🟢 How many players are on right now? Now you can see it in the lobby
A small counter appears in the public rooms lobby: how many players are connected right now and, with a tap, how many are free for a game.
Opening the lobby and finding it empty doesn’t tell you much: maybe everyone is already playing, maybe nobody is around. From today the lobby tells you clearly.
The counter
At the top left, next to Back, you’ll find a small label:
- 🟢 12 online: how many players have LexiSmash open right now, guests included;
- tap the label (the ⇄ symbol reminds you that you can) and it becomes 🎮 5 free: how many of them are not in a room and could join a game.
Tap again to go back to the total. Your choice is saved on the device, and the number updates by itself every twenty seconds.
What it’s for
If you see plenty of free players, it’s the right moment to create a public room: someone will probably join straight away. If nearly everyone is in a game, have a look at the rooms that are already open.
What about privacy?
The counter only shows numbers: no names, no lists, no pages visited. While a game page is open, your browser lets the server know about once a minute, saying only whether you are in a room or not, and these signals are deleted within an hour. You’ll find the details in the privacy policy.
See you in the lobby!