Angry Birds Bugs & Glitches

Below is an actively updated list of Angry Birds bugs, glitches, and issues spanning all version and platforms. We obviously can’t know everything, so many of these are reported and/or updated by the AngryBirdsNest community, so if you notice something out of the ordinary leave a comment below and investigate. Please don’t leave a comment for a bug that already exists unless you have something new to report. Thanks!

Name Edition Platform Fixed
Total Bugs Logged: 49
Golden Egg #30 Sometimes Doesn't Pop UpOriginalAllv3.4.0
Golden Egg #8 UnobtainableOriginalAllv3.3.0
"New Year Egg" UnattainableSeasonsAllv3.1.0
Mooncake Festival Golden Egg Flip-FlopSeasonsAllv3.1.0
Seasons Golden Egg 16 BrokenSeasonsAllv3.0.0
Both Christmas Level Selection Screens BorkedSeasonsiOS, PC, Macv2.5.1
Power Up Slot Machine InaccurateOriginaliPhone, iPod Touchv2.3.0
"Menu Popper" Not WorkingSpaceiOSv1.2.0
"Feather Picker" Not WorkingSpaceiOSv1.1.0
Scores Adding 5SpaceAllv1.1.0
Achievements Earned OfflineSpaceiOSv1.1.0
"Where No Birds..." Not RegisteringSpaceiPhone, iPod Touchv1.1.0
"Gravitational Escape" Incorrectly ListedSpaceiOSv1.1.0
"Pig Bang" Score Addict Incorrectly ListedSpaceiOSv1.2.2
Double-Bonus BirdsRioAllNo
Mac Trackpad SensitivityOriginalMacv2.0.2
Nokia's "New Year Egg"SeasonsSymbianv2.3.0
Scores Ending in 9OriginaliOS, Android, PC, Macv2.0.2
Golden Egg 1 Missing from Mac/PCOriginalPC, Macv2.0.2
"Carnival Upheaval - Score Addict" Valued Wrong (Unfixable)RioiPadUnfixable
Carnival Upheaval 8-5 3-star ThresholdRioiOSv1.4.0
Facebook/Twitter Levels Show No StarsSeasonsAllv2.1.0
Trick or Treat Golden Egg Flip-FlopSeasonsiOS, Androidv2.1.0
Block Smasher Free BuggedFree, Seasons FreeiOSNo
Rio Loading IssueRioAndroidv1.3.2.2
"Stellarvore" Not RegisteringRioiOSv1.4.0
Seasons Mighty Eagle Achievements FlawedSeasonsiOSv2.0.0
Rio Football FlawedOriginalPCv2.0.0
PSP Unattainable Golden Eggs (Rumored Solutions Within)OriginalPSPNo
"Bright Side of the Moon" Not WorkingSeasonsiOSv2.0.0
Star for Golden Egg 17 Only Once UnlockableOriginalPCv2.0.0
Seasons Greedings 16 FeatherSeasonsiOSv2.0.0
"King of the Caves" LabelingOriginaliOSv1.6.3
Smash Maniac (Not Bugged)OriginaliOSNot Bugged
Rio Football Numbering InconsistentOriginalAllv2.0.0
Accordion Not WorkingOriginalMacv1.6.3
17 Melons in Beach VolleyRioiOS, Androidv1.3.0
"Bunny Hunter" FlawedSeasonsiOSv2.0.0
Facebook Levels Won't UnlockSeasonsAllv1.6.0
Mighty Eagle Purchase and Use FlawedOriginaliOSNo
Only 14 Golden FruitsRioAllNo
Golden Eggs DisappearingOriginal, SeasonsAllNo
Seasons Golden Eggs MisnumberedSeasonsAllv2.0.0
Mooncake Festival In-Game Score Counter FlawedSeasonsiOSv2.0.0
"Easter Eggs - Score Addict" Valued Wrong (Unfixable)SeasonsiPhone, iPod TouchUnfixable
"Summer Pignic - Score Addict" Not WorkingSeasonsiOSv1.6.0
"Carnival Upheaval - Score Addict" MissingRioiOSv1.3.0
Carnival Upheaval Achievements Not WorkingRioiOSv1.3.0
Mighty Eagle Achievements FlawedOriginaliOSv1.6.3

Comments (2,343)

By Lizzie V

Got this on ipad2 it let me play once but now it is showing all games closed padlocks on and big yellow letters “coming soon”. Can’t understand as I got to play and now can’t. Don’t want to delete and reinstall as I will loose all scores on other games.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

You will need to provide us with some more details. What version of the app are you running? (You can see this by clicking the “i” in the bottom corner of the main screen) Where are you seeing “Coming Soon”?

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By Bevryche (@bevryche)

Was there a problem with the website update? I’m now unable to update my scores.

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Rank: Sling God with 32120 points
By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

I haven’t noticed any issues. Try clearing your cache and giving it another try. Please let us know :)

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Rank: Gold Flinger with 8570 points
By Kartflyer (@kartflyer)

Loads of bugs fixed with the new update!
Bug 1-Feather Picker works now!
Bug 2-Not sure, I think it’s fixed
Bug 3-Fixed, got loads of achievements after loading the game
Bug 4-No idea, haven’t had this problem
Bug 5-Got the achievement before the update, so I don’t have a clue
Bug 6-Still 1.9M

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Rank: Champion with 3240 points
By heathen (@heathen)

New bug. Although the achievements earned offline for iOS v1.1 of Space seems to be fixed, either reporting or obtaining the Menu Popper (100 pigs popped in the menus) is still bugged….I had already popped quite a few, but took about 3-4 minutes to deliberately pop 100 straight and played the game for a bit (to allow periodic reporting to take place). Never was obtained.

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By heathen (@heathen)

OK…another bug for Space v1.1 for iOS (possibly others). Was able to obtain feathers on the first two levels of Fry Me To The Moon, but when I go to the top level selection, it only reports 1/10 feathers obtained…I’ll update this if/when I get any other feathers and it is still off or corrects itself.

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By sal9 (@sal9)

Are you sure you obtained 100% on both levels.
It might simply be the new feature they added, which can be confusing, read more about it
here

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By heathen (@heathen)

No…I have two feathers sticking out of the first two planets. They were both earned.

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By sal9 (@sal9)

This update includes a new feature: a feather will stick out from the levels on which you used SE regardless of the percentage destruction. You’ll have a bigger feather for 100% and smaller feathers when below.

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By heathen (@heathen)

Actually, I owe you an apology and a thanks…I swore that the feather was earned, but it was 99%…I retried and got the full feather…I have egg on my face on that one, and thanks for pointing it out….I appreciate it.

I don’t like this new “feature”. Got a feeling Rovio isn’t into using focus groups…That’s two things dealing with Space that probably wouldn’t see the light of day if they had. I doubt this feature would pass as is (I can see it modified somehow and workable though…)

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By pandora gadson

just got this the new game with the EGGS on it. Cant access it. I use a MAC. I can play the other 3 angry bird games on here but that.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Sorry, I’m not sure what you are referring to.

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By danimario9

Maybe Angry Birds Space.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Even if that’s so, I don’t see what the question is.

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By pandora gadson

I cannot play the GOLDEN EGGS game that was just put on. I cannot access it. The other 3 games that r on there I can play.

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By sal9 (@sal9)

You need to give us some specifics pandora.
Which game are you referring to?
Which golden egg level is missing?

Have you checked the Golden Egg Walkthroughs.

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Rank: Gold Flinger with 9830 points
By Chris (@chriss)

Concerning the AB achievements:

1. Feather Picker is working now.

2. Centripetal Force (for some reason not appearing on this bug list): it’s not bugged any more. Nevertheless we don’t know what exactly Rovio means by a lagrangian point, cos the achievement is earned when you play any level after having updated the game.

3. Pig Bang score addict and Gravitational escape: How will you find out if these bugs have been fixed? Will you play on another device?

4. Pgsicle: it now sais correctly “frozen” instead of “freezed”.

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Rank: Champion with 3295 points
By Laurence (@laurence)

@chriss Re. #2 I’m not sure – mine didn’t come up until I got to level 3, but I guess it could just have been delayed1 :)

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

1: Marked as resolved, along with “Offline Achievements”.
2: It was indeed bugged, and I figured out exactly what they mean. I am going to make a new video to demonstrate.
3: I am going to reset my data and give them a try. It will take me a little while to confirm though.
4: Wasn’t too worried about that one ;)

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By Kartflyer (@kartflyer)

Had my own words regarding these above, but I like yours better :)

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Darn it all. GameCenter won’t let me delete my achievements from their archive. So I have no way of figuring out #3.

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By heathen (@heathen)

Did you get my new bug concerning the Menu Picker achievement?

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By Chris (@chriss)

@Slim: looking forward to your video.

(I could also erase my data and find out myself, but since I have the achievement already, I won’t do it.)

It’s correct that you cannot delete achievements from Game Center, but if you start again and receive them, they should again pop up on the level screen. Or you can play on SC version now instead of HC version. Or a user who just downloaded the game for the first time can confirm.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

@heathen Yes, that was on my expanded list before. I’m gonna try to talk to Rovio and see if we are just looking at the wrong menus or something. But it is likely to go on this list.

@chriss I tried and couldn’t get achievements to re-register. Typically when you manually delete the app, it deletes all the achievements as well. At least, that’s what I thought. I think what I may do is grab my girlfriend’s phone, download the app, pay her a dollar, and confirm that my method works. Then I’ll record it even though the achievement doesn’t pop up.

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By heathen (@heathen)

@amslimfordy – OK…sorry that I didn’t notice it on the expanded list previously…

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By sal9 (@sal9)

Scores ending with 5 seems to have been “fixed”, not that it would change anything for the leaderboard.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Tough to say. I may reset my game and play quite a few levels. If I can get through say… 40 levels without ever having a score end in 5, I’ll call it fixed. (I don’t want to try to defeat my existing high scores, not that I’m so super amazing, but rather it’s not time-efficient).

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By Peatree2 (@peatree2)

Not sure if this is a bug, but I noticed this a long time ago. After the Seasons Wreck the Halls update, I noticed that the Mooncake Festival 3-star egg was automatically unlocked (didn’t have 3 stars in each level). Today, I noticed that the Trick or Treat 3-star golden egg was unlocked (didn’t have 3 stars either). Can’t wait to see what else is unlocked. :) Both were playable. Latest version of ABS (HD) on iPad.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

The first one we know about, but shhhhh, it’s good for the user ;)
The second one is related to the “Trick or Treat GE Flip Flop”, which is listed above. The fixing of the bug actually caused the one you mention.

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By Aeryk17aj (@aeryk17aj)

yea, kind of the same thing happened to my Android when I was collecting golden mooncake pieces. after I got all the pieces, the giant mooncake next to also unlocked. I haven’t even 3-starred all those levels (Not sure if b4 or after Wreck The Halls update). and the Trick or Treat Golden Egg and Giant pumpkin switcheroo (happened to me, too)is already on the list, btw

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By heathen (@heathen)

You people have been luck as all can be. Every time I experienced a bug with regards to bonus levels the bonus levels became INACCESSIBLE after having been previously accessible and played several times.

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By SpyderVenom420 (@spydervenom420)

I have a question. I am currently updating and entering all the scores for all the AB games I have played. I am on an iPhone and use Game Center. Does anyone know of a bug that would cause Angry Birds Rio Free and Angry Birds Seasons Free not to show your achievements in Game Center?

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Yes I do. It’s an API issue related to the GameCenter upgrade in iOS 5. Since Rovio has not updated this apps since before iOS 5 was released, it has not been fixed, but it should be fixed in the next update.

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By SpyderVenom420 (@spydervenom420)

Thank you for the reply. I have played and beat all AB games on my iPod and just recently switch to iPhone, so as you well know starting it all over is fun all again. I really enjoy the community her on ABN. Thank you so much.

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By massive eagle (@massive-eagle)

i have “where no birds have gone before”

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Please read the details within the bug itself.

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By massive eagle (@massive-eagle)

i read the details but i don’t see what you mean

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

“The “Where No Birds Have Gone Before” achievement does not register for some SD users, even if they have purchased Danger Zone.”

Key word is “some”.

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By bigbrotherbird97 (@bigbrotherbird97)

The entry dates for the bugs you enter seems to be wrong…unless you guys published that bug on January 1, 1970 :P

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Yeah, not something I can change. If I recall, we were having some server issues back when I entered those bugs.

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By massive eagle (@massive-eagle)

same here. when i publish a comment the time is 2 hours early

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

1: Your comment is not the same as BBB.
2: There is nothing wrong with the dates or times right now.

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By Byunghun (@byunghun)

I think the “Pig Bang” score addict achievement is bugged. I was doing danger zone level 19 when it popped up. I went to look at my score and it was only 1879505.

Never mind. didn’t see it listed already.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Just curious, which version of the app are you playing? V1.0.0 or v1.1.0?

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Rank: DaBomb with 480 points
By WikiRigbyDude (@wikirigbydude)

In Hogs and Kisses 1-15, the girl egg is supposed to be indestructible.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

I don’t see what you are claiming to be a bug.

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Rank: Explosive with 2045 points
By neptunepluto (@neptunepluto)

I have a problem with Angry Birds Space on my iPhone 4 running IOS 5.0.1. On Friday 27th April, on the leaderboard, I was 342 with 8,422,880, but later in the day, I was down to 18,000 or something close with only 7,561,400. Today, I increased my score slightly to 8,428,130 and went back into the 300’s in the morning, but this afternoon, I was down to 19,846 with 7,561,400 – what has happened to my missing 866,730 points? Anyone else encountered this.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

The leaderboard is being rather glitchy regarding the new Fry Me to the Moon levels.

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By neptunepluto (@neptunepluto)

I noticed that. I got a new high score on Fry me to the Moon just now and I went back up to 342 on the leaderboard with my correct score! Its up and down like a yo-yo. Thanks for the reply

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By Susan Galpern

Every time I try to use the Eagle, the “Stuck on a tricky level? Lookig for a new challenge? Unleash the Space Eagles” pops up where you HAVE to buy more eagles! No matter what I did – turned on and off my Iphone, got out and back into Angry Birds, etc. I don’t want to buy more eagles but I went ahead and did it anyway. Then it took me to this site where it asked me security questions!
So now the eagles work again, but will this happen again where it forces me to buy something?

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

I assume you are referring to Space on an iOS device.

You must purchase Eagles in bundles. The security questions you saw are new to iOS’s AppStore about a week ago. If you don’t want to purchase Eagles, you don’t have to, and you can avoid seeing this message by not selecting the Eagle Eye logo.

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By Peatree2 (@peatree2)

Yeah, Apple recently added MANDATORY security questions just in case someone tries to get into your account or you forget your password.

To answer your question, you won’t be asked to enter security questions again, only a one-time thing.

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By You Spoony Bird! (@destinypancake)

On ABO v.2.1.0, I’ve noticed that on the title screen, all of the items you get for beating each chapter have a white line on the side of them. It’s mainly noticable on the balloon for danger above. Has anyone else had this problem?

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

I don’t see how that’s a problem. It’s color tinting to give the allusion of depth on a 2-dimensional image.

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By You Spoony Bird! (@destinypancake)

No, that’s not I’m talking about. It’s a straight line on one side of all of the items except the sombrero. It looks really glitchy though, and it wasn’t there before I updated.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

I don’t see anything visually wrong.

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By Maria

Angry Birds Facebook doesn’t show any of my friends (and their scores) anymore!! I appear as the first and only in all of them…

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Strange. May want to inform Rovio of this.

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By stink_boy11 (@)

I found one in chrome, Sometimes when you try to activate a bird’s power, it won’t work.

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By marty walker

angry birds in space, danger zone level 1. I completed with 3 stars went to start level 2 in danger zone but game doesn’t allow me to open it. I’m i missing something or could this be a bug?

Thanks

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Danger Zone must be purchased. Only the first level is available for free (as a trial). Read more in this post

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By pandora gadson

the game I am referring to on ANGRY BIRDS is called GOLDEN EGGS. I cant get on it at all to play it. THe other 3 games that are on there I can play,

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By Kartflyer (@kartflyer)

What are “the other 3 games”, are they episodes?

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By sal9 (@sal9)

Golden Eggs levels need to be unlocked.
Follow the complete guide: Golden Egg Walkthroughs.

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By pandora gadson

POACHED EGGS

SURF AND TURF

MIGHTY HOAX

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

So you are playing Angry Birds on Facebook? We have a guide to unlock all of the Facebook Golden Eggs

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By ့hankyaw

hi dear ,
we played rio at all times when we’re free.but the third level haven’t unlock yet after we passed other stages by getting two or three stars.And we already found 7 bananas and 8 pieces of pineapple.HELP!!!!

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

There are two pages worth of levels in each episodes — making 30 levels a piece. I think you have only passed 15 each, not 30.

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By Grumpy

I just got the update for the new summer level on OS X (10.7.3), and it now won’t stay in windowed mode after closing. Once I reopen the client it reverts to full screen, no matter which method used to quit (red x, cmd+q, and the in game quit button.) Before it didn’t matter.

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Per Rovio: “Go to System preferences -> General -> Untick “Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps”. That should fix it!”

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By danimario9

I figured out that after you finish Smugglers’ Den in ABRio, I get all the other sceneries. Is that normal?

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By Peatree2 (@peatree2)

Yep, same for other apps, I believe… Finishing Poached Eggs unlocks all other episodes, finishing the first episode of Trick or Treat unlocks all other episodes. Correct me if I’m wrong…

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By PJng (@pjng)

This does not apply for Ab Seasons because of the different festivals/themes.

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By sal9 (@sal9)

That is correct, as stated by @blahalb09 below.

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By iamMighty (@iammighty)

Not sure if I understand you’re question but if you finish a particular episode than you should see the cut-scenes but only of that specific episode.

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By sal9 (@sal9)

I think he is referring to the episodes. I honestly don’t remember if completing the first episode unlocks the rest.
Not a big issue though.

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By username12345 (@blahalb09)

In all games(except seasons), after you complete the first episode, all of the rest unlock.

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By NinjaLynda (@ninjalynda)

I currently have 79 feathers (used a couple), but have not gained Cosmic Feather nor Feather Picker achievements. I have not puchased any feathers. In fact I will not purchase any additional feathers, think that is a cheap shot on Ravio’s part to make us buy more feathers, pass it on as a complaint.

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By Kartflyer (@kartflyer)

I got both achievements just fine, what version of the app are you running?

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By iamMighty (@iammighty)

@ninjalynda Also, don’t forget that you get a free Space Eagle every 24 Hours you log in.

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By sal9 (@sal9)

Did you recently update to 1.1.0? ( Fry me to the Moon )
It included some bug fixes for iphones and achievements.
Do you have 79 Space Eagles or 79 Feathers?

You could try to log off from Game Center, clear your multitask bar, restart your phone and log back in Game Center.
It has helped me in the past.

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By NinjaLynda (@ninjalynda)

Yes I did update with Fry To The Mon, and ohhhh (duh) you are right, I have 79 Eagles

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By sal9 (@sal9)

Now you need to use them ;-)
For help, you can check the Space Eagle Walkthroughs.

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By doubled 2 (@doubled-2)

when I click on my profile name in the top right corner it says “on no! this page has seemed to have up and run on a vacation t rio” and when I leave a comment it doesn’t have my profile pic

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By doubled 2 (@doubled-2)

Well It did that time ^ but when I did in the danger zone score addict forum it didn’t have my profile pic

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

The forum Only uses Gravatar right now, but don’t worry too much about that. We will be revamping the forum soon.

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By doubled 2 (@doubled-2)

O thanks!

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By martin

I played angry birds space and got 3 stars on all levels. A few days ago there was an update with the newest level fry me to the moon. started playing it and at some point left it. since then all results have been reset. now when i start playing no matter how far i go, after i close and open it, all is reset.
platform: mac os

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By AMslimfordy (@amslimfordy)

Please see the v1.1.0 release post

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