(Still) A step back from version 3

UPDATE: Now in version 4.0.7, and most of the major bugs have been addressed; the app no longer crashes 100% of the time, and I can generally connect without trouble.

But hot corners no longer work on exit -- yet another thing that worked just fine in version 3 and has been broken since version 4 launched -- and the UI is still really sluggish on my iPad Air. When I tap the button to bring up the options bar or the keyboard, theres generally a 1-2 second pause for absolutely no reason. Its indicative of the ongoing poorly-tested, sluggish state of Screens. Such a shame. This used to be a good app.

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Version 4 has been a big disappointment. Curtain mode is good, but the rest has been a hassle:

- The first two versions (4.0 and 4.0.1) crashed on launch.
- Screens Connect just stopped working, despite me making no changes.
- Once I finally got Screens Connect working via port forwarding (which used to not be required), my existing setup in the iOS app didn’t work. Wouldn’t connect.
- So I deleted that and added the same exact screen over the network and it connected, though I had to redo all my settings again.
- Once I was finally connected, I found the app to be very sluggish. It was nowhere near as smooth as the previous app.

Basically, this is one of those “I guess there are some okay minor new features, but a lot of things broke and the rest of the app has taken a big step back” updates.

Bummer. The app worked perfectly fine before, and is now worse.

SteamyDinkins about Screens: VNC Remote Desktop, v4.0.7