Jrbva Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Awful app! Please go back to the old app. Not acceptable without landscape. Screen is so distracting I cannot concentrate on the play of the hand. Very poor job of programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
570lex Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Very bad joke. I won’t use this new app. Nothing good about it. They should put it back into development and reintroduce the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny1883 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 This is absolutely ridiculous. PLEASE change this back so that I can play bridge in landscape mode. What were you thinking please see everyone’s feedback. I paid for this game and have been playing it for years. PLEASE FIX THIS ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julyjulie Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 The technology we use for voice commentary is not compatible with the new design. We decided that it was more important to get the new version out than wait until we figured out how to solve this.Obviously your response to users frustrations is saying, hey we decided this that way, live with it. It’s wrong, you should take consideration of what we are saying if you want to stay ahead. This upda5ed version is not a liitle bad, it’s much much worst than it was. For my part, ive started looking for other apps who take their users into consideration. Very bad marketing skills at BBO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baystate Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 A few thoughts after two days of use. The good:It is much faster. I really like seeing previous hands at the table. Chat can scroll (finally!) The bad:Chat takes up too much screen space and chat box stays open until you manually close it. Bidding box of all bids takes up too much screen real estate. Table settings revert to default (IMPs, first two settings on, others off.) Previous version remembered how you last set and used that as default. A table with all seats reserved is listed as “open.” It used to be listed as “full.” This is a big deal st TP Bridge Club. No way to change size of chat area. No way to make player profile with chat box smaller. It covers too much of screen so you can’t see hands. One big picture suggestion: have the app beta tested by power users before release. I volunteer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutterby6 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Please bring back landscape mode. It is so awkward and can be painful to hold a tablet in portrait mode. I can’t believe you did this. Have you guys ever played on a tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutterby6 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Portrait is impossible. Please bring back landscape. Also took me forever to figure out how to post a comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhs1 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I’m very disappointed in the new format. The portrait mode is terrible. The play of the cards doesn’t really line up with the players. The screen is very light, the font small and the location of different pop up boxes are in awkward spots so it makes it harder to see the info. And where are the results comparison? Very important! Is there some way to go back to the old format? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slg1956 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Agree that no landscape mode is horrible. Am I supposed to remove my iPad from the keyboard case each time I want to play? And then hold it all the time? Or just have the keyboard flapping around and hold it horizontally? I'm no Luddite, but this is a big backwards step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geofpilot Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Will not be using anymore- whole interface is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new_deal Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Portrait mode is not ergonomic for me, Resultswindow and the other table C over annoyingly cards beeing played, ie Windows does not find any Free field on the screen New version really is faster, cards, bids and Finger push run out unwanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentgiant Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 What is disappointing is the response to complaints. Prickly. Defensive, basically saying the user/customer is always wrong.And no accouof previous complaints about ads on the app. Rewrite would have allowed removal of ads with an option to purchase the app...free users still seeing the ads. On an iPad mini or iPhone too much screen space is wasted on the ads. And, as with many others, lack of landscape is the real deal-breaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kronolith Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 This is a great improvement. Updated UI, more responsive on iOS 11. Look forward to landscape and voice, but am happy to wait. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmaggie Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 The heading on IPad has been removed...I like seeing the time and Internet bars. I see the cc choices, but do not know how to post a cc when I am playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Obviously your response to users frustrations is saying, hey we decided this that way, live with it. That's not it at all. The old version was used Flash (the mobile app uses Adobe AIR, which is simply Flash outside the browser). As many users have reminded us, Flash is going away soon, we had to rewrite using more modern software (HTML5, Javascript, Phonegap). The urgency of this meant we couldn't wait until we implemented everything in the old app. We'd been dragging our feet on this for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diap16 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I like the new version of the app but I too am disappointed that it does not support landscape mode on an iPad. Please can this be sorted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 The new ipad version is explained here. It explains why you can't. http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/77673-bbo-mobile-app-version-50-released/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ercm Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Dragging your feet too long isn't an acceptable reason to launch an update without due consideration to the end user.Clearly BBO doesn't need to satisfy its users as the market isn't competitive enough.Its a case of like it or @&!?,. Who ever uses an Ipad in portrait for the period of time required to play an evenings bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julyjulie Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 That's not it at all. The old version was used Flash (the mobile app uses Adobe AIR, which is simply Flash outside the browser). As many users have reminded us, Flash is going away soon, we had to rewrite using more modern software (HTML5, Javascript, Phonegap). The urgency of this meant we couldn't wait until we implemented everything in the old app. We'd been dragging our feet on this for too long.Again saying this is it live with it. Defensive and not customer focus response! I understand about obsolete software, what i don’t understand is that you had to come up with such a horrible version. New software DOES allows you to create great things. Why not take a little longer to polish the new version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnu Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Did the older version support landscape mode? The release notes just say landscape is not supported, no why there isn't landscape support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 My phone switched to landscape sometimes. I don't even know how I did it. found it annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amrk Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 The lack of landscape mode is a huge downside. The rest of the app is improved, but this 'portrait only' approach is very inconvenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjingram Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 And this is an 'Upgrade'. I loved the old version. This new one is TERRIBLE. Not to be able to use in landscape a huge problem. Nothing good ever lasts.....SAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacy Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 This new interface is quite horrible on my iPad. Previous “updates” have taken some time to feel familiar, but this one is a real problem. Portrait mode on iPad is awful; I hate that the robots’ bids are alerted and explained for no apparent reason; I don’t like how much of the table space the bidding box takes up and I really don’t like the multiple pull down menus taking up space at the top of the screen with the main menu at the bottom. You’ve gobbled up inches of screen space with stuff I don’t really need. BBO is much more usable in landscape mode, with or without a stand/keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekthen Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Once I worked out that the results are in history tab, I was happy with the upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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