Stigma wrote on 05/14/14 at 22:52:25:


I had the same problem with Bluestacks (on Mac), and I was not able to complete the payment. On PC Bluestacks isn't compatible with the antivirus BitDefender. Similar problems with emulators like Genymotion.

At the end I succeeded by installing manually VirtualBox  ( https://www.virtualbox.org ) + Android ( http://www.android-x86.org ). No ads and commercial crap installed.
Basically you create a virtual machine (say a linux 3.2, 512Mb RAM, 2Gb Hd) and launch the android installer from the .iso image (you can pick any version of android, from 2.2 to 4.4...).
Once you are logged into your google account and forward chess is installed, you can download the book(s) you bought - without paying again! 

If many people are interested I can try to write a step-by-step guide 

GrizzleBazzle wrote on 05/14/14 at 21:24:15:


I agree, like the Kindle app. I have no wish to install the Bluestack emulator after reading about it.

Thanks, Alias!

The Chess Stars website now explains how to emulate an Android device under Windows, and thus we can even use Forward Chess on a PC! Well done.

One issue someone here may know a fix to: I downloaded a number of book Samples, but when I later buy the full book, I don't need the sample anymore, it's just clutter. How can I remove a sample from my account or device?

One thing I really like about the Everyman app is I can seemlessly move material between my phone/tablet (for portability), a database program like Chessbase, and a "cramming program" like Chess Position Trainer, which supports .pgn import. 
Maybe this usage is already a legal gray area, but I feel when I've bought the material on one platform, I should be able to use it on as many as possible, as I see fit to maximize learning. And the reader is in no way limited to purchased e-books, I can equally use pgn files I have made myself. 

So... some pgn support in Forward Chess would be great. But I suspect I still wouldn't be able to transfer any material to Chessbase or CPT, since that would be considered piracy?

Now there are some books from Quality Chess. Still not too many titles...

I have some issues with the app, and so far only keep it because there are many titles from Chess stars.

I have used it on both a Nexus 7 and my Samsung S4. The navigation is hard in Chapters with lots of variations and text. It has been improved, but still is very annoying at times. What makes it worse it that when scrolling, if just moving the finger a bit sideways, it will be interpreted as swiping instead. This means changing Chapters...

I have also asked the team for a bookmark and note function, which would be handy tools, but no response yet.

Bibs wrote on 09/18/13 at 00:54:17:


Semko wrote that there is no problem using the files on several tablets. Just download again. He wrote specifically for Android but I guess it is the same for iOS.

Edit: Read reply #40, first point. Should work also for iOS.

Is it safe to assume that the features on the android and the apple devices will be basically identical.  I noticed that cbases android app appears to be more feature laden then their iPad/iPhone app ( based on their websites description) and I wasn't sure whether the  ios devices  might be harder to program.

GMTonyKosten wrote on 09/17/13 at 09:50:53:


Very true. Maybe moderators can move the opening stuff because its worth continuing? On the Forward chess I have now installed it on my Android phone and using the free examples it seems a very interesting piece of work. As an IT man myself I'd be interested to know how much effort goes into preparing a book. My general impression is that the thing is fantastic but that my phone is too small and I need a tablet for the full effect