ChessUp 2 Firmware Release Notes

Version 2.6.0 (2/06/2025)

  • Add ChessDotCom Valentines Bots
  • Add message when ChessDotCom ends on board due to logging in with another device
  • Add classical OTB time formats: 30|20, 60|30, 90|30
  • Added assumed castling to Board Editor, when king and corresponding rooks are in starting locations
  • Improve translations
  • Fix illegal moves in board-editor
  • Fix uncommon crash when playing with assistance
  • Fix “none” time format icons not updating in OTB flow
  • Fix “none” time format sometimes starting a 5 minute game after a power-cycle

Version 2.5.5 (1/30/2025)

Added:

  • Added feedback for illegal board editor positions

Improved:

  • Chess and Checkers game settings are now persisted across power cycles.
  • Increased board-editor AI opponent strength
  • Improved WiFi connect and reconnect speed
  • Improved translations

Fixed:

  • Fix crashes related to illegal board editor positions
  • Fix assistance-related crash
  • Fix rare networking crash
Version 2.5.0 (1/24/2025)

Added:

  • Offline Built-in Chess Clocks
  • Hint Limit
  • Warning before ChessDotCom auto-abort due to slow-move.

Improved:

  • Checkers sensitivity
  • Spanish translations

Fixed:

  • Fix checkers initial placement popup going to wrong screen
Version 1.7.3 (1/22/2025)
  • Add new Chess.com Home screen with additional time controls
  • Add calibration option for checkers
  • Improve Chess.com game launch time
  • Improve checkers sensitivity
  • Improve automatic brightness in dim environments
  • Fixed reliability of slide captures during chess games
Version 1.7.0 (1/21/2025)
  • Add checkers
  • Fix ChessDotCom resign button not properly aborting game during first moves
  • Other small bug fixes
Version 1.6.4 (01/15/2025)
  • Add brightness settings(Auto/Low/Medium/High)
  • Improve battery gauge accuracy
  • Improve display backlight quality
  • Improve game and network disconnection logging
  • Fix uncommon crash with online assistance
  • Fix low-battery popup not reopening after quick USB plug + unplug
  • Fix England’s flag not showing on ChessDotCom games
Version 1.6.1 (01/09/2025)
  • Fix Scottish and Welsh flags for Chess.com Games
  • Fix bad networking update in previous version
Version 1.6.0 (01/09/2025)
  • Add Chess.com bots: Trash Talkers
  • Add messaging popup for upcoming server events
  • Improve Chess.com flow by defaulting to 5|5 instead of 3|2 games.
  • Improve touch sensitivity
  • Improve Chess.com game-clock synchronization
  • Improve compatibility with mesh networks.
  • Fix compatibility issue with certain newer access points
  • Fix issue preventing multiple games from syncing properly to the phone
Version 1.5.0 (01/02/2025)
  • Add Chess.Com 5|5 time format, remove 5 minute time format
  • Add resignation prompt for Chess.com bot games
  • Add indication of WiFi signal-strength to connection icon bars
  • Fix intermittent crash during WiFi and update flows
  • Fix touch autocalibration issue
  • Fix ChessUp OTB offer-draw text
Version 1.4.0 (12/23/2024)
  • Improve translations(more coming)
  • Improve reconnection prompt text
  • Fix ChessUp OTB offer-draw text

Version 1.3.0 (12/21/2024)
  • Improve translations(more coming)
  • Improve WiFi firmware update reliability
  • Fix lost moves during network instability
  • Fix unchecking color choosers
Version 1.2.0 (12/19/2024)
  • Add network status popup when not yet ready to complete requested action(Waiting for WiFi, etc)
  • Improve network connection stability and recovery speed
  • Improve translations (more to come)
  • Fix missing font characters in settings menu in French, German, and Spanish (H2 and Paragraph font)
  • Fix occasional crash playing ChessUp bots and OTB with assistance
  • Fix issue where move couldn’t be made playing with phone
  • Fix stuck promotion popup when ChessDotCome game ends
  • Fix missing final move when checkmated on ChessDotCom
  • Fix firmware update prompt while playing
  • Fix flipped display when playing ChessUp OTB games after playing certain games as black
Version 1.1.0 (12/12/2024)
  • ChessDotCom games now default to rated.
  • Add new UI header/status bar with Bluetooth, WiFi, Battery icons
  • Add ChessDotCom Holiday bots
  • Improve translations
  • Improve chess piece calibration and reception
  • Improve cloud reconnect speed and reliability
  • Fix unchecking ChessDotCom time format
  • Fix unknown player flag showing as white(now world-map flag)
  • Fix UI missing characters in some languages
  • Fix language-picker back-button to restore originally selected language
  • Fix DHCP network service during address conflict
Version 1.0.0 (12/05/2024)
  • Improve settings and UI flows
  • Fix an issue causing ChessDotCom sign-outs
  • Fix ability to sign out from ChessDotCom

Version 0.6.0. (12/01/2024)

  • Improve main-menu experience.
  • Improve initial-placement experience.
  • Improve handling of accidental opponent’s piece moves before game starts.
  • Improve 2-player OTB setup flow
  • Fix Piece-Tray sides and colors
  • Fix onboard AI EnPassant
  • Fix two promotion bugs
  • Fixed an issue when using pawn for opponent’s promotion
Version 0.5.9 (11/25/2024)
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when receiving a remote move.
Version 0.5.8 (11/25/2024)
  • Add PieceTrays to Chess.Com live game screen
  • Add WiFi MAC address to Settings->About screen
  • Improve display responsiveness for certain screens
  • Improve network connection reliability
  • Improve pawn promotion experience
    • Allow pawn to play as promoted piece if pieces are not available. A selector will appear on screen.
    • Remote opponents promotion piece is displayed on the screen.
    • Promotion does not require the pawn to be moved to the back rank. 
  • Improve Chess.Com game ending loss indicator
  • Fix Abandoned Chess.Com game ending winner/loser
  • Fix WiFi-not-connected text layout
  • Fix unexpected Chess.Com sign-out
  • Fix Chess.Com clock start when board plays as black
  • Fixed issue with Stockfish assistance recommending bad moves.
  • Fixed crash that occurred when using Stockfish assistance and the game completed.
Version 0.5.5 (11/6/2024)
  • Add PieceID enforcement of moves and captures
  • Add StockFish for move hints
  • Add popups for networking status
  • Improve network reliability
  • Improve ChessDotCom bot list to remember scrolling position
  • Improve touch system reliability and responsiveness
  • Fix board showing assistance on first move after startup
  • Fix new ChessDotCom bots drawing as placeholder pawn icon, updated available bots Pia Cramling bot
  • Fix draw/resign buttons showing after onboard game-ending
  • Fix several ChessDotCom game endings
  • Fix touch system sometimes requiring reboot after firmware update
  • Fix game-saving
Version 0.5.3 (10/28/2024)
  • Add more game-ending light sequences to ChessDotCom games
  • Add more ChessDotCom bots
  • Improve networking reliability
  • Fix game start before game setup through UI
  • Fix AI move after game exit
Version 0.5.1 (10/18/2024)
  • Added support to draw, resign, discard, and save local games 
  • Improve position loading with PieceID confirmation
  • Fix missing text characters with ChessDotCom bots
  • Fix ChessDotCom clock offset during first move of game.
  • Improve Piece-ID detection of White King



Version 0.5.0 (10/17/2024) 
  • Added text indication of friend-list status
  • Improved reliability of touchscreen interface
  • Improved white king interaction
  • Improved text display for Eastern European ChessDotCom bots (more improvements to come)
  • Improved ChessDotCom authorization lifetime.