andriod app update pushed out yesterday

Already done. Just uninstall and download from Google play.

Thanks for bringing the old one back.

Well, I've just updated the newest Android version, and after installation it's crashing every time I launch it.

I cleared the app's data which seemed to do the trick. Note that this is not an update; it's a reversion to the old version.

Tks chrka, uninstalled and downloaded

It was a good idea to upgrade the old app - no harm in adding functionality. Hopefully the new version will be given a bit of a re-jig and be released again. Perhaps as a different app so people can try both? That way the newer version can be tweaked and then the old one removed whenn all is good. Great to see that there's still lots of activity on the app front. V pleased with my new gold membership. :-)

Looks like they pushed an update and now I'm not able to open the app at all.

uninstall and redownload from google play. It's not an update, it's a downgrade from v3 to v2.

I never update an app.

But

If i do i make a back up first.

I think I would like the new update if the bugs were resolved. The plan gets an A, execution an F. Btw, if you try to get an open invite in daily chess on the update, and you choose random opponent, it pairs you with some guy in Texas whose username is "random" and who hasn't been online in over a year. Actually kinda funny

I completely disagree with your wish to leave it alone. Imo, the old app is pretty bad and the upgrade is definitely a step in the right direction.

Once the bugs are fixed and issues solved, the app is going to be very good. It is not just because it is "fancy" (and actually it is much nicer than the old app) but because it gives you the tools to do everything without the need to use a browser to access chess.com

Hi Everyone. Happy New Year! 

Just wanted to let you know that if you would like to be involved in the beta testing of the new app, you can join the Google Plus community here > https://plus.google.com/communities/103811010308225325535

I was involved since the start and I can only say it's a great community. They listen and reply to questions and help fix problems + they are working on the new app version that, once fixed, will be many orders of magnitude better than v2

Indeed. In fact, I bought a Nexus 7 with the sole purpose of using it as my platform to "play and learn" chess on chess.com. I spend enough hours in front of a computer as it is, so a well functioning android app is crucial for me and my continued membership.

Judging by the first few releases of V3, the task of fixing the new app is probably sisyphean unless we, as users, chip in and give the developers a helping hand.

I've checked out the beta page on Google+, but I don't have Google+ nor do I want to. Is there any other way to help? If not I'll probably bite the bullet and sign up. I'd also like to see some kind of progress report that covers which bugs have been fixed and what's next. That would go a long way to convince me that my time spent on helping out is not in vain and that the project is in fact moving forward.

Question about bug tracking is good. I posted that to the G+ group. Another member Dave asked the same thing. I'm sure many others as well.

What you should tackle next is making chess.com mobile-friendly. Even if you leave out the live chess (which I guess would be quite a task) having a working responsive design and fixing the annoying Javascript lagginess of stuff like the chess mentor and tactics trainer would go a long way.

This could also rid yourself of having to put everything inside the app. This does not mean that a great app is not welcome. But at the moment the website - which holds all the wonderful content - is quite a pain to browse with a mobile device. Recreating the browsing experience inside the app is kind of a duplicate effort.

I've pondered similar ideas. Take advantage of full HTML5 functionality in the web site proper, able to be presented on a phone screen. Part of the website is like that (general content), but a lot isn't. Then the app could focus on critical functions (playing chess), and maybe present links for everything else in mobile browser friendly HTML5.