So, I was lucky enough to get access to this amazing new feature, and the interface looks AMAZING!! Big props to everyone at Roblox for making this, the only issue I’m having right now is performance-wise after joining a game, compared to the previous version, this new Beta App drains my CPU and GPU like crazy, also my ping is noticeably higher. I’m assuming this is just a temporary issue and will be fixed before release, but overall this is amazing, great job Roblox!
OOO POG
uhh also I have a very big big bug
am not in the beta testing, but am kinda FORCED to use the web version as if i use the roblox app (got frm ms store) it always detects my laptop as a mobile/tab and changes all controls to mobile ones!!!
its kinda game breaking, all games are broken cuz of this glitch
am pretty sure it can be fixed, it doesnt happen on the web version at all
ping me here if u want photos, and to wind up nice work keep it up 
I have a question. When will this beta app finally be in its retail state and available to the public? If there isn’t a real retail release date, what is a good estimation for when it’s releasing?
I have another question too, since the normal Windows store version of the Roblox app doesn’t support VR, are there any plans on adding VR support to this new version of the app?
Do you happen to be in tablet mode?
If you want to enable it.
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This is the same client so I assume that is a yes
Currently unknown, the app gets updated each time the mobile gets some UI changes.
So I’d say that the mobile and the windows app beta are the same client (maybe, i am not sure)
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Nope, although my laptop is touchscreen (360d too) I always play on keyboard, also double checked that tablet mode was off, i think its because its registering devices as pc/mobile based on whether they have touch or not, and not on keyboard or mouse.
It depends on what position you have the device in.
You can’t opt in, but credits to @LucasTutoriaisSaimo this is what you can do.
Right Click on Roblox Player, and click properties.
Once your in you’ll get this panel, renamed RobloxPlayerClient to RobloxPlayerBeta
Then press Apply, then OK. Now don’t run roblox by clicking on the play button on a game. Double-Click the desktop icon that you were able to get the properties panel on.
It should open the new roblox, but if it doesn’t, put " infront of the C:\ and put " at the end of ‘exe’. Then you see where it says -app? Put --app instead.
That should work! There’s currently not a way to do it on mac or linux.
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I really like it! It seems to be smoother than the regular client.
However…
There are a few issues.
- It lags when you first start it up, while the icons on the home page load. After that, it is very smooth.
- The enter button doesn’t work when you want to leave the game.
If the enter key could be re-added, that would make things a lot easier, since I usually do escape > L > Enter to leave games.
Edit:
I think this should be part of the app without having to open up a window:
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Certain parts of the application are unfinished. It’s using an embedded version of IE11 temporarily.
Do you have a good computer?
Roblox is working on it, hopefully they make the group page part of the app!
Why would they use an embedded version if IE11 and not Edge? That doesn’t make sense…
And yes, I have a good computer.
I know, but it’s true.
What are your technical specifications?
CPU: Intel Core i3 8130U (From 2018)
Memory: 16 GB DDR3 Ram
OS Storage: 256 GB SSD
Other Storage: 1 TB HDD
Graphics: Integrated
OS: Windows 10 Home
This is awesome! Would love to be able to opt in!!!
Could the CPU and the integrated graphics possibly be the bottleneck?
You sort of already can.
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