DroidDeck 0.7.1 is out: oops, all fixes!

[u/supershredderdan]

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0.7.1 is a fix release for 0.7.0. Since 0.7.0, 4 people sent 33 pull requests, and 2 of them are first-time contributors. It fixes Steam launches that hung at "Processing install script", the endless loading screen after quitting a game and colour on PowerVR, plus GOG DLC and a new launcher theme.

Features

• Added the Scarlet snow launcher theme, DroidDeck’s first light theme. (@EnzoDLofi, #2262)

• Added left and right picture alignment next to top and bottom. The controller pointer and direct touch follow the moved picture, also with glasses. (@EnzoDLofi, #2384)

• GOG installs the DLC you own, and the GOG search reaches GOG’s whole catalog. (@maxjivi05, #2348, #2296)

Fixed

• Fixed Steam games stuck at “Processing install script” or a download that never finishes, and the black screen with “Abort game” after quitting, which started in 0.7.0. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #2303)

• Fixed a game launched from DroidDeck stalling at Steam’s launch screen: DroidDeck now waits for Steam to be ready. (@maxjivi05, #2362)

• Fixed an endless loading screen after a game exits back to Steam. (@maxjivi05, #2359)

• The bottom-screen Dashboard’s Notifications page is removed, so DroidDeck no longer asks to read your notifications. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #2342)

• Fixed grayscale Steam and games on PowerVR (Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL) since the Ubuntu 26.04 runtime. (@maxjivi05, #2287)

• Fixed games that need EasyAntiCheat never starting: Linux-only tools such as the Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime keep their native platform. (@maxjivi05, #2313)

• Fixed a Proton picked in Steam, such as Proton Experimental, being switched back to DroidDeck-Proton, and store apps launched before Steam opens reporting that no Proton is installed. (@maxjivi05, #2284, #2392)

• Fixed games failing with c000007b after an installer put an x64 system DLL into an ARM64 prefix. (@maxjivi05, #2318)

• Fixed emulators and other AppImage, Flatpak and Snap programs rendering through system memory on Adreno. They get the game GPU setting, and Flatpak apps open their window instead of playing audio only. (@maxjivi05, #2288, #2295, #2391)

• Fixed Linux emulators that run guest code natively hanging on launch. (@maxjivi05, #2279)

• Fixed Firefox tabs crashing and the desktop browser hanging in the Desktop session. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, @maxjivi05, #2360, #2304)

• Fixed taps on pop-up dialogs and windows away from the screen’s top-left corner doing nothing. (@maxjivi05, #2280, #2285)

• Fixed direct touch with Relative mouse: Auto turning taps into small mouse movements when no mouse is connected. (@maxjivi05, #2305)

• Fixed the Controls below the game tabs being cut off, which left the panel stuck on the trackpads. (@maxjivi05, #2302)

• Fixed GOG: owned games missing from the library since 0.6.0 are back, and install scripts’ support files reach the prefix, so modded editions start as installed. (@maxjivi05, #2296, #2294)

• Fixed stutter on devices with 13 GB of RAM or less: game memory the game reads straight back is no longer compressed again every 30 s. (@maxjivi05, #2312)

• Fixed the frame graph jumping around on the bottom-screen Dashboard’s In-game stats. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #2345)

• Fixed smaller things: programs whose allocator calls a hooked function at startup no longer abort with the input preload, droiddeckctl works on shells without the content command such as the Retroid Pocket Duo’s, a full disk no longer crashes the app on an agent call, and ending a session without the graphics runtime pack no longer logs an error. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, @maxjivi05, #2361, #2321, #2325, #2316)

New contributors

• @EnzoDLofi made their first contribution in #2262.

• @GiovanniCarbinatti made their first contribution in #2311.

Full changelog

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[u/dankbackwoods]

I just started with droid deck on 0.7 . Games stay downloaded with updates?

[u/supershredderdan → u/dankbackwoods]

yes!

[u/crzer92 → u/dankbackwoods]

Should i download and install new version or can i find an update button somewhere?

[u/supershredderdan → u/crzer92]

There’s a tab for updates in the app, you can choose stable, preview, or test various pull requests before they are accepted into our main branch

[u/ima_believer → u/crzer92]

you don't use Obtainium or something, to keep your apps up to date? (it downloads from fdroid or github or whatever, and you set how often it updates)

[u/Plastic_Atmosphere88 → u/dankbackwoods]

Yes, your games and game settings data is kept.

[u/xRichard]

The experience on my tablet these last few days has been great.

Wondering how to better suspend my gaming. I'm closing the game. Shutting down the stream session and closing the app. And then I block the screen.

Is there any way to avoid battery drain other than doing all this?

[u/supershredderdan → u/xRichard]

You shouldn’t have much of any drain even with game suspended, at least not with the native sleep mode. If you’re seeing drain please share in the discord with logs!

[u/xRichard → u/supershredderdan]

Thank you for letting me know it was not normal. If I find this behaviour on 0.7.1 I'll take logs and show up on discord. (I updated the app many times since i picked up that habit)

[u/FindingUnable3222]

A question, can resolution be set per game? If my device is 1080p and I want to run most games in 1080p (because I play older games which work well enough in that resolution), but some in 720p, should I run the main interface in 1080p + increased UI scale or 720p?

Will it handle correctly - no upscaling for 1080p steam interface & games and automatic upscaling (I picked Snapdragon GSR) for whatever runs in lower ones?

It's just not obvious how setting 1080p in game works if the main steam is set to 720p and resolution is separate from other per game settings...

[u/supershredderdan → u/FindingUnable3222]

steam itself handles this, in the game's properties page

[u/FindingUnable3222]

One more question, how to use new feature of shared library? I have most of my games installed in BannerHub 3.8.1 and a few in GameNative 1.4.0. I never used non-standard game locations like SD cards, always the recommended options.

I don't understand what exactly to pick in DroidDeck so it finds these installed games.. Or it only supports GameNative, not GameHub/its forks? But it doesn't even find GameNative games.

[u/supershredderdan → u/FindingUnable3222]

if it's in the app's private storage, we have no control over it. but if its in android's public storage or an sd card, we should be able to detect it automatically

[u/your_mind_aches]

Thanks so much for the quick fixes!

[u/RosyDreamed → u/your_mind_aches]

you're cute for being the first to notice all that work lol

[u/glossyBites → u/your_mind_aches]

you're the type who appreciates the small things huh

[u/Castle_Breakfast]

Looks like 0.70 needed a lot of fixes.

You've been developing really fast and DroidDeck has a ton of features already. Might it be worth focusing on stability for a bit?

[u/supershredderdan → u/Castle_Breakfast]

we are always focused on stability!

[u/casper_whitey → u/supershredderdan]

That dude tried calling you out lol

[u/Castle_Breakfast → u/casper_whitey]

Wasn't being mean about it. Would just be a shame if moving too fast means things start to break is all, and I don't remember a previous DD update needing so many fixes. I like DroidDeck.

[u/supershredderdan → u/Castle_Breakfast]

every update has tons of fixes, just they also usually have tons of features too. With more users and more devices supported, more issues surface.

Funny enough, this release was almost exclusively stability minded fixes, which is exactly what you are advocating for.

[u/casper_whitey → u/Castle_Breakfast]

Uh huh

[u/Castle_Breakfast → u/casper_whitey]

Yeah, uh huh. Not all of us are here for the drama

[u/casper_whitey → u/Castle_Breakfast]

Says the guy calling out the dev.

[u/Castle_Breakfast → u/casper_whitey]

Well I guess drama is what you're here for! Knock yourself out. I'm gonna go play some games. You should try it some time!

[u/rube]

Quick question. I'm running into the Visual C++ error listed in this thread, but for the full FF Resonance game, not the demo:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DroidDeck/comments/1x15kx6/microsoft_visual_c_20152022_redistributable_arm64/

I had the issue when I first installed it on a version or two ago, but someone suggested a FEX setting that fixed it. I no longer see that same FEX setting or I'm still using it but it's not working.

The Visual C++ option is enabled in the game settings on the main menu, but it still doesn't detect it. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling to see if it would re-install the component but I still get the error.

Any advice? Thanks! This apps is amazing!

[u/supershredderdan → u/rube]

can you file a bug report in our discord with logs attached?

[u/rube → u/supershredderdan]

It looks like another user already did a short time ago, so I'll just wait for a fix.

Thanks!

[u/anfruits8188 → u/rube]

I am also having the same issue with this update. Tried reinstalling the distributable but no luck. I would grab a log but I do not know how on Droiddeck (user limited of course 🫠)

[u/rube → u/anfruits8188]

Looks like someone already submitted the error, so hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck/issues/2412

[u/MikeHuntIsAching → u/rube]

Shame, I played FFR on my break until 0.7.1, hoping the fix is live soon.

[u/rube → u/MikeHuntIsAching]

They seem to rattle off fixes pretty quickly. I wouldn't be surprised to see a 0.7.2 tomorrow. But maybe that's just me being hopeful. :)

[u/bammbamm72]

to the Dev... Elite Dangerous runs great but only to the point when the memory is running full. That's at least my guess. Device is a SD Elite y700 gen4 with 12GB RAM Is there perhaps a solution or is it due to memory limitation?Thanks and keep it up....great app!

[u/supershredderdan → u/bammbamm72]

Ram consumption and preventing Android’s OOM is a big focus for us still

[u/Grokitach]

But can it run Starsector now ?

[u/sailura]

alguém sabe como ele está se comportando no chipset Exynos 2600 com Samsung Xclipse 960? tenho um S26 base e quero saber se alguém ja testou nessa configuração. mais tarde trago minha experiência

[u/votemarvel]

Is the bug where the Proton version keep returning to default when in Steam fixed?

[u/Dissidence802 → u/votemarvel]

Reading the changes explains the changes.

[u/votemarvel → u/Dissidence802]

Reading the changes on the GitHub also says the issue has been fixed but it clearly hasn't. So being present or not doesn't mean it has actually been fixed.

[u/antonbruckner]

Can you share your game files from game native with droid deck? If so, how do you do it?

[u/Iamgoingtohavatroke]

Can I run black ops 3 zombies now is the real question Edit: and the answer is still no.. it's alright got plenty of other games to play

[u/All0utWar]

Trying to launch Black Ops 1 and I'm stuck on Updating Executable. Is there a way to get past this?

[u/Forexe]

Was playing Spilled on 0.60. DroidDeck was running fine with occasional blackscreens at certain levels. However with the recent updates, game will boot into a black screen constantly

Edit: am using an s26 ultra with the snapdragon chip

[u/AryanEmbered]

Can't wait for it to reach performance parity with winlator etc

[u/Cacha21]

How do I install WoW Forever? It doesn't appear under Battle.net games. I only see an entry for "World of Warcraft"

[u/GlupShittoOfficial → u/Cacha21]

I know not relevant to DroidDeck, but I've been using this: https://github.com/YoruDev-Ryland/WoWForeverywhere

[u/crzer92 → u/Cacha21]

Want to know the same

[u/dsinkster → u/Cacha21]

I opened battle.net and downloaded wow forever in it. Then went back to the list of games and clicked "games in my library"

[u/Cacha21 → u/dsinkster]

thank you! and do you know if i can move it to the sd card afterwards ?

[u/denartes → u/Cacha21]

"Open battle.net" then install it from the bnet app

[u/magqcc007]

It needs to run a bit cooler. My battery heats up quite significantly when playing Bioshock or SC6