not receiving lives from friends on friends list anymore

Do you know for sure if those others are sending you lives, have you checked with them? The problem with the game not closing seems to have been picked up, I'd keep an eye here for any news: https://care.king.com/en/blossom-blast-saga/blossom-blast-saga-why-cant-i-exit-out-of-the-game-have-to-shut-down-phone-very-distracting

Being able to exit out was fixed with the last update. I am getting lives from my Facebook friends only. The other people in my friends list that pop up that the game gives me, I've only received 1 life from since the update.