Yes please!
Android support
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Yes. This would make the paid membership worth every penny. Given that Android is still Java, but a different API, It shouldn't be too difficult to port the midlet version.
But to be realistic, are we (the Android users) at the criticall mass to justify the development? I don't know about now, but with phones like the Motorola Droid it won't be long until Android sits right next to the iPhone.
bcalmac wrote:
Yes. This would make the paid membership worth every penny. Given that Android is still Java, but a different API, It shouldn't be too difficult to port the midlet version.
But to be realistic, are we (the Android users) at the criticall mass to justify the development? I don't know about now, but with phones like the Motorola Droid it won't be long until Android sits right next to the iPhone.
Well, Android still has a ways to go to catch iPhone (though the Droid is a REALLY nice phone)... that said, last I heard, the plan was to work on an Android app next, though, no word on when it would be finished yet.
Ok, thanks. That's actually very good news.
Actually there is already a kind of port for the android's. Check the very last post on this thread:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/help-support/t-mobile-g1?page=2
Thanks for the link. I tried it out, but I think midlets are not really ready for prime-time on the android. I actually doubt they will ever be. Here are the issues I encountered:
- the midlet restarts when I slide the keybord open (and therefore switch from portrait to landscape)
- clicking on lines to open a game is succesful about 1 out of 5 times
- the fonts look ugly, the whole user experience is not android-like
Summing all these up, I'd rather use the website directly than the midlet version. And I'll be very happy when the real Android app comes out.
Another vote for Android support. In the last few months Android usage has gone up sixfold!
Uh oh. One more temptation on the road to a Droid...
One more vote for Android app from me!
Please let us know when this is available, that would be lovely.
Dec 10, 2009
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already available (in early testing): http://www.chess.com/groups/view/chesscom-android-phone-app-group
:)
I use the tactics trainer a lot, but am unable to move a piece. When I try to drag a Knight to another square, the whole web page moves with it.
I just got the new Android phone, the Samsung Epic 4G today, my first smart phone. So I am looking to find out how to move a Knight...
Are there any plans to support android clients? This would mean either a native Android app (not a midlet) or a mobile site which is usable from the phone's browser.