# Arcade 2025 update is live!

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [March 24, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864 "2025-03-24T17:13:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![jacqueline.russell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jacqueline.russell/32/173_2.png) [@jacqueline.russell](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jacqueline.russell)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/1 "2025-03-24T17:13:02Z")

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Hi folks!  
We pushed some updates to Arcade on Friday. Read about the new features and fixes in our [blog post](https://makecode.com/blog/arcade/update-mar-2025).  
Let us know what you think!  
Thanks,  
Jacqueline

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**Author:** ![jacqueline.russell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jacqueline.russell/32/173_2.png) [@jacqueline.russell](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jacqueline.russell)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/2 "2025-03-24T17:13:27Z")

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**Author:** ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/3 "2025-03-24T17:33:32Z")

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Love the new update so far! But is it 5 minute or 15 minute snapshots? Because I think the Twitch on Friday said every 15 minutes but the blog post says 5 minutes.

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**Author:** ![cameronary999](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/cameronary999/32/20820_2.png) [@cameronary999](https://forum.makecode.com/u/cameronary999)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/4 "2025-03-24T20:47:28Z")

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@jacqueline.russell ive noticed what i think is a bug with the new extension for mouse clicks and keyboard inputs ith the new update. The bug is when you set up a block to do something when you press left click it activates when you release it and if you set it to activate when you release it, it happens whe. You press it. So i think the released and pressed actions are swapped

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**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/5 "2025-03-24T21:44:47Z")

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Yup! I noticed this one! I was going to make an issue on GitHub once I got to better internet (road trip) but thanks for mentioning this! I will say that making it On Button Released is a much better experience on mobile devices, so once this is fixed I’ll have to change it in my projects so touch screen users have a better time!

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**Author:** ![jacqueline.russell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jacqueline.russell/32/173_2.png) [@jacqueline.russell](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jacqueline.russell)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/6 "2025-03-25T15:07:41Z")

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@richard wrote this feature, so I’m going to let him respond

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**Author:** ![jacqueline.russell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jacqueline.russell/32/173_2.png) [@jacqueline.russell](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jacqueline.russell)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/7 "2025-03-25T15:08:46Z")

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Can you send me an example program and explain the behavior that happens and the behavior that you would expect? I’m not quite following… Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Skittlesaersuper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/skittlesaersuper/32/17209_2.png) [@Skittlesaersuper](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Skittlesaersuper)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/8 "2025-03-25T17:32:20Z")

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They just casually dropped the most exciting thing to me. I know what I’ll be doing instead of homework tonight ;). (its coding)

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/9 "2025-03-25T17:34:19Z")

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@UnsignedArduino @jacqueline.russell just checked and it’s actually 10 minutes!

the source of truth (in milliseconds):

> <https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-arcade/blob/master/pxtarget.json#L684C36-L684C42>

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**Author:** ![Astro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/astro/32/35479_2.png) [@Astro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Astro)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/10 "2025-03-25T17:42:28Z")

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_ **Makecode est optimus** _  
(Makecode is best)

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**Author:** ![cameronary999](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/cameronary999/32/20820_2.png) [@cameronary999](https://forum.makecode.com/u/cameronary999)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/11 "2025-03-25T22:04:41Z")

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Yea man i redid the extension in makecode so here is the link to the fixed project just don’t open it in blocks or it won’t have the right icon as in the blocks tab

> **[Browser-Events](https://arcade.makecode.com/S89731-90331-09219-49323)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

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**Author:** ![cameronary999](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/cameronary999/32/20820_2.png) [@cameronary999](https://forum.makecode.com/u/cameronary999)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/12 "2025-03-25T22:13:05Z")

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@jacqueline.russell here is the link [https://arcade.makecode.com/S88812-86762-60190-81672](https://arcade.makecode.com/S88812-86762-60190-81672) basically you switched the pressed and released action but the way to fix it is to go the javascript and go to the browserEvents.ts part of the extension and scroll down to

 ![1000007078](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/9/5/95ce6d3a8f2c0ce079bee55db01bdf353611e7b4.jpeg)  
At line 42 and 43 And switch Event.Pointerdown and Event.PointerUp and that should fix it

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**Author:** ![jacqueline.russell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jacqueline.russell/32/173_2.png) [@jacqueline.russell](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jacqueline.russell)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/13 "2025-03-26T16:13:25Z")

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@cameronary999 - can you log a bug for this at [https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-arcade/issues](https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-arcade/issues)? Include the test project, and also the repo for the browser events extension please. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Awesomefreez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/awesomefreez/32/24832_2.png) [@Awesomefreez](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Awesomefreez)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/14 "2025-03-26T17:06:28Z")

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these new extensions are peak

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**Author:** ![Awesomefreez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/awesomefreez/32/24832_2.png) [@Awesomefreez](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Awesomefreez)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/15 "2025-03-26T20:43:27Z")

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Yes finally after 500000000000000000000 years copying and pasting!

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**Author:** ![redSprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/redsprite/32/34262_2.png) [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/16 "2025-03-28T16:56:49Z")

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Seeing some cool things here, but one concern.  
In the update for the Ask for String/Number section, it automatically turns to keyboard, what about those on mobile?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/17 "2025-03-28T16:57:44Z")

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@redSprite it should also pop the system keyboard up on mobile! if it doesn’t, pressing the buttons on the simulator causes it to immediately switch back to the old on-screen keyboard

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**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/18 "2025-03-28T16:58:01Z")

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When I use it on mobile my keyboard pops up

Approved so fast I can still edit this! Getting two responses in under a minute is insane lol

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**Author:** ![swirlix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/swirlix/32/35624_2.png) [@swirlix](https://forum.makecode.com/u/swirlix)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/19 "2025-03-28T22:00:13Z")

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me too

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**Author:** ![redSprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/redsprite/32/34262_2.png) [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-2025-update-is-live/34864/20 "2025-03-28T22:00:24Z")

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Oh, ok.

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