Does anyone use a chess engine on their phone?

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JackOfAllHobbies

I play chess.com on the ANDROID mobile app.  I then paste the PGN into "SCID on the Go" to do game analysis, on the spot.  Not when I get back home near a PC.  However, "SCID on the go" keeps crashing during analysis.  

The chess.com app can export PGN to clipboard, but can not save the PGN to the local device filesystem.  The “SCID on the go” app was able to accept a paste, which was beautiful.

 
I tried downloading DroidFish onto my phone.  The problem is that it only can import PGN files stored on the device.

 

 What PGN chess engine do you use on your PHONE?
SarathPluntura

Hi Jack! Try this app Analyse this(free), I use this app for doing analysis! It's pretty decent!

JackOfAllHobbies

Thanks, that works!

Deleting DroidFish and SCID on the Go

Prudentia

Wow.. A chess engine for a phone?  No, I don't use a chess engine on my phone.  I use my phone for making calls.

trysts

I don't even know how a chess engine makes our phones better? You're not selling me one.

JackOfAllHobbies

It's not rocket surgery, folks. I play 90%of my chess on my phone. After the game, I run the pgn through a chess engine ON THE SAME PHONE instead of waiting to get home to a PC desktop.

Anyone who doesn't realize a phone is basically a portable computer is a borderline idiot

SarathPluntura

JackOfAllHobbies wrote:

It's not rocket surgery, folks. I play 90%of my chess on my phone. After the game, I run the pgn through a chess engine ON THE SAME PHONE instead of waiting to get home to a PC desktop.

Anyone who doesn't realize a phone is basically a portable computer is a borderline idiot

Send me request Jack, We can play chess sometime!

JackOfAllHobbies

I am using analyze this after playing every game. THANKS FOR THE TIP!

Prudentia
JackOfAllHobbies a écrit :

It's not rocket surgery, folks. I play 90%of my chess on my phone. After the game, I run the pgn through a chess engine ON THE SAME PHONE instead of waiting to get home to a PC desktop.

 

Anyone who doesn't realize a phone is basically a portable computer is a borderline idiot

It's not that people nowadays aren't aware that a phone is basically a portable computer.  There was a time when everything wasn't done on a computer, and a time when this constantly being updated/outdated technology wasn't so fashionable.  Those of us who grew up doing our reports at the library and out of the encyclopedia are aware of what constitutes a neccessity, and what constitutes a luxury.

 I personally am a proud user of an old nokia flip phone from the very early 2000's.  It makes phone calls and sends/recieves text messages.  What other purpose does a phone need?  Besides... Nobody would even dream of robbing me for my phone, and if I drop it into some water... Then to the devil with it.  I still got a free upgrade I haven't used :)

Elubas

Yeah my phone is about as crappy lol, maybe like 2004 or something. Although, I basically did grow up in the "computer age." For me it's more that I just don't feel like updating every 2 years and indeed, I just don't find the extra features of new phones important enough for me to buy and adapt to.

They have iphone 6 now or something. And I was thinking, didn't iphone 1 just come out? :p

eflorezr

Good for you Prudentia! Why are you even posting in this thread if you don´t care about phone technology.

This is not a thread about philosophy forum