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[nyc94]

Sorry if this has been covered but any idea why the Alerts feature for Favorite Team Goals is not working?  I turn it On and hit save and then never receive an alert.  When I go back to look at the Alerts & Reminders page the switch has flipped back to Off.  iPhone 4S, latest version of the app, latest iOS update.

[CowbellGuy]

Sorry if this has been covered but any idea why the Alerts feature for Favorite Team Goals is not working?  I turn it On and hit save and then never receive an alert.  When I go back to look at the Alerts & Reminders page the switch has flipped back to Off.  iPhone 4S, latest version of the app, latest iOS update.

Haven't seen that behavior and not sure I can explain it. Only thing I can suggest if you haven't tried it, is deleting the app and reinstalling it. Might need to generate a new token ID for your phone which will happen on a clean install. If that doesn't work let me know. Is it only with favorite team goals or does it also happen with the other alert settings?

[nyc94]

Sorry if this has been covered but any idea why the Alerts feature for Favorite Team Goals is not working?  I turn it On and hit save and then never receive an alert.  When I go back to look at the Alerts & Reminders page the switch has flipped back to Off.  iPhone 4S, latest version of the app, latest iOS update.

Haven't seen that behavior and not sure I can explain it. Only thing I can suggest if you haven't tried it, is deleting the app and reinstalling it. Might need to generate a new token ID for your phone which will happen on a clean install. If that doesn't work let me know. Is it only with favorite team goals or does it also happen with the other alert settings?

It was probably "user error" as I went into Settings and Notifications and selected Alerts and now I am receiving score alerts.  In my defense I didn't know I had to do this since "Favorite Team Game Alert" was already working fine.

Also, I have "Badge App Icon" set to "On" but have yet to see one.

[CowbellGuy]

Yes, the OS notification preferences always take precedence as to whether you receive notifications or not. The game alerts are local (generated by the app, not sent from a server), so they don't fall under that setting. The first time you ran the app, it would have asked you if you want to allow it to receive notifications and you likely declined, but you obviously figured out how to turn it on. Good reminder though. I'll have to mention that in the help section.

I think the only thing the app badge is used for is breaking news (not much point using it for goals or scores IMO) but there has been a bit of a disconnect getting those news notifications on Adam's end of late. Been meaning to get on his case about that.

[RichH]

The behavior I'm seeing is that I once turned on the "game reminder" and have it turned off now, but I'm still getting game reminders. It was mildly startling to have been just about to turn my cars ignition just as a very loud refs whistle sounded.

[CowbellGuy]

The behavior I'm seeing is that I once turned on the "game reminder" and have it turned off now, but I'm still getting game reminders. It was mildly startling to have been just about to turn my cars ignition just as a very loud refs whistle sounded.

Game reminder uses the organ sound. Your story has holes in it. However, I'll check to make sure those events are being cleared when disabled.

[RichH]

The behavior I'm seeing is that I once turned on the "game reminder" and have it turned off now, but I'm still getting game reminders. It was mildly startling to have been just about to turn my cars ignition just as a very loud refs whistle sounded.

Game reminder uses the organ sound. Your story has holes in it. However, I'll check to make sure those events are being cleared when disabled.

Ha. As it just happened again, you are correct, of course. The refs whistle must have come from a goal. But thanks for looking into it.

[Jim Hyla]

Any chance you could add a "back to (date)" button on the Box Score page? Most often during games I click on a game to see the scoring, then go to box score. At that point I usually want to go back to the date page to look at different games. It would be nice to skip going back through the scoring page.

Thanks for doing this, you've almost brought USCHO out of the industrial revolution. Now, if CHN would just do women as well, I'd be able to skip them completely.

[CowbellGuy]

Any chance you could add a "back to (date)" button on the Box Score page? Most often during games I click on a game to see the scoring, then go to box score. At that point I usually want to go back to the date page to look at different games. It would be nice to skip going back through the scoring page.

Thanks for doing this, you've almost brought USCHO out of the industrial revolution. Now, if CHN would just do women as well, I'd be able to skip them completely.

If you have the current version installed, tapping the Calendar icon on the tab bar will take you straight back to the current date.

[Jim Hyla]

Any chance you could add a "back to (date)" button on the Box Score page? Most often during games I click on a game to see the scoring, then go to box score. At that point I usually want to go back to the date page to look at different games. It would be nice to skip going back through the scoring page.

Thanks for doing this, you've almost brought USCHO out of the industrial revolution. Now, if CHN would just do women as well, I'd be able to skip them completely.

If you have the current version installed, tapping the Calendar icon on the tab bar will take you straight back to the current date.

When I go to Box Score, I lose the tab bar. So I have to use the Back button. I'm on 1.6.4.

[CowbellGuy]

Any chance you could add a "back to (date)" button on the Box Score page? Most often during games I click on a game to see the scoring, then go to box score. At that point I usually want to go back to the date page to look at different games. It would be nice to skip going back through the scoring page.

Thanks for doing this, you've almost brought USCHO out of the industrial revolution. Now, if CHN would just do women as well, I'd be able to skip them completely.

If you have the current version installed, tapping the Calendar icon on the tab bar will take you straight back to the current date.

When I go to Box Score, I lose the tab bar. So I have to use the Back button. I'm on 1.6.4.

Oh, you're right. The box score view covers the tab bar. So, umm, no, there isn't a way to get directly back to today's calendar from there. And there likely won't be. It's already too cluttered for my taste to be adding another button.

[CowbellGuy]

The behavior I'm seeing is that I once turned on the "game reminder" and have it turned off now, but I'm still getting game reminders. It was mildly startling to have been just about to turn my cars ignition just as a very loud refs whistle sounded.

Game reminder uses the organ sound. Your story has holes in it. However, I'll check to make sure those events are being cleared when disabled.

Ha. As it just happened again, you are correct, of course. The refs whistle must have come from a goal. But thanks for looking into it.

You are correct. It'll be fixed in the next version. Thanks.

[marty]

The new Android version isn't showing the in game box today 3/29. Is live stats working during the NCAAs?

[CowbellGuy]

The new Android version isn't showing the in game box today 3/29. Is live stats working during the NCAAs?

There are no live stats for NCAA tournament games.

[Josh '99]

The new Android version isn't showing the in game box today 3/29. Is live stats working during the NCAAs?

There are no live stats for NCAA tournament games.

When I tap "Box Score" (iOS version) I get the tale of the tape screen.  Same root cause?