The Neon Chain v1.1 update is now in place and ready for testing. Assuming everything checks out, I'll be spending the next couple of days testing, compiling a release build, and preparing the update for submission to Google Play on Tuesday.

One of the biggest quality-of-life improvements in this update is the leaderboard name entry system. The old scroll-wheel letter picker has been completely removed and replaced with standard Android keyboard input. Players can now simply tap the field and type their tag normally.

The new system automatically converts entries to uppercase, enforces the original character restrictions, limits tags to five characters, and displays a live character counter. More importantly, Neon Chain now remembers the last leaderboard tag entered, eliminating the need to retype it after every high score run.

The update also includes improved leaderboard submission handling, proper score submission analytics logging, and several interface refinements to make the entire process faster and less frustrating for players.

Not the flashiest update, but one that should make the game feel much more polished.