Handheld Companion – Release Notes

0.24.1.2 – Hotfixes & CPU Architecture Support

Regression in hotkey management introduced in 0.24.0.15 where creating or updating a hotkey overwrote the actions of all other hotkeys.
Crash with steam active process Fixed an issue causing a crash when Steam platform would call FileWatcher_Changed

Support for new AMD CPU architectures
- Krackan Point (Ryzen AI 300‑series): Ryzen AI 7 350, Ryzen AI 5 340
- Strix Halo (Ryzen AI Max 300‑series): Ryzen AI Max⁺ 395, Ryzen AI Max 390, Ryzen AI Max 385, Ryzen AI Max 380

Suspend on Overlay – Optional setting (Profile page) that pauses the foreground process whenever QuickTools is summoned.
QuickTools Layouts – Added Top‑Left and Top‑Right docking positions, a slightly smaller window, and a top action bar with an on‑screen keyboard shortcut.
Controller‑Mode Hotkey overhaul
- Single press: toggle between Gamepad and Desktop modes.
- Double press: enable Automatic mode.
Layout Mapper – Button → Trigger – Map any button to a trigger action.

Controller management
- Better wake‑from‑sleep handling for ROG Ally and MSI Claw.
- Restored compatibility with the Steam Controller.
- Added Xbox/Nintendo layout switch for Gamesir Tarantula Pro.
- Reverted previous Bluetooth‑radio changes to avoid side‑effects.
Internationalization – Fewer hard‑coded strings; updated Simplified Chinese (Sanhei) and Korean (Hijae Song) translations.
Lower memory consumption and leak fixes.
UI polish: theme & color fixes, faster navigation, migrated elements to SettingsCard and SettingsExpander.
Multi‑screen support for AYANEO Flip DS.
More reliable foreground‑app detection.
Toast notifications enabled by default.
Gamepad‑stick navigation throughout the UI.

Incorrect gamepad‑gyro calibration.
Missing movement on the 3‑D controller model.
Broken UI navigation with gamepad in some components and during page transitions.
Crash on devices without gyro/accelerometer (e.g., ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302).
Wrong default power profiles on MSI Claw (existing users: delete the ExtremePerformance, Balanced, SuperBattery files in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\HandheldCompanion\powerprofiles).