sigh If hotfix is so good, why not second hotfix? I messed it up and no icons loaded on the very first load after update... Does it fix itself? yes. Is it a bad first impression of the new update? yes...
It's been just over a year since the last update and this one's turned out to actually be a pretty big one! To be honest I think I intended to get this release out like two or three times earlier in the year, but now it's a holiday present! :p
Also, I finally got around to processing all the app requests to Universal-DB!! I'm really sorry it took so long, but I put some time into a new webpage form that made the process much easier. I'll try to keep up now.
As always huge thank you to everyone helping make Univeral-Updater accessible around the world with translations too!
Big changes!
- @alvinhochun and @Epicpkmn11: Added a new menu that lets you open app wikis in the 3DS browser or on your phone with a QR code (the 3DS browser is on its last legs afterall...)
- @alvinhochun: Several areas of the app are now colored to the accent color of the selected app to give some more life to the UI
- Can be disabled in GUI settings
- @CatotheCat11: Redesigned release notes menu on the bottom screen with touch and smooth scrolling
- @Epicpkmn11: Sorting by popularity, aka GitHub stars
- This has been accessible on the website for a while now and is finally added to U-U too, accessible from the sort menu
- GitHub stars do have the side effect that cross platform apps are 'a bit' overrated by the system, but it's still a good way to find most of the iconic 3DS homebrew nice and easy
- @Epicpkmn11: Messages about apps needing data files are now shown before adding to queue, so your queue won't get stuck on a bit of info text
- @Epicpkmn11: Technically not a Universal-Updater change, but Universal-DB now has background images!
- The current plan is to do fun little contests over on its GitHub, go check it out!
UI and UX improvements
- @CatotheCat11: Smooth scrolling!
- @CatotheCat11: An extra, cut off, row of apps is shown at the edge of the screen to imply it can scroll
- @CatotheCat11: Smooth rotation on the queue icon, previously it was just eight static frames ^^"
- @Epicpkmn11: A scrollbar is now shown on the app list, indicating how many apps are in the store and where you're scrolled to
- @Kris123454: Dark theme!
- @Epicpkmn11: Light theme and various color shifted themes
- @Epicpkmn11: Last updated dates are now pretty formatted (ie. "3 days ago (2025/12/22)")
- @Epicpkmn11: Marks are now shown with an app's title, to make them more useful
Functionality
- @alvinhochun: Download cancellation is checked more regularly, no more getting stuck in a large download when your internet slows to a crawl
- @alvinhochun: A loading screen is now shown while loading up the UniStore menu so it doesn't look like the console just froze
- @alvinhochun: Updates to Universal-Updater can now be skipped, while we recommend you always use the latest version it can be useful if a buggy nightly is pushed or you're in a hurry
- @Epicpkmn11: Various prompts can now have your selection saved to always choose automatically
- @Epicpkmn11: The themes menu in GUI settings now fetches themes from the repo making themes much more accessible!
- @Epicpkmn11: Automatic switching between ascending and descending sorting depending on which makes more sense for the selected sort method
- @Epicpkmn11: Sorting mode is now saved between reboots
- @Epicpkmn11: Fixed directory settings not being able to load the root directory, and also made directory listing way faster!
- @Epicpkmn11: Several bugs fixed with regards to downloading UniStores and the UniStore menu
Behind the scenes
- @gradylink: Added the Scratchbox UniStore to the recommended list
- @lifehackerhansol: Translations are now updated to the source code automatically
- @Sorunome: Universal-Updater will no longer be shown as your last played game in StreetPass
- @Epicpkmn11: Fixed nightly builds missing the version number in credits
- @devkitPro: Updated libarchive to v3.7.4
