Android has been our focus for the last few months. We have overhauled the Android team, refactored code, and added more quality processes.
We are by no means done, but the next release is already many times better. We will continue with the improvements and feature additions from here.
The new forum software looks great so far. Only needs a hyperlink from the product site support page now! 
I have questions regarding the peer-to-peer (ChessUp-to-ChessUp) play - how will membership and access be handled? Will it be handled via our forum credentials?
Thanks again for your responses via support emails and hard work getting the code for Android sorted!
Mike
Hi Mike - The credentials used to log into the app are used for the ChessUp to ChessUp play.
Thanks Jeff, I can imagine the team has worked hard on this. I cannot wait for this release, I really want to play games on my Android phone. Please keep up the good work and thanks for bringing the forums back, these are a great way to keep up to date with what’s happening.
Got the email informing of the beta update for Android. Waiting for my son to return from out of town to test it with him.
Is there a board firmware update associated with this?
Mike
Depending on when the board was last updated there may be a firmware release. The app will prompt you if an update is required. The last firmware version was the one that included checkers. The next one will have a few minor bug fixes and includes checkers Ai.