The big feature is lots of new unlockable icons, along with some improvements around icons. Specifically:
- Fireworks icons.
- Hallowe’en icons.
- Valentine’s Day icons.
- Earth Day icons.
- Zodiac sign icons.
- Show icon locked status in more places.
- Icon selection screen layout improved.
- Unlockable icons screen layout improved.
- Icon license screen layout improved.
- SVG icons centered and scaled better.
- Improved Gomoku AI.
After a long hiatus, this release is mainly about cleaning things up internally before more serious work begins. However, the following should be apparent:
- Fixed in-app purchases not working for some users.
- Fixed “Setup local game” part of modify game flow.
- Fixed “Quickplay” with human players in modify game flow.
- Hide AI thinking details while panning or zooming to improve performance.
- No longer show the AI as “thinking” when browsing a game’s history.
- Improved startup performance.
A small release to fix some iOS issues that only became apparent after launch, including:
- Fixed some screens that did not with certain regional settings (including Arabic and Thai).
- Significantly reduced app size.
- Fixed the modify game flow not working in some cases.
- Improved layout of the modify game page on tablets.
- Removed Google Advertising ID from Analytics.
- Made network games work if you start the app without a network connection.
- Fixed startup issues on iOS.
- Enabled iPad, landscape iPhone, and iOS 9 devices.
- Fixed some screens not handling safe area insets (i.e iPhone X) properly.
- Enabled rewarded ads for skipping campaign levels on iOS.
- Improved layout on tablet and landscape phone screen sizes.
- Improved campaign skip dialog.
- Hide the add remote player button when not in a network game.
- Fixed an issue that could break progression in campaign mode.
- Updated “Show AI thinking” to support panning and zooming.
- Preparation work for the launch of iOS.
- Fixed an issue that would prevent multiplayer games being browsable.
- Fixed an issue with the new modify game flow not loading settings correctly.
- Fixed multiplayer games not being launchable without existing settings.
- Changed the About page to use bottom tabs.
- Added a new game launch flow that allows you to modify a game, or quickly launch a new game with the same settings.
- Fixed a bug that would prevent game simulation results from displaying.
- Fix release notes not showing a loading indicator.
- Added a news item about dropping support for Android Jelly Bean.
- Updated the Christmas unlockables collection so it will go away in January (but it will return for December next year).