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will the app ever match the site?

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SacrifycedStoat
I use chess.com on the app, because I can be on my phone a lot more than my computer. The website is harder to navigate and access with my phone. However, there are so many things possible on the site that aren’t on the app! These include

Reply to comments on forums
Insert games on forums
Insert puzzles on forums
Use bold text on forums
Use conditional moves in daily games
Highlight squares
Draw arrows
Play variants
Play live 960

I was wondering if any/which of these will be added to the app anytime soon.
any answers would be appreciated, especially from a mod.
AMagirlcom

How would arrows and highlighting squares work on a touchscreen phone? I can see how highlights would work, maybe double clicking a square, but how would arrows?

PradyPraj
Never, according to mods
SacrifycedStoat
#2 that’s a good point, Maine double click and swipe? I don’t really care about that as much, mainly variants.
Martin_Stahl
SacrifycedStoat wrote:
I use chess.com on the app, because I can be on my phone a lot more than my computer. The website is harder to navigate and access with my phone. However, there are so many things possible on the site that aren’t on the app! These include
Reply to comments on forums
Insert games on forums
Insert puzzles on forums
Use bold text on forums
Use conditional moves in daily games
Highlight squares
Draw arrows
Play variants
Play live 960
I was wondering if any/which of these will be added to the app anytime soon.
any answers would be appreciated, especially from a mod.

Live 960 is supported on the apps. Most other variants wouldn't work very well with limited screen sizes. The variants server code is a completely different codebase and development team; it's highly unlikely that feature will be added to the apps in addition to screen size issues.

I haven't heard of richer formatting options for forums posts is likely, but if it's on the roadmap at all, it's probably extremely low priority.