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If you are unwilling to tolerate potential issues, it may be better to wait for the next stable release.

Azahar 2127.0 Alpha 4

Android

• Added per-application settings. | @DavidRGriswold #1856, #2698
  • Mimics the desktop behaviour of being able to configure emulated applications independently.
  • Can be accessed by long pressing the application from the application list.
• Implemented the use of the ADPF API to hint the OS of CPU work bursts. | @PabloMK7 #2706
  • Improves performance on most Android devices, with a 15% performance boost observed on a Mali device.
• Skip hidden dot files/folders when scanning for applications. | @wilu222 #2362

All

• Reduced several audio, frame and input latency sources on all platforms. | @PabloMK7 #2700, #2706
  • Improves audio, frame and input latency by 1-2 frames in some cases.
  • Makes audio time stretching disabled by default.
  • Adds a setting to disable audio effects for the cubeb backend (Windows only).
  • The pull requests descriptions go into more detail on what exactly changed.
• Added free camera support. | @PabloMK7 #2723
  • Uses the RPC server to submit free camera commands to the emulator from an external script.
  • A python script is provided in the dist folder that contains a global free camera implementation, controllable using a controller.
  • Due to the way the 3DS GPU works, per-application implementations are still the prefered way to do free camera.
• Added configurable battery state. | @Wunkolo #2513, @PabloMK7 #2743, @DavidRGriswold #2738
  • Allows setting the emulated system battery to a fixed percentage and charging state, or use the host system battery state.
  • Makes the emulated notification LED blink red when the battery is critical.
• Added a turbo (hold) hotkey. | @DavidRGriswold #1969
  • Not to be confused with the existing turbo hotkey, which is a toggle.
• Fixed savestates not working with LLE modules enabled. | @PabloMK7 #2730
• Added a visual warning that prompts users to reset the vulkan shader cache if the emulator crashes during cache loading. | @PabloMK7 #2709
• Improved "disable right eye" setting heuristics. | @Davey-Hughes #2467
  • Fixes visual glitches in many applications with the setting enabled.
• Fixed files opened with append mode starting on the wrong position. | @PabloMK7 #2707
  • Fixes OpenGL shader cache not working properly on Android vanilla and MacOS builds.
• Fixed BOSS::GetNsDataHeaderInfo behaviour. | @PabloMK7 #2740
  • Fixes StreetPass Mii Plaza SpotPass puzzles being marked as invalid.
• Fixed ADD PC instruction handling in thumb mode. | @PabloMK7 #2710
  • Fixes crashes when using the CPU interpreter with LLE modules enabled.
• Fixed CPU core1 scheduler time limit value check. | @PabloMK7 #2711
  • Fixes 3DS Sound failing to start from the home menu.
• Fixed APT::GetWirelessRebootInfo behaviour to match real hardware. | @PabloMK7 #2712
  • Fixes Star Fox 64 3D (Taiwan) failing to start.
• Hardened stride aliasing validation on surface validation. | @Angelico2102 #2451
  • Fixes visual glitches in Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy.
• Fix DSP sleep behaviour to better match real hardware timings. | @PabloMK7 #2731
  • Fixes fatal errors on some applications (most notably New Super Mario Bros. 2) when launched from the home menu.
• Fixed async upload of custom textures. | @nal532 #2688
  • Fixes custom texture related crashes and issues.
• Fixed incorrect use of host timings on fs operations with deterministic mode. | @PabloMK7 #2732
  • Fixes a source of movie replay desync.

Desktop

• Added optional on-screen software keyboard during emulation. | @rpnesseling #2185
  • Improves text input on handheld devices that are controller/touchscreen focused.
  • This option is disabled by default.
• Fixed hat inputs not correctly detecting release and press state. | @DavidRGriswold #2457
• Fixed some icons being missing in Azahar's application list since 2127.0 Alpha 3. | @OpenSauce04 #2686
• Fixed path handling by converting paths to UTF-8 before using them with the raw C++ fs interface. | @PabloMK7 #2713
  • Fixes crashes with paths that contain non-ASCII characters.

Technical

• Added savestate and input injection methods to the RPC server. | @PabloMK7 #2730, #2731
• Added compressed ROM globs and fixed MIME icon name. | @999sian #2377
• Updated cubeb dependency to a newer commit. | @PabloMK7 #2714
• Added USE_SYSTEM_TEAKRA Cmake flag. | @qr243vbi #2615
• Changed print to console behaviour when stdout is redirected. | @NimbusFox #2715
• Provided a .png for AppImage building. | @PabloMK7 #2746
• Fixed an issue with no-op optimization in the vulkan renderer caused by a typo. | @Lolothepro #2482