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dadx

Why doesn't the green square always appear when my opponent is clearly on line? It's useful because it lets me  know if it's worth waiting for the next move or if they've gone off line. For some opponents it's there, for some  not.

bigpoison

Why do you say they are clearly on line?  Could well be making moves on a handheld device.

dadx

Well I suppose so. Could that be why?  I say 'online' because eg the opponent I'm playing now is replying to my moves straight away so surely they must be online but there's no green square. Would a handheld device somehow register differently at chess.com?

bigpoison

Yup, that's definitely what's going on.  I play a couple of folks regularly who play from both p.c. and one of the little toys.

dadx

Thanks. I guess we'll be getting fewer and fewer green squares as time goes on  more and more players use handhelds.