What's new in CLZ Games Mobile? 2017

A new v4.8 update for your app is available now, with:

Automatic CLZ Cloud syncing
Add or edit games and your changes will auto-upload to the CLZ Cloud instantly.
Made changes on the desktop or Connect side? Just start the app and changes will download automatically.

Note: Auto-Syncing is switched OFF by default. Switch it ON in the “Sync with CLZ Cloud” screen.

Don’t have a CLZ Cloud account yet?
If you don’t have a CLZ Cloud account yet, We strongly recommend to signup up for one from the app. Using the CLZ Cloud is completely free!

The CLZ Cloud syncing will let you:

1. Sync your data between devices, e.g. between your phone and your tablet. Or from your old phone to your new phone.
2. View your database online using the free CLZ Cloud viewer website.
3. Make an online backup of your data. Better safe than sorry!

In today’s update for the CLZ Games app, we have made further tweaks to the Add screen, to make it clearer than previous versions:

• Add from CLZ Core:
  • Color high-lighting: Games already ‘on wish list’ now have an orange title, games already “in collection” show up with a blue title.
  • Slightly smaller font for the game title, so that longer titles fit better.

In today’s update for the CLZ Games app, we have made further tweaks to the Add screen, to make it clearer and (hopefully) more stable than previous versions:

• Slightly smaller font for the game title, so that longer titles fit better.
• Color high-lighting: Games already ‘on wish list’ now have an orange title, games already “in collection” show up with a blue title.
• Improved scroll behaviour.

Fixes in this update:

• Full screen cover scroller on iPhone/iPod devices was not properly updating its title bar
• No platform icons in platform folder on iPad devices

New

• Optimized layout of main screen on 10.5 and 12.9 inch iPads
• Optimized the performance of the main screen thumbnail view
• Fresh placeholder cover images

Fixed

Fixed:

• Crash in add screen on devices running iOS10 or lower

New:

• Redesigned Selection Mode
  • Tap and hold on a game to select it, select as many games as you like (or select all, using the “Select All” top right).
  • Then use the blue action button to perform an action on the selected games (Remove / Update from CLZ Core / Update game values from CLZ Core).

Fixed:

• Crash when saving a cover image to the camera roll
• Odd scrolling behavior when expanding/collapsing a game title search result in the Add Automatically screen
• Odd scrolling behavior when scanning game barcodes in the barcode scanning screen
• Stuck keyboard after searching in main list
• Autocorrect was enabled for the main list search bar

Fixed:

• Missing app icons for 12.9 inch iPad

Fixed:

• The on-screen keyboard was covering the lower input fields in the edit/add manually screens

Fixed:

• The phone version sometimes repeatedly scrolling to the last added game
• The “Update game values” screen crashed sometimes.

This new version lets you download current value information for your games from the popular game pricing site PriceCharting.com:

• When adding new games, they automatically come with game value info.
• Values are determined based on the Completeness field (Loose vs CIB vs New).
• See totals for your collection using the new Database Totals screen.
• Download up-to-date value information for your entire collection using the Update button in the Database Totals screen.

Fixed:

• On tablet devices: After adding a game to the collection it wasn’t selected
• Templates: Improved layout and colors.

This new version lets you download current value information for your games from the popular game pricing site PriceCharting.com:

• When adding new games, they automatically come with game value info.
• Values are determined based on the Completeness field (Loose vs CIB vs New).
• See totals for your collection using the new Database Totals screen.
• Download up-to-date value information for your entire collection using the Update button in the Database Totals screen.

New:

• Group on the “Completeness” field by tapping the menu top right, then tap “Folders > Completeness”.

Fixed:

• Fixed a “non SQL exception” error that could occur during adding of certain games.

For CLZ Games on Android we have added several game-specific fields and made more fields available to edit in the edit game screen: This update is especially targeted at the serious video game collector:

New “Completeness” field: Loose vs CIB vs New

This is for the real video game collectors, especially those that are into collecting retro games:

• Added: a new “Completeness” field, to indicate how complete your copy of a game is. Choose from:
  • Loose, meaning “cartridge or disc only”.
  • CIB, meaning “Complete In Box”, everything included.
  • New, meaning CIB and also still sealed.
• Two extra toggle fields “Manual” and “Box”.
  
  To further specify the “Loose” status. You know, for those cartridges with just a manual, no box. Or in a box, but with the manual missing.
• Group on the “Completeness” field by tapping the menu top right, then tap “Folders > Completeness”.

Read more

Fixed:

• Add from CLZ Core screen crashed while trying to add a game.

For CLZ Games on iOS we have added several game-specific fields and made more fields available to edit in the edit game screen: This update is especially targeted at the serious video game collector:

New “Completeness” field: Loose vs CIB vs New

This is for the real video game collectors, especially those that are into collecting retro games:

• Added: a new “Completeness” field, to indicate how complete your copy of a game is. Choose from:
  • Loose, meaning “cartridge or disc only”.
  • CIB, meaning “Complete In Box”, everything included.
  • New, meaning CIB and also still sealed.
• Two extra toggle fields “Manual” and “Box”.
  
  To further specify the “Loose” status. You know, for those cartridges with just a manual, no box. Or in a box, but with the manual missing.
• Group on the “Completeness” field by tapping the menu top right, then tap “Folders > Completeness”.

Read more

New:

• Added a new “All Games / Hardware” folder with a back button to go back to your folders

Fixed:

• Barcode queue was lost when a crash occurred in the Add from CLZ Core screen.
• The “move to wish list” functionality in the Add from CLZ Core screen was not working.

New:

• Added a new “All Games/Hardware” folder with a back button to go back to your folders

New:

• After adding/editing a game, the app will now always find and show your last added game in your main screen.
• Main screen will now always remember navigation state, even after device reboot.

Fixed:

• Crash in the unrecognized barcode screen.
• Add auto screen not obeying the device’s rotation lock.
• Amstrad CPC had a Windows platform icon.

Fixed:

• When adding a game by barcode, the app sometimes gave a false “Already in collection” warning.
• iPhone: After editing a game, the “Add button” became an “Edit button”.
• iPhone: After editing a game, the app went back to the list view instead of the details view.

New:

• Add Games from CLZ Core: New skinned preview templates.
• After adding/editing a game, the app will now always find and show your last added game in your main screen.
• If you log in to your CLZ Account on a new or empty device, the app will now ask you if you wish to download your games from CLZ Cloud.
• Added skinning to Sign up/Log in/In App Purchase screens.

Fixed:

• After each CLZ Cloud sync the “Quick Search” and “Collection Status Filter” was cleared.
• When tapping the “Platform” button in the ‘Unrecognised Barcode’ screen the app could crash.
• When a custom cover was downloaded via CLZ Cloud syncing, the thumbnail in the list wasn’t immediately updated.
• When a game was removed, the list would scroll back to the top
• Various skinning, layout and color fixes.

Changed:

• Made some improvements to the barcode scanner

Fixed:

• Manual focus for barcode scanning
• Crash in the add auto screen when adding a mix of new games and games on wish list by barcode
• Crash in the pick cover option in the edit screen

New:

• On restart the navigation state and view settings are restored

Changed:

• Old Import from Game Collector has been moved to Settings screen

Fixed:

• App not showing number of hardware in the top bar in the main screen
• Crash in search-as-you-type box
• Added new review popup

This update to the CLZ Games app for Android brings user interface improvements to the Add Games screen:

• All panels are now resizable (list, details, camera)
• When adding a game that is already on your wish list, the app now lets you change its status to “In Collection”.
• Adding By Barcode:
  • Camera scanner is now integrated in Add screen, not a separate screen
  • Tap the keyboard icon in the camera panel to enter a barcode manually
  • Barcode queue is now remembered between sessions
  • Press and hold to delete a barcode from the queue
• Adding By Title:
  • Expand game edition list using “V” icons on the right
  • Game not found? Easy add it manually using the special entry in the results list

New in 4.5.2:

• New Details View templates which are easier on the eye:
  • Clear Light template
  • Clear Dark template

Fixed:

• After closing the add games automatically screen, it now selects the latest added game
• Improved “tap” area of hamburger menu so you can back out of a folder more easily.

A huge v4.5 update for the CLZ Games app is now available.

And prepare to be shocked 🙂 (in a good way, don’t worry):
The app looks completely different now, with a cleaner brighter look and an improved user interface.

What’s new in CLZ Games 4.5 for iOS?

• A completely new look, that is cleaner and brighter.
• The choice between two skins/themes: Light & Dark.
• No bottom toolbar means more screen space for your game collection.
• Big floating blue ‘+’ button on bottom right for adding new games.
• Access all other features and tools from ‘hamburger’ menu top left.
• Access all view settings from menu top right.
• Quickly switch between All / In Collection / Wish List at the top.

How to update your CLZ Games app to version 4.5:

• On your device, open the App Store app.
• On the bottom, switch to the Updates tab.
• Find the CLZ Games entry and tap “UPDATE” on the right.

Do you like the new look?
Then please let the world know by posting a nice review in the App Store!

Important: this is the FINAL iOS 7 compatible version.
Support for iOS 7 will be dropped for future versions.

Fixed:

• iOS 7: Crash in Add screen when opening the Add by Barcode tab.

Coming up: Fresh look and layout

Please look forward to the next build coming up in a couple weeks with a complete new fresh look and layout!

This update introduces an easier way to deal with “Unrecognized Barcodes”.
A new screen that not only helps you to add the game to your app anyway, but also helps your fellow CLZ Games users by instantly adding the missing barcode to the CLZ Core online game database.

What’s new in CLZ Games 4.3.3 for iOS?

Easily add games that come up as “Unrecognized Barcode”

• In the Add Games screen when a barcode is not recognized, a new “Unrecognized Barcode” screen will appear.
• In this screen:
  1. Just find your game by title (Search-As-You-Type is also active here!)
  2. Then click Add Game.
• This will:
  1. Add the game to YOUR database with full game details and your barcode.
  2. Instantly add the barcode to OUR Core online game database, connected to the game you selected. Which means that the next user who searches for the same barcode, will instantly get a result 🙂

How to update your CLZ Games app to version 4.3.3:

• On your device, open the App Store app.
• On the bottom, switch to the Updates tab.
• Find the CLZ Games entry and tap “UPDATE” on the right.

Enjoy!

This update introduces an easier way to deal with “Unrecognized Barcodes”.
A new screen that not only helps you to add the game to your app anyway, but also helps your fellow CLZ Games users by instantly adding the missing barcode to the CLZ Core online game database.

Easily add games that come up as “Unrecognized Barcode”:

• In the Add Games screen when a barcode is not recognized, a new “Unrecognized Barcode” screen will appear.
• In this screen:
  1. Just find your game by title (Search-As-You-Type is also active here!)
  2. Then click Add Game.
• This will:
  1. Add the game to YOUR database with full game details and your barcode.
  2. Instantly add the barcode to OUR Core online game database, connected to the game you selected.

Fixed:

• Local game deletes sometimes not synchronized to the CLZ Cloud

Fixed:

• Crashing merge dialog in the manage pick list screen on Android 6.0+ devices
• Facebook sign up button not working
• Reverting of custom uploaded cover when syncing an update
• Crash in the edit screen after pressing the next/previous game button

New:

• Edit screen with tabs (main details/personal details)
• Added folder options: my rating, edition, hardware type
• Added hardware type as option in the manage pick list screen
• Main list
  • Scroll position now remembered after editing/removing a game
  • Now updates live after editing a game
• Added a ‘show all’ folder item in empty folders on tablet devices

Fixed:

• List view section headers stopping at X
• Crash in the in-app-purchase screen
• Barcode can be added with voice dictation
• App was occasionally crashing when searching for a title
• Background image issue in the backdrop templates on phone devices