tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76245734487910807052024-03-18T19:28:57.672+00:00MPDB Tech AppsLatest news and tutorials about my Apps: Anagram Solver and Crossword Solver King.Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-48934070609147392632024-03-02T11:29:00.001+00:002024-03-02T11:49:38.356+00:00Apple Rejected My App as SPAM<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;">For the past few months I've been working on a Card Game for iOS, called Crazy Brag. The game is popular variation of the card game Brag and is usually called Bastard Brag or Stop The Bus. In my family we call it 3 Lives and we often play it when we sit down to play cards. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvvN0n3ODwzjiEZmjhbBUa8qZV-17xrC5IM7z2aWtvKqWI5ZpSqu9ydmu5fq-fYytpdxDRw-WQqs7oHYHrN6LCUb-uHqxcwVHfDxkVWcipkCUYF16c9dNIsy8DaBfY8-kQYVv52ffLkRqXWDR8FHWvzZ1neJREs0ELt6phtuPqmssEcmDufUkGtfU5Ys/s2778/bDealt.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="2778" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvvN0n3ODwzjiEZmjhbBUa8qZV-17xrC5IM7z2aWtvKqWI5ZpSqu9ydmu5fq-fYytpdxDRw-WQqs7oHYHrN6LCUb-uHqxcwVHfDxkVWcipkCUYF16c9dNIsy8DaBfY8-kQYVv52ffLkRqXWDR8FHWvzZ1neJREs0ELt6phtuPqmssEcmDufUkGtfU5Ys/s320/bDealt.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">After much polishing and testing I submitted the app to Apple for review, a day later my app is rejected as being spam and I received the following message:</span></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong></strong></h3><blockquote><h3 style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Guideline 4.3(a) - Design</strong></h3><p><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">We noticed your app shares a similar binary, metadata, and/or concept as apps submitted to the App Store by other developers, with only minor differences.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">Submitting similar or repackaged apps is a form of spam that creates clutter and makes it difficult for users to discover new apps.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Next Steps</strong><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">Since we do not accept spam apps on the App Store, we encourage you to review your app concept and submit a unique app with distinct content and functionality.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Resources</strong><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">Some factors that contribute to a spam rejection may include:</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">- Submitting an app with the same source code or assets as other apps already submitted to the App Store</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">- Creating and submitting multiple similar apps using a repackaged app template</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">- Purchasing an app template with problematic code from a third party</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">- Submitting several similar apps across multiple accounts</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">Learn more about our requirements to prevent spam in </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/%23spam&source=gmail&ust=1709461030780000&usg=AOvVaw0AnK1XEUqrLg9p4uNWCL6S" href="https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#spam" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #1155cc; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" target="_blank">App Store Review Guideline 4.3(a)</a><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">.</span></p></blockquote><p><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;"></span></p><p><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">So I considered what aspect of the app was similar to other apps. The source code was written from scratch in Swift and I used the SpriteKit framework, so not the same source code as any other app and I certainly did not use any app template. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I have not submitted the app to any other accounts and I have not repackaged an existing app.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">There are two possibilities, as I see it, that are causing the problem: the assets and/or the game itself. If it's the assets, great I can easily change them, if its the game concept, then the app is doomed unless I radically change the game. So I sent a response, asking the review team for clarity:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hi,</span></blockquote><blockquote><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">I wonder if you may be able to provide further clarification about the app rejection such as:</span><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">1. Was the app rejected because it is similar to other card games such as poker? The app is based on a card game called Stop the Bus which is a popular card game in England. I do see that the App Store is choked with poker games, but apart from Cribbage I couldn't find any of the traditional family card games that I play.</span><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">2. Was the app rejected because of its grahical or audio assets, if so could you tell which assets need changing? </span><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hope you can help so I can fix the app.</span><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">Regards</span><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mark Bailey</span></blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A day later I received this response from Apple's review team:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;"></span></p><blockquote><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">Hello,</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">Thank you for your reply. Just as we would not share information from your Apple Developer Program account with another developer, we do not share the details of apps submitted under other Apple Developer Program accounts.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">During our review, we found that this app duplicates the content and functionality of other apps submitted to the App Store, which is considered a form of spam and is not appropriate for the App Store.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">Since apps submitted to the App Store should be unique and should not duplicate other apps, we encourage you to create a unique app before resubmitting for review.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">We look forward to reviewing your future submissions.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">Best regards,</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" /><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">App Review</span></blockquote><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;"></span><p></p><p><span face="system, -apple-system, -webkit-system-font, SFNSText, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">So in their reply, they state that the app duplicates content and functionality of other apps. Now before I started writing this game I did look on the app store to see if there were any Brag card games apps, I found plenty of poker and solitaire apps, but none of the family cards that I play such as Crash, Trumps, Chase the Lady (Newmarket) and Brag (of any variation). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">So was my app rejected because it is a card game and the app store has plenty of card games already? My wife suggested that I respond back and explain to Apple that there are many different card games, but alas I fear I may as well talk to a brick wall.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Coincidentally, whilst my app was in review a new card game called Balatro was making waves all over the press. I wonder if I suffered the FlappyBird/Wordle curse - when a new sensation hits lots of developers copy the idea and rapidly submit clones to the app stores?</span></p><p>More depressingly I've realised the App Store (and PlayStore) is now closed to me, I would be mad to spend months writing another game only for it to be rejected as spam. My next project was to be a crossword game based on the 80's TV Show Crosswits, I was going call it CrossBits! Not a chance as there are already crossword apps and plenty of word puzzles.</p><p>Mind you though, the review team are happy to allow new word solver apps that blatantly rip off my Anagram Solver app, but hey ho. To be honest I have no problem with this, it's called competition, and it's what keeps me on my toes improving my own apps.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPGLRQU1aOfE9jvk5LzNBY-GmpLcJPe611nbgupk59Z62x0YRnMzqntorPUXowTyooVhJKbnE-OXQVDphj0-pSB6OPI6XQnpVh4o9si9QnXgjSu4twrC9JI6Cl1UnlUT1BN5ImqamG8X04En_M00mICEWotZqBN68zoXRSdufLZLUhl_nwmcMjHSPQdE/s2048/IMG_0331.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPGLRQU1aOfE9jvk5LzNBY-GmpLcJPe611nbgupk59Z62x0YRnMzqntorPUXowTyooVhJKbnE-OXQVDphj0-pSB6OPI6XQnpVh4o9si9QnXgjSu4twrC9JI6Cl1UnlUT1BN5ImqamG8X04En_M00mICEWotZqBN68zoXRSdufLZLUhl_nwmcMjHSPQdE/s320/IMG_0331.PNG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Word Solver+ took 'inspiration'<br /> from Anagram Solver</td></tr></tbody></table><p>So my advice to any budding game developers out there, is don't waste your time learning Swift/SprikeKit, if you are going to write a game use a multi-platform framework such as Unity. If Apple rejects your game, there are plenty of other stores: Steam, Itch.io, Play Store, Amazon Store or your own website.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-73231700711396647862023-12-08T12:16:00.002+00:002023-12-08T12:16:41.093+00:00Privacy Policy<p> Privacy policy for Crazy Brag iOS card game app.</p><p><br /></p><p>The app does not collect any data.</p><p>The app does not send any data to MPD Bailey Technology or to a third party</p><p>The app contains no advertisements.</p><p>The app does not contain any analytics or tracking.</p><p><br /></p><p>MPD Bailey Technology</p><p>December 2023</p>Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-79562861776554113122023-03-25T12:51:00.004+00:002023-04-20T10:05:04.597+01:00New Dictionary Feature<p>Crossword Solver King iOS update with new built-in dictionary feature to look up word definitions:</p><p><a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/crossword-solver-king/id1503152101">Now available on the App Store</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JUs-HOftxVE" width="320" youtube-src-id="JUs-HOftxVE"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-36648061214564274472023-03-16T13:10:00.001+00:002023-03-16T13:10:50.977+00:00Crossword Solver King & Dictionary<p> Crossword Solver King now has a built-in dictionary with over 100,000 definitions:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ku57-coQrek" width="320" youtube-src-id="ku57-coQrek"></iframe></div><br /><p>Note if the app cannot find a definition for your word or phrase, the app will search for a definition on the web. This feature will be available in v3.32 Android and v1.09 iOS - coming soon!</p><p><br /></p><p>Get the app from:</p><p>PlayStore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mpdbailey.cleverdicandroid</p><p>App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/crossword-solver-king/id1503152101</p>Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-1306925559583846012018-11-09T15:11:00.005+00:002018-11-13T14:40:59.189+00:00Weight Tracker User Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Welcome, this is the user guide for the Android Weight Tracker app. This app allows you to record you daily weight measurements and then see your progress as a chart or report.</div>
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The app is designed around the home screen, it is a navigation hub for the apps features. From the home screen you can:</div>
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<li>Add new daily weight measurements</li>
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Here you enter you daily weight measurements that you have taken from a bathroom scales.</div>
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The date will automatically be set to today's date, however to change the date press the <b>-</b> button to roll back one day, or <b>+</b> to roll forward one day. Pressing the date itself will pop up a date picker for you to select the date. Note that you can not enter time, the time recorded for the entry will be your device's current time.</div>
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The app will automatically set the weight to your last measurement, you can change it by pressing either the <b>+</b> or <b>-</b> buttons, or pressing the weight itself to pop up a text field where you can enter your weight via the keyboard. The <b>+</b> / <b>-</b> will change the weight by either</div>
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When done, press the <b>ADD</b> button and the weight measurement will be recorded and you will be returned to the Home screen. </div>
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If you wish to enter more weight readings, check the <b>Stay on the screen</b> check box.</div>
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Here you can view a list of your readings, you can also delete and edit your readings.</div>
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You can share your readings by pressing the share button, top right. The app will export readings to other apps such as Email clients. This is useful if you want to view your data in a spreadsheet. </div>
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Touch a reading and you will be shown a screen similar to the New Reading screen, here you can edit or delete the reading.</div>
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You can view your weight measurements as a chart showing weight vs time.</div>
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The chart will show your all your data and fit the axes accordingly. However you can change the time scale via the menu top right, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 1 Year or all time. </div>
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The graph will show a red trend line, the trend will depend on the time scale you have chosen. If you are close to your target weight the app will show it as blue horizontal line.</div>
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Pressing the share button (top right) will take a screen shot and allow you to share the image via other apps.</div>
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Here you can save and restore your data from your Google Drive, this is useful for synchronising readings between your devices.<br />
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Firstly the app will need permission to access your Google Drive, it will pop up a dialog asking you to choose an account. If you do not wish to use this feature, press back several times to get back to the home screen.</div>
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If you have allowed the app permission to access your Google Drive folder, the app will search for the latest weight readings in the folder and display the date and time at the top of the screen. Press <b>REFRESH LATEST </b>button to make the app search again for the latest readings as Google Drive can take several minutes to Sync across your devices.</div>
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Press <b>SAVE TO GOOGLE DRIVE </b>to store your readings in the <i>Weight Tracker</i> folder of your Google Drive.</div>
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Press <b>RESTORE FROM GOOGLE DRIVE</b> to load the latest the latest readings from the <i>Weight Tracker</i> folder on Google Drive. When loading readings, the app will synchronise them to those stored in the apps database, new readings will be added, same readings will be over written with the readings from Google Drive. </div>
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The report screen shows your BMI, statistics and trends.<br />
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Trends are calculated using line of best fit and are then used to work out if you are losing or gaining weight. The app will use the trend line to work out when you will reach your Goal weight.</div>
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Here are all the settings you need to configure the app for yourself, side swipe each screen to get to the next.<br />
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If you lose data, you can go to Sync and press RESTORE FROM GOOGLE DRIVE to recover data from your last back up.</div>
Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-69339041835240732352018-11-09T15:11:00.002+00:002018-11-13T12:43:12.892+00:00Weight Tracker Privacy PolicyPrivacy Policy, Terms of Service and Licence for the Android Weight Tracker app<br />
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The app will store your weight readings in a database stored on your device that only the Weight Tracker app can read and write to. Your settings are also stored on the device and only this app may use them.<br />
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If you use the Sync feature, the app will ask you to log into your Google Account so that the app can access your Google Drive storage area. When saving your files to your Google Drive, the app will store them as in a plain text format in a folder that the app creates (Weight Tracker). When restoring data from your Google Drive, the app will query the drive for all files in the Weight Tracker folder and load the the readings from the latest file.</div>
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Google Admob and Firebase</h3>
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The app uses Google Admob and Firebase analytics to deliver relevant targeted ads to you, to find out more about how Google uses information from this app visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/">https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/</a><br />
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Feedback Emails</h3>
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I may temporarily store any emails you may send to me whilst I deal with any issues raised. Your email address will not be used for any marketing by myself or third parties.<br />
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Your email client may store sent or draft messages from yourself and replies from me.<br />
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Note that I use Yahoo! email service for my feedback, to find out more about Yahoo, an Oath company, click the link below:<br />
<a href="https://policies.oath.com/us/en/oath/privacy/index.html">https://policies.oath.com/us/en/oath/privacy/index.html</a><br />
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By using this application you are bound by <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en" target="_blank">Google's Terms of Service</a><br />
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Using this app you agree that MPD Bailey Technology and its agents (Mark Bailey) are not liable for any information shown within the app.<br />
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MPD Bailey Technology and its agents (Mark Bailey) take no responsibility for the actions of any users of this app.<br />
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This software is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a purpose, or the warranty of non-infringement. Without limiting the foregoing, MPD Bailey Technology and its agents (Mark Bailey) make no warranty that:<br />
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<li>The software will meet your requirements</li>
<li>The software will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free</li>
<li>The results that may be obtained from the use of the software will be effective, accurate or reliable</li>
<li>The quality of the software will meet your expectations</li>
<li>Any errors in the software will be corrected.</li>
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The app EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. The app makes no warranty that (1) THE APP OR THE CONTENT WILL MEET OR SATISFY YOUR REQUIREMENTS (2) THE APP SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE OR TABLET OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE APP OR ITS CONTENT.<br />
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Licence</h2>
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Weight Tracker is licensed under Apache License-2.0:<br />
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Copyright 2018 MPD Bailey Technology<br />
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");<br />
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.<br />
You may obtain a copy of the License at<br />
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<a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</a><br />
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software<br />
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,<br />
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.<br />
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and<br />
limitations under the License.Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-1256271977875230082018-09-25T11:02:00.001+01:002023-07-25T14:39:47.744+01:00Privacy Policy (Food Hygiene Ratings iOS)Privacy Policy, Terms of Service and Licence for the iOS Food Hygiene Ratings UK app<br />
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The app does not store any information except for the user settings, however the app uses third party services which may collect data and are detailed below. The app does not send any data to MPD Bailey Technology.<br />
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Google Admob</h3>
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The app uses Google Admob to display banner ads on the results screen and establishment description screen. No other ads are show.<br />
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To find out more about how Google uses information from this app visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/">https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/</a><br />
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Feedback Emails</h3>
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I may temporarily store any emails you may send to me whilst I deal with any issues raised. Your email address will not be used for any marketing by myself or third parties.<br />
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Your email client may store sent or draft messages from yourself and replies from me.<br />
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Note that I use Yahoo! email service for my feedback, to find out more about Yahoo, an Oath company, click the link below:<br />
<a href="https://policies.oath.com/us/en/oath/privacy/index.html">https://policies.oath.com/us/en/oath/privacy/index.html</a><br />
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Food Standards Agency</h3>
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This app will display public sector information licensed under the <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/" target="_blank">Open Government Licence v3.0</a>.<br />
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All Food Hygiene Ratings information is provided by the live data feed from the Food Standards Agency. If you find any issues with the data please contact the relevant local authority. For more information visit <a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/">https://www.food.gov.uk</a><br />
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Note that no ratings information or business information is stored in the app.<br />
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Apple Maps APIs</h3>
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The app uses the Maps and Geocoding from Apple.<br />
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All map data shown is provided by Apple, using the MapKit framework.<br />
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When viewing an establishment on the map, the app will use the CoreLocation API to find the exact geo-coordinates.<br />
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Note that no Google Place information will appear on the map<br />
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Terms of Service</h2>
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By using this application you are bound by <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en" target="_blank">Google's Terms of Service</a><br />
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Using this app you agree that MPD Bailey Technology and its agents (Mark Bailey) are not liable for any information shown within the app.<br />
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MPD Bailey Technology and its agents (Mark Bailey) take no responsibility for the actions of any users of this app.<br />
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The app EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. The app makes no warranty that (1) THE APP OR THE CONTENT WILL MEET OR SATISFY YOUR REQUIREMENTS (2) THE APP SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE OR TABLET OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE APP OR ITS CONTENT.<br />
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Licence</h2>
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Food Hygiene Ratings UK is licensed under Apache License-2.0:<br />
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Copyright 2018 MPD Bailey Technology<br />
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");<br />
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.<br />
You may obtain a copy of the License at<br />
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<a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</a><br />
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software<br />
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,<br />
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.<br />
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and<br />
limitations under the License.Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-45850758192124471222018-06-07T11:33:00.001+01:002018-06-19T15:23:26.227+01:00Food Hygiene Ratings v1.02 Release NotesRelease notes for Android Food Hygiene Ratings UK v1.02<br />
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Establishment Details</h3>
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When you now view the details of the establishment the app will look up the establishment on Google Places to find its telephone number, website and any photographs. The place details and photos will be displayed in cards. If no place information can be found, a toast will be shown to notify the user that no place details are available.<br />
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A dark green floating action button is now displayed on the Establishment details screen, press this to see a map and location of the establishment.<br />
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When you now press the send email link on the Local Authority card, the email will be filled out with the establishment details.<br />
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Bug fixes:<br />
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<li>FSA link now works on the ratings card</li>
<li>If no address, "Not specified" is shown instead.</li>
<li>The map will no longer show for establishments with no address and instead show a notification.</li>
<li>Local authority card text is now formatted not to wrap</li>
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Results</h3>
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You can now search a list of results by searching for text contained with in the name or address. The results table will automatically update as you type.<br />
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You can also filter results by rating, by checking the appropriate rating in the menu.<br />
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Results are now grouped into business categories such as Takeaways/Sandwich Shop, Pub/Bar/Nightclub and Restaurant/Cafe.<br />
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Distance from the centre of the map is shown for map search results.<br />
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These features bring the app into line with the iOS version.<br />
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Maps</h3>
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Map searches are now disabled by default, but you can enable them in the settings menu.<br />
When enabled, a dark green floating action button (FAB) with a map icon will be displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.<br />
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Pressing the FAB on the home screen will show you a map of the UK, you can zoom and move the map and press the search icon in the menu bar to search for results.<br />
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Pressing the FAB on the results screen will show you a map of the area containing the results, which you can zoom, move and search again.<br />
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Maps have been disabled by default since the establishment's geo-coordinate information from the FSA is inaccurate.<br />
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Home Screen</h3>
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The user interface has been updated to improve its look and feel:<br />
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<li>The background is now white</li>
<li>The advanced search button has been moved to the menu.</li>
<li>The menu search icon is now an icon to view the user guide </li>
<li>The find places near me button is now material design (borderless) and is centred</li>
<li>The text field clear buttons will now only display when there is text</li>
<li>The clear buttons are bigger and centred</li>
<li>Clear buttons when pressed will set the focus on the textfield and open the keyboard</li>
<li>The action colour has been changed from orange to dark green</li>
<li>A small notice to say all data is from the FSA and is live is displayed at the bottom of the screen</li>
<li>The keyboard is automatically hidden when navigating away.</li>
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New settings screen accessible from the home screen menu, settings are:</div>
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<li>Search radius (1-10 miles) for "find places near to me" and map searches</li>
<li>Results text filter mode, find text contained in the name only or name and address</li>
<li>Search timeout (10 seconds to 5 minutes) for FSA web server requests</li>
<li>Enable map searches, when enabled shows a green button to bring up the map on the results and home screens.</li>
<li>Google places - enable to lookup and show information from Google places in the establishment details.</li>
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About</h3>
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The about screen has been updated with links to app's privacy policy and information about how the app uses Google Admob and Firebase.</div>
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Future Work</h3>
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Favourites: keep a list of establishments of interest and notify you when a rating changes<br />
Google Places: If a place is not found, show the Google Place dialog for you to try to find it.<br />
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To keep the updates coming, please rate the app, send me feedback, tell your friends and keep on checking those restaurants with the app.<br />
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<br />Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-29722603430626461132018-06-07T11:07:00.001+01:002019-06-11T11:51:34.657+01:00Food Hygiene Ratings Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a guide to using the Food Hygiene Ratings UK Android app. The app looks up food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency, <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/">www.food.gov.uk</a>. If you do not have the app, click the link below from your phone/tablet:<br />
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If you have an iPhone please visit the <a href="https://pigdogbay.blogspot.com/2017/10/food-hygiene-ratings-ios-guide.html" target="_blank">iPhone version of the guide</a><br />
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There is a bug in earlier versions of the app (eg v1.02.03) to do with the component scores for hygiene, structural and management. Some establishments have no published component score data however the app will show default scores of 0 (very good) for these establishments. Ensure that you update the app to v1.03.00 where this is issue is now fixed.</div>
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Home Screen</h2>
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From the home screen you can perform a quick search for establishments by entering a name and place, then press SEARCH.<br />
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If you want to find establishments near to you press the FIND PLACES NEAR ME button.<br />
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From the menu top right, you can view this guide, go to settings, do an advanced search and see information about the app including a link to the <a href="https://pigdogbay.blogspot.com/2018/06/privacy-policy-food-hygiene-ratings.html" target="_blank">privacy policy</a>.<br />
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Quick Search</h2>
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The quick search allows you to enter a name of an establishment and a place. You could just enter a name or a place on its own. Here enter 'cottage loaf' for the name and 'llandudno' for the place, press search on the keyboard or press the search button.</div>
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The app will send your query to the Food Standard Agency's web server and wait for a response which usually takes a few seconds but can take longer if busy. All data is live and up to date, no </div>
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As you can see the Cottage Loaf scores a 5 (Very Good) and you can see a bit of the address, press the result to get more details.</div>
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Pressing on a result shows more details about an establishment. You will see the appropriate Food Hygiene Rating icon which should be displayed on the premises, the establishment type and when the rating was awarded.<br />
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FSA Website</h3>
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You can also view the establishment details directly on the FSA website, by clicking the button on the ratings card on the details screen.<br />
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Google Places</h3>
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This feature has been removed due to Google changing the Places API to a new version. Having looked at the pricing for new version of Google Places, I decided to remove Google Places from the App due to cost.</div>
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Scores</h3>
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In the scores card there is a breakdown of the rating into scores for 3 categories: hygiene, structural and management, click MORE INFO for a brief description of the categories. These scores are like hazard points, so lower the score the better. The range of possible scores is 0-30 in steps of 5, with 0 the best and 30 the worst. You can find a more detailed explanation of the scores on page 35 of the <a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/enforcement/fhrsguidance.pdf" target="_blank">FHRS guidance notes</a>.</div>
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Details Map</h3>
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Press the map button on the address card to view a map of the establishment.<br />
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The app will initially place a pin on the map based on the longitude/latitude data as returned from the FSA. However these geo-coordinates can be inaccurate, so the app will look up accurate geo-coordinates based on the address of the establishment and reposition the pin.<br />
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The map is fully interactive and you can zoom and move the map.<br />
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Note if the establishment has no address and no geo-coordinates, the app will not show the details map and pop up a notification instead.<br />
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Local Authority</h3>
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On the local authority card you will see a contact email address and a web site address.<br />
Pressing the SEND EMAIL button will open your email client, address it to the local authority and the body of the email will already be filled out with the establishment details.<br />
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If you are a business owner wishing to query any information, your local authority is the best place to start.<br />
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Near Me</h2>
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The app can use the device's location to find establishments near to you. You will be asked to give the app permission to use location services.<br />
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On the home screen press the FIND PLACES NEAR ME button.<br />
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The app has found 432 establishments in my location of Llandudno. The results are grouped by business type, Takeaway/Sandwich Shop, Restaurant/Cafe, Pub/bar/nightclub etc.<br />
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Each establishment displays a coloured icon, a name, distance from your location and address. The icons have been designed for you to easily see poor ratings and good ratings.<br />
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Note that the default search radius is 1 mile, you can set this up to 10 miles in the app's settings.<br />
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There are quite a few results so the app allows you to filter your results to quickly find the place you're after.<br />
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Results Rating Filter</h3>
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Open the menu (top right) to filter the results by rating. The results list will automatically update.<br />
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Results Text Filter</h3>
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On the results screen press the search icon to search for text in the name and address of the establishment, the results will automatically be updated to show only those that contain the text you have entered.<br />
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You can search for text in the name only, go to the app's setting to set the appropriate Results Text Filter.<br />
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Settings</h2>
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You can get to the settings screen from the home screen menu.<br />
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There are 5 settings:<br />
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<li>Search Radius (Near Me / Map) which specifies the search radius 1 to 10 miles</li>
<li>Results Text Filter - search for text in the name and address or name only</li>
<li>Search Timeout - set the time out when waiting for a response from the FSA server</li>
<li>Enable Map Searches - check to enable map searches</li>
<li>Show information from Google Places - check to show Place info such as photos</li>
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Map Searches</h2>
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Map searches are disabled by default, to enable them you will need to go into the settings screen and check the Enable Map Searches setting.<br />
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<b>Nota Bene</b> the longitude/latitude data for each establishment is inaccurate, this means that the establishments will not be pinned in the correct locations on the map. Worse, the pins will usually be stacked on top of each other. This is why map searches have been disabled by default, only perform map searches if you are comfortable with the pins not showing in the correct location.<br />
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Once enabled a green button will appear in the lower right corner of the home screen and results screen. Press this to open up a map.<br />
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Pure Map Searches</h3>
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Press the green map button on the home screen to show a map of the UK.<br />
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Pinch zoom and move to St Ives and press the search icon in the menu bar top right. Touch a pin to show a pop out to see the name and rating of a place. Green pins are 5* rated, red 1* star. You can press a pop up to see the establishment details.<br />
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In practice you will find that pins are placed in the wrong location and usually stacked on top of other pins. I recommend that you only use pure map searches for establishments in villages, suburbs or small towns.<br />
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Results Map Searches</h3>
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Press the green map button on the results screen, the results will be displayed on a map.<br />
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In practice it is best to try and filter the results to whittle them down, here I entered "chip" into the search filter to find Fish & Chip places in Llandudno, as most chippys usually have chip or fish in their names.</div>
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You can move the map and hit search again, to find places in a radius (specified in the settings) about the centre of the map. Note that any filters will be cleared, but you can press back to see a list of results, set up a new filter and press the map button again to see the filtered results.</div>
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Advanced Searched</h2>
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The advanced search replicates the features you may have seen on the food hygiene ratings website.</div>
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Let us say you are looking for 4* and 5* rated pub on Anglesey.</div>
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From the home screen, press the menu (top-right) and select Advanced Search</div>
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Select the business type to be Pub/bar/nightclub.</div>
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Select Anglesey for the area</div>
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Select rating 4</div>
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Select comparison GreaterThanOrEqual.</div>
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Press the search menu icon top right</div>
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The app finds 72 establishments.</div>
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The app is UK wide and supports establishments that have been rated with the Scottish Ratings System, eg Pass/Pass Plus/Improvement Required.</div>
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Trouble Shooting</h2>
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Connection Timeout</h3>
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The FSA database is often slow at times, so you may need to increase the timeout setting from 30 seconds to a minute or more, see Settings.</div>
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Occasionally the BBC / ITV feature Food Hygiene Ratings on consumer affairs shows such as Rip Off Britain. Suddenly huge numbers of folk are using apps and websites to check out food hygiene ratings. This puts severe strain the FSA database and usually makes it unavailable. Problems can last for several days afterwards. Please do not complain about the app being slow or not working.</div>
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I often see comments saying that the app is out of date and that the scores on the door do not match. The app itself does not store any data, it fetches all data from the FSA. So if you see a business is displaying a different rating to the app, it's possible that the FSA database has not been updated.</div>
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The app allows you to send an email to the Local Authority where you can request clarification. </div>
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<li>Do <b>not</b> challenge the business about the rating (for your own safety!)</li>
<li>Do <b>not</b> leave a bad review on the app store about it (be nice)</li>
<li>Do <b>not</b> send me an email about the discrepancy (what can i do?)</li>
<li>Do consider sending an email to the local authority for clarification.</li>
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If you are a business owner and are concerned with the data shown, please contact your local authority to check the status and details of your inspection.</div>
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You type in the name and place and your favourite take-away is not found, one problem maybe that the place you have specified is not in the business address, so the app will not find the business. So try widening the address, eg change Westminster to London.</div>
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Known bug! Some phones add a space after you type a word, this will throw the search query. Make sure that you delete any extraneous spaces. This will be fixed in a later release.</div>
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Another common problem is that the name of the establishment is different to what it is listed on the FSA database. Try part of the name to see if you can find the establishment. For example, a Fish & Chip shop near to me is listed as Riverside Fish Bar but its name now is Riverside Chippy.</div>
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Try finding the establishment on the FSA website, <a href="http://ratings.food.gov.uk/">http://ratings.food.gov.uk/</a></div>
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If the establishment is found on the website, but not the app, please send me the name/address of the establishment so I can take a look.</div>
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Also bear in mind it may take several years for a business to be inspected, some local authorities have bigger back logs than others. So if a business is fairly new or has recently changed name, it may take time to have its rating listed on the FSA website.</div>
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If you are a business owner and cannot find your business, please contact your local authority to inquire about the status and details of your inspection.</div>
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Search for Nando's and you will find also Lando's. The FSA database search algorithm is not so strict which is handy if you make spelling mistakes but can be frustrating if you are getting too many irrelevant matches. Fortunately the app is easy and quick to use, so browsing a huge list of results in combination with the filters, make it easier for you to find the establishment you are looking for.</div>
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Try the advanced search features to specify your search further, eg for The Swan at Stone, also specify the local authority area, eg Stafford, as there are lots of places called Stone.</div>
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Place information is provided by Google Places. See the apps <a href="https://pigdogbay.blogspot.com/2018/06/privacy-policy-food-hygiene-ratings.html" target="_blank">privacy policy</a> for more details.<br />
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Many thanks for using the app and I hope you use it every time you try a new place to eat or drink. It's also a good way of finding new places!</div>
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For any problems please send me an email via the feedback button on the About screen which you can access from the home screen menu.</div>
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To help keep updates coming, I'd be grateful if you could take the time to rate the app on the Play Store. Also spread the word, tell your friends about the app, you can do this easily by going to the About screen (menu option on the home screen) pressing the 'Email Friends' button which will share a link to the app via Facebook / Twitter (if you have the apps installed) or email.</div>
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Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-61537101504269416532018-06-07T11:06:00.001+01:002018-06-19T15:24:31.119+01:00Privacy Policy (Food Hygiene Ratings)Privacy Policy, Terms of Service and Licence for the Android Food Hygiene Ratings UK app<br />
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The app does not store any information except for the user settings, however the app uses third party services which may collect data and are detailed below. The app does not send any data to MPD Bailey Technology.<br />
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The app uses Google Admob and Firebase analytics to deliver relevant targeted ads to you, to find out more about how Google uses information from this app visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/">https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/</a><br />
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I may temporarily store any emails you may send to me whilst I deal with any issues raised. Your email address will not be used for any marketing by myself or third parties.<br />
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Your email client may store sent or draft messages from yourself and replies from me.<br />
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Note that I use Yahoo! email service for my feedback, to find out more about Yahoo, an Oath company, click the link below:<br />
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This app will display public sector information licensed under the <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/" target="_blank">Open Government Licence v3.0</a>.<br />
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All Food Hygiene Ratings information is provided by the live data feed from the Food Standards Agency. If you find any issues with the data please contact the relevant local authority. For more information visit <a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/">https://www.food.gov.uk</a><br />
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Note that no ratings information or business information is stored in the app.<br />
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The app uses the Maps, Geocoding and Places APIs from Google.<br />
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All map data shown is provided by Google Maps.<br />
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When viewing an establishment on the map, the app will use the Geocoding API to find the exact geo-coordinates .<br />
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Place information is provided by Google, image attribution and link is shown in the bottom right corner of any Place images shown<br />
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For further information, see <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl=uk" target="_blank">Google Privacy Policy</a>.<br />
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Terms of Service</h2>
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By using this application you are bound by <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en" target="_blank">Google's Terms of Service</a><br />
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Using this app you agree that MPD Bailey Technology and its agents (Mark Bailey) are not liable for any information shown within the app.<br />
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MPD Bailey Technology and its agents (Mark Bailey) take no responsibility for the actions of any users of this app.<br />
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The app EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. The app makes no warranty that (1) THE APP OR THE CONTENT WILL MEET OR SATISFY YOUR REQUIREMENTS (2) THE APP SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE OR TABLET OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE APP OR ITS CONTENT.<br />
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limitations under the License.Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-11367022157771829642018-05-16T17:00:00.000+01:002020-01-28T14:06:28.494+00:00Crossword Solver King Release Notes<h2>
Release notes for Crossword Solver King v3.27 (Pro v1.05), January 2020.</h2>
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<li>Updated the word list which now contains over 310,000 words</li>
<li>Added two smaller word lists (TWL and SOWPODS) that are suitable for word games</li>
<li>New keyboard layout setting to switch between standard layout and simple layout</li>
<li>Updated the dictionary websites list that the app uses to find definitions.</li>
<li>New Repeated Letters filter to only include words that contain repeated letters.</li>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">You now have the option of 3 words lists TWL, SOWPODS and SCOWL. TWL and SOWPODS are new word lists for Scrabble players, TWL - Tournament Word List is for US Scrabble players whereas SOWPODS contains many more words suitable for UK and most other Anglophone countries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">I've changed the keyboard layout in the previous release and this has caused issues for some users. You can now fix this by going into Settings and choosing the standard layout in the Keyboard Layout preference.</span></div>
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Release notes for Crossword Solver King v3.26, September 2019.</h2>
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<li>Added a new privacy section in the About screen (see menu - About & Privacy), it has links to the app's privacy policy where there is an explanation of how the app uses your data. There is a brief explanation of how the app delivers ads to you and you can select whether to view personalised ads or less relevant ads. Note that if you do not see different ads when you change the show relevant ads setting, it just means that you are not being shown tailored ads anyhow. There is also a link here to the ad free version of the app which you will have to purchase.</li>
<li>Added Chambers 21st Dictionary as a look up option</li>
<li>Hopefully the keyboard layout has improved for all users (this will depend on your phone and keyboard app), less clutter, no emojis and no function bar. Numbers should now be shown as separate buttons. Let me know if I've broken anything and if you preferred the keyboard layout in the last release.</li>
<li>Filter text input fields now use a mono-space font to make it easier to see the letters.</li>
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Bug Fixes, the last release caused a multi-fold increase in the number of crashes and ANR's that gets reported to me by Google. So I spent a lot of time improving the code and fixing bugs.</div>
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<li>Removed the EU Consent form as this was causing all of the new crashes and ANRs. Several customers reported the app not starting up at all. Instead of using Google's EU Consent form, I've created my own form in the about section (see above). </li>
<li>Ads are now reloaded immediately when you change the ad preference.</li>
<li>Disabled right to left language support as the app is English only and didn't display correctly for locales such as Arabic.</li>
<li>If you enter decimal numbers in the filter's number picker fields, the values are now rounded to the nearest integer.</li>
<li>Removed unnecessary nested UI layouts, so the display code is now more efficient</li>
<li>Inspected all the code, fixed many compiler warnings, converted some code to Kotlin from Java and refactored some code to be more efficient.</li>
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Many thanks to those who have sent me suggestions and bugs, your feedback helps to drive the app development forward.</div>
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Release notes for Crossword Solver King v3.25 and Crossword Solver King Pro v1.04, Aug 2019.</h2>
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<li>Added new definition options: Google Define, Google Dictionary, Lexico</li>
<li>Distinct filter that only includes words where all the letters are different</li>
<li>About screen now has a link to the app's privacy policy</li>
<li>For EU users, you are now asked to review your ad preferences. You can review your ad preferences again later via a button in the about screen. (The Pro version does not display ads, so you won't be asked)</li>
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<li>The Automatically show keyboard option will now show the keyboard every time you go back to the tips screen.</li>
<li>Moved the filter reset button to the top of the screen</li>
<li>Filters are now only disabled when pressing clear or back. To reset filter settings, you need to go into the filters screen and press RESET.</li>
<li>Removed the Go Pro nag box from the standard version of the app.</li>
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Release notes for Crossword Solver King v3.24 and Crossword Solver King Pro v1.03.</h2>
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I've removed the standard word list of 130,000 words and created a new word list of 280,000 words based on the <a href="http://wordlist.aspell.net/" target="_blank">SCOWL word lists</a>. I have removed the Use Pro Word List setting as there is only one word list now.<br />
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For the new word list, I've carefully removed abbreviations, hacker words, Roman numerals, profanity and offensive/taboo words. I've also replaced all two letter words with the approved <a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Scrabble/Two_Letter_Words" target="_blank">TWL and CSW</a> words. Accented letters have been simply converted to their base letter.<br />
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The new word list now has a lot less non-words and over 1200 new words compared to the old Pro word list, including neologisms such as crowdfunding. Thanks to everyone who sent in word suggestions.<br />
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The name of the app has now changed from CleverDic Crossword Solver to Crossword Solver King, its still the same great app and still developed by myself, Mark Bailey. I've changed the icon to show a crown on a crossword.<br />
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There is now an <a href="http://pigdogbay.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/crossword-solver-king-guide.html" target="_blank">User Guide</a> for the app and this replaces the guide on <a href="http://pigdogbay.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/solving-crosswords-with-cleverdic.html" target="_blank">solving cryptic crosswords</a>.<br />
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Added Word Game Dictionary, Collins, Oxford Living Dictionaries and Merriam Webster Thesaurus to the list of look up options for the Dictionary Definition setting. On the pop up menu, added Collins and Word Game Dictionary The word game dictionary is a quick way of checking if a word is allowed in Scrabble, how many points it is worth and its definition.<br />
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On the pop up menu, I've added an option to copy all the words to the clipboard as this was a oft requested feature.<br />
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The google look up now uses the dictionary query instead of define. For instance looking up eyewash only returns ads for define whereas dictionary will show ads but also the dictionary definition<br />
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The containing letters filters now works correctly if you enter the same letter multiple times, so if you entered ee, feed is allowed but not fed.<br />
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There is a new contains word filter, which checks if a match contains the word you specified. Try it with moonstarer and enter room in the contains word filter, you will find anterooms, restroom, tearoom, rooms...<br />
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Three word anagrams are now supported, enter <span style="color: red;">cli ntea stwood</span> to find <span style="color: blue;">old west action</span>. The spaces fix the size of the three words to be searched (3-4-6), even with this limitation the app will find 100's of combinations. The maximum query length has been increased from 30 to 42 letters to accommodate 3 large words and larger results will now be shown on multiple lines.<br />
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And finally as a oft requested feature (well complaint!) I have added a setting to show sub-anagrams. If you uncheck this option the app will not search for sub-anagrams only show you 'true anagrams'.<br />
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<br />Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-87588322483696394732018-05-14T12:41:00.013+01:002023-10-12T16:12:05.774+01:00Crossword Solver King Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Crossword Solver King has over 500,000 words, phrases and synonyms which you can easily search helping you find those difficult crossword clues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">To quickly familiarise yourself with the app, there is an interactive list of the various search types for you to try out. Press the SHOW ME button on each of the hints to see what it does. Press MORE INFO to display a page explaining the search type in greater detail.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">You enter your own search queries in the text box at the top of the app and then press the SEARCH button to start the search. Press the X button (top-right) in the tool bar to clear a query.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pressing the menu button will give you options for settings, information about the app and a link to this user guide.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">To return to the main help screen from a search, press the back button.</span><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;"><br /><b>Clues</b></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Enter the clue and the app will search its built in thesaurus to find related words. Eg enter <span style="color: red;">condiment</span> to find <span style="color: #2b00fe;">ketchup</span>, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">mustard</span>, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">wasabi</span> and more. The thesaurus also contains common phrases, so you can enter multiple words, just use a hyphen to separate the words, eg enter <span style="color: red;">close-shave</span> to find <span style="color: #2b00fe;">narrow escape.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">For cryptic clues enter the first word and last word of the clue and the app will find synonyms for both words.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">The app will also find anagrams of the word you enter and the results table is divided into two sections: synonyms and anagrams.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i>Tip! If the app is unable to find any synonyms try again with another similar meaning word.<br /></i>
<br /><i>Tip! If the list of synonyms does not contain the answer you need, touch and hold a synonym and a pop-up menu will appear, select search and the app may find more synonyms.</i><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">As you fill out a crossword you will also fill out other clues with letters. Use the app to find matching words, you use a question mark (?) to represent a missing (unknown) letter:</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The app finds 64 words such as <span style="color: blue;">raspberry, ragpicker </span>and <span style="color: blue;">respected</span>. You can quickly scroll through the results to find your word. For any words that you do not know the meaning, press the spy glass icon to the right of the word to look it up.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">You can also use full-stops (periods), to represent missing letters, enter <i><span style="color: red;">c..v.r</span></i> to find <span style="color: blue;">clever, clover, carver</span>.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">If you don't have any letters yet, cryptic clues helpfully give you some, for example:</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>Sort of cable - flatter one, aluminium (7)</i></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">I'm going to assume sort of cable is the definition, even though sort indicates an anagram. I cannot yet think of another word for flatter, but i for one (Roman numeral I) and Al for the chemical symbol for Aluminium, so </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">try </span><i><span style="color: red;">????ial</span></i><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Out of the 59 nine matches, <span style="color: blue;">coaxial</span> looks right as it is a type of cable and coax means to flatter.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">
<i><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Tip! Consonants, especially JKMQWXZ are really good for narrowing down the number of matches</span></i><br />
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<i><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Tip!! Depending on the clue you can guess the ending of a word, s, ed, ing. Plug these letters to help find the right word in.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">If you have many missing letters, you can use numbers to represent a group of missing letters.</span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: times;">Enter<span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: red;">m4-3-6</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span>to find<span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">miles per gallon</span><span>,</span><span style="color: blue;"> milky way galaxy </span><span>and</span><span style="color: blue;"> motte and bailey</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Crosswords, especially cryptic crosswords, usually have several anagram clues, denoted by </span><i>(anag.)</i><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> for concise crosswords and many other sneaky indicators for cryptic clues.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;">to find <span style="color: blue;">pursue, sprue </span>and <span style="color: blue;">super</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;">The app will also find sub-anagrams, smaller words using the same letters that you entered. These are useful for puzzles such as Wordwheels, TV shows like Countdown and games like Word Cookie and 4 Pics 1 Word.</span></div>
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The hyphen indicates to the app to look for two words that use all the letters. In the example above the app will first search for words of length 10 and 6 letters, and then search for other combinations of words that total 16 letters.</span></div>
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Three word anagrams are also supported, try <i><span style="color: red;">cli-ntea-stwood</span></i> to find <span style="color: blue;">old west action</span>. The spaces in the query set the size of the 3 words to be searched, 3-4-6 in this example. In practice you will find that most 3 word searches will return 1000's of results and may take 10 seconds or more. For crosswords, I find it is better to guess one of the words in a 3 word answer, such as <span style="color: blue;">and</span> or <span style="color: blue;">the</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;">Enter <span style="color: red;"><i>google++++</i></span> to find <span style="color: blue;">bootlegger, boondoggle, egyptology</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;">Spreading indicates an anagram , stratus is one letter short but we can use + for the unknown letter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="color: red;">stratus+</span></i> returns 7 matches: <span style="color: blue;">stardust, startups, statures, stratous, stratums, turistas, upstarts</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Stardust is something in the heavens, and break of day indicates d, the first letter of the word day, so stardust is the answer. Notice how the app highlights the blank letter in the list of results.</span><br />
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The app works with the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.pack.lang.en_US" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">English Dictionary App</a> from Livio, an offline dictionary. If you have the English Dictionary app installed, you can send words to the app for it to display their definition.</span></div></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">NYT Spelling Bee</span></h3><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">Spelling Bee puzzles are where you only use the letters provided, but as many times as you like. The middle letter of the puzzle must be included in every word found. Words must be 4 or more letters.</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #222222;">Try </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">$qntuaei</span><span style="color: #222222;"> to find </span><span style="color: #990000;">quinquina, aquanaut</span><span style="color: #222222;"> and </span><span style="color: #990000;">queenie</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">In this example the middle letter is q and is the first letter after $</span></div></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Wordle</span></h3><div style="color: #222222;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: times;">For known letters try the missing letters search, eg ??e?t</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Use the excludes letters filter for letters you know are not in the word</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Use the includes letters filter for letters that are in the word</span></li></ol></div><h3 style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: times;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: times;">Suffix @ Prefix</b></span></h3>
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Enter @ace to find face, hyperspace, peace</span></div>
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Find larger words that contain your anagram letters, use <b>*</b> to represent 1 or more extra letters (blank tiles)</span></div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: red;">microsoft*</span></i> to find <span style="color: blue;">discomforting, nonconformists, oversimplification</span></span></div>
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Filter words that contain the letters you have specified, the order of the letters does not matter and you can specify a letter more than once. So <span style="color: red;">aabc</span> will filter words that contain at least 2 a's, 1 b and 1c.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">For Wordle players, enter known (highlighted yellow) letters</span></div>
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Only allow words where are the letters are different, so <span style="color: blue;">better</span> is filtered out but <span style="color: blue;">best</span> is allowed.</span></div>
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This is the opposite of the distinct filter and only allows words that contain some letters which are repeated, so <span style="color: blue;">best</span> if filtered out but <span style="color: blue;">better</span> is allowed.</span></div>
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Specify a word pattern, similar to a crossword (missing letter) search, use . for an unknown letter. So <span style="color: red;">?</span><span style="color: red;">tr???</span> will look for 6 letter words where the second letter is a t and the third an r. This is useful for Scrabble games where you specify the letters on the board you want to use. You also can use @ to mean 1 or more letters.</span></div>
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The Regular Expression filter is for advanced users who know RegEx, a powerful matching tool used in computer string processing, don't panic I will give you a quick guide.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #222222;">I will also mention this example that a user sent in, he wanted to use the letters <span style="color: red;">thidgof</span> to find all words made by any combination of those letters and each letter could be used multiple times, so for example <span style="color: blue;">food</span>, <span style="color: blue;">foot</span>.</span></span></span></div>
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The 3rd/4th letters are the same,so are the 5th/8th and 6th/7th. In the app enter this query:</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif">The app finds 11 matches, including <span style="color: blue;">barrette, cassette and pallette</span>.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif">Breaking down the query, <span style="color: red;">??112332</span>, ? represents an unknown letter that is only used once and the numbers represent letters that are the same, here I specified 3 letters than must be the same 1,2 and 3. So for cassette, 1 is S, 2 is E and 3 is T. Mapping this back to the clue, </span>14 12 8 8 23 17 17 23, 1 is 8, 2 is 23 and 3 is 17, so S is 8, E is 23 and T is 17.</span></div>
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Lets say we already had E, you would then enter the query as <span style="color: red;">??11E22E</span></span></div>
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Notice that I use 2 for the T now.</span></div>
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The Excluding Letters filter is really handy for Codewords, lets say we already have letters LMFR, so we can exclude any words that contain these letters:</span></div>
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<div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">Search Settings</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Dictionary Definition</b> - choose which dictionary website to use when you press the information icon next to a word</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Word List</b> - Select the word list that the app uses. For Words With Friends, chose one of the Scrabble word lists, these lists do not contain disallowed words. If you are overwhelmed with too many matches, try the smaller Essential words list.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Results Limit</b> - You can set the maximum number of results returned to 100, 500, 1000 or 5000.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Show Sub-anagrams</b> - If you only want to see pure anagrams and no sub-anagrams you can deselect this option.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Show Synonyms </b>- The app will search for synonyms of words and display any that are found. If you only want anagrams to be shown, uncheck this option.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Appearance Settings</span></div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Results Size</b> - You can set the font size of the results and even select a large mono-spaced font.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Letter Highlighting</b> - Chose the colour of the letters in Blank and Supergram searches</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Dark Mode</b> - The app now supports a dark mode theme: System - uses your Android setting for dark mode, Battery Saver - dark mode is used when the battery is low.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Show Filter</b> - If the filter button is in the way, you can remove it here by deselecting this option</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Show Copy Result Button</b> - select this option to show the copy button on each result</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Keyboard Settings</span></div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Show Keyboard</b> - Automatically opens up the keyboard when you go to the main screen.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Keyboard Layout</b> - Select standard or compact layout</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Space to ?</b> - Select this option to convert spaces to ? which are used for unknown letters</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Full Stop to ?</b> - Select this option to converts dots (.) to ? which are used for unknown letters.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: times;">Tip! You can reset the settings back to their default values from the menu</span></i></div></div></div><div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
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The app only shows one ad banner along the bottom of the screen. The ads are provided by Google Admob. You can purchase an ad free version of this app from the Play Store.</span></div>
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<span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">From the menu, press About & Privacy, scroll to the advertisements section, press the BUY AD FREE VERSION button, you will be taken to the Pro version of the app on the Google Play Store.</span><br />
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If you can think of any other uses for the app, please enter them in the comments below. Reading comments in the app store and feedback from emails, users have found all sorts of uses for the app such as deciphering handwriting, learning English, writing poetry, writing quizzes, creating puzzles and even helping with a hearing disability ( I think they enter part of the word they heard)</span></div>
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<li>Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Added a German word list of over 355k words.</li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Repeated Letters filter to only include words where some letters are the same</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keyboard layout setting to switch between standard or simple layout</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Updated the main word list</span></li>
</ul>
<div>
The German word list is <b>experimental</b> and I'd be grateful for any German speakers to try out the list and send me feedback. The word list was generated from the Aspell spell checker and I do the following processing:</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Umlauts and the Eszett, äöüß are converted to ae, oe, ue, ss respectively.</li>
<li>Other accented letters are stripped of their accents</li>
<li>The base word list is only 84,000 words but some words can be conjugated, so the list is expanded to over 355,000 words</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
German is a polysynthetic language where individual words can be combined, this means the number of possible words is extremely high, so even at 355k words, the word list is only scratching the surface. Hopefully the list will cover most of the individual words, but let me know if I am missing any words.</div>
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</div>
<h3>
Anagram Solver v4.12 and Anagram Solver Pro v2.07, October 2019</h3>
<div>
<div>
<h4>
<b>New Features</b></h4>
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Added a copy button on each result so that you can copy and paste words into other apps. I've also place a copy button on the application bar that will copy all results to the clip board.</li>
<li>New setting to show / hide the copy button</li>
<li>Added new word lists TWL (US/Thailand) and SOWPODS (World) for Scrabble players</li>
<li>New setting to allow you to select the word list</li>
<li>Added a new privacy section in the About screen (see menu - About & Privacy), it has links to the app's privacy policy where there is an explanation of how the app uses your data. There is a brief explanation of how the app delivers ads to you and you can select whether to view personalised ads or less relevant ads. Note that if you do not see different ads when you change the show relevant ads setting, it just means that you are not being shown tailored ads anyhow. There is also a link here to the ad free version of the app which you will have to purchase.</li>
<li>The keyboard layout has improved for all users (this will depend on your phone and keyboard app), less clutter, no emojis and no function bar. Numbers should now be shown as separate buttons. Let me know if I've broken anything and if you preferred the keyboard layout in the last release.</li>
<li>New setting that allows you to use ? for missing letters in crossword searches. To enter ? press space or .</li>
<li>For two-word anagrams you can now use a hyphen to split the words</li>
<li>Added new definition options: Google Define, Google Dictionary, Lexico, Chambers, Cambridge and Wiktionary.</li>
<li>Distinct filter that only includes words where all the letters are different</li>
<li>Created new adaptive icons for later versions of Android</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<h4>
Updates</h4>
<h3>
<div style="font-size: medium;">
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>Added over 30,000 new words to the main word list (SCOWL) and it now contains 313,465 words.</li>
<li>The Automatically show keyboard option will now show the keyboard every time you go back to the tips screen.</li>
<li>Moved the filter reset button to the top of the screen and improved the layout of the screen.</li>
<li>Filters are now only disabled when pressing clear or back. To reset filter settings, you need to go into the filters screen and press RESET.</li>
<li>Filter text input fields now use a mono-space font to make it easier to see the letters.</li>
<li>Removed the Go Pro nag box from the standard version of the app.</li>
<li>Removed copy all option from the result's pop-up menu. Copy all is now accessed from the application bar / main menu. I've also sorted (alphabetically) the the list of look-up options.</li>
<li>Upped the max results limit to 5000 words.</li>
</ul>
<h4>
Bug Fixes</h4>
</div>
<div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">
<ul>
<li>Disabled right to left language support as the app is English only and didn't display correctly for locales such as Arabic.</li>
<li>If you enter decimal numbers in the filter's number picker fields, the values are now rounded to the nearest integer.</li>
<li>Removed unnecessary nested UI layouts, so the display code is now more efficient</li>
<li>Inspected all the code, fixed many compiler warnings, converted some code to Kotlin from Java and refactored some code to be more efficient.</li>
<li>Reset now clears the Pro filters</li>
<li>Settings screen ripple effects now work on Android Pie</li>
<li>Automatically show the keyboard now works on Android Pie</li>
<li>Word pattern filter would crash if given bad input</li>
<li>Fixed two-word look ups, will now correctly format the URL for the specified website.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</h3>
<h3>
</h3>
<h3>
Anagram Solver v4.11 and Anagram Solver Pro v2.06, May 2018</h3>
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<b>280,000 Word List</b><br />
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I've removed the standard word list of 130,000 words and created a new word list of 280,000 words based on the <a href="http://wordlist.aspell.net/" target="_blank">SCOWL word lists</a>. So users of the free version of the app can now search the full list of words. For Pro users I have removed the Use Pro Word List setting as there is only one word list now.<br />
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For the new word list, I've carefully removed abbreviations, hacker words, Roman numerals, profanity and offensive/taboo words. I've also replaced all two letter words with the approved <a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Scrabble/Two_Letter_Words" target="_blank">TWL and CSW</a> words. Accented letters have been simply converted to their base letter.<br />
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The new word list now has a lot less non-words and over 1200 new words compared to the old Pro word list, including neologisms such as crowdfunding. Thanks to everyone who sent in word suggestions.<br />
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<br />
<b>Dictionary Definitions</b><br />
<br />
Added Word Game Dictionary, Collins, Oxford Living Dictionaries and Merriam Webster Thesaurus to the list of look up options for the Dictionary Definition setting. On the pop up menu, added Collins and Word Game Dictionary The word game dictionary is a quick way of checking if a word is allowed in Scrabble, how many points it is worth and its definition.<br />
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On the pop up menu, I've added an option to copy all the words to the clipboard as this was a oft requested feature.<br />
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The google look up now uses the dictionary query instead of define. For instance looking up eyewash only returns ads for define whereas dictionary will show ads but also the dictionary definition<br />
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<b>User Guide</b><br />
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On the iOS version of the app, I wrote an online user guide for the app which proved to be popular amongst users and so I wrote one for the Android version. You can access the online user guide via the menu or from the tips on the main screen. <a href="http://pigdogbay.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/anagram-solver-guide.html" target="_blank">Click here to see the guide</a>.<br />
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<b><br /></b>
<b>Filters</b><br />
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The containing letters filters now works correctly if you enter the same letter multiple times, so if you entered ee, feed is allowed but not fed.<br />
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There is a new contains word filter, which checks if a match contains the word you specified. Try it with moonstarer and enter room in the contains word filter, you will find anterooms, restroom, tearoom, rooms...<br />
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For Pro users there are two new Pro Filters, Word Pattern and Regular Expression. Word Pattern is useful for Scrabble games where you can detail some of the letters on the board and Regular Expression is for advanced word searches. Please see the user guide for details.<br />
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<b>Miscellaneous</b><br />
<br />
Three word anagrams are now supported, enter <span style="color: red;">cli ntea stwood</span> to find <span style="color: blue;">old west action</span>. The spaces fix the size of the three words to be searched (3-4-6), even with this limitation the app will find 100's of combinations. The maximum query length has been increased from 30 to 42 letters to accommodate 3 large words.<br />
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And finally as a oft requested feature (well complaint!) I have added a setting to show sub-anagrams. If you uncheck this option the app will not search for sub-anagrams only show you 'true anagrams'.<br />
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Thanks for all the feedback and please keep it coming.<br />
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<br />Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-47585883790628524192018-05-01T11:42:00.001+01:002023-07-25T14:44:41.499+01:00Privacy PolicyPrivacy policy for Anagram Solver, Anagram Solver Pro, Crossword Solver King and Crossword Solver King Pro. None of the apps store any information about you or what you enter into the app. The apps do not send any data to MPD Bailey Technology.<br />
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The apps may use third party apps, such as email clients, for you to send me feedback.<br />
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<b>Anagram Solver (iOS / Android)</b><br />
The app uses Google Admob to deliver relevant targeted ads to you, to find out more about how Google uses information from this app please visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/">https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/</a><br />
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<b>Anagram Solver Pro</b><br />
This app contains no advertising and no tracking<br />
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<b>Crossword Solver King</b><br />
The app uses Google Admob to deliver relevant targeted ads to you, to find out more about how Google uses information from this app please visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/">https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/</a><br />
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<b>Crossword Solver King Pro</b><br />
This app contains no advertising and no tracking<br />
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<b>GDPR / CCPA</b><br />
To comply with the General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act, the apps contain an About & Privacy section accessed from the main menu. This section allows you to specify whether Admob can sell your data to advertisers:<br />
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<ul>
<li>Select <i>Show me relevant ads </i>to allow Admob to sell your data to advertisers</li>
<li>Select <i>Show me ads that are less relevant</i> to tell Admob to not sell your data to advertisers. (For CCPA this is equivalent to checking the <i>do not sell my personal information</i> link)</li>
</ul>
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<b>Feedback Emails</b></div>
I may temporarily store any emails you may send me whilst I deal with any issues raised. Your email address will not be used for any marketing either by myself or third parties.<br />
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Your email client may store sent or draft messages from yourself and replies from me.<br />
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Note that I use Yahoo! email service for my feedback, to find out more about Yahoo, an Oath company, click the link below:<br />
<a href="https://policies.oath.com/us/en/oath/privacy/index.html">https://policies.oath.com/us/en/oath/privacy/index.html</a><br />
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Updated 25th July 2023<br />
<br />Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-58458164393625637802018-04-30T14:07:00.006+01:002023-10-12T16:00:09.196+01:00Anagram Solver Guide<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This is a guide for the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pigdogbay.anagramsolver">Anagram Solver</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pigdogbay.anagramsolverpro">Anagram Solver Pro </a>apps for Android. </span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span>
<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Anagram Solver is a powerful word search engine with over 400,000 words, helping you to find anagrams, find higher scoring words in Scrabble, finish crosswords and much more.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The guide will explain how to use the app, make the best use of advanced features like filters and show you plenty of examples of how to use the app for many popular word puzzles / games, such as Scrabble, Words With Friends, Crosswords, NYT Spelling Bee, 4 Pics 1 Word, Word Cookie and Countdown.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">
For the iOS version of this guide, please visit the <a href="https://pigdogbay.blogspot.com/2017/11/anagram-solver-guide.html" target="_blank">iOS Anagram Solver Guide</a>.</span><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Basics</span></b></h4>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorDfeNdGfjD1SLzHe-XSX_c2_TzJ2OXVSD7EORf0G27KS9i0iAHcsahZZDM0AH1Lzd327rKQtGtMPdWcazwa54CI07tpQK55vnnE56dJOfOQ422Au7A2gW0x1n_NsIEnt5WAHWHXD-lc/s1600/searchbar.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="1080" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorDfeNdGfjD1SLzHe-XSX_c2_TzJ2OXVSD7EORf0G27KS9i0iAHcsahZZDM0AH1Lzd327rKQtGtMPdWcazwa54CI07tpQK55vnnE56dJOfOQ422Au7A2gW0x1n_NsIEnt5WAHWHXD-lc/s320/searchbar.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">Main search bar</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Clear button, will clear the text field and return you to the main help screen</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Menu button, press this to see the menu options available</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Touch the text area to open up the keyboard and enter your letters</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Press this or enter on the keyboard to start a search</span></li>
</ol>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfHinVgdxeWAashLLwvqqBHnr3YkEnxC6iMpXnhUxifFcrHJIbWSzYGWbAQjDZF6a-0XUyB8PbGoewTmVuRvCJuyqzSd6YfxPoVKvYnnaYWtl0gIFlMkhX6_tZoJKCYMHk4NfKLBcRYw/s1600/tip.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="964" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfHinVgdxeWAashLLwvqqBHnr3YkEnxC6iMpXnhUxifFcrHJIbWSzYGWbAQjDZF6a-0XUyB8PbGoewTmVuRvCJuyqzSd6YfxPoVKvYnnaYWtl0gIFlMkhX6_tZoJKCYMHk4NfKLBcRYw/s200/tip.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tips</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Tips are shown on the main screen, there are many tips for you to scroll through. Most tips are interactive, press the <span style="color: #073763;">SHOW ME</span> button to see the app in action.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VGLeY2a5_0MmzR4V2d5yyqSwN5kQP1OFh41wvmHZIYLs3gEdnvR8e-0Y09PDjikZhFzb5pOTZj_7lwlu1qUnaSenQaI8zfdrV-MJdvlekgWo8MrW1XAhlmgQxy6HyYgLSQ8-N9mWmjA/s1600/ressearchbar.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="1600" height="47" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VGLeY2a5_0MmzR4V2d5yyqSwN5kQP1OFh41wvmHZIYLs3gEdnvR8e-0Y09PDjikZhFzb5pOTZj_7lwlu1qUnaSenQaI8zfdrV-MJdvlekgWo8MrW1XAhlmgQxy6HyYgLSQ8-N9mWmjA/s320/ressearchbar.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">Results Search Bar</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><br /><div>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Back(1) button will return you to the main screen.<br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">
If there is space, the menu options will appear as icons, Clear(2), Sort(3), Copy All (4), Share(5). If there isn't space press the menu icon(6) instead.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51jYP8D0lGg-dC4O_CSslU0_jne-JKP7TMcBjRQLtvKR_ZH2knK-kYRSJNyHHfS0uM7OSd7eBO_AxPzYKBOdWxrWqLlP7VgeTIU1jAITF_pt1w7nMiO0A8t_SH6wKgk5lb7tu4Vp1Tjo/s1600/resultsbit.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1600" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51jYP8D0lGg-dC4O_CSslU0_jne-JKP7TMcBjRQLtvKR_ZH2knK-kYRSJNyHHfS0uM7OSd7eBO_AxPzYKBOdWxrWqLlP7VgeTIU1jAITF_pt1w7nMiO0A8t_SH6wKgk5lb7tu4Vp1Tjo/s320/resultsbit.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">The Results</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Number of results found</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Copy result</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Look up the word definition</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Filter button</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Sub-anagram</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Unused letters</span></li>
</ol>
<h4>
<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Anagrams</b></h4>
<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">Type in the letters you have, press Search to find all the possible words that can be made from those letters.</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">Enter the letters </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: #990000;">steam</span></i><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">, to find:</span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-size: 13.2px;"> mates, </span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-size: 13.2px;">meats, </span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-size: 13.2px;">satem,</span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-size: 13.2px;"> tames,</span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-size: 13.2px;"> teams</span><br />
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For Countdown fans, guess these conundrums: ONEREDPIE, QUITESEXI and DOGGIRUNN</div>
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Try them in the app to see the answers.</div>
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<h4>
<b>Sub-Anagrams</b></h4>
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<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">
Once all the anagrams have been found the app will then search for smaller words that use the same letters</div>
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<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">
Enter the word <i><span style="color: #990000;">hearts</span></i> to find: <span style="color: #0b5394;">earth (s), share (t), rate (sh), she (art)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">
Note that the unused letters are shown after the word in brackets.</div>
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<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">
Anagrams and sub-anagrams are useful in many word games and are essential for apps like 4 Pics 1 Word and Word Cookie where you have many letters but need to make smaller words. See the Filters section below for filtering by word size.</div>
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<i>Tip! You can turn off sub-anagrams from the settings menu</i><br />
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<h4>
<b>Blank Letters</b></h4>
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Games such as Scrabble or Words With Friends have blank tiles, you can use <b>+ </b>to<b> </b>represent a blank tile.</div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">google++++</span></i> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">bootlegger, boondoggle, egyptology</span></div>
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In the screenshot above, the google letters are black and the 4 blank letters, ++++, are in red.</div>
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<i>Tip! You can set the colour of the blank letters in the settings menu</i></div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">manchester united</span></i> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">mechanised nutter, inducement haters, untested chairmen</span></div>
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The space indicates to the app to look for two words that use all the letters. In the example above the app will first search for words of length 10 and 6 letters, and then search for other combinations of words that total 16 letters.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Three word anagrams are also supported, try </span><span style="color: #990000;"><i>cli ntea stwood</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> to find </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">old west action</span><span style="color: #222222;">. The spaces in the query set the size of the 3 words to be searched, 3-4-6 in this example. In practice you will find that most 3 word searches will return 1000's of results and may take 10 seconds or more.</span><br />
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">c..v.r</span></i> to find<span style="color: #0b5394;"> clever, clover, carver</span></div>
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The . (period / full stop / dot) represents a missing letter. In this example the app will compare the pattern c..v.r to all the 6 letter words in its list of over 310,000 words.</div>
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This type of search is also useful for bad handwriting! Not sure what letters have been scrawled, use a . and see what matches you get.</div>
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<i>Tip! You can use ? instead of . and from the settings menu you can convert . and spaces to ?</i></div>
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Whereas a . represents a single letter, @ represents 1 or more letters</div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">sup@x.</span></i> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">supergalaxy</span></div>
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Find larger words that contain your anagram letters, use <b>*</b> to represent 1 or more extra letters (blank tiles)</div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">microsoft*</span></i> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">discomforting, nonconformists, oversimplification</span></div>
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So here, all the letters in microsoft appear in these words and are shown in black in the screenshot above, the red letters are the extra letters represented by <b>*</b></div>
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You can press the information icon on the right of a word to look up its definition on Google. You can change from Google to Merriam-Webster, MW Thesaurus, Collins, Lexico or Wikipedia via the settings menu. For Scrabble fans I recommend the Word Game Dictionary lookup which checks if the word is allowed, its score and definition.</div>
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Instead of using the settings menu to change the default dictionary provider, you can long press a word to bring up a dialog of options:</div>
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<i>Tip! The pop-up menu is quite large so you may need to scroll down to see all the options. Note that the Copy to clipboard option is the same as pressing the Copy button on the result. </i></div>
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Most searches will return 5000 results, too many to easily wade through. You can press the filter button (it floats above the results on the bottom right) and get to the filter screen as shown above. You can set up 1 or several filters, press search and the app will perform the search again but this time with the filters applied.</div>
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As an example lets say you are playing Scrabble with the letters zsltera in your tray and you want to attach them to a tile on the board, say m. So enter zslteram as your query:</div>
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The other filters, especially for word size are essential for word games such as 4 Pics 1 Word and Word Cookie.</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The Starting With and Ending With filters have Not buttons, check these buttons so that the filters become: Not Starting With / Not Ending With.</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YPFPungyymw8kL1PtQ9hyphenhyphenp2fENS8ky3ku8dPWAvcKal3PmJc4nVIXk2fs7gu50z65ia0hE1_-vnr_dcIgGaff-pa0kd-Y_I-wKlulqpOXF1RQzFMM4Jf1ctwGxoQxxhL4YgwsGU7D1yO0fTCvSZJMOTA_7zg08LDYxl9nAAETmA7jj8jLh9zrBQphrc/s1920/AS-Not.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YPFPungyymw8kL1PtQ9hyphenhyphenp2fENS8ky3ku8dPWAvcKal3PmJc4nVIXk2fs7gu50z65ia0hE1_-vnr_dcIgGaff-pa0kd-Y_I-wKlulqpOXF1RQzFMM4Jf1ctwGxoQxxhL4YgwsGU7D1yO0fTCvSZJMOTA_7zg08LDYxl9nAAETmA7jj8jLh9zrBQphrc/s320/AS-Not.png" width="180" /></a></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div>
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Word Pattern and Regular Expression filters are now available in the standard version of the app.</div>
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Word Pattern is very handy for Scrabble games as you can specify the pattern of existing letters on the board.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">So lets say on the board there is,a letter m, an unused square and z. Enter all of your tray letters (</span><span style="color: red;">stlerai</span><span style="color: #222222;">) and the letters on the board you would like to use (</span><span style="color: red;">mz</span><span style="color: #222222;">) in the main query, </span><span style="color: red;">slteraimz</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">If you have unoccupied squares either side of the m and z letters, enter this for the word pattern .</span><span style="color: red;">m.z.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> to get </span><span style="color: blue;">smaze. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">If you have plenty of space after the z, enter </span><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.2px;">m.z@</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> to get </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.2px;">maziest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.2px;">If that makes sense, you maybe brave enough to try the regular expression filter (RegEx). RegEx is a very powerful matching tool used in computer string processing, don't panic I will give you a quick guide.</span></div>
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In the word pattern filter above, your pattern is converted into RegEx. So a . is converted in [a-z] meaning any letter a to z, @ is converted to [a-z]+ meaning 1 or more letters. Here are some more examples:</div>
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You can get to the settings screen by pressing the menu key (top right ) and then pressing Settings from the menu. The settings are split into 3 sub categories: Search, Appearance and Keyboard.</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Dictionary Definition</b> - choose which dictionary provide to use when you press the information icon next to a word</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Word List</b> - Select the word list that the app uses. For Words With Friends, chose one of the Scrabble word lists, these lists do not contain disallowed words. If you are overwhelmed with too many matches, try the smaller Essential words list.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Results Limit</b> - You can set the maximum number of results returned to 100, 500, 1000 or 5000.</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Show Sub-anagrams</b> - If you only want to see pure anagrams and no sub-anagrams you can deselect this option.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Appearance Settings</div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Results Size</b> - You can set the font size of the results and even select a large mono-spaced font.</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Dark Mode</b> - The app now supports a dark mode theme: System - uses your Android setting for dark mode, Battery Saver - dark mode is used when the battery is low.</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Show Copy Result Button</b> - select this option to show the copy button on each result</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Results Case</b> - display results as upper or lower case</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Full Stop to ?</b> - Select this option to converts dots (.) to ? which are used for unknown letters.</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Capital Letters</b> - Enter letters as either lower or upper case </li>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span>The app only shows one ad banner along the bottom of the screen.</span></span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"> The ads are provided by Google Admob. You can purchase an ad free version of this app from the Play Store.</span><br />
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Thanks for using the app and if you have upgraded to Pro, thanks again.</div>
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If you can think of any other uses for the app, please enter them in the comments below. Reading comments in the app store and feedback from emails, users have found all sorts of uses for the app such as deciphering handwriting, learning English, writing poetry, writing quizzes, creating puzzles and even helping with a hearing disability ( I think they enter part of the word they heard)</div>
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I hope you will enjoy using the app for years to come, remember it's not cheating - just saving you a little time ;)</div>
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</div>Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-71254911978219511122017-11-12T10:32:00.008+00:002023-10-12T16:23:25.289+01:00Anagram Solver Guide<span style="font-family: arial;">This is a guide for the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/id973923699">Anagram Solver iOS</a> app - a powerful word search engine helping you to find anagrams, solve crosswords and much more.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
The guide will explain how to use the app, make the best use of advanced features like filters and show you plenty of examples of how to use the app for many popular word puzzles / games, such as Scrabble, Crosswords, 4 Pics 1 Word, Word Cookie and Countdown.<br />
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Type in the letters you have, press Search to find all the possible words that can be made from those letters.<br />
Enter the letters <i><span style="color: #990000;">steam</span></i>, to find:<span style="color: #0b5394;"> mates, </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">meats, </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">satem,</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> tames,</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> teams</span><br />
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For Countdown fans, guess these conundrums: ONEREDPIE, QUITESEXI and DOGGIRUNN</span></div>
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Enter the word <i><span style="color: #990000;">hearts</span></i> to find: <span style="color: #0b5394;">earth (s), share (t), rate (sh), she (art)</span></span></div>
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Anagrams and sub-anagrams are useful in many word games and are essential for apps like 4 Pics 1 Word and Word Cookie where you have many letters but need to make smaller words. See the Filters section below for filtering by word size.</span></div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">google++++</span></i> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">bootlegger, boondoggle, egyptology</span></span></div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">Manchester United</span></i> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">mechanised nutter, inducement haters, untested chairmen</span></span></div>
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The space indicates to the app to look for two words that use all the letters. In the example above the app will first search for words of length 10 and 6 letters, and then search for other combinations of words that total 16 letters.</span></div>
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For Pro users, three word anagrams searches are available, try <span style="color: red;"><i>cli ntea stwood</i></span> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">old west action</span>. The spaces in the query set the size of the 3 words to be searched, 3-4-6 in this example. In practice you will find that most 3 word searches will return 1000's of results and may take 10 seconds or more.</span></div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">c..v.r</span></i> to find<span style="color: #0b5394;"> clever, clover, carver</span></span></div>
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The . (period / full stop / dot) represents a missing letter. In this example the app will compare the pattern c..v.r to all the 6 letter words in its list of 130,000 (280,000 if Pro) words.</span></div>
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Enter <span style="color: #990000;"><i>m4 3 6</i></span> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">miles per gallon, milky way galaxy </span><span>and</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> motte and bailey</span></span></div>
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Enter <i><span style="color: #990000;">microsoft*</span></i> to find <span style="color: #0b5394;">discomforting, nonconformists, oversimplification</span></span></div>
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Codeword crosswords substitute numbers for each letter of the alphabet. You are shown a completed grid of numbers, given 3 letters and you then have to deduce what the numbers are for each letter.<br />
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The first step is to fill out the grid with the letters you are given. You then have to try work out words that will fit the grid, this can be tricky but words that use the same letter more than once will be easier to guess.<br />
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The 3rd/4th letters are the same,so are the 5th/8th and 6th/7th. In the app enter this query, <span style="color: red;">..112332</span><br />
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The app finds 11 matches, including <span style="color: #0b5394;">barrette, cassette and pallette</span>.<br />
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Breaking down the query, <span style="color: red;">..112332</span>, the full-stop / period represents an unknown letter that is only used once and the numbers represent letters that are the same, here I specified 3 letters than must be the same 1,2 and 3. So for cassette, 1 is S, 2 is E and 3 is T. Mapping this back to the clue, 14 12 8 8 23 17 17 23, 1 is 8, 2 is 23 and 3 is 17, so S is 8, E is 23 and T is 17.<br />
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The Excluding Letters filter is really handy for Codewords, lets say we already have letters LMFR, so we can exclude any words that contain these letters:<br />
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You can press the information icon on the right of a word to look up its definition on Google. You can change from Google to Merriam-Webster, MW Thesaurus, Collins, Oxford Dictionaries, Word Game Dictionary or Wikipedia via the settings menu. For Scrabble fans I recommend the Word Game Dictionary lookup which checks if the word is allowed and shows its score and definition.</span></div>
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Most searches will return hundreds of results, too many to easily wade through. You can press the filter button (it's on the top right) and get to the filter screen as shown above. You can set up 1 or several filters, press search and the app will perform the search again but this time with the filters applied.</span></div>
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Only include a result if it contains a word or excludes a word, handy for cryptic crosswords.<br />
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Useful for codewords, eg set to All letters are different for words where letters are only used once in the word, so <span style="color: blue;">ambidextrous</span> is allowed but <span style="color: blue;">egg</span> is not.<br />
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Word Pattern is very handy for Scrabble games as you can specify the pattern of existing letters on the board.<br />
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So lets say on the board there is,a letter m, an unused square and z. Enter all of your tray letters (<span style="color: red;">stlerai</span>) and the letters on the board you would like to use (<span style="color: red;">mz</span>) in the main query, <span style="color: red;">slteraimz</span><br />
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If you have unoccupied squares either side of the m and z letters, enter this for the word pattern <span style="color: red;">.m.z.</span> to get <span style="color: #0b5394;">smaze</span>. If you have plenty of space after the z, enter <span style="color: red;">m.z@</span> to get <span style="color: #0b5394;">maziest</span>.<br />
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In the word pattern filter above, your pattern is converted into RegEx. So a . is converted in [a-z] meaning any letter a to z, @ is converted to [a-z]+ meaning 1 or more letters. Here are some more examples:<br />
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If you can think of any other uses for the app, please enter them in the comments below. Reading comments in the app store and feedback from emails, users have found all sorts of uses for the app such as deciphering handwriting, learning English, writing poetry, writing quizzes, creating puzzles and even helping with a hearing disability ( I think they enter part of the word they heard)</span></div>
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This is a guide to using the Food Hygiene Ratings UK iOS app. The app looks up food hygiene ratings from Food Standards Agency, www.food.gov.uk. If you do not have the app, click the link below from your iPhone/iPad:<br />
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There is a bug in earlier versions of the app to do with the component scores for hygiene, structural and management. Some establishments have no published component score data however the app will show default scores of 0 for these establishments. To verify an establishment's component score, open the link from within the app to view the establishment's details on the FSA website.</div>
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Open the app and enter Cottage Loaf in the name field and Llandudno in the place, press search on the keyboard or press the search icon in the top right.</div>
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An interactive mini map is displayed, you can move and zoom this map. The FSA data for the geographical co-ordinates can be inaccurate, here though the app will use the business address to look up precise co-ordinates to place the pin accurately.</div>
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You can scroll through the data to see a breakdown of the scores for 3 categories: hygiene, structural and management, you can click on the info icon for information about the category. These scores are like hazard points, so lower the score the better. The range of possible scores is 0-30 in steps of 5, with 0 the best and 30 the worst. You can find a more detailed explanation of the scores on page 35 of the <a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/enforcement/fhrsguidance.pdf" target="_blank">FHRS guidance notes</a>.</div>
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As you can see this business was rated on June 27th 2017 and has been awarded a 5 (Very Good). </div>
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If for any reason a business is displaying an incorrect score on its doors, you can use the app to send an email to local authority from this screen, the app will even fill in the business details to save you typing.</div>
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The app can use the devices location to find establishments near to you. You will be asked to give the app permission to use location services, press Near Me from the main screen:</div>
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The app uses different colours to represent the scores 0-5. On a Near Me search the app will also show the distance of the establishment from your location.</div>
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The pins are coloured similarly as the list to represent the various scores 0-5, blue pins indicate pending ratings. Press a pin to view the business name, on the pop up, you can press the info icon to view all the details of the establishment.</div>
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I often see comments saying the app is out of date, the score on the door doesn't match. The app itself does not store any data, it fetches all data from the FSA. So if you see a business is displaying a different rating to the app, it's possible that the FSA database has not been updated or the business has not removed the old sign and put up the new. </div>
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You type in the name and place and your favourite take-away is not found, one problem maybe the place you have specified is not in the business address, so the app will not find the business. So try widening the address, eg change Westminster to London.</div>
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Ok you do a map search and its still not showing up. The most likely explanation in this case, is that the business has not yet been rated, the FSA has quite a backlog of work. It's also possible that the business has recently changed name. </div>
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Try finding the establishment on the FSA website, http://ratings.food.gov.uk/</div>
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If the establishment is found on the website, but not the app, please send me the name/address of the establishment so I can take a look.</div>
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Search for Nando's and you will find also Lando's. The FSA database search algorithm is not so strict which is handy if you make spelling mistakes but can be frustrating if you are getting too many irrelevant matches. Fortunately the app is easy and quick to use, so browsing a huge list of results in combination with the filter make it easier for you to find the establishment you are looking for.</div>
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Try the advanced search features to specify your search further, eg for The Swan at Stone, also specify the local authority area, eg Stafford, as there are lots of places called Stone.</div>
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For some users the app does not find any results at all. I've still yet to find the cause, to help me I've included some logging in the app. To enable logging, exit the app, open the settings app, open the settings for the Food Hygiene Ratings UK app and enable logging:</div>
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The app is UK wide and supports establishments that have been rated with the Scottish Ratings System, eg Pass/Pass Plus/Improvement Required.</div>
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All ratings information is provided by the Food Standards Agency, http://www.food.gov.uk</div>
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The app and this blog post are not affiliated and have not been endorsed by the FSA.</div>
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To help keep updates coming, I'd be grateful if you could take the time to rate the app on the App Store. Also spread the word, tell your friends about the app, you can do this easily by pressing the 'Tell Your Friends' button which will share a link to the app via Facebook / Twitter (if you have the apps installed) or email.</div>
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Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-67502624126750870902016-12-15T15:48:00.001+00:002017-02-09T17:33:04.527+00:00Privacy Policy<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">This post is about the Privacy Policy for Pig Dog Bay apps, including CleverDic Crossword Solver, Anagram Solver, Angram Solver iOS, Weight Tracker, Mortgage Calculator and Codeword Solver.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">I am a developer based in the UK, I work as a sole trader under the name MPD Bailey Technologies. I produce Android apps which I distribute through Google Play under the developer name Pig Dog Bay. I also produce iOS apps which I distribute through the App Store under the name MPD Bailey Technology.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">My apps may contain advertising delivered via Google Admob, I trust that Admob will not harm you or your device but please let me know if you have concerns about any ads that are shown.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Your privacy is important to me and I do not collect or store any of your personal information. My apps will however gather anonymous usage statistics via Google Play Services, Google AdMob and Firebase. These statistics are completely anonymous to me and allow me to monitor such information as the daily Google Play downloads. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Weight Tracker will automatically back up your data to your Google Drive account. Your Google Drive account is private to you. The app also allows you to share your readings, I cannot be held responsible for how you share your data from this app or any other apps.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Note that comments posted to the Pig Dog Bay Facebook, Google Play, Twitter and Blogger pages are public and may show your name and photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My software is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a purpose, or the warranty of non-infringement. Without limiting the foregoing, I make no warranty that:</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the software will meet your requirements</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the software will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the results that may be obtained from the use of the software will be effective, accurate or reliable</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the quality of the software will meet your expectations</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">any errors in the software will be corrected.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Weight Tracker App is for information purposes only and is not intended to be used for medical purposes. I am not a doctor or have any medical training.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Warning, CleverDic Crossword Solver, Codeword Solver, Anagram Solver and Anagram Solver iOS apps use large dictionaries and so may contain words that may be offensive to you. Any offence caused is completely unintended.</span></div>
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<b>Finally</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am a soft<span style="font-family: inherit;">ware engineer, not a lawyer! I write apps for fun, learning, a little money and the hope that many others will enjoy using my apps.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-3469678066436788192016-12-15T13:33:00.002+00:002016-12-15T16:51:16.946+00:00Codeword Solver v1.0Codeword Solver is a new App for Android to help you with your Codeword puzzles. Codewords, also known as Codebreakers are puzzles like crosswords but without any clues, instead each square is given a number, 1 to 26, and you have to find the corresponding letter for each number. Some puzzles typically give you a few letters to get you going, but even so it can be hard to get started, this is where this app comes in!<br />
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Okay, lets try to solve this Codeword, we begin by entering the known letters.<br />
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Open the app and enter the known, letters T and I. Press and hold the 2 square on the keyboard, select T. Press and hold the 9 square and select I, like below</div>
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Lets try the longest word first, which has squares 9-7-11-14-20-2-9-14-21<br />
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Straightaway the app has found a unique single match from over 280,000 words! The app has found you the letters MPARL</div>
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Press the + to add the letters to the keyboard. Hold the backspace key to clear the query. You can look up word definitions by touching and holding a word:</div>
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Select from a list of web / app options to find the words meaning, below I chose the English Dictionary Offline app, which is free on Google Play:</div>
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You now have more than enough letters now to get started and crack the Codeword by yourself. The Codeword above was fairly easy since it contained a long word with several known letters. I don't recommend it, but the app will make mince meat of the rest of the clues:</div>
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Other code words are more tricky and you will have lots of possible words to choose from. The app can help here by spotting any common letters:</div>
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The main new feature here, and the most requested, is the ability to sync your data across devices, quickly and easily. To do this, the app now backs up your data to your Google Drive account which most Android users will have by default.<br />
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If you are an existing user, the app will ask you to Connect to Google Drive:<span id="goog_2005504892"></span><span id="goog_2005504893"></span><br />
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Before starting, make sure you have an internet connection as Google Drive is a cloud based service. Press CONNECT and wait a few moments as the app attempts to connect you to Google Drive. Once connected you will be asked to choose an account and to give permission for the app to use Google Drive:</div>
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Select the Google Drive account you would like to sync your data to. Next the app will make its first back up of your readings to Google Drive, from then on it will make weekly back ups automatically.<br />
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Press the back arrow on the top left to return to the main menu.<br />
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If you are a new user, the app will help you get set up on Google Drive in the Welcome Wizard:<br />
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Before starting, make sure you have an internet connection as Google Drive is a cloud based service. Press CONNECT and wait a few moments as the app attempts to connect you to Google Drive. Once connected you will be asked to choose an account and to give permission for the app to use Google Drive:</div>
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Select the Google Drive account you would like to sync your data to. If you are upgrading to the Pro version of the App, or may already have existing readings, press the Restore Readings button</div>
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On the main menu, the help button has now been replaced with a Sync button<br />
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This screen allows you to save readings to and retrieve readings from your Google Drive account.<br />
To transfer your readings to another device, say from your Phone to your tablet:<br />
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<li>On your phone press SAVE</li>
<li>Wait a few minutes for Google Drive to upload your data</li>
<li>On your tablet, press the REFRESH button, check the date and time reported is when you did your save. You may need to press a few times as G Drive will take a few moments to load any new files.</li>
<li>On your tablet, press RESTORE, the app will load all readings and sync them to your existing readings. New readings will be added and updated readings will overwrite your current existing ones.</li>
<li>That's it, press back!</li>
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<b>Other New Features</b></div>
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The Pro version of the app now lets you print out your reports:</div>
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If you don't have a printer, the report can be saved as a PDF file.<br />
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A few extra BMI stats have been added, so if you're BMI is 31.4, the report will show you the weight you need to be to achieve a BMI of 31, 30 and 29. This is handy when you need to set yourself a new weight goal.<br />
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The app has had a lick of paint and now uses Material Design, so buttons are now borderless. The Pro version of the app has a sky blue color scheme and the standard apple blossom. You can still change the background color but not the toolbar colors.<br />
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The app no longer uses the SD-Card to back-up or transfer your readings, the reasons are:<br />
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<ol>
<li>The app now uses Google Drive</li>
<li>Android 6 (Marshmallow) requires explicit user permission to read/write to the sd-card</li>
<li>Some devices do not have sd-cards</li>
<li>The app now longer requires the permission to access your photos / music</li>
<li>Transferring readings was a pain, I get a lot of emails asking for help.</li>
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<b>Ads</b><br />
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Good news the banner ad now only appears on the chart. I've also placed a native ad in the middle of the report, these ads will scroll with the screen content and are less intrusive and harder to accidentally click. All ads are provided by Admob, a Google owned company. The pro version of the app is completely ad free.<br />
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Hope the diet goes well in 2017<br />
Happy New Year<br />
PDB<br />
<br />Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-65793808339165164752016-09-30T15:50:00.003+01:002016-10-04T16:59:56.989+01:00CleverDic Pro v1.01A new release of CleverDic Crossword Solver Pro v1.01 will be available from 1st Oct 2016.<br />
The free ad supported version will be available from 4th Oct 2016.<br />
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It has been a long time since the last update but all good things take time and there are plenty of exciting new features.<br />
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<b>Material Design User Interface</b><br />
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The user interface has been redesigned using Material Design to give a modern standard Android look and feel. My goal was to make the user interface much clearer, icons are simplified and I've used large mono-spaced fonts in the query field. You can also change the font size for the results, there's even an x-large mono-space option.<br />
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The help system has been overhauled so that you can quickly scroll through the tips and interact with the tip to see it in action.<br />
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<b>Filter and Sort Results</b><br />
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Often times you will hit 500 results, far too many to wade through. So I've added sort and filter options to help you refine your results.<br />
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Press the sort icon (top right) to toggle through 4 different sorts, A to Z, Z to A, by length ascending and finally by length descending.<br />
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Press the filter icon (bottom right) to set up your filters<br />
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<b>Blank Letters</b><br />
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For Scrabble fans you can use + to represent blank letters<br />
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The blank letters are highlighted green<br />
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<b>Two Word Anagrams</b><br />
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Previously you would enter <i>manchester united</i> and CleverDic would find all the 10/6 words. Now it will try to find all word size combinations.<br />
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<b>Dictionary Definitions</b><br />
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You are now spoilt for choice on how to look up a word's meaning:<br />
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<ul>
<li>Google</li>
<li>Merriam-Webster</li>
<li>Dictionary.com</li>
<li>Wikipedia</li>
<li>Copy to clipboard</li>
<li>Livio's English Dictionay Offline App</li>
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You can either press the spy-glass icon to look up a word using your preferred method (as set up in the settings screen) or long press a word to bring up a menu<br />
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For those who don't have t'internet, you can download the free English Dictionary App that works offline and seems to have most words. There is a link to the app on one of the help cards.<br />
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<b>Settings</b><br />
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You can access the settings screen by pressing the menu button in the top right, and tweak the app to how you like it.<br />
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I told you it was a big update :) Many thanks to all the folk who have send me feedback, kind messages and comments on Google Play... And keep them coming!<br />
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Never a Crossword!<br />
Pig Dog Bay<br />
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<br />Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-92118553978890964192016-09-20T13:00:00.003+01:002016-09-20T13:07:53.418+01:00Anagram Solver v1.08Anagram Solver v1.08 for Android will be available from 20th September 2016<br />
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<span style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pigdogbay.anagramsolver" target="_blank">Get Anagram Solver</a></span><br />
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<b>New Search Features</b><br />
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<i>Blank Letters</i> - use + as a blank letter, eg scrabb++ will find scrabble<br />
<i>Supergrams</i> - find larger words containing your letters, enter starwars to find warmheartedness<br />
<i>Colour Highlighting - </i>Blank letters and supergram letters are shown in a different colour<br />
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<i>Settings Menu</i> - You can now change the results font size and there is also an option show keyboard<br />
automatically.<br />
<i>Native Ads</i> - New Native Ads Express from Admob, shown as cards in the help screen<br />
<i>Interstitial Ads</i> - Shown when user presses clear/back 20 times<br />
Banner Ads are now only shown on the results screen<br />
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<br />Pig Dog Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588274255471379540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624573448791080705.post-87482029364899351832016-08-09T17:31:00.001+01:002016-08-09T19:52:37.552+01:00Anagram Solver Pro v1.03Release date: 12th Aug 2016<br />
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The user interface has been revamped, the tips are now displayed as cards and you can press show me instead of typing the suggestion:<br />
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You can now use + to represent a blank letter, very useful for Scrabble! Thanks to Warwick Tudepole for the feedback.<br />
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Thank also to Arvind Persaud for suggesting to use a dictionary app for offline use. Press the magnifying glass icon to the right of a word to look up the word in the free Livio dictionary app. You can still press and hold for web definitions.<br />
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Anagram Solver has been completely revamped with a new Material Design user interface. The tips are now displayed as separate cards and you can press the show me button to save you typing.</div>
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Looking up a word's definition is easier, you can press the spyglass icon to the right of the word. You can now install an dictionary app to look up words whilst offline:</div>
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Press GET APP to install the free Dictionary app from the Google Play Store. Anagram Solver will try to look for the word's definition using the dictionary app, if the app is not installed it will do a web search. You can still press and hold a word for web-search only.</div>
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Sub-anagram searches now go all the way to 1 letter, that is if you don't first hit the 500 results limit.</div>
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The user interface has been given an overhaul. The tips are now shown in the main screen where the results are also shown. The help screen, accessed by a side swipe has been removed, you now vertically scroll through the tips.</div>
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