i just played a game, i swapped out to respond to a message, typed a thumbs up, swapped back in and i was assigned a "disconnect".
in thousands of games ive played on here,
ive faced maybe 2 people that have intentionally tried to time out. With this disconnect, ill have maybe 3 games per night be affected.
Chess.com is ruining the mobile experience to solve a problem that doesnt even exist.
imo chess.com is unplayable on mobile until this is fixed. im not just gonna sit there doing nothing while my opponent is thinking about a move that should be instantly obvious for the next minute, that i already know how im going to respond to...
Get yourself a small cheap Android tablet. Connect the tablet to your phone via mobile hotspot. Play chess on your tablet and use your phone for everything else. I do it all the time. You will also have the added benefit of playing on a larger screen tablet. 😀