iPad/iPhone v3.0.40 update suggestions: sound, tactics screen, theme

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I mostly use the Tactics trainer, so these comments are about that screen. (on iPad and iPhone v3.0.40)

1) I turned off Sound in Settings > General, but the app still beeps and boops at me. The Tactics settings only has a Show Timer option.

2) The last version had a black or white dot at the top of the screen indicating which color I am playing. I now have to notice and remember which piece moved first -- thus I am playing the other color. Not a big deal most of the time, but on end-game situations it can be confusing. There is plenty of space, like beside the current ranking number, to put a colored dot or a black or white pawn (or other piece) to show my color.

3) Put the move history back on the main tactic screen. On both the iPhone and iPad there is space to display the moves. I don't like having to go to the Analysis screen to see what happened. It's also nice to see when a check or checkmate happened.

For the app in general, you should have made it easy to select the old "theme" of the chess pieces, board and colors. The new default is uggh. Hard to recognize the pieces. It took a while to find the custom theme and choose Ocean pieces, Wood background and Brown board -- that looks nice on both iPad and iPhone and should have been a pre-defined theme.

Steve