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Candy Crush is one of the most popular games on social media and mobile devices. You may find yourself trying to solve the puzzles for hours. If you get stuck at a certain level and run out of lives, you do not have to wait for the next refill or purchase more lives. Here are some tips and tricks on boosting your Candy Crush lives without spending anything.

When Using Android

1. First go to “Settings” on your Android device.

2. Go to “Date and Time”.

3. Activate the check mark beside “Automatic date and time”.

4. Click “Set Time”.

5. Adjust your Clock so that it is advanced by two hours.

6. Return to Candy Crush and you will find that your lives have increased by four. You can use this approach when you have zero to two lives left.

When Using Apple

1. Go to “Settings” on your iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch device.

2. Go to “General”.

3. Move down the page and then go to “Date and Time”.

4. Turn off “Set Automatically” then click on “Time”.

5. Set the clock so that it is advanced by two hours.

6. Go back to Candy Crush and you will notice that your lives increased back to four. You can use this approach if you have zero to two lives remaining.

When Playing in Facebook

1. When you have one life remaining up Candy Crush in a second tab, so you have two tabs open for the game.

2. When you lose your final life in the first tab, you will have one life remaining in the second tab.

3. Continue playing the game in the second tab.

Another simple way to boost your lives on Candy Crush without buying is to ask help from your friends online. Just ask for extra lives and some of them may be willing to give you these for free, according to CandyCrush-Cheats.com. There are also players who use hacks and download extensions for Candy Crush so that they get unlimited lives and boosters.

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