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Hello, thanks for the report. We will try to fix it by the next beta (which is soon )

Hi, thanks for the feedback. LaunchBox for Android does not currently have a Quest-specific VR interface, and we haven’t announced plans for a dedicated VR version. When sideloaded on a Quest, it runs as a standard Android application, so some behavior may differ from phones, tablets, and handhelds.

We can’t add direct game launching by ourselves because Asobi must first provide an Android intent or deep-link API that tells the app which game or console to open. You can already add Asobi itself to LaunchBox as an Android app, but individual game launching isn’t currently possible. If Asobi adds a public integration API, we’ll be happy to investigate supporting it.

Thanks for the report. It will be fixed in the next beta

Hello, this feature will be added in 1.23-beta-3 (just letting you know 😉)

Thanks for reporting this. It matches a known Eden issue where games launched from external frontends did not load updates or DLC stored in an External Content folder. Eden has fixed this in v0.2.1, so please update Eden and try again. If it still happens, please let us know your exact Eden version and whether the updates are installed to NAND, stored as external content, or merged with the game file.

Hi Jameel, thanks for the suggestion. Asobi is already available on Android, and you can import it into LaunchBox as a normal Android app. Directly launching individual PlayStation games from LaunchBox would require Asobi to provide a public Android launch intent or deep-link API. I couldn’t find one documented yet, so we can’t reliably add it as a supported emulator at this time. If the Asobi developer exposes that functionality, we can investigate a proper integration.

reproduced it will be fixed in the next beta

Beta 2 is now available for testing. This build focuses on refining the RetroAchievements features introduced in Beta 1, improving startup and navigation performance for larger libraries, and delivering smoother controller navigation throughout the app. It also moves LaunchBox for Android to .NET 10 and .NET MAUI 10, adds support for more emulators and RetroArch cores, and includes fixes across game progress, emulator settings, popups, and cloud authentication. We’d appreciate your feedback as we continue polishing version 1.23. Full details are below: Added a confirmation prompt before logging out of RetroAchievements Added support for the ARMSX2 Refresh emulator for Sony PlayStation 2 games Added support for new Android emulators: hakuX, PrimeHack Android, Mandarine, Mandarine-Neo, Eden Nightly, Strato, EmuCoreX, NetherSX2 Turnip, and EmuCoreV Added RetroArch core mappings for the BBC Microcomputer System and Interton VC 4000 Improved controller navigation smoothness in the Boxes Grid games view Improved startup speed, especially for larger libraries, by saving lightweight library information so LaunchBox can reach the main screen faster on future launches Improved the Jump To menu for games. It now shows choices matching the current Sort By option, such as dates, ratings, platforms, regions, and other available values Improved loading and navigation speed for filters and games pages, especially when browsing large platforms or changing views Updated LaunchBox for Android to .NET 10 and .NET MAUI 10, along with updated supporting libraries Updated the minimum supported Android version to Android 8.0 Improved popup appearance and controller navigation throughout the app, including more consistent colors and borders, more reliable input focus, and better on-screen keyboard handling Improved RetroAchievements auto-login for RetroArch so LaunchBox uses a dedicated configuration that includes the user’s existing RetroArch settings Improved the RetroAchievements profile settings by separating in-app and external emulator options and masking Web API key entry Improved the Manage Emulators page so its content is restored immediately after emulator installation or update attempts, including failed installations Improved Cloud Sync authentication diagnostics to help identify sign-in and token validation failures without collecting credentials or authentication tokens Fixed an issue where Android could downgrade Done / Mastered games after an app update, and hardened automatic progress tracking so blank configured values no longer clear existing progress Fixed platform default emulator and RetroArch core settings being lost after restarting LaunchBox, and corrected the default Nintendo Entertainment System RetroArch core Fixed RetroAchievements title matching so base games are not rejected when RetroAchievements also has matching subset entries Fixed an issue where LaunchBox’s RetroAchievements auto-login for RetroArch could force Encore Mode back on after users disabled it Fixed the Android RetroAchievements Games Beaten total to match Windows by including beaten casual, beaten hardcore, completed, and mastered games Fixed an issue where the NAS game download progress popup could appear as a blank white box while the download continued Fixed controller navigation on the Filters and Games pages after upgrading to .NET MAUI 10 Fixed an issue on some Android handhelds where holding Back could repeatedly open and close the main menu Fixed an issue where pressing Back on the Edit Platform Metadata page could return to the Filters page after displaying the Save or Cancel warning Fixed inconsistent or unreadable text in Cloud Sync, EmuMovies credential prompts, and other settings dialogs Fixed long messages being clipped instead of wrapping on the NAS Management page

RetroArch saves global and per-core settings differently: For a global overlay, open RetroArch directly, select the overlay, then use Main Menu > Configuration File > Save Current Configuration and exit through Main Menu > Quit. For a core-specific overlay, launch a game first, select the overlay from the Quick Menu, then choose Quick Menu > Overrides > Save Core Overrides. Also ensure Settings > Configuration > Load Override Files Automatically is enabled. RetroArch should display the path where the override was saved. If it reports an error, check that Settings > Directory > Config points to a writable location. RetroArch’s overlay guide covers the same process. If you’re using the LaunchBox beta with Log into RetroAchievements on game launch enabled, there was also a bug where LaunchBox’s generated RetroArch configuration could prevent existing settings from loading correctly. That has been fixed for the next build; disabling that option temporarily should work around it.

The controller overlay isn’t controlled by LaunchBox - it comes from the emulator being launched. You’ll need to change it in that emulator’s settings. If you’re using RetroArch, open RetroArch directly and go to Settings > On-Screen Display > On-Screen Overlay > Overlay Preset, then select your preferred layout. You may need to update/download the overlay pack first and save a core or game override afterward. If you’re using a different emulator, let us know which one and we can provide the exact steps.

Do you have the same issue on the Windows app? Or is it only happening on Android?

Could you please go to Settings → Cloud Connection Settings, disconnect from the LaunchBox Games Database, and then sign in again using the same account? Disconnecting will not delete your local games, media, or game statistics. However, the next sync will be treated as an initial sync and may reconcile your local statistics with the cloud, so we recommend backing up your LaunchBox data folder first. Please do not clear the app’s storage or reinstall it. After signing in again, enable cloud sync and let us know whether it still immediately changes to Out of Sync.

This theme doesn't support Platform videos, only Game videos

It was already fixed in 1.23-beta-1 https://www.launchbox-app.com/android-about/change-log#:~:text=Fixed an issue with downloading media and logging in to EmuMovies

Did you install this theme?

Thanks for reporting this. This appears to happen after login succeeds, but the newly returned authentication token is rejected by the token-validation request. It is unlikely to be specific to the Retroid Pocket 5, and reinstalling probably will not resolve it. Please avoid clearing app data unless your LaunchBox data folder has been backed up. As a test, wait about 30 seconds after the error and choose Sync Now without signing in again, then let us know whether the status changes.

will be fixed in beta-2

Good suggestion. That makes sense, especially for VPN setups where network discovery may not find the server automatically. We’ll discuss this with the team as a possible improvement.

MAME and FinalBurn Neo are currently handled under the Arcade platform during import. The MAME/FinalBurn Neo logic is used for arcade metadata and emulator/core support, but the importer does not currently expose separate “MAME” or “FinalBurn Neo” categories.

LaunchBox for Android 1.23 Beta thread has opened:

Hi Everyone, A new beta round has begun for Android for version 1.23. The first beta is out and introduces a major RetroAchievements update, improvements to the Boxes Grid games view, better streaming video handling, and additional diagnostics to help us track down startup, launch, and playlist issues. While the changelog is fairly straightforward, we would really appreciate focused testing, especially around the new RetroAchievements features. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Testers: Things to Focus On Please help us validate the following: Beta-1: RetroAchievements: Log in from the new RetroAchievements main menu section, confirm your profile, stats, recent activity, recently played games, and leaderboard links load correctly. Test supported games to confirm achievement summaries appear on game details pages. Game Achievements Page: Open achievement sets for supported games and test Grid and List views, controller navigation, portrait and landscape layouts, sorting, searching, grouping, and filters such as earned, locked, missable, progression, and win condition achievements. Emulator Credentials: Test configuring RetroAchievements credentials for supported emulators, especially RetroArch, and confirm settings save and work after restarting the app. Achievement Notifications: Launch supported games through supported emulators, earn achievements if possible, then return to LaunchBox and confirm newly earned achievements are detected and shown correctly. Boxes Grid View: Test the Boxes Grid games view with large libraries. Please check scrolling speed, responsiveness, image fit options, spacing options, controller navigation, and touch navigation. Startup, Launch, and Playlist Diagnostics: If you run into slow startup, slow game launches, playlist save issues, missing playlist games, or playlist deletion problems, please report them. This beta includes additional diagnostics to help us track these down. Beta-2: Startup and Navigation: Test startup with both small and large libraries. Browse platforms, filters, playlists, and games, and test the Jump To menu with different sorting options. RetroArch Credentials: Enable Log into RetroAchievements on game launch and confirm your existing RetroArch settings remain intact. Test enabling and disabling Hardcore Mode, restarting the app, and launching multiple games. Platform Emulator Settings: Change the default emulator or RetroArch core for a platform, restart LaunchBox, and confirm the selection is retained. Game Progress: Check games marked Completed, Mastered, Continuous, or with other progress statuses and confirm their values remain correct after updating. Controller Navigation: Test navigation throughout Filters, Games, popups, and settings pages. On handhelds with a combined Back/Home button, confirm that holding Back does not repeatedly open and close the menu. New Emulator Support: If available, test the newly supported emulators and the new BBC Microcomputer System and Interton VC 4000 RetroArch core mappings. Android Compatibility: This beta updates LaunchBox to .NET 10 and .NET MAUI 10 and now requires Android 8.0 or newer. Please report any new crashes, visual issues, or navigation regressions. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Beta 1 Changelog Added a new RetroAchievements section to the main menu. You can now log in, view your RetroAchievements profile, see key stats, recently played games, recent activity, and open the global leaderboard from LaunchBox for Android Added a dynamic RetroAchievements main menu label. The menu can show your selected RetroAchievements stat, such as score, achievements unlocked, games beaten, completed games, or mastered games Added a redesigned game achievements page for RetroAchievements. Game achievement sets now support Grid and List view modes, controller navigation, detailed achievement information, earned and locked badge states, unlock rates, achievement type badges, and responsive portrait and landscape layouts Added filtering, grouping, sorting, and searching to RetroAchievements game achievement sets. You can filter by progression, missable, win condition, earned, locked, and other achievements Added RetroAchievements progress summaries to game details. Supported games can show earned achievements, completion percentage, earned points, and RetroAchievements-provided beat and master time estimates Added an option to show or hide RetroAchievements information on game details pages Added optional LaunchBox achievement notifications. When returning from a supported emulator, LaunchBox can check for newly earned RetroAchievements and open the related achievement page Added support for configuring RetroAchievements credentials for supported emulators, including RetroArch Improved the Boxes Grid games view with faster scrolling, better responsiveness, and new image fit and spacing options Improved streaming video handling and media playback stability Improved startup and launch diagnostics with startup/load tracing, deferred Android startup work, and slow game launch reporting to help identify loading and launch issues in beta builds Improved playlist diagnostics and error reporting to help track down cases where playlist names, games, or deletions do not save correctly Fixed an issue where newly added playlist games could be missing when opening the playlist immediately afterward Fixed an issue with downloading media and logging in to EmuMovies Fixed a possible crash when the LaunchBox Themes folder was missing or inaccessible Fixed a possible crash on older Android versions caused by unsupported media foreground-service behavior Fixed an issue where preview videos could continue playing while launching a game Fixed several controller and touch navigation scroll issues across list and grid views ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Beta 2 Changelog Added a confirmation prompt before logging out of RetroAchievements Added support for the ARMSX2 Refresh emulator for Sony PlayStation 2 games Added support for new Android emulators: hakuX, PrimeHack Android, Mandarine, Mandarine-Neo, Eden Nightly, Strato, EmuCoreX, NetherSX2 Turnip, and EmuCoreV Added RetroArch core mappings for the BBC Microcomputer System and Interton VC 4000 Improved controller navigation smoothness in the Boxes Grid games view Improved startup speed, especially for larger libraries, by saving lightweight library information so LaunchBox can reach the main screen faster on future launches Improved the Jump To menu for games. It now shows choices matching the current Sort By option, such as dates, ratings, platforms, regions, and other available values Improved loading and navigation speed for filters and games pages, especially when browsing large platforms or changing views Updated LaunchBox for Android to .NET 10 and .NET MAUI 10, along with updated supporting libraries Updated the minimum supported Android version to Android 8.0 Improved popup appearance and controller navigation throughout the app, including more consistent colors and borders, more reliable input focus, and better on-screen keyboard handling Improved RetroAchievements auto-login for RetroArch so LaunchBox uses a dedicated configuration that includes the user’s existing RetroArch settings Improved the RetroAchievements profile settings by separating in-app and external emulator options and masking Web API key entry Improved the Manage Emulators page so its content is restored immediately after emulator installation or update attempts, including failed installations Improved Cloud Sync authentication diagnostics to help identify sign-in and token validation failures without collecting credentials or authentication tokens Fixed an issue where Android could downgrade Done / Mastered games after an app update, and hardened automatic progress tracking so blank configured values no longer clear existing progress Fixed platform default emulator and RetroArch core settings being lost after restarting LaunchBox, and corrected the default Nintendo Entertainment System RetroArch core Fixed RetroAchievements title matching so base games are not rejected when RetroAchievements also has matching subset entries Fixed an issue where LaunchBox’s RetroAchievements auto-login for RetroArch could force Encore Mode back on after users disabled it Fixed the Android RetroAchievements Games Beaten total to match Windows by including beaten casual, beaten hardcore, completed, and mastered games Fixed an issue where the NAS game download progress popup could appear as a blank white box while the download continued Fixed controller navigation on the Filters and Games pages after upgrading to .NET MAUI 10 Fixed an issue on some Android handhelds where holding Back could repeatedly open and close the main menu Fixed an issue where pressing Back on the Edit Platform Metadata page could return to the Filters page after displaying the Save or Cancel warning Fixed inconsistent or unreadable text in Cloud Sync, EmuMovies credential prompts, and other settings dialogs Fixed long messages being clipped instead of wrapping on the NAS Management page Thank you for helping us refine LaunchBox for Android. Your testing and feedback continue to make the app better with every beta.

It's a known issue that started happening in the latest version. Will be fixed in the next beta that will be published soon 😉

Send it to my email (andriy@unbrokensoftware.com), and I'll check it when I have time

For both these issues, we will add extra logs in 1.23-beta-2 (or maybe 1.23-beta-1) for a better understanding of what's going on.