Change Log

2.0.2: 2025-01-31

Added

  • You can now Share to Deep Green directly from within Files.app and other apps that can share PGN content.

Fixed

  • Engine could crash while making move right after opening game (thanks Richard!)
  • In a game where the player resigns after being checked, the king now goes to show resignation instead of just flashing and going back to normal.
  • When sending an e-mail to support@deepgreen.app from within the app, it is now as plain text, not HTML. Unless you specifically apply rich content.

2.0.1: 2025-01-06

Added

  • Dark and Tinted app icons on iOS 18, refreshed light mode icon
  • Copy Position (FEN) in addition to Copy Game (PGN) item in contextual menu, accessible from the Games List

Fixed

  • Capturing rook on its start position did not update state correctly, causing the engine to crash
  • Tapping New Game could cause the app to freeze when device’s Text Size was set to more than 100%
  • Empty game list graphics looked like you could tap it to create new game
  • Status bar appearance glitch when presenting What’s New after first launch
  • Animating between two non-adjacent positions could move pieces in a way they were not played in the game
  • King highlighting between certain states made it appear almost flashing
  • King highlighting in a drawn game was done in gray (is now yellow)
  • Colors have been adjusted to improve contrast (still some way to go on the board scene in general)
  • Board selection color is now more subdued

2.0: 2023-04-24

Added

  • Refreshed UI and graphics updated to latest iOS look and feel
  • Third generation Deep Green chess piece design in both 2D and 3D
  • High-resolution 3D game rendering based on SceneKit
  • Fluid animations and subtle touches during gameplay
  • System sharing, copy/paste, import/export of games in PGN format
  • Depth-based strength configuration of Steampunk (original chess engine)
  • Humane placement of pieces on the board (like in real life)
  • Rewritten from scratch in Swift and modern app architecture
  • Still no ads, no tracking, no analytics, no-nonsense.

1.2.3: 2016-01-24

Fixed

  • Highlight views wouldn’t disappear when moving pieces via tap/tap moves, which would render pieces below those two views untouchable.

1.2.2: 2015-10-31

Fixed

  • Update app icon in About view
  • Tapping the color toggle in the Setup Drawer no longer crashes the app
  • Got away with the most frequently occurring crash bugs

1.2.1: 2014-12-21

Added

  • Support for all current iPhone screen sizes
  • Some Accessibility
  • Tweaked About view
  • iOS 7 requirement

Fixed

  • Several minor bugs

1.2: 2011-04-11

Added

  • New high-res graphics, supporting iPad
  • Support for multiple themes (Default, Classic), selectable in Settings
  • Settings changes updates live in running app
  • Now requires iPhoneOS 3.1.3
  • Dropped support for Deep Green Lite and iPhone OS 2.2.x

Fixed

  • Swapping sides now animates

1.1.4: 2010-07-01

Added

  • Fast app switching methods implemented

Fixed

  • Slow thinking bug

1.1.3: 2009-07-17

Fixed

  • No longer crashes when going to and back from engine settings in Game Info

1.1.2: 2009-06-18

Fixed

  • Board no longer jumps when switching game modes
  • Now requires iPhoneOS 2.2.1 (to solve the above)
  • Help no longer opens behind Game Info in certain cases
  • Board, shadow and pieces rotation glitch

1.1.1: 2009-05-17

Fixed

  • Alerts if Vibration is turned ON on an iPod touch (as per App Store Review requirement)

1.1: 2009-05-03

Added

  • Sounds, can be toggled in Settings
  • Help function
  • New color indicators in Setup drawer
  • Board Coordinates can be toggled in Settings
  • Game Info color indicator animations (Swap Colors, Color to Move)
  • Setting for preventing going to sleep
  • Updated app icons
  • Displays logo view on backside if no captured pieces
  • Animations for checkmate, stalemate and check
  • Announce move in Playback mode (non-autoplay)
  • Deep Green Lite target added
  • Buy Deep Green button added to Lite About view
  • Displays Deep Green engine level in Game Info
  • New factory user defaults enabling: Callouts, Sound and Auto-rotation
  • Auto-rotation

Fixed

  • Buttons in About view now works
  • Lowered auto-playback speed
  • Winner message
  • Game Info no longer reloads data when tapping buttons

1.0.2: 2009-01-05

Fixed

  • Slider position error when pressing VCR button during auto-playback
  • Only flips board when dragging on empty square
  • No vibration per default
  • Correct position validation allowing a maximum of 16 pieces
  • Error with wrong number of kings (trying to validate a nil position, caused by setting up a standard position in Setup Mode)
  • Error where Human/Human game was missing engine after relaunching

1.0.1: 2008-12-22

Fixed

  • Engine validation now accepts several officers
  • Restores game state and games result when going back from setup mode without changes to position
  • Changed player labels to Top, Bottom in Game Info
  • Castling state is now correctly set when capturing rook
  • Starting 4th DG/DG game no longer crashes app
  • Spelling error

1.0: 2008-12-07

  • First App Store release