I’m playing candy crush friends and have never got lives from friends,

Hello @Sara_Etherington,

Welcome to our Friendtastic Community. We are glad you found your way to the Candy Crush Friends Saga forum.

While it has been rather infrequent, I have gotten lives from a few players. This functionality does not seem to be as robust as in other King games. We have made the Studio aware of this issue and hope that sending and receiving lives in this game can be improved. I wish I had better news at this time.

Instead, I would encourage you to explore this Community and the Friends forum. There are many contests that offer the opportunity to win boosters or gold bars. We hope to see you participate in these fun activities.