Why am I getting forced to install EA App? [ Edited ]

[TTVysnowzie]

every time i open origin it softlocks me into a window that suggests to install ea app. now i thought okay its forcing me to install this must be a good reason but no. i log in with the right account, got my games, my mods work and then i find out ea app doesnt allow me to invite friends to my games? and i thought okay, ig i deinstall this garbage and go back to origin,  but when i logged myself in it tries to force me again to install the ea app. what kind of idea is it to force the switch when u said just a while ago that origin will still be usable but no u force me to install the app that disallows me from playing w my friends. i`m absolutely fed up with this.

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[Jusp3]

Yes this modern launcher is taking so many things and is a BIG L

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[oOooGUARDIANooOo]

@TTVysnowzie I cant even launch the game anymore...not happy (

[lgaudet]

I tried uninstalling the crappy EA app and re-installing Origin (had it in my downloads folder still) without allowing it to update Origin.

I could open Origin and launch a game without being forced into the non-functional new EA app.

But launching the game, the game kept crashing and is completely unusable.

I tried restarting the computer - DID NOT ALLOW ORIGIN TO UDPATE - and it still managed to push through the effing update forcing the install of the new EA app.

I guess I'll check if EA games are usable again in a few months or so 

[Cipher_Nine]

Yeah, my friend just had the same issue. We couldn't fix it at all so he had to go with EA Launcher. It doesn't do it to me for some reason but it's probably only a matter of time. I tried it before and EA Launcher is AWFUL compared to the one we know and love. Hopefully they will let us continue using Origin as an option in the future. Seems like this started happening yesterday.

Frosty Mod Manager mods don't seem to function with EA Launcher, but they immediately start working with Origin, which is the biggest blow to the playerbase of some already dying games if they start forcing every user to use EA Launcher. 

[DirtySue]

Least when you login you aren't forced to see this... I'm totally not happy. Not to mention I called twice and both people were very hard to understand as obviously they were not in the US, but they also didn't help me. In fact one person basically made me feel like helping me try and fix my problem with it was more than he felt like dealing with. I could tell by his hints, that he just wanted to get off the phone, as if helping me wasn't important. 

[DirtySue]

I am tired of trying to fix this issue. I hope they do something about it fast as my patience is wearing thin. 

[puzzlezaddict]

@TTVysnowzie and anyone else who'd like to go back to using Origin for now, you can download the installer from here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin-Client-Web-Technical/Downloading-and-installing-Origin-Windows-and-...

[TTVysnowzie]

As I said @puzzlezaddict as soon as I reinstall it forces the swap to EA App onto me and theres no way to bypass it.

[TTVysnowzie]

It is actually possible to fix the frosty mod manager for EA App. I had the mods problem with GW2 but I managed toake it work yet couldnt play w my friend because EA App does not allow you to invite friends.