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Mobile app needs stackable premoves

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egdodnoj
egdodnoj
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Dec 12, 2020
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I Play on my iPad and I’m constantly losing time scrambles because the mobile app won't let me stack premoves. Is there a reason the app lacks this feature or is just an over site?
notmtwain
notmtwain
Dec 12, 2020
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egdodnoj wrote:
I Play on my iPad and I’m constantly losing time scrambles because the mobile app won't let me stack premoves. Is there a reason the app lacks this feature or is just an over site?

I'm sure it's not an oversight.

Phone apps just can't easily do all the things a website can do.

If you look at all the things that are combined on the average chess.com web page, you have to drastically simplify everything for a phone app.

Now what is the bare minimum acceptable during a game?

  • Board
  • Pieces
  • Timers
  • End of game options
  • Opponent identification
  • Connection monitor
  • Scores
  • Chat

Don't forget that your app has to work for hundreds of differently configured devices. (Most don't have the real estate of an ipad.)

And your app also has to offer:

  • Lessons
  • Videos
  • Articles
  • Tournaments
  • News
  • Forum
  • Archives
  • Analysis
  • Puzzles

 

It's not likely an oversight.