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NewTon DC Tournament Manager v5.0.14-beta.2 — April 17, 2026

Beta — iOS QR fixes based on real-device testing. Feedback welcome via GitHub discussion #4.

Overview

Beta.1 failed on iOS — the image couldn’t load and the file input was exposed raw. Both issues are fixed. The Analytics match detail header also gets a redesign.

iOS QR Scanning — Fixes

Beta.1 was tested on an iPhone 16 Pro Max (iOS 26.4.1) by @burgerboy85-rgb. The camera opened and the photo was taken, but the Chalker couldn’t load the image afterwards.

Two root causes, both fixed:

Image loading — URL.createObjectURL() failed to load HEIF/HEIC photos on iOS Safari. Replaced with FileReader.readAsDataURL() which converts the file to a base64 data URL — more universally supported.
User gesture chain — programmatic fileInput.click() doesn’t work on iOS. WebKit requires a direct user gesture to trigger file inputs. Replaced with a styled “Take Photo” <label> button linked to the hidden file input.

Match Detail Header

The Analytics match detail view has a cleaner layout:

Headline — match ID and result at 18px.
Context line — tournament name (bold) · date · time on a single line below.

Contributors

@burgerboy85-rgb — iOS testing on iPhone 16 Pro Max (iOS 26.4.1), identified both beta.1 failures.

Files Changed

chalker/js/chalker.js — decodeImageQR() switched to FileReader.readAsDataURL(); startImageCapture() uses label button; stopQRScanner() resets label visibility
chalker/index.html — added <label> styled as “Take Photo” button
js/newton-history.js — match detail header redesign; date column nowrap
js/main.js — APP_VERSION bumped to 5.0.14-b.2
Docs/QR.md — updated implementation details and beta.1 lessons learned

Migration

No migration required. Fully compatible with all existing tournament data and match history.

NewTon DC Tournament Manager v5.0.14-beta.2 — Picture This

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Previous Releases

Latest release
v5.0.14-beta.1 — April 16, 2026 — No Score...
v5.0.13 — April 16, 2026 — The Pointy End.
v5.0.12 — April 16, 2026 — Clear Sight Lines.
v5.0.11 — April 15, 2026 — We Found You a Match.
v5.0.10 — April 15, 2026 — The Full Picture.
v5.0.9 — April 14, 2026 — Leader of the Pack.
v5.0.8 — April 13, 2026 — Choose Your Lens.
v5.0.7 — April 13, 2026 — The Offline Authority in Darts.
v5.0.6 — April 12, 2026 — Because Backups Shouldn’t Be Homework.
v5.0.5 — April 11, 2026 — Read Between the Lines.
v5.0.4 — April 10, 2026 — No Tournament Left Behind.
v5.0.3 — April 10, 2026 — The Numbers Start Talking.
v5.0.2 — April 9, 2026 — Because Every Other One Wants Your Email.
v5.0.1 — March 31, 2026 — Game Shot, and the Match!
v5.0.1-beta.9 — March 30, 2026 — Scan Anything, Know Everything.
v5.0.1-beta.8 — March 29, 2026 — History, Properly Kept.
v5.0.1-beta.7 — March 29, 2026 — Secure by Default.
v5.0.1-beta.6 — March 28, 2026 — The Record Books Open.
v5.0.1-beta.5 — March 28, 2026 — The Loop Closes.
v5.0.1-beta.4 — March 28, 2026 — Stats Don’t Lie.
v5.0.1-beta.3 — March 27, 2026 — The Eyes Have It.
v5.0.1-beta.2 — March 27, 2026 — Nobody Leaves the Oche.
v5.0.1-beta.1 — March 26, 2026 — The Round-Trip Begins.
v5.0.0 — March 24, 2026 — The Revolution Will Be Scanned.
v5.0.0-beta.2 — March 24, 2026 — The Chalker Has Eyes Now.
v5.0.0-beta.1 — March 22, 2026 — Your Boarding Pass for the Oche.
v4.2.13 — March 20, 2026 — A+ Security Headers. Yes, Really.
v4.2.12 — March 19, 2026 — Dedicated domain: newtondarts.com.
v4.2.11 — March 18, 2026 — Shame has never looked better.
v4.2.10 — March 17, 2026 — Doc pages, user guide, and sitemap improvements.
v4.2.9 — March 15, 2026 — Landing page polish.
v4.2.8 — March 13, 2026 — Late Registration.
v4.2.7 — March 13, 2026 — Sitemap, font loading fix, and Get Started section.
v4.2.6 — March 12, 2026 — Undo system bug fix, Late Registration eligibility checker, and robots.txt.
v4.2.5 — March 11, 2026 — Landing page improvements and a Bracket Editor placeholder in the Developer Console.
v4.2.4 — March 10, 2026 — Proper Single Elimination match length configuration and colour-coded Chalker leg averages.
v4.2.3 — March 10, 2026 — Landing page redesign with retro comic theme by Nano Banana.

For older releases, see the GitHub releases page.