lichobile

New:

• new piece theme kosal
• game popup doesn't show itself immediately after game end to avoid tapping buttons by mistake
• rated mode is now explicitly disabled for variants (to align with server)

Bug fixes:

• fix computer eval tab scrolling
• fix display of toasts on some android versions
• sync puzzle cache with server before cache reset
• fix background theme installation
• disable unsupported android multi-screen mode

• fixes scrolling issues since chrome 73
• add a refresh puzzles button

Fixes scroll issue on android with latest version of chrome.

New features:

• stockfish upgraded to version 9
• great stockfish performance improvement on 64 bit devices

Improvements/bug fixes:

• study tab is remembered between chapters
• old webview detection with a prompt to upgrade

Bug fixes:

• fixed error in which all tournament players appeared to be on fire
• fixed training graph not displayed on older webviews
• fixed training stuck on older webviews

Other:

• restore sentry to catch errors more easily

Bug fixes:

• for android >= 5.0, fix forgotten credentials after app closing issue
• again remove crosswalk for android >= 5.0 (lighter apk)
• fix truncated player names on tournament

Bug fixes:

• fix app crash for android > 5.0 with older webview (reinstall crosswalk for everyone)
• fix edge menu opening in study page in landscape mode

Bug fixes:

• fix android 4.4 crash at startup and loss of settings
• fix tablet width of analysis tabs in landscape orientation

New major release introducing studies.

New features:

• studies in read-only mode for now
• two factor authentication

Improvements:

• improved rounding of remaining time to match website behaviour (round down instead of up)
• some UI improvements
• numerous bug fixes
• dropped crosswalk for android >= 5.0.0: lighter apk, updated webview

Bug fixes:

• fixed user tournament games access
• fixed too many requests made to get user score

New features/improvements:

• added a new piece theme named companion
• added players lifetime score in game screen
• added a new about page to explain lichess
• added score to the piece cemetery
• added votes to puzzles

Bux fixes:

• fixed new puzzle spamming bug that could add incoherent rating
• fixed chat messages not properly loaded
• fixed broken links to lichess.org
• [android] hardware button control media volume while using the app

Improvements:

• added an option to set how pieces are moved: tap and tap, drag'n drop or both
• added cloud analysis to save up battery life
• computer best move is now shown in opening explorer view

Bug fixes:

• show material difference while in zen mode

Milestone issues: https://github.com/veloce/lichobile/milestone/32?closed=1

Improvements / bug fixes:

• added an option to change clock position (left or right)
• replaced chat icon blinking with a badge of unread messages number
• improved puzzle offline feature information
• improved loading times of opening explorer
• highlight current move in ongoing game analysis
• fixed puzzle rating lag bug
• fixed puzzle replaying bug
• fixed new opponent bug, randomly changing from rated to unrated games
• fixed OTB takebaks in timed games

• fix puzzle retry bug (always loading same puzzle)

New features:

• offline training: batches of 50 puzzles are automatically downloaded and synchronised when you are online, and available to play when you are offline
• autolink private messages
• idle detection: the phone screen will go back to sleep after 1h of inactivity

Bug fixes:

• fix bug where app would override user preferred language
• fix offline OTB clock takeback bug: clock is now correctly switching sides
• fix game menu formatting

• Fix standalone clock orientation
• Unregister from push notifications when logging out of the app
• Add shield tournament info

New features:

• Rapid time control
• iphone X support

Bug fixes:

• fixed broken tournament creation
• fixed bug where switching from a timed OTB game to an untimed OTB game left the clock in place

• fix game freeze when playing a move while in check
• fix puzzle retry

New features and improvements:

• new home page: find game quickly and see featured tournaments
• OTB game now has an integrated clock
• new piece set 'riohacha'
• keep puzzle finished state when going back to puzzle from analysis
• remove premove alerts
• highlight user title in user profile

Bug fixes:

• fix stockfish skill much too strong for low levels
• fix loading preferred language based on device settings
• reduce correspondence clock size too big with some languages
• put back notes access in analysis
• fix some back button wrong behaviour cases

• Fix analysis incoherent moves in move list
• Fix move confirm popup position in landscape mode