Chess Platforms & OS (Android/iOS)

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HHD3

As soon as chess.com iOS support arrives, I'll play here! For now it's thru the DGT app using lichess on iOS phone and pad. White Pawn works well on iOS too.

howard2k7

I didn't knew that you need to have an android device to use chess.com. I like chess.com more the Lichess but as the whole family's using Apple, I'll have to stick with it for a while. 

As a programmer myself, I am not so sure about that iOS support in march thing. Why does it take that long?

HHD3

I am iOS only.

They have limited resources and have likely parsed out some dev...I see pre-beta being discussed on HIARCS so I'll bet they're going thru the final sprints.

RadgieGadgie

I'm collecting mine today. So as of yet, is it correct  that you can't play chess.com on either android or ios? 

HHD3

Correct, this function is arriving allegedly during March.  Lichess works great using DGT app on either iPhone or iPad.  Have not tried White Pawn yet. The link below is the longest, most valuable Pegasus thread on chess.com but it was started b4 they shipped.

DGT Pegasus? - Chess Forums - Chess.com

RadgieGadgie

Ok cheers. I'm sure I'll find out when I get it. I'm wondering if you can play a match when your android or iOS is offline. With the apps AI that is.

funfareY

Chess.com + Android + DGT Pegasus work like a dream happy.png

RadgieGadgie

Yep I can safely say I've had no problems with Dgt, chess.com, Lichess, white pawn or dojo! Great stuff!

RadgieGadgie
HHD3 wrote:

No Android support for chess.com either, sorry if I was misled you.  I am iOS only myself.

I think they have limited resources...I see pre-beta being discussed on HIARCS so I'll bet they're going thru the final sprints.

Chess.com works with Android through the chess.com app and not the DGT app. 👍

Graham_NZ

Arena, LucasChess and Shredder on Windows 10.

https://goneill.co.nz/chess.php#eboard

Rsava

Used the Chess.com app and it could not find the Pegasus board. 

Which app do people prefer for the Pegasus? 

HHD3

I've verified from DGT Tech Support that Chess.com is developing the iOS support for Pegasus, not DGT. More as I get it.

Dpbohr

So I reached out to Chess.com Support to ask about this.  This was their response:


Hello Dpbohr,

Thank you for reaching out to Chess.com Support. I'm Mike and I'll be happy to help. 😀

I would like to apologize for the delay in my response. We've been receiving an extraordinary amount of inquiries each day due to the increase of players and need for assistance since the pandemic; but no worries, I'm here for you now. 😁

I read your message and I understand how important this is for you. Please allow me to assist.

The DGT is really interesting and we are working on it. I found that you are right, it's already working with the Chess.com Android app, but not yet with the Chess.com Apple iOS app.

I can't tell you exactly when it gonna happen, but I can tell you that I just sent a message to our developers to make sure about that. I hope you won't mind, I have gone ahead and shared your message with our developers and decision-making team as awesome feedback. :) I hope you can keep an eye out for this feature. :)

If there's anything here I missed or have more questions about this, let me know, and I'll further assist you! 😄

Kind regards,

HHD3

Thanks @Dpbohr, I got this from DGT Tech Support 2 days ago:

 

"To answer your questions:

  1. Chess.com chose to integrate Pegasus themselves into their app, but only had time for Android. They told us in December that they would look into it starting March 2022. Which is of course a shame, as there are a lot of users on iOS using Chess.com. I would suggest contacting them, this will also show that there is a lot of interest in the support of Pegasus with iOS. We will also inform them that this is the case via our channels.
  2. We are planning more videos in the future, thank you for the kind words. We noticed that this is a great way to inform users.
  3. There are a lot of people working on the update for the app, we hope it’s ready soon, it’s being tested a lot.

The Chess.com club seems like a great source of information, thank you for that. Really cool to see."

Got this from cheesdotcom yesterday:

"we are still investigating it on the iOS app to see if it is just not available there as of yet or if there is something wrong.
In the meantime, I hope you have an amazing day further!"

 

To my mind these are all non-answers, but at least they're responding. I have a couple more inquiries in, flogging the fact that we've got a group here who needs answers. More as I get it.

 

Rsava

Those are absolutely non-answers. 

The response @Dpbohr got from chess.com is a copy/paste from a standard customer service manual. The "but no worries, I'm here for you now." almost made me spit out my coffee. 

 

Dpbohr

Just following up...has anyone heard any more news as to the status of iOS and Pegasus Support for Chess.com?

HHD3

@Dpbohr I'm chasing it down w/emails to both DGT & Chess.com and am escalating the issue. Nothing definitive yet from either. 

HHD3

Pegasus runs like lightning on White Pawn in iOS.

HHD3

Chess PGN Master (Android) now supports Pegasus!

Rsava

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Playing on chess.com or Lichess or ... ????