Some apps just dont work

[Android Question]

I have an LG optimus straight talk. There are a few apps that just dont work right. The two that have been bothering me more are Tinder and YikYak. They "work" but not to the full capacity. For example, when i refresh yikyak, 1 or 2 new posts come up but when my friend with an Iphone does it right next to me he gets 10-15. Same with on tinder, he will constantly have suggestions but my phone finds 1-2 other tinder users around me per week! my friends phone finds hundreds of tinder users around him. Is there a way i can update my phone to fix this? Ive tried all the basic stuff; turning on gps/data and ive been having this problem for months now and trying to solve it.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

I don't think it's an app problem. It sounds more like a reception problem. Have you compared signal strength with these same friend?

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