Featured Poker Club HQ (5 Viewers) 5.0.0

[AppMakerRonB]

New release of Poker Club HQ, version 5.0.0+405:

• Tables screen: give each table its own color and see seat occupancy at a glance
• Import customizations from another tournament when setting up a new one
• Sort your players list your way, with per-group preferences remembered
• Redesigned sign-in screens with a cleaner, more polished look
• New built-in code editor with syntax highlighting for scripts, alerts, and show cells

You can track what I'm working on next here: Poker Club HQ Todos

 

[AppMakerRonB]

New release of Poker Club HQ, version 5.0.0+406:

• Share tournaments with co-editors via the new Permissions button in tournament settings
• Polished sign-in screen and a smoother profile screen with easier name editing
• Faster, more reliable syncing for shared tournaments with automatic conflict recovery
• Detects when you're offline on Android so sync warnings are accurate

Here's a link to our help website with details about how to use the new co-editors feature: https://pokerclubhq.github.io/info/permissions/

You can track what I'm working on next here: Poker Club HQ Todos

 

[sleepyhead]

Loving the app. Any chance you can make it so that when using it on an iPad the screen won’t lock? Like override the system settings for the auto-lock so the screen doesn’t go black?

 

[AppMakerRonB]

Loving the app. Any chance you can make it so that when using it on an iPad the screen won’t lock? Like override the system settings for the auto-lock so the screen doesn’t go black?

Thanks! While the timer is running and the app is open, it does keep the device (iPad, phone, etc.) from going to sleep. I'll take a look at the code and make sure its working as expected.

 

[Tonysquander]

Loving the app. Any chance you can make it so that when using it on an iPad the screen won’t lock? Like override the system settings for the auto-lock so the screen doesn’t go black?

You can turn auto lock off in settings

 

[sleepyhead]

You can turn auto lock off in settings

I know. It’s just annoying to have to go in to turn it off before each game and then go back in and turn it back on. Would be nice to have the feature built in to the app, which it sounds like it is, although I don’t believe it was working properly for me.

 

[Tonysquander]

@AppMakerRonB I was running the timer during two tournaments last night and had a few issues with connected iPad devices not starting the timer when I started it from my phone even though they were connected to internet. Once I closed the window on the iPads, reopened and went to tournament, it synced up, but wanted to report the bug in the new version.

Have not had that happen in prior versions. Was running on an iPhone and two iPads with latest IOS and your latest app version installed on all three.

 

[AppMakerRonB]

@AppMakerRonB I was running the timer during two tournaments last night and had a few issues with connected iPad devices not starting the timer when I started it from my phone even though they were connected to internet. Once I closed the window on the iPads, reopened and went to tournament, it synced up, but wanted to report the bug in the new version.

Have not had that happen in prior versions. Was running on an iPhone and two iPads with latest IOS and your latest app version installed on all three.

Thanks for the report. Were all devices signed into the same account, or were the iPads using the QR code link feature for their connection? There was a major change between app versions before 5.0.0+405 and after. Devices on an old version can't sync with devices that have been updated to the new version. Let me know if you see more issues. Thanks!

 

[Tonysquander]

Thanks for the report. Were all devices signed into the same account, or were the iPads using the QR code link feature for their connection? There was a major change between app versions before 5.0.0+405 and after. Devices on an old version can't sync with devices that have been updated to the new version. Let me know if you see more issues. Thanks!

Yes, they are all my devices and signed into the same account. I don't use the QR codes for my own devices. I made sure they were all updated to the latest IOS version and latest version of the App before the Saturday tournament.

The first notice of the issue was after the pre-tournament countdown ended (it all worked fine when I first set them up and opened the app on each, the countdown was running). I primarily use my phone to control the timer. After the pre-tournament countdown ends the tournament goes to level 1 and pauses until I officially start the tournament. I did that via my phone but didn't even notice that the two iPad timers set to that tournament did not start up. A few minutes later, someone said something and I saw they had not started. I had to completely close the window on both Ipads, re-open it and then re-open the correct tournament and they were then synced to the running tournament and matched the time on my phone.

It happened again for the 2nd tournament, and I think there was an issue after one of the pauses as well. Have not had those issues with prior versions. Will try to replicate and see if I can get more specific information for you. Other than that, it ran fine.

*Side question unrelated to above: I am not sure if this is just how I have my tournament alerts set up or not, but I use my phone to control starts, stops, knockouts etc. but I don't leave have the app open and running the whole time when I am sitting at the table. I use my phone for other things or have it in my pocket. I will pick it up and open the app to record a knockouts, rebuys, or pause as needed, etc. One thing I have noticed is w/ a running tournament, when I open the app on the phone to record a knockout or something, it will give me a repeat of the last announcement made (such as Attention players, the small blind is x and the big blind is Y even if we are mid-way through that blind level). Is there any way for me not to get that "repeat" announcement every time I open up the app on my phone? Thanks for your help!

 

[AppMakerRonB]

One thing I have noticed is w/ a running tournament, when I open the app on the phone to record a knockout or something, it will give me a repeat of the last announcement made (such as Attention players, the small blind is x and the big blind is Y even if we are mid-way through that blind level). Is there any way for me not to get that "repeat" announcement every time I open up the app on my phone? Thanks for your help!

I'll look into this. In the meantime, you can tap the speaker icon in the top right of the main menu and turn on "Mute audio", which is a per-device setting for muting alerts on that device.

 

[AppMakerRonB]

The first notice of the issue was after the pre-tournament countdown ended (it all worked fine when I first set them up and opened the app on each, the countdown was running). I primarily use my phone to control the timer. After the pre-tournament countdown ends the tournament goes to level 1 and pauses until I officially start the tournament. I did that via my phone but didn't even notice that the two iPad timers set to that tournament did not start up. A few minutes later, someone said something and I saw they had not started. I had to completely close the window on both Ipads, re-open it and then re-open the correct tournament and they were then synced to the running tournament and matched the time on my phone.

It happened again for the 2nd tournament, and I think there was an issue after one of the pauses as well. Have not had those issues with prior versions. Will try to replicate and see if I can get more specific information for you. Other than that, it ran fine.

The new version does a better job of noticing if the connection to the server is having problems. When it notices a problem it shows a little red exclamation point icon where the menu icon normally is. If you tap it, it shows a message at the top of the menu explaining what's wrong. I'm guessing this didn't happen in your case though. Just wanted to mention it.

 

[AppMakerRonB]

New release of Poker Club HQ, version 5.0.0+409:
• Select multiple cells in customize screen contents mode to edit them together
• New settings panel makes tweaking cell layout and style faster
• Fullscreen toggle button on web

You can track what we're working on next here: Poker Club HQ Todos

Here's a screenshot of the new Customize Screen Contents:

 

[Tonysquander]

The new version does a better job of noticing if the connection to the server is having problems. When it notices a problem it shows a little red exclamation point icon where the menu icon normally is. If you tap it, it shows a message at the top of the menu explaining what's wrong. I'm guessing this didn't happen in your case though. Just wanted to mention it.

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I was not able to replicate the sync issue at home. Could potentially have just been crappy wifi at the location we were playing at. Will see if it recurs and let you know. Thanks Ron.

 

[AppMakerRonB]

New release of Poker Club HQ, version 5.0.0+410:

• Style timer cells with background colors and images, borders, rounded corners, padding, margin, and rotation
• Edit log entries — including time, cost, chips, table, and seats — with a live preview of how the change affects later entries
• Invalid log entries are now flagged with a warning triangle and can be opened directly to fix them
• No more stale alerts firing right after the app wakes from being backgrounded

You can track what I'm working on next here: Poker Club HQ Todos

Here's an example of the new timer customization options in use:

 

[AppMakerRonB]

New release of Poker Club HQ, version 5.0.0+411:

• Choose your device's text-to-speech voice for TTS alerts
• Added "tournament paused" and "tournament resumed" alerts (off by default, turn on in Alerts)
• Disabled alerts and actions are now grayed out so it's clear what's disabled

You can track what I'm working on next here: Poker Club HQ Todos

 

[Tonysquander]

Ran it for the league tournaments this weekend and worked flawlessly. Keep up the great work!

 

[AppMakerRonB]

New release of Poker Club HQ, version 5.0.0+416:

• Tables in a tournament can now be reordered
• Tournament QR codes now include a short join code that's easy to type or share when scanning isn't convenient
• New global text-to-speech voice picker in the nav drawer, so you can set your preferred alert voice once and reuse it everywhere
• "Pause after" now reflects mid-game toggles, and the Blinds view shows which level is set to pause after it ends
• New Settings sheet gathers mute, text-to-speech, brightness, color, and Reconnect in one place

You can track what I'm working on next here: Poker Club HQ Todos

 

[Rodog123]

I’m downloading the app today. Plan to use it for an upcoming tournament over the Memorial Day weekend.

 

[AppMakerRonB]

I’m downloading the app today. Plan to use it for an upcoming tournament over the Memorial Day weekend.

That’s great! Let me know how it goes, and reach out if you have any questions.