📔Release Notes

Delta 1.5

February 20, 2024

New

Local Multiplayer (thanks Ian Clawson!)

• Play multiplayer NES, SNES, and N64 games with friends

• Supports up to 4 players

AirPlay Support

• Stream your games to the big screen with AirPlay

• [DS] Layout screens horizontally or vertically on TV

• [DS] Optionally AirPlay just top screen for true multi-screen experience

Misc.

• Raised deployment target to iOS 14.0

Improved

Delta Sync

• Automatically resolves Cheat + ControllerSkin sync conflicts

• Syncs GameSave.sha1 hash between devices to prevent redundant uploads

• Displays activity indicator when signing in

• Delays seeding Delta Sync database until initial sync

• Delays sync until after interactive Settings dismissal has completed

• Uses local modification date when uploading changes

• Saves change token to disk immediately after fetching remote changes

• Deauthenticates existing service when switching services

• Improved error message when remote storage is out of free space (Dropbox only)

• Added detailed logging to help debug issues

• View complete error log by pressing "Export Error Log" in Settings

Non-MFi Controller Support

• New default mappings for single Joy-Cons and Switch NES/SNES controllers

• Uses Logo/Home button as Delta pause button if controller has one

Settings

• Revised UI to use modern "inset grouped" style

• Uses large titles where appropriate

Dependencies

• Updates GoogleSignIn dependency to 5.0.2

• Removes Fabric + Crashlytics dependencies

Misc.

• Replaces UIDocumentBrowserViewController with UIDocumentPickerViewController on iOS 17+

• Skips checksum verification when importing zipped games

• Adds "Learn More" links to FAQ thoughout the app

• Displays "Touch Screen" instead of "iPhone" or "iPad" when using touch controls

• Includes Delta Sync authentication error information in detailed error log

• Switches to weak references for EmulatorCore + VideoManager gameViews

• Adds GameView.isEnabled to enable/disable rendering per-GameView

Fixed

Delta Sync

• Fixed "Harmony.sqlite couldn't be opened" sync error when there are more than 1000 games

• Fixed "file does not exist" sync error after restoring previous version

• Fixed Delta Sync switch remaining OFF if users cancels "Disable Syncing?" warning alert

• Fixed incorrect mass conflicts when signing out then back in

• Fixed missing references to remote files when signing out then back in

• Fixed queued syncs sometimes fetching outdated changes

• Fixed accidentally using wrong account when signed-in to multiple services

• Fixed issue causing Harmony to skip seeding database, potentially overwriting local data with old remote data

• Fixed incorrectly marking some game saves as conflicted during initial sync

• Fixed accidentally signing-out after signing-in to previous Google Drive account

Settings

• Fixed incorrect font size for some labels

• Hides "Haptic Feedback" section on iPad

Misc.

• Fixed accidentally deleting Games directory during sync in rare circumstances

• Fixed GridCollectionViewCell "Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints" runtime error

Delta 1.4.2

September 19, 2023

• Fixed crash when loading save states on iOS 17

• Fixed displaying system name in dark text when remapping inputs on iOS 17

Delta 1.4.1

May 10, 2023

• Fixed translucent controller skins becoming opaque after rotating device

• Fixed incorrect controller skin thumbstick size after rotating device

Delta 1.4

February 28, 2023

New

CheatBase (thanks Noah Keck!)

• View and add all known cheats for supported games

• Read cheat descriptions, including how to activate them (if needed)

• Groups cheats by category for easier browsing

• Limited to DS games for now, but will be expanded in the future

“Respect Silent Mode” setting

• When enabled, Delta will only play game audio when your device isn’t muted

• Automatically mutes game audio if another app is playing audio

“Contributors” screen

• See everyone who has contributed to the Delta codebase on GitHub

• View associated Pull Requests/GitHub repos for contributed features

Misc.

• Supports controller skins with new `placement` parameter

• Supports controller skins with custom screens that don’t have explicit `outputFrame`

• Adds Shane Gill to Credits

Improved

• Automatically pauses + resumes emulation when switching between foreground apps with Stage Manager

• Uses modern menu UI when importing games

• Updated icon for "Copy Deep Link" action when sharing a game

Fixed

• Fixed error sharing games via certain share methods

• Fixed exporting save files for games with names containing special characters

• Fixed potential crash rendering game screen after changing EAGLContext

• Fixed incorrect game screen frame when software keyboard appears on iOS 16

• Fixed software keyboard sometimes appearing when not emulating anything

• Fixed keyboard controller appearing when another controller is active

• Fixed using Xbox controller analog sticks as D-pad inputs

• Fixed remapping analog sticks

• Fixed re-activating held inputs

• Fixed duplicate inputs when re-activating discrete held input

• Fixed incorrect font size for Credits section in Settings