Puzzles in android app: Getting always full points even using hints in every move

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Kikki_Hiiri

How it is possible to get full/positive points from chess puzzles even using hints and then move move guide in every move when solving puzzles in Android chess.com application?

In browser I get negative points from puzzles even using hints once but in Android app that is totally opposite. This has to be bug since points farming with Android app is extremely easy. Just take hints and moves -> points every time! This is so rigged and makes the whole point system useless.

I have a friend who also repeated the same phenomenon in her Android application so I assume that this is basically generic issue and not visible only to me.

How this is possible?

justbefair
Kikki_Hiiri wrote:

How it is possible to get full/positive points from chess puzzles even using hints and then move move guide in every move when solving puzzles in Android chess.com application?
In browser I get negative points from puzzles even using hints once but in Android app that is totally opposite. This has to be bug since points farming with Android app is extremely easy. Just take hints and moves -> points every time! This is so rigged and makes the whole point system useless.

I have a friend who also repeated the same phenomenon in her Android application so I assume that this is basically generic issue and not visible only to me.

How this is possible?

If you read the things they tell you, you would know how they have evidently made over the Android app puzzles section and how they give you hints on the first one to get you going.

justbefair

No more hints after the first one.

Kikki_Hiiri

If I understood correctly what was said above that is the use case when some newbie is starting to do puzzles. Or is it coming also later?
I personally do not see that guidance or text "No more hints after the first one" anywhere during puzzle making when selecting hint option. Also I am able to always select hints and direct move advices in every steps in puzzles without this "No more hints after the first one." restriction and still positive points increasing my puzzle rating continuously in every puzzle.
As reference about my experience with chess puzzles: In my case I started about 1 month ago and I have done 2149 puzzles so far, mostly in browser chess.com page and less in Android app.

Kikki_Hiiri

I recorded a video showing how it happens: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ghvjxi7y73ddxnokr2ysq/Record_2023-10-07-09-09-15_4cac46ecbbfb7f8aa1c94b1ec321eb15-2.mp4?rlkey=wu69ac7feldwhnl2hex5tde8r&dl=0

I always press the button below twice before my move to get hint & direct move advice and finally I her +8 points to my puzzle rank...
Translation for button texts which are Finnish in video:

Vihje = Hint

Siirto = Move

SliverWoIf
If I use a hint on the app on an apple device do I get partial/full points?