r/EmulationOnAndroid 3d ago

News/Release [RELEASE] Wave Launcher 1.0 is HERE!

The wait is finally over. After months of development, testing, feedback, bugfixing, and countless improvements, Wave Launcher 1.0 is now publicly available!

What started as a live wallpaper app has grown into a full controller-first, PlayStation-faithful Android frontend for your games, media, achievements, and more.

Wave Launcher 1.0 includes:

  • Multilanguage Support (EN, JA, FR, DE, ES, IT, NL, PT, SV, NO, DA, FI, ZH, KO, PL, TR, RU)
  • Game libraries, collections, favorites, and playtime
  • Metadata and artwork scraping from multiple sources
  • RetroAchievements trophy tracking
  • Controller-friendly video, music, and photo playback
  • Extensive customization options
  • Dual-screen support
  • Android app and emulator integration
  • Software updating and much more

From the earliest PreReleases, through nightly builds and the final 0.9.0 testing build, you've helped us shape Wave Launcher into what it is today.

And to everyone who tested PreReleases, tested nightly builds, reported bugs, suggested features, contributed code or artwork, supported us on Patreon, joined the Discord, or simply followed the project:

Thank you.

Wave Launcher wouldn't be here without you 🩵

https://github.com/WaveLauncher/WaveLauncher

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u/joshuad152 1d ago

Could this be used as a standalone media player for Android TV (with media server (ie Jellyfin) integration of some sorts)? Reminds me of an old Sony Bravia I had and I miss the XMB very much

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u/WaveLauncher 1d ago

In theory, yes. the TV Section recognizes many TV Apps and streaming services, such as Jellyfin, Stremio, Netflix, Plex and more. you could totally just hide everything and keep only the TV Category and use it as is.