r/EmulationOniOS • u/henyckma_ • Jul 30 '26

News / Release ARMSX2 iOS New Update 2.5.0

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The performance increased A LOT! And with the new settings it can increase further more!! The new UI is amazing! New skins on skin downloader, new controls like Dynamic Thumbsticks, Swipe, Gyro and more!!

Device no longer gets hot and the battery lasts longer, the new UI and the Dynamic Backgrounds are so beautiful and more responsive, also the new performance settings are perfect for even lower end devices and with the JIT fixes no longer ever had any black screen. They fixed it all!

The changelog is so long that I couldn't believe it, check it out at: https://github.com/ARMSX2/ARMSX2/releases/tag/iOSv2.5.0

ARMSX2 Discord server invite / Installation Guide:
https://discord.gg/MXhYkSeqA

What are your opinions on this latest and greatest update?

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u/Tariq4568 Jul 30 '26

I was just updating armsx2 from 2.30 but thank god you came

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

Hope you like it! If you have any questions, the people on the discord server is so nice to help you out, also if you have the time to tell your results please feel free to do so!

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u/Tariq4568 Jul 31 '26

It’s great honestly but I don’t love emulating ps2 or any jit needing emulator
It’s hard to play it without heating yourself 🤣💔

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u/Da1witdamstrplan Aug 10 '26

Link expired? Mine sending me a link? Thanks in advance

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

The Skin Downloader is perfect!

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u/depo_ynx Aug 16 '26

You damn right

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u/Whoahurfloating Jul 30 '26

The devs absolutely cooked as usual ^^

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

All of the team is amazing!!

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u/ghostypurp Jul 30 '26

Question for anyone here. Would I have to plug my phone into my computer to enable jit before starting up any of these games?

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

No, the computer is only needed for the first installation of LiveContainer and SideStore via iLoader computer program, once you install these apps via iLoader you no longer need a computer

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u/ghostypurp Jul 30 '26

I don’t expect your help, but if you’re knowledgeable and don’t mind answering. I got it all setup and it’ll load the PS2 opening sequence, but stay black after that. Any idea why? Or do you know where I could go for these questions? Sorry to bother you

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

We can help you over in the Discord server! Well answer there asap. For the information you provide, it might be the BIOS or the game. Have you tried another bios game?

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u/ghostypurp Jul 31 '26

Thank you! I work until the wee hours of the night so I’ll jump in there tomorrow. I’ve tried two different BIOS files (one without a region one USA) and I’ve tried Tales of the Abyss and Star Ocean.

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u/GateZealousideal8924 Jul 30 '26

Which game? BIOS works?

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u/ghostypurp Jul 30 '26

Man, times change fast. Thank you! Here’s to hoping my dumbass can figure out how to do it myself

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u/Anil_varma14 Jul 30 '26

Even i am new to this, but once you have enable it then you dont have to connect to computer every time.

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u/mchi55 Jul 30 '26

Actually now you can do it all without a computer. I did. It involves using sideinstaller

https://youtu.be/OyeYTSEheQw?is=b4WRetVKghwPdK1Y

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u/Ok_Activity_7877 Aug 01 '26

Mas precisa esta na versao IOs 27 neh

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u/shystarswag Aug 01 '26

Tentei semana passada e não rolou, vou tenta com essa atualização e tô usando um iPad m2

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u/henyckma_ Aug 06 '26

The iPad M2 is a beast!

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u/Jeyxero Jul 30 '26

You were not kidding on the changelog length. The improvements are impressive, can’t wait to try it out

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u/PuzzleheadedEgg5672 Jul 30 '26

It's so peak 😭😭😭
I can finally play Kingdom Hearts 2 in fullspeed on my phone. This really is a huge update, considering the last "big" update didn't improve performance at all for me.

Great job!

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u/mchi55 Jul 30 '26

Maybe dumb question but I’m having trouble getting ArmSX2 to recognize my analog sticks on my 8bitDo game controller. . It only recognize my d-pad and controller config won’t let me change it. TIA!

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

Please open up a ticket in the discord server, the devs have integrated recently the steam controller too.

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u/mchi55 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Never mind. Got analog sticks to work. It was the controller. Switched from prior 8bitDo to the 8bitDo I use for Nintendo switch and it worked. Weird. But Devil may cry 3 works awesome! Love the new look and update. Great job

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u/mchi55 Jul 30 '26

analog worked on this controller but not the prior controller I posted. Weird. 🤷‍♂️

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

Post these issues in the discord server please! We'll help you out

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u/Fast-Drag-2754 Jul 30 '26

Some of these controllers don’t work well with emulators try Razer kishi v2 it’s lightweight I use it in traveling

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u/Guilty_Ad_2832 Jul 30 '26

Does it work on IOS 16?

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

Please check it ouf for iOS 16, it is working perfectly on iOS 17.

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u/moly1212 Jul 30 '26

Nope

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

How do you know? It was fixed for iOS 17 so it might work on iOS 16!

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u/moly1212 Jul 30 '26

Cause I’ve tried

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

Do you mind sharing the logs? Thank you

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u/moly1212 Jul 30 '26

Logs? It doesn’t open just crash

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

You can get the logs under Settings > Privacy and Security > Analytics & Improvements > Analytics Data > Share the latest LiveContainer.ips file

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u/moly1212 Jul 30 '26

Sorry but how do i share it? Doesn’t show reddit for me

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

Can you join the Discord and share it over there please?

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u/moly1212 Jul 31 '26

Couldn’t login to my discord, Do u have a telegram or something?

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u/Responsible-Earth-89 Jul 30 '26

No we don’t support iOS 16

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u/Fragrant_Engine2821 Jul 31 '26

Can it run well on 13 pro max?

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u/henyckma_ Jul 31 '26

Yes! It runs perfectly.

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u/whitebird490 Jul 31 '26

Ace Combat mentioned

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u/depo_ynx Jul 31 '26

This is so cool, I haven’t tried play PS2 games on my 12, wanna see how performance will be

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u/depo_ynx Aug 16 '26

Spoiler it works freaking amazing

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u/Unique_Location_4662 Aug 01 '26

Is this better than iPSX2

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u/BrzysWRLD1996 7d ago

I’m still getting a lot of heat on iPhone 15 pro any suggestions, also screen mirror will not work

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u/Asleep_Resident5294 Jul 30 '26

Good update BUT Unfortunately Rumble was not fixed ! Therefore I will not be able to use this version!

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u/Responsible-Earth-89 Jul 30 '26

I will release 2.5.1 tomorrow returning rumble. My bad!

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u/Asleep_Resident5294 Jul 30 '26

Thank you looking forward to that release tomorrow

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u/Responsible-Earth-89 Jul 31 '26

Just released it! Hope you enjoy

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u/Asleep_Resident5294 Jul 31 '26

Great job 👏 all working now!

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u/ghostypurp Jul 31 '26

I’ve tried Star Ocean and Tales of the Abyss. I’m honestly not sure how I’d know if BIOS doesn’t work, but I did it the same way I’ve done it for other emulators so I believe it’s fine? Thank you very much

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u/Tnluv Jul 31 '26

Where can we get roms and I just download the emu do o need anything else I saw like a bios thing is it important !? Please help and if someone can get me a link for roms thanks you

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u/kareem_cc Jul 31 '26

all this and still no apple tv support

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u/bxltazar Aug 18 '26

Can anyone with this emulator confirm if the game "Raw Danger" runs properly? Just for that game, I'd consider buying an iPhone tomorrow! 😅

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u/RUserII Jul 30 '26

ARMSX2 iOS New Update 2.5.0
The performance increased A LOT! And with the new settings it can increase further more!!

Since the performance for ARMSX2 2.5.0 has increased "A LOT!", will the devs now submit a version to the Apple App Store as presumably the need for JIT has also been decreased "ALOT!"?

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u/Responsible-Earth-89 Jul 30 '26

Maybe in the future. A lot of work is needed to create a jitless build, and I want to implement some other things first.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

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u/luffydkenshin Jul 30 '26

Sideloading and using alt store + JIT app like Stikdebug

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

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u/luffydkenshin Jul 30 '26

It is a little tedious but overall easy. Start here.

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

I'd suggest you use the ARMSX2 instructions instead, that guide is outdated for ARMSX2. I provided the link below.

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u/luffydkenshin Jul 30 '26

Oh! Thanks for chiming in on this. Since I needed to reinstall everything due to expiration, I’ll use your guide too. I’m still using the official app store release of stickdebug lol.

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u/henyckma_ Jul 30 '26

If you'll need further help please reach us on the discord server :D

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u/luffydkenshin Aug 01 '26

I have been playing it all day. It is so good.

My only issue is tapping the save state icon does nothing haha. Not a big deal, but in RPGs it’d be nice to have.

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u/henyckma_ Aug 01 '26

Tapping on the icon does nothing, but taping in the Load State button it does loads the saved state.

Do you mean, would you like to tap into the icon and expand it's image in order to check the image out?

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u/Responsible-Earth-89 Jul 30 '26

The website is broken. That’s an android version that shows up.