Azahar – Azahar 2125.0.1

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Azahar – Azahar 2125.0.1

🔥 Azahar 2125.0.1 is live — and it’s packing serious upgrades! Here’s what’s fresh for Homebrew Enthusiasts:

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📱 Android Vanilla Build (Critical!)**

  • ✅ New package ID: `org.azahar_emu.azahar`

→ Uninstall old version first! (Data stays safe — just re-select user dir on launch.)

→ Google Play version unaffected (keeps old ID).

  • 🚀 Vanilla builds now blazing fast:
  • Native file I/O → HOME menu boots in <5s (was ~30–45s!)
  • Smoother SD card detection & access.
  • 📸 Fixed camera crashes/pauses on Android (yes, finally).
  • 🔘 New Hotkey Enable toggle + Auto-Map Controller (desktop-style mapping).
  • 🖼️ Secondary screen: fixed aspect ratio & disconnect crashes.
  • 🛠️ Setup loop issues? Gone.
  • 💡 Double-tap the Apps button → version toast (no more guessing!).

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🕹️ Core & Renderer**

  • 🧩 LibRetro/RetroArch cores now available across all platforms:

Linux, Windows (x86/ARM), macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon), Android, iOS & tvOS.

⚠️ iOS/tvOS: JIT disabled → expect slower perf on older hardware.

  • 🖼️ Vulkan shader cache (.vkch) added → no more stutter on relaunch! Copy caches between devices for instant speedup.
  • 🎨 Texture filtering returns — now works on all color surfaces (no more muddy UIs).
  • ⚙️ Shader/pipeline compilation offloaded → smoother startup & less hitching.
  • 🧠 Artic Base optimizations = lower CPU usage & better battery life on mobile.
  • 📡 `NWM_SOC::GetMACAddress` implemented → NetPass homebrew now works!
  • 📥 Download Play fully functional with HLE only (no LLE needed).
  • 🧪 New debug toggle: switch between Old 3DS / New 3DS console types.

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💻 Desktop Improvements**

  • 🖱️ Controller touchpad now emulates 3DS touchscreen (yes, really).
  • 🛠️ Config backend overhauled → cleaner defaults & dynamic validation (esp. for Android).
  • 🔍 Update checker smarter — prevents accidental downgrades.
  • 🖥️ Legacy SDL2 frontend removed (Qt remains rock-solid).
  • ⚙️ New debug setting: display refresh rate auto-detection (leave enabled unless you’re tweaking manually).
  • 🧰 Windows: AMD GPU forced usage + MSYS2 camera fixes.
  • 🍏 macOS: Launch warnings & UI freeze fixes.

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🧪 Under the Hood**

  • Vulkan validation layer fixes (no more undefined behavior).
  • Build system: GCC ARM64 fix, Qt6 <6.7 support, cleaner CMake versioning.
  • Debug tooling: NATVIS for BitField class (Visual Studio), aggressive dead code stripping.

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🎯 TL;DR Highlights:

  • 🚀 Vanilla Android = 6x faster boot (native I/O!)
  • 🧩 RetroArch cores live! Homebrew on any LibRetro-compatible platform.
  • 🔥 Vulkan caching = instant reloads after first run.
  • 🛠️ Stability, correctness & polish everywhere.

👉 Vanilla users: uninstall first!

Full changelog → [github.com/azahar-emu/

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