Chess.Com App 1.5

There are a variety of problems with the app update this week - version 1.5

Is there any way we can install the old version?  This version is not very good, and with everything all screwy on it, it's less useful that Safari on the web site.

1. The game moves SLOW.  I don't know who scheduled the animation on the new app, but someone needs to check that programmer's adrenal glands for proper operation.

2. The alert bubble keeps telling me that I have 4 alerts, even when it's not my move in any of my games.

3. The 'play the computer' part of the app has several issues - one of which seems to be a random white screen of death where you have to reboot the app.  Not only that, but the 'computer suggestion' part of the app stops at whatever you've set the difficulty to, rather than continue to analyze the position like it used to.

4. The 'move suggestion' now also includes the move that the computer already made (on the computation screen) - screwy, but annoying too, since there's limited screen space as it is to see the line.

5. The app won't let me click through a few moves at a time with the fwd/back buttons - it will only move one move then you have to wait for the animation (see #1 complaint-SLOW!) to complete before you hit the fwd/back button again.

6. Completed games show with 'time to move' (um, the game is over, folks - the clock can stop now)

7. Time to move is no longer RED for times less than 24 hours.  Why would you change this?  Did it actually bother someone to where it had to be changed?!?

8. Login seems to be much SLOWER than it was on the old app....and the app locks up waiting to login, even when you shouldn't have to...the old app would let me play against the computer without waiting to try to login....this process needs to go back to being asynchronous, please!!!!!

9. SOUND!  WHAT HAPPENED?!  Sound control (volume control) is now all different - and the app takes over your iPad!!?!?!  It shouldn't affect any other app sound - looks like the programmer moves to the AVPlayer instead of the AudioTools Framework..?

10. Just for good measure I'm going to mention animation speed again - did I mention it's SLOW?  Like, 1 second to move a queen across the board slow.....seriously?!

HELP!?!?!  Can I get 1.4 back, please?

I play all my games via this App - well I did until this 'update'.

The previous version was buggy, but I could usually unfreeze it by turning my WiFi off and on again on my iPhone, but not even that works now when the app 'locks-up'.  Only way to seemingly get it to work again is to switch the phone off and on again.  If it only happened occasionally I could live with this, but it's ridiculous how often this app crashes.

I also agree with many of Rgautier's above points; and yes in particular the 'slow moves' issue.

This is the first app of any kind I've had where it seems to get worse with each  update.

sorry guys! working to address all of these issues ASAP!!

^Thanks.

Don't wish to sound ungrateful as I appreciate the fact this app exists at all (and is free as well), it's just a shame it doesn't work very well.

Fingers crossed the next update goes in the right direction - I don't see how it could get any worse other than it deciding to spontaneously set my iPhone on fire in the middle of a game.

Ok, happily some of these (animation speed & sound issues) we've already fixed in the current maintenance build, and we're addressing the others...  One question:

"2. The alert bubble keeps telling me that I have 4 alerts, even when it's not my move in any of my games."

Do you have the app receiving notifications on more than one iOS device?

Does the value self-correct after you hit the Online game list?

Also guys - fwiw, this isn't simply an "update" - it's a total rebuild. So some of the "little things" (remaining move time not turning red under 24 hours), were definitely not intentionally introduced to annoy.  :)

Thanks for your detailed notes!

I have an iPod device with probably the old app still on it....I haven't used it in a long time - but it's turned on - may be getting ota alerts....

Nope - it's in Airplane mode - has been for weeks, I would assume.

The alert bubble (which now goes back to 5, not 4 btw) shows that way after I've just cleared my queue and go back to Home screen.  After clicking into the app and back out, the bubble clears....hope that helps debug it?

I'd be happy to be a beta tester, I'll send you my UDID and you can provision the beta for me to run/test and we can work out the issues?  I have an iPad 2 w/4.3.3

Really having a lot of problems. Repeated locks and no way to get it working again. Hope that some day, you will allow the ipad to fully function in the vertical or horizontal position.

Also would lock to have a back key after reviewing online home page.

Would like to know when my game has ended and I've lost to a checkmate. Game just disappears.

When the latest app update was released, did you install it over the one on your device ? or did you close the app, completely un-install, then install the new app ?

We're getting very close.  We should be able to submit in the next day or two.

Good news, because I'm going crazy on the push that´s not working properly and tactics trainer who disappear every now and then.

Looking forward to a new update. My tactics rating took a beating with this update, and now I can't bring myself to use it anymore until it's updated. This is having a major impact on my tactics training time. :)

Has it been submitted yet? How long does it generally take to go through apple?