{"id":3337,"date":"2011-08-26T18:07:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T23:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hemispheregames.com\/?page_id=3337"},"modified":"2024-12-04T21:39:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T21:39:57","slug":"faq-android","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hemispheregames.com\/new_blog\/faq-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Osmos Android FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 150%;\"><strong>Osmos Android FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><strong>General<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<a href=\"#meta_buy\">Where can I buy the Android version of Osmos?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#meta_version\">How can I tell which version of Osmos I&#8217;m running?<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Technical and Preferences<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<a href=\"#tech_crash_gpgs\">Osmos is crashing when I log into Google+ and\/or on startup!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#tech_device_problem\">Osmos isn&#8217;t running well on my [insert tablet\/handset name here]. What to do?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#tech_three_fingers\">The three-finger tap to pause\/exit isn&#8217;t working for me.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#tech_stats\">What kind of &#8220;anonymous stats&#8221; are you gathering?<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Gameplay<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<a href=\"#gameplay_hard\">Osmos is hard &#8212; help!<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1><strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=meta_buy><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Where can I buy the Android version of Osmos?<\/strong><br \/>\nAs of Dec 4, 2024, you can once again get it on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.hemispheregames.osmos\">Google Play<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"meta_version\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>How can I tell which version of Osmos I&#8217;m running?<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can see the Osmos version and build number in the lower right-hand corner of the Osmos &#8216;Credits&#8217; screen (accessed via the &#8220;Saturn&#8221; icon in the main menu).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1><strong><br \/>\nTechnical and Preferences<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<p><a name=tech_crash_gpgs><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Osmos is crashing when I log into Google+ and\/or on startup!<\/strong><br \/>\nYou&#8217;re running a very old version of Osmos. Please update <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.hemispheregames.osmos\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a name=tech_device_problem><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Osmos isn&#8217;t running well on my [insert tablet\/handset name here]. What to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First of all, make sure you&#8217;re running the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.hemispheregames.osmos\">latest version<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Second, you may want to check in on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hemispheregames.com\/forum\/viewforum.php?f=15\">Android forum<\/a>, as nothing else can keep up with the speed and helpfulness of an online community. (Though it&#8217;s quiet there these days as well.)<\/li>\n<li>If the forums don&#8217;t do the trick, email us at webmaster@hemispheregames.com and we&#8217;ll do our best to help you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=tech_three_fingers><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>The three-finger tap to pause\/exit isn&#8217;t working for me.<\/strong><br \/>\nSome Android devices don&#8217;t support &#8220;jazzhand!&#8221; (i.e. tracking more than two touch points). Instead, simply tap your device&#8217;s menu button to bring up the menu.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1><strong><br \/>\nGameplay<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<p><a name=gameplay_hard><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Osmos is hard &#8212; help!<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve done our best to create a smooth difficulty curve in Osmos; however, the last couple of levels of each Arcade mode are intended to be truly hard. For those of you having a difficult time in the Odyssey, check out our <a href=\"\/2010\/07\/19\/osmos-video-tutorial\/\">video tutorial<\/a> (it was made right after the iPad release, but it&#8217;s 100% applicable to the Android version as well),<br \/>\n<br \/>Also, you can skip up to three levels in the Odyssey; if you&#8217;re stuck, skip a level via the in-game pause menu (three-finger tap).<\/p>\n<p>Happy Osmoting! :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osmos Android FAQ General Where can I buy the Android version of Osmos? How can I tell which version of Osmos I&#8217;m running? Technical and Preferences Osmos is crashing when I log into Google+ and\/or on startup! Osmos isn&#8217;t running well on my [insert tablet\/handset name here]. What to do? 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