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Proctor Changelog

Proctor Changelog

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As we continue to update and improve Proctor, we are publishing new versions regularly with large and small improvements. Changes are documented here starting with 2.0.0 which was a substantial update that moved Proctor's development process fully to Chess.com's internal codebase.

2.0.10

  • Improved track handling cleanup when remote proctoring
  • Fixed Cloudflare verification issues

2.0.9

  • Setup and Enforce Whitelist URLs
  • Fixed loophole on startup
  • Improve alt domain checks
  • Send more information to BE
  • Disable AGS and noise control in mic capture
  • Improve Auto-Update Setup
  • Fix tab issue before QR code scan
  • Fix firewall modals on Windows
  • Added translations

2.0.8

  • Increased Electron version to v39.2.7
  • Improve screen capture
  • Faster end of proctoring on user logout
  • Remote enabling/disabling of features
  • Hide network metrics when not available

2.0.7

  • Made improvements to app startup

2.0.6

  • Support microphone & camera re-selection
  • Always automatically dismiss QR code modal when possible
  • Fix chat window popping in spontaneously
  • Rewrite broadcast WebRTC connection store with transceivers
  • Implement voice broadcast to all players
  • Implement proper timeouts for requests

2.0.5

  • Improved performance of the video stream merger (uses much less GPU now!)
  • Added cancel button to auto-updater
  • Improved timing of internet speed tests to mitigate impact on broadcast cameras
  • Fixed bug for camera sizing in video
  • Prevented stacking proctoring banners
  • Fixed restart from camera selection screen
  • Fixed bug assigning primary and secondary devices to different Proctors
  • Prevent testing network speed when user is streaming
  • Translations updated

2.0.4

  • Improvements for Russian players experiencing connection issues.

2.0.3

  • Detect and force usage of high performance GPU usage when available
  • Updated Electron to v39.0.0
  • Generate release notes for new releases
  • Increased performance and reduced screen capture delays
  • Allowed enable/disable of hardware acceleration in app menu (press ALT to open menu bar)
  • Added ability to push non-critical updates to the app without requiring the user to update

2.0.2

  • Improvements for Iranian players experiencing connection issues.

2.0.1

  • Fixed bug to ensure that new tabs properly identify Proctor’s version number.

2.0.0

  • Migrated Proctor to Chess.com’s front end codebase.