Call of Duty Mobile is generally supported by a huge number of phones but some gamers are reporting that they are experiencing lagging or freezing issues. If you have this problem, don’t worry. As long as the issue is not caused by hardware, you’ll most likely fix this issue on your end.

Call of Duty Mobile is one of the most fun and highly playable shooter games today. It features a number of modes including the epic Battle Royale that’s loved by millions. As an online game though, some gamers may encounter problems like crashing, slow performance, connection troubles, among other.

In this troubleshooting article, we’ll show you how to fix lag issues on this game.

What are requirements to play COD Mobile?

Below are the minimum system requirements for Call Of Duty Mobile.

If you have an Android:

must have at least 2GB RAM (the more RAM, the better)
OS must be Android 5.1 Lollipop or above

If you have an iOS:

must be an iPhone 7 or newer
OS must be iOS 9 or higher

What is lag in games?

Lag can include a number of terms that gamers throw around when describing an unpleasant gaming experience. Some people may describe lag as a delay in terms of response rate while others may characterize it as being unable to maintain smooth frames (frame rate drops). Both descriptions are typically present in a laggy game experience so one or both can define lag. For us, lag means that the device is unable to get the required data or information during games and can’t maintain a smooth connection to a remote server.

Lag can seriously break Call Of Duty Mobile for anyone since it’s a fast-paced game and even a split-second delay can mean life and death for your character in a fight.

Whatever your definition is, we’re here to answer questions regarding lag or freezing issues when playing COD Mobile.

What causes Call Of Duty Mobile to lag or to keep freezing?

There are a number of factors to consider if you are trying fix lag or freezing issue on COD Mobile.

Poor or slow hardware.

Call Of Duty Mobile is a demanding game even for the latest premium phones and tablets. If your game keeps stuttering, or if you experience lag, the first thing that you should look into is the hardware.

Although we’ve seen mid-range phones decently runs the game, occasional lag or stuttering has been observed. If you want to get serious with this game, we highly recommend that you upgrade to a flagship phone. Doing so will most likely slash 90% of chances that you’ll experience lag problems with the game.

If you are a casual gamer and you see no sense in investing for an upgraded device, then you want to make sure that your phone meets the minimum system requirements (check details above).

Slow or intermittent internet connection.

Granting that you were able to install the game and the specs are so far within the required details, the next thing that you want to check is your mobile data or wifi connection. Because of the nature of these connections, there are a lot of factors that might cause internet connection problems on your device. Slow internet connection can result to Call Of Duty Mobile lagging issue as the device may not receive data in time to maintain a smooth connection. The same can happen if your connection keeps dropping.

Outdated software.

In some cases, software bugs can prove problematic for some games. Make sure that your Android or iOS are latest available versions to lessen the chances of issues.

Optimization settings.

Power saving mode in both Android and iOS works by intentionally slowing down the phone in order to extend battery life. Even if you have a flagship device, we recommend that you turn off power saving mode to allow the phone to work to its optimal performance when playing.

Background apps hogging resources.

The more apps and services running in the background, the less resources are reserved for running your game. You want to ensure that there’s a minimal number of background apps in the background while Call Of Duty Mobile is active.