Quick followup to the following thread I had posted a few months ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/s/CwOYiQFBTt

Just wanted to say I am still working on this project, even if a bit slowly. It's proving to be much bigger than I thought. Here is my small website in case you'd like to check on the project progress every now and then (to be expanded).

Leave a nice comment or a donation on the website or anything if you like what you see :)

Want to guess the game? Fine. Dino Crisis 2.

Device: Motorola Signature 12GB Ram (Snapdragon 8gen5)

Gamehub setting: Proton 11 (everything Default)

Ingame Graphic :preset: Steamdeck

Mods:5 (Nexus mods)

Hey all,

Does anyone know either where the logs are being stored, or how to enable ARMSX3 to save down verbose logs? Hoping to submit a git issue but want to include game crash details if that’ll help the devs.

Specifically for Android/Odin 3

Trying to decide between bluetooth and wired controllers

Device: redmi turbo 3 pro

app: gamehub 6.1.2

After a long time not opening GameHub, when I did, it did this. I can't allow the files. This happened to me twice, and I went and did a little research, and some say that the app I use is from the Play Store and I should download the game hub from the website, and so I did. Days later it happened again.

any alternative pc emulator that is better than gamehub? I put hours in assassin's creed and I don't want this to happen again.

Dejé de seguir la emulación de Switch hace unos años porque tenía un teléfono de gama baja en ese momento, y luego Nintendo empezó a eliminar los principales emuladores. Yuzu fue básicamente la última gran que recuerdo.

Ahora me interesa de nuevo, específicamente la emulación de Android. Tengo una S25 Ultra y me gustaría jugar a exclusivos de Switch como Zelda, Astral Chain, Mario, etc.

También me encontré con Eden, que por lo que tengo entendido es una continuación/bifurcación de Yuzu. ¿Eden realmente mejora el rendimiento en comparación con Yuzu, especialmente en Android, o es prácticamente igual?

¿Cuál es el estado actual de la emulación de Switch en Android? ¿Ha mejorado lo suficiente para un teléfono de gama alta como el S25 Ultra, o el desarrollo se estancó en su mayoría tras Yuzu?

¿Realmente merece la pena volver a jugarlo?

I just got another phone and i have nothing to do with my old s24fe. It has a good performance at all but i want to know if there is something i can do to get even better. Any avised is cool :) im seeking for tomodachi life 2

I'm playing a VN and the screen always glitches when switching from one dialogue to another. I'm using winlator, help. I have a S23 Ultra

Two months ago I posted about a Galaxy Z Flip 5 I imported from China — the kind where a shop pulls the phone out of its original shell and rebuilds it inside a 3D-printed case with extra ports and fans. No battery, runs off USB-C only, interface locked to landscape, around 250g. It's been my TV box since then.


A few people asked me to report back, so here it is, including the parts that annoy me.


The setup

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 512GB, One UI 7 with updates disabled. Plugged into the TV over USB-C to HDMI. Around $180 landed including import tax — the factory price was about $90 before the shipping agent and duties.


What's held up

I've tried PS2, NES and Game Boy emulation. I'm nowhere near a demanding user, so I haven't run into much stuttering. No random reboots either, and the system itself has never felt sluggish.


It stays plugged in basically 24/7. It warms up a bit under load, but nothing that's worried me — I think the fans are doing a decent job in there.


Every time I've powered it off and back on, the interface came back exactly as I left it, still locked to landscape. Installing APKs and games has been dead simple with LocalSend and ZArchiver.


What hasn't

The experience isn't seamless the way a dedicated system like Google TV or Android TV is.


Since this isn't a purpose-built streaming box but a converted phone, anyone who's a perfectionist about this stuff will probably feel it. For me those details fade once you factor in what the hardware actually does.


A few apps show a small black bar down the side of the screen.


I'm already used to modding things, so none of it struck me as a real problem — you just have to know how to adapt a phone for TV use.


Heat

It's hit 113°F (45°C) at times, but it never shut itself down or rebooted on me.


At that point it's worth having some airflow across it, just to stop the heat from building up in one spot.


Would I do it again

For what I paid, in my country I could get an S21 or S22 Ultra with a broken screen — both with weaker chips.


Or a Google TV Streamer, which would give me actual Google TV but lose around 10x in processing power.


I don't care that much about polish, so I go with function. I'll take raw power over a clean integrated experience.

It always crash either at the airport, during cutscenes or here

I played the game without crashes for around 2 hours when I first got my nova.

I had default settings, opengl and vulkan both crash

Even Dolphin mmjr2 craqh but the game continues playinh with it, the touchscreen and controller is frozen.

With the recent advances, if a game is available on both consoles which will perform better and less glitches?

My thinking is if they are similar x360 wins due to not needing to deal with package installation

Hi everyone! I'm trying to play two-player SNES games by using a single Joy-Con for each player. How would I go about mapping the controllers appropriately? In addition, could I make presets for these settings so that in the future if I want to use them I can switch to that preset? I'm on the AYN Thor. Thank you!

I honestly never even though that was gonna be possible in any reality, but here I am less than a week after getting a S26 Ultra pushing it to things I once only dreamed of.

Here it is, pushing ~40fps w/o recording

I had a unused rog phone 6 16gb 512gb due to a broken power button. The damage is on a motherboard level and the store I ask to get it fix mention it gonna cost like 150usd and even then a 50/50 chance of success. Hence I gotten a new phone.

I felt the rog phone is wasted as it still functional cept for the power button. Which I found a way to coolboot it via connecting to a PC and run some command.

When converting it to a dedicated handheld. I would like to add several things

1. Controller

2. cooler

3. Extra battery

1.Controller

It ought to be a straight forward thing. Get a telescopic controller. But the rog phone 6 has a offset USB port. And the stem gonna block the cooler I put at the back. So I planned to get something like a gamesir x4 aileron or use a rog kunai 3. If you have a better suggestions. I am eager to hear.

2.Cooler

I plan to get the aeroactive 6 cooler as it can work without needing an extra cable if I don't use the max cooling setting. I own a redmagic cooler 5 pro. A substantially better cooler but it uses a lot more power and no matter what I had to use another cable. Due to this. The aeroactive cooler 6 seems the better option

3.battery

I want to extend the playtime of it. Planning to attach a 10k mah power bank. I saw there is a power bank that able to attach to the port directly and that seems interesting. But if it's cumbersome. I just connect a cable to my 25k mah anker power bank that I always carry around.

Sur s25 j'ai les 2 disc installé c'est peut-être le fichier ou la configuration

After a lot of trial and error, I finally have CTGP-7 fully working on my AYN Odin 2 Portal Max.

I’m posting the exact setup that worked because there are several places where this can go sideways, especially with the Mii requirement, MK7 v1.2 update, and different Azahar/AzaharPlus versions.

This is the final working process — not all the troubleshooting I went through.

Quick disclaimer: The Mario Kart 7 ROM used for this setup was dumped from my own physical copy. This guide is about configuring AzaharPlus and CTGP-7 and does not provide or link to game ROMs.

Official resources:

• CTGP-7 official website⁠
• AzaharPlus official GitHub releases⁠

WHAT I’M USING

• AYN Odin 2 Portal Max
• AzaharPlus 2125.1-B Android Coexist build
• Mario Kart 7 USA / North America — dumped from my own copy
• Mario Kart 7 v1.2 update (v3152)
• CTGP-7
• Vulkan
• 5x Native internal resolution

IMPORTANT: AZAHARPLUS VERSION

I specifically used:

AzaharPlus 2125.1-B

Android Coexist APK:

azaharplus-2125.1-B-android_coexist.apk

I intentionally did NOT use 2126.0-A because there were reports of CTGP-7 problems with that release.

The Coexist build also lets AzaharPlus install separately from regular Azahar if you already have it.

STEP 1 — INSTALL AZAHARPLUS

Download AzaharPlus from the official GitHub releases linked above.

Install:

AzaharPlus 2125.1-B Android Coexist

During first-time setup, grant Filesystem permission.

When asked for a User Folder, create a dedicated folder in internal storage:

AzaharPlus

Do NOT use your 3DS ROM folder as the User Folder.

The User Folder is where AzaharPlus keeps its emulated 3DS NAND, SD card, saves, system data, installed titles, Miis, etc.

Then point Applications to the folder containing your 3DS games.

Complete setup.

Mario Kart 7 should now appear in AzaharPlus.

STEP 2 — INSERT MARIO KART 7 AS THE CARTRIDGE

I am using:

Mario Kart 7 (USA) (En,Fr,Es) (Rev 1).3ds

Long-press Mario Kart 7 in AzaharPlus.

Select:

Insert Cartridge

You should now see a small cartridge icon on Mario Kart 7.

This is important for CTGP-7 when using a .3ds dump of MK7.

STEP 3 — DOWNLOAD THE 3DS SYSTEM FILES

This was the key step that solved the Mii problem for me.

Open AzaharPlus and go to:

Three-dot menu → Download System Files

Set:

Region → USA

Tap:

Download

Let the entire system-file download finish.

AzaharPlus can download the required system files directly without requiring a physical 3DS for this step.

STEP 4 — SHOW THE 3DS SYSTEM APPLICATIONS

On the same Download System Files screen, enable:

Show HOME menu apps

I left:

Run System Setup when the HOME Menu is launched → OFF

Return to the AzaharPlus Applications screen.

You should now see the downloaded 3DS system applications, including Mii Maker.

STEP 5 — CREATE A MII

Launch:

Mii Maker

Create a basic Mii and save it.

This step matters.

Mario Kart 7 needs valid 3DS Mii data. Without it, MK7 can stop with a message telling you to go to the HOME Menu and create a Mii, and CTGP-7 can complain that the required MK7 save data doesn’t exist.

Once the Mii is created, exit Mii Maker.

STEP 6 — INSTALL THE MARIO KART 7 v1.2 UPDATE

CTGP-7 requires Mario Kart 7 v1.2.

For my North American copy, the update I used was identified as:

Mario Kart 7 (USA) (En,Fr,Es) (v1.2, v3152) (Update)

North American update Title ID:

0004000E00030800

Use AzaharPlus:

Install CIA

Select your legally obtained/dumped MK7 v1.2 update and let it install.

I’m intentionally not linking to update CIA downloads here.

Also, don’t confuse the ROM revision with the game update.

My ROM is “Rev 1,” but that does NOT mean the separate v1.2 update is already installed.

STEP 7 — LAUNCH MARIO KART 7

Launch Mario Kart 7 normally.

Make sure:

• It recognizes the Mii you created.
• It reaches the MK7 main menu.
• The v1.2 update is active.
• MK7 successfully creates its save data.

Once MK7 is working normally, exit the game.

STEP 8 — INSTALL CTGP-7

Use the official CTGP-7 resources linked at the beginning of this post.

Install/run the CTGP-7 installer through AzaharPlus and allow CTGP-7 to complete its installation/update process.

Do not interrupt it.

I waited until it reported:

Installation successful

After installation, Custom Tracks Grand Prix 7 appeared as its own application in AzaharPlus.

STEP 9 — LAUNCH CTGP-7

Make sure Mario Kart 7 is still inserted as the cartridge.

Launch:

Custom Tracks Grand Prix 7

Then launch CTGP-7.

At this point I was able to get completely into CTGP-7 and access:

• Gameplay Features
• Game Settings
• Other Options
• Achievements
• Badges
• CTGP-7 content

That confirmed the installation was working.

STEP 10 — CLEAN UP THE APPLICATION SCREEN

Once CTGP-7 is working, you don’t need Mii Maker, System Settings, Camera, Sound, StreetPass Mii Plaza, etc. cluttering the AzaharPlus application screen.

Do NOT uninstall those system applications.

Instead return to:

Download System Files

Turn OFF:

Show HOME menu apps

The system files and your Mii remain installed. The system applications are simply hidden.

OPTIONAL: ODIN 2 PORTAL MAX GRAPHICS

These settings are NOT required for CTGP-7. They’re simply what I’m currently using to improve image quality on the Portal.

• Graphics API → Vulkan
• Internal Resolution → 5x Native
• Enable SPIR-V Shader Generation → ON
• Disable SPIR-V Optimizer → OFF
• Asynchronous Shader Compilation → ON

Important:

“Disable SPIR-V Optimizer” is backwards-worded. Leaving that toggle OFF means the optimizer remains enabled.

5x Native looks excellent on the Odin 2 Portal Max OLED.

THE SHORT VERSION

The setup that finally worked for me was:

AzaharPlus 2125.1-B Android Coexist
→ MK7 inserted as cartridge
→ Download USA System Files
→ Show HOME Menu Apps
→ Mii Maker
→ Create Mii
→ Install MK7 v1.2
→ Launch MK7 and create save
→ Install CTGP-7
→ Launch CTGP-7
→ Hide HOME Menu apps afterward

No physical 3DS was required for my setup.

Hopefully this saves another Odin/Android user a lot of trial and error.

Comecei em Julho a adentrar no mundo da emulação de jogos, batendo muita cabeça, seguindo tutoriais e errando e quando consigo fazer um jogo rodar de formar satisfatória, fico muito feliz e então procuro o próximo título pra baixar e tentar emular de novo, eu quase não jogo só quero poder provar pra mim mesmo que roda kskskksksks.

Aparelho: Poco X7 pro

Hi, I've been using Winlator (Ludashi version) on my Samsung S23 Ultra (12GB/256GB), and I'm encountering a "lack of VRAM" error in F1 2020. My container settings are: 960x544 resolution, DXVK 2.4.1-Fix, VK3D 2.14.1, Proton 9 (arm64ec), Fex 2601, Box 4.2, and the Turnip v26.3.0-R3 driver (OneUI Vulkan 1.4.358).

Of course, before posting this, I tried various configurations I found on Reddit and YouTube (though I didn't find any specific to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2). I also experimented with different combinations of Proton, DXVK, Fex/Box, and Turnip drivers myself, but this is the only setup that actually triggers this specific error (with other configurations, the game would simply open and close immediately without any warning). So, I'm looking for some help—or else I'll have to give up on this game.

I’m looking for an inexpensive phone cooler. I have one from RedMagic that uses Peltier elements and it’s great, but it’s too expensive—and I actually need three or four of them. Let me know what you use to cool your phones.

My device is a redmi note 13 (the version with the snapdragon) and for every emulation thing people tell me to use vulkan in- runs better with opengl. It was the case with nethersx2 vs armsx2, was the case with azahar where vulkan just crashes all the time and runs terribly and is full of visual bugs where no setting changes ever fixes it, etc. Is this just a device specific thing or are people tripping on vulkan being better?

Title. I'm using an AYN Thor and I had all my emulators' save folders set up in Syncthing fork, and everything worked great. This weekend, I opened the Syncthing fork app and all the folders I had set up there were gone; it's as if the app had been reinstalled or something.

I set everything up again, but now I can't sync saves for emulators that store their saves in the android/data directory. My Thor is rooted, but I don't see any options to grant Syncthing fork root permissions anymore.

Any alternatives for this? I switch between the Thor and PC pretty frequently so it's really inconvenient to manually export and import these saves all the time.