andriod app update pushed out yesterday

Thank you for detailed feedback! As a developer you are probably aware of testing environment. And i can say that we do all possible tests on our side, and all your mentioned cases are works fine for us, and not depend on wifi/3G/4G/2.5G/2G, signal strength and etc. We do have a some devices, some different cellular networks to test with, but we can't cover all possible differences. What we can do, together with you is to test a special version, which you can receive by email(please send me a private message with email), and we collect that data and investigate your particular case.

Immersive mode is 4 months new feature, and we have a more important things to fix rather than implementing new shiny features, that doesn't make better performance and doesn't work on all device with a simple code snippet.

Thanks again for detailed feedback!

Always happy to help. I'll support you guys until Al Gore decides to shut down the internet. 

Happy to test anything you'd like. I've sent you a PM. It's interesting that you are not experiencing the issues on your devices. Frustrating that must be. 

I agree that it is difficult working with all the different versions of android. Google themselves have addressed that. One of the reasons I don't develope anything for android outside of my own personal apps. 

I've noticed that in a 3 minute live game about 70% of the time the game will hang when a total elapsed time of between 3:30 seconds and 4:15 seconds has elapsed. As mentioned previously entering chat and then exiting will usually resolve this. Perhaps querying the server on a more frequent interval would resolve it?  You must have some kind of latency compensation on hand to be able to resolve the clock like you do. 

Again, eager to help.

there is now a bug where the rating point from which you can challenge for blitz is set at 1200. there is no way to change it so you end up playing someone at least that rating.

Thanks to NEW App.Because its finished my 24 games with in seconds.A great help..!!? Feb 24 th I have adjust all my games to vacation, due to some official travel.Then I was start to play my games on March 1st,same time I have noticed that my games all going to time out with in 60 sec. Played maximum fast,but my 24 games,even I played games also went to time out.I am sure my vacation setting all correct,because I used computer for setting vacation.Also I have received message for "cancel vacation" on my first move.Most of my games all 3 days time limit games,so if any error with my vacation,my games want to time out on early day.I think new "App" given me this troubles.Now I reinstalled to old App.happy now, because nobody shout me for getting time out.Many of my group's Team matches lost.because of my time out.

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andriod sounds like it more problems that it is worth.

I don't think its android, I use android for writing simple programmes with no problems, and the original app runs fine. It seems that the new app has so much functionallity that it it difficult to get it running properly. Having said that, I use it on a Nexus tablet for turn based 3 day per move games without issues. I had problems to begin with but they seem to have been ironed out.  

As an aside, anyone else have problems with the spell checker when checking a post?

The problems with the new app are not due to Android.

I'm a gold member and it doesn't seem like there is any advantage...if free accounts with the new app do not get ads...so what's the point of having a gold membership? I'm most interested in customizing my board and pieces. please provide what a gold membership even buys now??

New basic members do not see ads only first 7 days. Full benefits of Gold account you can find here: http://www.chess.com/membership

thanks man!! so can gold members have custom boards and pieces?

If you are talking about android app - then it shouldn't depend on membership level. 

Premium members will be available to use their own backgrounds in future, for mobile app.

I'm having the problem where I make a move and it doesn't register and my clock still runs

all I want to do as a gold member is to be able to change my board to be green :-) and keep the pieces that I like...that is all I'm looking to do.

dang wonder what the deal is with mine. I can on the classic but not on the new version. you guys are talking about the new one or the classic version?

I am impressed with the aesthetics and overall layout of the updated app.

However, I have encounted a few problems. These are pertaining to the Chess Mentor for the Android App:

• Sometimes when you promote, the screen freezes.
• On occasion when you move a piece, the screen freezes.
• Some lessons require the "key squares" button which is non existent.
• There is not a convenient way to reset your rating and history. In order to do this, you need to access the full site.
• When you reset your history, this does not actually reflect. For instance, you need to press the review button to start at the beginning of each lesson. Since you have reset the history, there should be nothing to review.

I hope this helps.

Analysis broken for 960. it doesn't honor FEN.

Samsung, Tab 2, latest, still no descriptions for any videos, just video icons (random)?