Game freezes while in a match then screen begins strobing

Nightglider1
Nightglider1 Posts: 738 Critical Contributor
in MPQ Bugs and Technical Issues

This has happened about 1/2 dozen times over the last two days. I’m on an iPhone 12 running iOS 26.2. MPQ app is up to date.

When this happens I have no option other than to force close the app which affects my characters just as retreating from a match does.

Comments

  • Krazy
    Krazy Posts: 109 Tile Toppler
    edited December 2025

    Is there are particular point in the game freeze happens more often/consistently?
    i.e Middle of the match, switching back from another app, after a win, start of a match while the board tiles are loading, etc.

    The freezing has been ongoing for 6 months now:
    Bug Megathread
    "Game freezes, thus you are forced to quit the app."

    "Game board flashes or switches to black"
    strobing is unique to iOS 26, and has been occurring for the last few months, since its release.

  • Nightglider1
    Nightglider1 Posts: 738 Critical Contributor

    Mid match

  • Nikita-K
    Nikita-K Posts: 40 Just Dropped In

    Not better on Steam right now: energy input very high according to task manager, no other program running and game still barely working.

  • kdobbi2
    kdobbi2 Posts: 1 Just Dropped In

    It got better and now it’s happening every other round

  • bickle
    bickle Posts: 36 Just Dropped In

    At least on my phone, it often completely locks my phone up. I can’t even power down. My only recourse for recovery is to hold volume and power for a few seconds for a system interruption

    Obviously this is not great and runs the possibility of accidentally calling emergency services

  • Zarqa
    Zarqa Posts: 615 Critical Contributor

    @bickle said:
    At least on my phone, it often completely locks my phone up. I can’t even power down. My only recourse for recovery is to hold volume and power for a few seconds for a system interruption

    Obviously this is not great and runs the possibility of accidentally calling emergency services

    I assume this is iOS 26. If so, you can change what calls emergency services in the settings. Because of what you described, I changed it to 5 rapid taps on the power button instead because I was worried I would accidentally call emergency 911 like you…

  • bickle
    bickle Posts: 36 Just Dropped In

    Thanks,I just did that this. What a ridiculous situation to find ourselves in.

    IMO, this should be the number one thing for the new team to address

  • Davidb23
    Davidb23 Posts: 1 Just Dropped In
    edited 29 January 2026, 02:51

    It’s happening way too many times lately that it’s becoming a game killer. Playing on iPhone 14 and it used to freeze then strobe but lately it’s locking out the phone for a few seconds. Unacceptable imho.

    Update: iPhone released an update today in the u.k and since then it’s not happened.

  • BewareThyself
    BewareThyself Posts: 6 Just Dropped In

    Happened to me every other node today. Seems to be triggered by whenever I get a notification on my phone. Driving me crazy!

  • KGB
    KGB Posts: 4,033 Chairperson of the Boards

    @BewareThyself said:
    Happened to me every other node today. Seems to be triggered by whenever I get a notification on my phone. Driving me crazy!

    You should test this more by going into the game and having someone message you (text or whatapp etc) and see if this is indeed the issue.

    If it is, it suggests your device is out of RAM and that when it has to switch between apps it causes a problem. On Android there is a do-not-disturb mode for gaming that prevents incoming notifications while a game is open. Does Crapple have the same?

    KGB

Categories