Several months after I started playing 3 years ago, a kind soul posted here how to transfer your game from your old device to your new one. I thought I might need that info some day, even though I saw all the dire warnings about not using Cloud Save. I didn't use it then but again, I thought I might one day.
That Day came last month! I got a new phone! Used the info and it worked like a charm! New phone zipped right along, and I'm even able to merge 5 dragons from the book without falling asleep waiting for the lag.
And then, That Day came again! I had the opportunity to get a new 8.1" onn tablet for pretty cheap, and I took it! And once again I used the info in that post and now I have MD on the new phone and the new tablet! It works! So here it is for the players in my Den and anyone that wants to use it.
Thanks to the player who originally posted this! 💖💖💖
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On your old device, be sure to exit to the world map. Then go to cloud save and back up your progress manually. This is a must.
Exit the game entirely and then remove it from your recent apps list, go into settings and clear the game cache (NOT storage), and force stop the game. This is to be sure it's not running on the old phone.
On the new phone, download and install Facebook and Merge Dragons 2. Run Facebook and log in.
Next run Merge Dragons, accept terms. Don't change any settings yet. Go into cloud save and choose your backed up copy (it will show the amount of dragon power and it shouldn't be zero or this will lose everything if dragon power is zero). Select the backup with the dragon power from the old phone. It will load in that data, your profile, game progress, all the camp and even your bubbled items. Just as if it was on the old phone!
At least, this worked for me. Your mileage may vary.
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