of this page and have a read of what other advice is given. Good luck with your tablet. :)
  • rhon (GB1)rhon (GB1) GB1 Posts: 1,542
    edited 17.02.2014
    Thanks FarmerTess, but I'm certainly not an expert. I was though so disappointed when I found that I couldn't play Big Farm or my tablet that I Googled. A lot. Tablets and phones not having built in Flash is a very widespread problem, and there is a lot to read and a lot of workarounds. But it seemed to me the easiest of these workarounds is to install one of the special browsers that have a flash player built into them

    I use Puffin on an android tablet (nexus 7) and android phone (nexus 5) to play Big Farm. The Photon Browser works too, but I prefer Puffin. Scrolling is bit funky and I wouldn't like to always have to play on my tablet, but it does work

    Both have free, ad supported versions, or inexpensive ad free ones

    iSwifter seems to be the favourite for iPad and iPhone but there are others too including Puffin

    There was a Photon browser for Kindles but it was withdrawn
  • xxx562xxx562 Posts: 24
    edited 17.02.2014
    wife can play on her kindle...when she gets home from work will ask her how....it involved making a phone call as I remember
  • Pink Clover (US1)Pink Clover (US1) Posts: 33
    edited 17.02.2014
    Adobe stopped supporting Flash for Android a couple of years ago (in this case, it's not Kindle's fault).

    Amazon has finally allowed their staff to tell us how to deal with Flash issues (before, it was up to us users to spread the word). Here is the forum thread (on Amazon) that explains in detail how to do it: http://goo.gl/CGY9uR It may seem overwhelming to some, but don't let it stop you from doing it. It's a LOT simpler than it looks. And you'll feel mighty proud of yourself when you finish. :thumbsup:

    I also like this guy, he's got great info on other stuff you might be interested in:
    http://androidcowboy.com/

    As a side note, I found an excellent e-Book manager FREE. It's called Calibre. If you collect a lot of e-books, you'll want this one: http://calibre-ebook.com/ You will also find many DRM free ebooks there.

    I hope this helps. :)

    Edit: I just did some testing, trying to load BF on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 using both the Silk and Dolphin browsers.

    Silk: BF won't even go to the first page because it can't use the required Flash.

    Dolphin: Got to the log in screen, entered info, looked like it wanted to load it, then crash. That could mean anything. Since I don't use my tablet for BF I won't be trouble-shooting it, just thought I would post my findings in case others want to compare their results.
  • hammerotg (US1)hammerotg (US1) Posts: 26
    edited 18.02.2014
    Photon browser works on my galaxy note 10.1 and galaxy s3. did it on the phone just to see if it would work. no sense using it on the phone when the tablet is bigger.
  • fro3fro3 Posts: 42
    edited 18.02.2014
    I bought a tablet for the same reason but the only browser I have found that will work is Photon and you cannot use it for all things. It's nearly impossible to use chat because the box is too small and the pop up ads glitch the keyboard, and you cannot move or place things because when you try to drag items with your finger you end up dragging the screen around instead. You can't use the speed plant feature either (where you plant one field of corn, for example, and then use the hoop to repeat that action on all the other fields) for the same reason. In the end, I just play a different farm game on android (the one that BF seems to be trying to copy now, fingers crossed) and play Big Farm on my desktop computer.
  • sweetytweetysweetytweety Posts: 3
    edited 21.02.2014
    how to play goodgame big farm on andriod tablets.Plz help me
  • rhon (GB1)rhon (GB1) GB1 Posts: 1,542
    edited 21.02.2014
    I use Puffin on an android tablet (nexus 7) and android phone (nexus 5) to play Big Farm. THe Photon Browser works too, but I prefer Puffin.

    Both have free, ad supported versions, or inexpensive ad free ones

    And for other devices:
    iSwifter seems to be the favourite for iPad and iPhone but there are others too including an iOS version of Puffin

    Kindles are Android based with their own proprietary variation. There was a version of Photon for Kindle but it was withdrawn. How ever there is this information on the Amazon Forums
  • Sophie10002Sophie10002 Posts: 18
    edited 23.02.2014
    FarmerTess wrote: »
    Sophie do you have puffin installed? I believe its similar to flash player. Samty seems to be the expert on tablets, Lets hope she drops by to give you some advice. For now though scroll up to the top of this page and have a read of what other advice is given. Good luck with your tablet. :)

    I returned it once I couldn't use BF. Seeing another comment about how hard it is to use, guess it just wasn't meant to be. Will continue to use on laptop and desktop. Appreciate your help, thank you.
  • csbozcsboz Posts: 2
    edited 24.03.2014
    Sadly, iSwifter has closed shop, so no more farming with this browser.
  • texfireangel2texfireangel2 Posts: 7
    edited 24.03.2014
    im still trying to get it on my kindle :(
  • Etti_The_YettiEtti_The_Yetti Posts: 2
    edited 08.05.2014
    Make an app on the apple appstore and android playstore so that you can play on the go
  • Goodfella4Goodfella4 Posts: 432
    edited 08.05.2014
    Hmmmm.... I wonder why nobody else has thought of that up until now.
  • rie222rie222 Posts: 1,074
    edited 08.05.2014
    There is an app to play on. forget the name of it. floating around her somewhere. I'm sure someone will be around to tell you what it is. But from what has been said about it. It doesn't work very well. I think I read GGS is working on it??? am I right wrong? maybe i imagined that...don't remember.
  • amaprincess1 (US1)amaprincess1 (US1) Posts: 636
    edited 08.05.2014
    There is no app. You can download a flash-enabled browser for your smartphone/tablet/etc and play the game from that browser. Will NOT work for Kindle, however.
  • jess_d (US1)jess_d (US1) US1 Posts: 3,515
    edited 08.05.2014
    Make an app on the apple appstore and android playstore so that you can play on the go

    Yes I totally agree!!! There's an app for Empire but not Big farm....why??? My computer broke down & I wasn't able to access the game until I bought a new computer. I have an Android tablet but I couldn't get the game to work. I downloaded different browsers with flash but they would only work for a minute then freeze up. So I hope GGS will make an app for BF so everyone can conveniently access the game.
  • XGN EASTS1DE (US1)XGN EASTS1DE (US1) Posts: 343
    edited 08.05.2014
    I have my tablet Jellybean which is a android. But what browser should I use so it has a flash-enabled browser? Because I'd rather play on that.
  • Prince Krishna2Prince Krishna2 Posts: 228
    edited 08.05.2014
    you can play from flash browsers in playstore
    try puffin browser
  • XGN EASTS1DE (US1)XGN EASTS1DE (US1) Posts: 343
    edited 08.05.2014
    you can play from flash browsers in playstore
    try puffin browser

    Puffin browser? All I have access to is like Google chrome, or just a regular browser.
  • Prince Krishna2Prince Krishna2 Posts: 228
    edited 08.05.2014
    you can download puffin browser from playstore
    flash will only work from 10 am to 4 pm everyday your local time
  • rhon (GB1)rhon (GB1) GB1 Posts: 1,542
    edited 08.05.2014
    I use Puffin on an android tablet (nexus 7) and android phone (nexus 5) to play Big Farm. The Photon Browser works too, but I prefer Puffin.

    And it works 24/7 for me

    Both have free, ad supported versions, or inexpensive ad free ones

    iSwifter seems to be the favourite for iPad and iPhone but there are others too including an iOS version of Puffin

    Kindles are Android based with their own proprietary variation. There was a version of Photon for Kindle but it was withdrawn. How ever there is this information on the Amazon Forums
  • Ronja de Rover2Ronja de Rover2 Posts: 10
    edited 08.05.2014
    Yes! it works.
    Thanks for the tip, Puffin works fine on my tablet samsung galaxy.
    But i am still waiting for the bigfarm app ; )
  • rhon (GB1)rhon (GB1) GB1 Posts: 1,542
    edited 08.05.2014
    It's certainly not ideal, and I wouldn't change to always be playing that way. But if my co-op is doing the milk or apple project for instance it may mean I can get an extra collection in.

    Take extra care near gold spending buttons, and don't even think about trying to start a new build. Placing it is a nightmare!!

    Many months ago nafaru did say one would be developed but it would be like the Empire one. That is you can play Big Farm but it would be a different farm, not the same one. Like being on a different server.
  • Lesley52 (GB1)Lesley52 (GB1) Posts: 1,590
    edited 08.05.2014
    I just tried Puffin browser.Did not like my wifi? Kept disconnecting. My 3g data connection fine but that costs extra so playing on phone not for me I hate paying for same goods twice
  • XGN EASTS1DE (US1)XGN EASTS1DE (US1) Posts: 343
    edited 08.05.2014
    with me, it says an error code 919. Bet it's my connection. But I'all have to try it again sometime.
  • helloworld5helloworld5 Posts: 3
    edited 29.05.2014
    I have installed flashfox. But when I connect to bigfarm, it asks me to get flash. Do I need to start a flash session like in photon?
  • louenda (US1)louenda (US1) Posts: 32
    edited 29.06.2014
    Hi, want to bring this back up to the makers of Big Farm. Could you make a phone app so that if a player is at work or school (college) they can access their farm.
  • rhon (GB1)rhon (GB1) GB1 Posts: 1,542
    edited 29.06.2014
    You can play Big Farm on your tablet or phone but not with their native browsers as they don't support Flash

    Android
    I use Puffin on an android tablet (nexus 7) and android phone (nexus 5) to play Big Farm. The Photon Browser works too, but I prefer Puffin.

    Both have free, ad supported versions, or inexpensive ad free ones

    iOS (iPhones or iPad)
    iSwifter seems to be the favourite for iPad and iPhone but there are others too including an iOS version of Puffin

    Kindle
    Kindles are Android based with their own proprietary variation. There was a version of Photon for Kindle but it was withdrawn. However there is this information on the Amazon Forums


    When signing in from your phone or tablet, or any new or strange computer, you need to choose your server from the flag menu at the bottom of the log in screen
  • september. (US1)september. (US1) Posts: 72
    edited 30.06.2014
    louenda wrote: »
    Hi, want to bring this back up to the makers of Big Farm. Could you make a phone app so that if a player is at work or school (college) they can access their farm.

    yea i'm actually for this idea, if not coding bigfarm into html5 instead of flash, since flash is hardly supported on any mobile device. I know this'll be really tough on the dev team, but I do hope they're considering it.

    those browsers that samty suggested are really a pain to use imo, but they're my last resort when i'm on the go;/
  • Latten (DE1)Latten (DE1) Posts: 6,246
    edited 30.06.2014
    Right now, the development of a Big Farm mobile app is not in the works. We planned to do it for a while, then decided for a different project, and while it's not impossible we'll get back to it, it's nothing that will come out in the next few months.

    Sorry, guys.
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