New Playmaker Beta App

griff · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:48 am **Posts:** 114

Just downloaded it for Android. I would assume it is available for iOS as well.
Updated graphics. Don't see any new features yet.

Griff

liljol · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 2497

Well, hell. Whilst eating down the street from BWW Mission Valley, downloaded and installed this on my iPad mini. Logged in and was able to pull up Lunchtime Trivia, but didn't try to answer.

Gogetem · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:31 am **Posts:** 785

I also downloaded the app and tried to access a location from home, but it said that I was too far away. Next time I'm at a site, I will try it.

BUD · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2019 2:29 pm

Gogetem wrote:

I also downloaded the app and tried to access a location from home, but it said that I was too far away. Next time I'm at a site, I will try it.

Looks like BT may have put a distance radius back into the app. Good that they are aware of the problems of having no cut off there.

BUD · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2019 6:43 pm

I downloaded the app to my IPhone and found that I could play from home at 1.99 miles away from BWW Gaithersburg but the next closest at 7.25 miles was not allowed to join. So maybe the radius is 2 miles?

App seems to run fine for the 3 questions I bothered to guess on.

Rackme32 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:13 pm **Posts:** 272

I just DL'ed the app for iOS.

Comes up and finds locations near me, but I'm too far away from the closest one (4.01 miles).

Anyone tried it yet? Does it show the questions like a tablet, or just the answer choices like the old app?

In any case, this new app, the recent and ongoing cash-prize contests, etc. seem to indicate that BT hasn't given up yet...

BUD · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2019 8:51 pm

Rackme32 wrote:

I just DL'ed the app for iOS.

Comes up and finds locations near me, but I'm too far away from the closest one (4.01 miles).

Anyone tried it yet? Does it show the questions like a tablet, or just the answer choices like the old app?

In any case, this new app, the recent and ongoing cash-prize contests, etc. seem to indicate that BT hasn't given up yet...

Yes tried it. No it doesn't show questions, that would defeat the purpose of bars paying big money to have buzztime. Some Players would just sit at home not spending any money at the bars.

Until the radius is under a 1/4 mile or so the questions have to stay off the app. Yes I know some tablet bars don't have a tv on but hopefully that doesn't happen often.

kent · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2019 9:08 pm

Where is the android app downloaded from??

Rackme32 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:13 pm **Posts:** 272

BUD wrote:

Yes tried it. No it doesn't show questions, that would defeat the purpose of bars paying big money to have buzztime. Some Players would just sit at home not spending any money at the bars.

Until the radius is under a 1/4 mile or so the questions have to stay off the app. Yes I know some tablet bars don't have a tv on but hopefully that doesn't happen often.

Hadn't thought of that "staying home to play" angle... But I agree with it... Bars would hate to find that people are playing the game at home for free...

On the other point, however... Most of the tablet bars I've played at rarely if ever have a TV on the game (fortunately, my home bar has the game on several TV's 100% of the time). But then, other than Cameron's, most places around here have practically zero players.

griff · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:48 am **Posts:** 114

kent wrote:

Where is the android app downloaded from??

Google Play Store

MitchWolf · **Posted:** Fri May 10, 2019 12:37 pm

If a BDubs manager told me about this, I need to tell him need a tv screen with questions on it

ANON · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:59 pm **Posts:** 2232

I downloaded it and tried it out this afternoon. It seems to work fine. Apart from entirely different graphics, the only difference I could tell from the old app was that it did not vibrate when time was running down.

schushoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm **Posts:** 30

I downloaded it for iOS and it looks nice. I'm 2.65 miles away from a site and it would not let me answer questions. I have an old ipod touch 4 that runs the old app and it would let me play regardless of the distance.

Dante · **Posted:** Sat May 11, 2019 1:57 pm

I can confirm it works on Android, and that I can play at Mad River from our apartment.

Though, obviously, it's kind of tough with no questions on screen

Dante · **Posted:** Sat May 11, 2019 1:59 pm

schushoe wrote:

I downloaded it for iOS and it looks nice. I'm 2.65 miles away from a site and it would not let me answer questions. I have an old ipod touch 4 that runs the old app and it would let me play regardless of the distance.

Cutoff appears to be exactly 1 mile. The old app (found the .apk) appears to have stopped working now, and says "The Site You Selected is Not Available Currently." It worked about a month ago.

Dante · **Posted:** Sat May 11, 2019 2:00 pm

BUD wrote:

Rackme32 wrote:

I just DL'ed the app for iOS.

Comes up and finds locations near me, but I'm too far away from the closest one (4.01 miles).

Anyone tried it yet? Does it show the questions like a tablet, or just the answer choices like the old app?

In any case, this new app, the recent and ongoing cash-prize contests, etc. seem to indicate that BT hasn't given up yet...

Yes tried it. No it doesn't show questions, that would defeat the purpose of bars paying big money to have buzztime. Some Players would just sit at home not spending any money at the bars.

Until the radius is under a 1/4 mile or so the questions have to stay off the app. Yes I know some tablet bars don't have a tv on but hopefully that doesn't happen often.

Heck, one of our tablet bars up here doesn't even have tablets, and has no intention of getting them back, but they'll still occasionally turn the game on screen, so this works for me!

BUD · **Posted:** Sun May 12, 2019 10:19 am

2 miles is probably the limit Tim. I'm at 1.99 miles and the new app is working here.

The problem will be there are many incorrectly mapped locations in the BT site finder and those players may not be within 2 miles. That was the reason the distance radius got turned off the old app. It was easier to turn it off than change the maps as complaints came in.
We'll see what they do this time.

Oh and welcome back Tim.

schushoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm **Posts:** 30

I tried the new app Saturday at my BWW in So Portland, ME and it did not work.

Today, I went to a concert in NH and realized I was 0.78 miles from a site so I tried to make it work and it did.

I tried my old ipod app today and got the "Site not available" message.

Hopefully I can get the new app to work at my BWW (or I'll just use a tablet.)

I was also going to comment that I hadn't seen any info on the BT website but I just went there and there was a notice about it.

BUD · **Posted:** Mon May 13, 2019 8:58 am

schushoe wrote:

I tried the new app Saturday at my BWW in So Portland, ME and it did not work.

Today, I went to a concert in NH and realized I was 0.78 miles from a site so I tried to make it work and it did.

I tried my old ipod app today and got the "Site not available" message.

Hopefully I can get the new app to work at my BWW (or I'll just use a tablet.)

I was also going to comment that I hadn't seen any info on the BT website but I just went there and there was a notice about it.

How's does the BT site finder have that S. Portland BWW mapped compared to where it actually is located? The app runs off the site finder so if your location is off on the map by more than 2? miles it won't connect.

Check the site finder and call BT if it's off. They can fix the map but never will if they don't know about the mistake.

Edit: Just looked at site finder. The map location of that BWW seems to be close enough to be fine. So who knows?? Try again maybe it was a glitch then call BT if it's still says can't connect. What distance did it say you were from the BWW?
PS - the old app on your iPad will never work again.

HoopScoop · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:36 am **Posts:** 113

It is interesting to see the picture of the app displaying a question but no answers are next to the numbers. If they will have the questions displayed, then they will need to display the answers in case no TVs are on or not in view of players using the app.

schushoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm **Posts:** 30

Hi bud-

I was in the restaurant and it didn’t work. It did not give me the too far away message, it just did nothing. I will try again.

Shu

schushoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm **Posts:** 30

This is the error message I got. Anyone have any idea what this means? (Apologies for the larger size of the picture.)

Gogetem · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:31 am **Posts:** 785

One of our users was using the phone app yesterday. It worked on everything except Showdown. There was a message stating that it didn't work for Showdown. All other games seemed to work OK. It's possible that other premium games may have a problem also.

griff · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:48 am **Posts:** 114

Gogetem wrote:

One of our users was using the phone app yesterday. It worked on everything except Showdown. There was a message stating that it didn't work for Showdown. All other games seemed to work OK. It's possible that other premium games may have a problem also.

SIX is not supoorted yet either

Gogetem · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:31 am **Posts:** 785

Six is not surprising either. I have heard that Spotlight will not work either. Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe that they all worked with the old app.

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