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FEATURE REQUEST: Toggle button for arrow drawing on mobile

Title says it all really. I'm sure many players, especially those that are newer and struggle with deeper calculation would benefit a great deal from the ability to draw arrows on the app.

It would probably fit nicely with an icon in the bottom row or next to the timer, but I'm not a dev so I wouldn't know haha.

Personally, I feel I can't enjoy any games longer than rapid without this calculation tool, because I'm not great at visualising without it. This means I'm kind of limited to blitz/bullet games or just puzzles on mobile.

Title says it all really. I'm sure many players, especially those that are newer and struggle with deeper calculation would benefit a great deal from the ability to draw arrows on the app. It would probably fit nicely with an icon in the bottom row or next to the timer, but I'm not a dev so I wouldn't know haha. Personally, I feel I can't enjoy any games longer than rapid without this calculation tool, because I'm not great at visualising without it. This means I'm kind of limited to blitz/bullet games or just puzzles on mobile.

https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/mpasyl/i_started_lichess_ask_me_anything/gu9c7wf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

"What are your thoughts on drawing arrows on mobile (app and/or browser)?"

"I don't see a convenient way to achieve that on a touchscren. [sic]" - Thibault (ornicar2)

"Can the arrows function be implemented using a long press of the starting square?"

"that's also how you start dragging pieces" - Thibault (ornicar2)

https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/mpasyl/i_started_lichess_ask_me_anything/gu9c7wf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 "What are your thoughts on drawing arrows on mobile (app and/or browser)?" "I don't see a convenient way to achieve that on a touchscren. [sic]" - Thibault (ornicar2) "Can the arrows function be implemented using a long press of the starting square?" "that's also how you start dragging pieces" - Thibault (ornicar2)

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