KubiSolitaire for Windows, Android, and iOS
Update History
KubiSolitaire > Update History

Table 1 shows the update history of KubiSolitaire.

Version Windows
Release
Android
Release
iOS
Release
Document Revision Description
0.9 2010-11-20 2010-11-20 First release for web browser and WPF.
1.0 2011-03-22 2011-03-22 First release for Windows Phone 7.
2.0 2012-08-24 2012-08-24 First release as Windows 8 application.
2.1 2012-09-27 2012-09-27
  • Allows shrinking the gaming table in landscape mode so much, that all card piles are completely visible and scrolling is not necessary.
  • All piles have a 3D effect.
  • Personalized card backs are no more stored in the roaming folder. This is necessary because, the system disables roaming when the storage quota of 100 KB is exceeded.
  • When saving a game, all data inclusive the global settings are stored. When opening an additional game file, the global settings in that file are skipped and the global settings of the default file stay in effect.
2.2 2012-10-15 2012-10-15 Version 2.1 does not save and restore the adjusted width of the gaming table correctly. This is fixed in version 2.2.
2.3 2012-11-17 2012-11-17 To shrink the gaming table in landscape mode, the shrinking bar at the left edge of the table can now be moved with a finger (pan gesture) as well as with a pointing device (mouse or pen).
2.4 2013-04-04 2013-04-04 If the maximum number of passes is reached, the card placeholder at the start pile position shows a red crisscrossed circle to indicate the disabled state of the start pile.
2.5 2014-09-30 2014-09-30
  • The game can now also be played by using the keyboard.
  • The left and the right mouse button are no more treated equally. Card dragging is now only possible if the left mouse button is pressed. Also, the double tap is evaluated only if the left mouse button is used.
  • The usage of the double tap has changed somewhat. As before, the double click moves a card from the waste or from a tableau pile to a finish pile if possible. However, if not possible, the card pile will only be magnified if absolutely no move is possible and the magnification is not suppressed by a local settings option. If any move is possible, the card will either marked as source of a pending move or the card already marked as source will be moved to the double clicked card.
  • To magnify a card pile deliberately, you can either click it with the right mouse button, press and hold it with your finger for about one second, or press the Alt or AltGr key on the keyboard when the card pile is focused.
  • Optionally, the playing assistant selects a playing card or a button for executing the next possible action. Either you can then approve the selection by pressing the Enter key or you can perform another action by yourself.
  • Optionally, a prompting message is displayed when no more useful card moves are possible. Either you can then confirm the start of a new game or you can continue the current game.
  • All buttons have tooltips now.
  • Besides to the game variants "draw 1 card" and "draw 3 cards", the variant "draw 2 cards" is provided additionally.
  • The file names of the stored games contain now the variant (draw1, 2, 3) and the result (won, lost, open) of the game additionally to the game creation date.
  • Settings and Management panes are restructured and are providing new functions.
  • There are more card designs available to choose from.
  • The help viewer can now go back to previously visited page.
  • The help pages can now be shown in touch interface layout or in mouse interface layout.
  • The app should no more crash when the app is left during a long running animation.
  • A photo clipping error is fixed. This error occurred when the origin photo is stored rotated or flipped.
3.0 2015-02-05 2015-02-03 KubiSolitaire is now a universal application: Once purchased, you are able to install and used it under Windows as well as under Windows Phone.
  • The optional "is game lost" check causes no more the display of a prompting message. Instead, the new game button starts blinking.
  • Moving cards with two steps (using double clicks or Enter key strokes) must now be enabled explicitly by checking the local option "Enable 2-step card moves".
  • A new "easy touch mode" has been added to the local options. With this mode, you can simple double tap on a card pile to trigger a possible card move. It is not necessary to hit the source card of the move exactly. If you are using the gaming assistant, the assistant selects the appropriate card of the pile for you. If you do not use the assistant, the top card of the pile is used in any case. If this card cannot moved to a finish pile, the card is marked as wrong selection.
3.1 2015-02-07 2015-02-08
  • An error of the gaming assistant is fixed. This error has also affected the game-is-lost check.
  • The focus state of an input element (e.g. playing card) will be made visible only if a keyboard is connected.
  • The focused card will be located automatically only if the playing assistant is used.
  • The back button on the help pane now shifts the pane out of view again. The display of the previous page was not desirable in most cases. Instead, a refresh button for refreshing the page content is provided.
3.2 2015-02-18 2015-03-04
  • An error causing sporadic crashes without any notification is fixed now.
3.3 2015-03-16 2015-03-17
  • Two errors potentially crashing the app are fixed now: The first can occur when a pile is double tapped with some delay between the taps. The second can occur when a pile is tapped and hold for about one second for magnification.
3.4 2015-04-20 2015-04-13
  • The card marking of the playing assistant is now preserved when the screen is rotated or left temporarily.
3.5 2015-11-27 2015-11-27
  • The following errors are fixed:
    • If the a card pile is clicked multiple times when card pile magnification is on, the cards on this pile may not be movable anymore.
    • The game assistant recommendations my lead to cyclic card moves between finish and tableau piles.
    • If a card is withdrawn from a finish pile back to a tableau pile by using the game assistant, scoring points may be credited instead of debited.
  • With the new card viewer pane, it is possible to inspect either all card face images of a special design or all card back images.
2016.1 2016-01-23 2016-02-19
  • This version is optimized for Windows 10. It runs on all devices powered by this OS. The user interface automatically adapts itself to the device in use.
  • Besides minor error corrections, this versions contains also some improvement regarding the settings.
2016.2 2016-03-14 2016-03-14
  • The user is notified when the trial period is ending soon.
  • New shortcut keys for setting the input focus to the app bar and to the title bar.
2016.3 2016-04-28 2016-04-28
  • An error has been fixed, causing a card pile to disappear temporarily in case of a invalid user interaction instead to be magnified.
  • The application language can now be selected independently from the current system setting.
2016.4 2016-05-02 2016-05-02
  • An error has been fixed, allowing the user to initiate the start of a new game multiple times. This can cause a card dealing disruption and a program crash afterwards.
2016.5 2016-07-31 2016-07-31
  • An error has been fixed, avoiding the removal of an outdated card border marking.
2017.1 2017-01-12 2017-01-13
  • An error has been fixed, causing a crash when the license type changes under some circumstances.
  • The overlay panes for the games archive and the game images folder are redesigned. With the help of a new context menu, files can be deleted, shared, and copied or moved.
  • Now, the animation speed can be varied between 1 to 10 instead of 1 to 5 only. This allows to run the animations much faster.
2017.2 2017-02-09 2017-02-09
  • An error has been fixed, causing a crash during startup or reactivation under certain circumstances.
  • The adjustment of the game view to the screen resolution has been improved.
  • The new command "Show news" is available in the title bar menu and and in the extension of the app bar. When a new version is called for the first time, this news page is shown automatically.
2017.3 2017-04-10 2017-04-08
  • An error has been fixed, regarding locking and restoring OneDrive folders due to connection problems, or due to switching on or off the global option "Use OneDrive"
2017.4 2017-04-13 2017-04-12
  • A bug has been fixed which may cause a program crash if the global option "Save new deck" is turned on.
2017.5 2017-11-05 2017-11-05
  • The following bug has been fixed: Two consecutive double clicks on a revealed card of the tableau stack can mess up the display of the tableau stack.
  • The overlay pane "Game files" now allows to open a game file from a user selected folder.
  • The online help has been improved.
2017.6 2017-11-22 2017-11-22
  • The following error has been fixed: If a saved game with Vegas evaluation is reloaded, the recovered amounts will no longer be present due to an error when saving.
  • A new design for the card faces is available.
  • The online documentation has been extended.
2018.1 2018-01-22 2018-01-22
  • The following error has been fixed: The audio output does not function.
2019.1 2019-10-30 2019-10-29
  • Direct access to OneDrive is no longer supported. It only made sense for Windows 10 Mobile, since OneDrive folders are not synchronized by the system under Windows 10 Mobile. Under normal Windows 10, the OneDrive folders synchronized by the system can be used to store game files and images. Direct access is not required.
  • When selecting an image section for a player portrait or for a card back, the section is now automatically corrected when it protrudes from the image.
2021.02 2021-11-16 2021-11-16 2020-11-14
  • The Android version was released for the first time.
  • The same licensing procedure is used for both operating systems. For 3 months KubiSolitaire can be used free of charge. After that the usage time can be extended for one year by purchasing an add-on. Owners of the old license can choose the new online license with 18 months duration or the old unlimited offline license.
  • The game statistics has been newly introduced. It shows on a calendar basis not only how many games you have played of each type, it also shows you how successful you have been in the games. Depending on the level of success, you will also receive symbolic rewards such as flowerpot, medal and cup.
  • A new option allows you to place any cards on a free tableau pile.
2021.03 2021-11-22 2021-11-22 2021-11-21
  • The online help has been improved and access has been switched to HTTPS.
2021.04 2021-11-23 2021-11-23 2021-11-22
  • The order of the settings panes has changed: The global settings now follow after the game settings.
  • The following error has been fixed: The game assistant sometimes overlooks the possibility of clearing a tableau pile, although the free space can be used, to move cards from another tableau pile and reveal a face-down card there.
2021.05 2021-12-29 2021-12-29 2021-11-28
  • The following error has been fixed: The game assistant sometimes overlooks the possibility of clearing a tableau pile, although the free space can be used, to place a card from the waste pile.
  • Direct access to OneDrive is only useful on Android. Under Windows, the corresponding global settings are only activated when the new option "Use OneDrive Windows" is selected.
2022.01 2022-01-18 2022-01-18 2022-01-17
  • The following error has been fixed: A double click on a card during animation may crash the app or can make the game inconsistent.
2022.02 2022-03-12 2022-03-12 2022-03-11
  • The following error has been fixed: A card back with a photo inserted can't be deleted anymore.
2022.03 2022-06-03 2022-06-03 2022-06-03
  • The following error has been fixed: The option "Show timer" was not evaluated correctly.
  • The game assistant has been improved.
  • If access to the user's system account is not possible or not desired, the user can also an email address as the account name. If the address is subsequently successfully verified, the account is set up with it.
  • Sending feedback and game files is now performed by using MailKit software library and the mail server from KubiConsult.
  • The privacy statement has been completed.
2022.04 2022-07-11 2022-07-11 2022-07-10
  • The following error has been fixed: Before purchasing an add-on, account information are requested from the system unnecessarily again.
2023.01 2023-09-04 2023-08-21 2023-09-02
  • From this version on, KubiSolitaire can be used with two different licenses, which can be switched between at any time:
  • Access to OneDrive is no longer supported.
  • The red border marking of a card created by an incorrect operation no longer remains, but is automatically deleted by the next valid card movement.
2023.02 2023-11-19 2023-11-20 2023-11-21
  • On Android, an on-screen system bar at the bottom of the screen can be hidden to enlarge the game table in landscape orientation and shown again if required.
  • The following errors occurred on Android and have been fixed in this version:
    • After double-clicking on a card, manual scrolling may no longer work.
    • When inserting your own pictures into card backs, the snapshot with the camera no longer works on older Android versions.
    • The app language change does not work properly.
2024.01 2024-02-05 2024-02-05 2024-02-01 2024-02-02
  • The iOS version was released for the first time.
  • The layout has been optimized for landscape format. The slightly larger playing area is particularly noticeable on smartphones.
  • Commands have been added to the expanded app bar of the overlay panes with which the following panes can be called up directly and all panes can be closed.
  • If the playing area has been reduced with the slider bar in full-screen mode, this can be undone by double-clicking on the slider bar.
2024.02 2024-04-04 2024-04-04 2024-04-03 2024-04-04
  • The game interface adapts better to the optional font enlargement.
  • The messages issued by the hint button can be suppressed. Only the card that can be played is then highlighted.
  • No more analysis data is recorded and no more data is sent to the Microsoft App Center.

Table 1: Update History of KubiSolitaire