Streaming a game on my phone during a 45 minute bus ride and the app crashed at the final boss

So I was on the 7:15 AM express bus stuck in traffic, finally got to the end of a tough boss fight in this RPG I've been grinding on my phone. Right as I hit the final attack, the app froze, then crashed. I sat there for a solid 2 minutes staring at my home screen trying to decide if I should restart the app and hope it saved, or just wait until I got to the office. I went with restarting, and luckily it autosaved right before the fight, but now I'm debating if I should play on a handheld console instead for stability. Anyone else have a close call like this where a mobile game almost lost your progress mid-commute?

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rose_cooper6d ago

wait, it didn't save? that's some next level rage bait, i would've thrown my phone out the bus window fr

patricia3176d ago

Read this morning that phones saving drafts automatically is actually a setting you can turn off in most apps now. Would've been nice to know before I lost a whole rant about terrible customer service at the DMV last month. Honestly though, throwing your phone isn't the worst reaction. I just sat there staring at my screen for a solid minute. Felt like my brain short circuited. Hope you finally got that post out, cause I know that frustration hits different.