AstroBob

Hey folks — just a quick check-in from the mod team. We see things have gotten a bit sidetracked here — and a little more personal than they probably need to be. Because of this, we’ve cleaned up a few posts just to help keep the thread on track, but tried our best to keep the useful info intact. There’s been a lot of great info in this thread already, and we’d really like to keep it going. Sticking to the topic will help us do that, and we appreciate all the time, insight, and creativity that’s gone into this discussion. There’s clearly a lot of passion here, and that’s always great to see. Let’s all take a breath and keep it friendly. Healthy debates are totally fine — encouraged even — but if it starts feeling more like an argument than a discussion, it’s probably a good time to take a breather. Appreciate everyone keeping it cool and focused from here on out.

Hi Folks, To close the loop on this, as of LB for Android 1.18, Video streaming functionality has been restored; however, please note that only video will be streamed at this time due to the limitations of YouTube Cheers,

Feel free to DM me, so we can keep this thread on topic, however please note that accounts for the LaunchBox Forum, and the LaunchBox Games Database (which is also used to log into the feature request portal) are completely different. Unless you use the same username and password for both, please make sure you've actually got an account on the games database by going to https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/ DM me if that doesn't work and we'll troubleshoot further

Hi there, thanks for the report here. This is a known issue due a recent change whereby EA has discontinued support for the API that LaunchBox previously relied on, breaking the importer. We have a known issue logged for this on our bug portal over here: - https://feedback.launchbox.gg/p/ea-importer-not-working We hope to have a workaround for this in an upcoming beta, so feel free to follow the issue there to be notified when it is addressed. Cheers,

Just to close the loop here, this has been confirmed to have been resolved on the EmuMovies side and should be functioning properly. Give us a shout if you're noticing this again in the future Cheers,

Okay, it would be good to verify that for sure, since that will rule out any issues with files being in that specific Y: location. As a test, can you also try using the .wad format (you can generate these from within Cemu), and see if that auto-imports correctly, as that will identify if the file format your using is somehow causing the issue Let me know

The login for the feature request portal is the same as the one you use for the LaunchBox games database. When you choose to log in, it should redirect you to the games database to log in. Please make sure the account and password you're using are the same that you use to log in to the games database, and verify that you can log in over there. If that still doesn't work, let us know

Right, and how do those platforms handle auto-imports? Is WiiU the only one that isn't auto-importing properly?

Thanks for the report here. I've just testing this on 13.21 and WiiU roms do appear to import correctly, even with the games directory set to a location outside of the LaunchBox directory. May I confirm: - What file format are you WiiU games? - That Y: directory that you have listed for the WiiU games, are other platforms stored on that directory and do they auto-import properly? Let me know and we'll see if we can figure out why this isn't working for you.

Hi folks, Just a quick update—we’ve scoped out a feature request for this over on our new feature request portal! If this is something you’d find useful, we’d love for you to head over, give it an upvote, and share any specific use cases or details that matter most to you. - https://feedback.launchbox.gg/p/set-launchbox-as-a-default-home-app-on-android Your feedback helps us shape what we build, so every comment counts! Cheers,

Hi folks, Just a quick update—we’ve scoped out a feature request for this over on our new feature request portal! If this is something you’d find useful, we’d love for you to head over, give it an upvote, and share any specific use cases or details that matter most to you. - https://feedback.launchbox.gg/p/set-launchbox-as-a-default-home-app-on-android Your feedback helps us shape what we build, so every comment counts! Cheers,

Hiya, In RetroArch, if you go to Load Core > Download Core, you should see an option for Laserdisc Arcade Games (DirkSimple). Once you download it, you can specify it as one of the cores to use in RetroArch.

We're hearing reports of issues with their API this weekend. It may be a case of needing to wait and try again later, but if it's still happening in a day or so, let us know and we'll see if there's anything deeper going on

Hi Folks. Apologies for the radio silence on this thread — a few recent releases on our end have slowed things down a bit. That said, I want to reassure everyone that we haven’t forgotten about the platform requests that have been submitted. The good news is that our initial round of testing with the new backend system for adding platforms has gone well, and things are looking promising. We’re planning to start expanding support to more systems in the near future. In the meantime, to tide you over — and in anticipation of a little something happening on June 5th — we’ve gone ahead and added the Nintendo Switch 2 to the database. It’s still pretty barebones for now, of course, but we expect things to start filling out quickly once the 5th rolls around. For the moment, it’s mainly there for tracking purposes — especially for those who like to catalog their collections beyond just what's playable through LaunchBox. We’ll continue to keep you updated as more platforms get added. Thanks again for your patience and suggestions.

Version 1.18 - Released May 8th 2025 Release Summary Full Changelog: https://www.launchbox-app.com/android-about/change-log Check out the release video: New Features: Orientation Lock has been added, allowing users to lock the app's orientation to either Landscape, Portrait, Reverse Landscape, and Reverse Portrait, overriding the device's global orientation settings Scoped Storage framework support has been integrated as an option for all emulators. This enables enhanced folder and file permission settings, addressing requirements for certain emulators Updated the emulator launch framework for improved flexibility, easier condition handling, and easier maintenance The following Emulators have been added: Azahar, Citron, DroidArcadia, Infinity P8 Player The following Cores have been added to RetroArch: Dirk Simple The following platforms have been added: BBC Microcomputer System, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Atari Jaguar CD, Epoch Super Vassette Vision, Fujitsu FM Towns Marty, Interton VC 4000, Mega Duck, Nokia N-Gage, Oric Atmos, Philips Videopac+, PICO-8, ScummVM, Sega Pico, Sony Playstation Vita, Nintendo 64DD, Sega Triforce, Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox Improvements: Many emulators that had launching issues were fixed, notably: DuckStation, DraStic Video downloading from streamed content is now functional. The application will now combine the video and audio streams and save them as a single file to your local drive Video streaming functionality has been restored; however, please note that only video will be streamed at this time due to the limitations of YouTube The application framework has been upgraded to .NET 9 (from .NET 8), providing enhanced performance and stability Additional Apps on a Network Share should once again download and play Significantly reduced the frequency of application crashes during video playback by addressing underlying stability issues Implemented functionality to automatically delete partially downloaded files when a game download is canceled over the network Fixed: Resolved an issue where platform theme videos would unexpectedly restart when the device orientation was changed Updated the "Video downloading..." indicator text to "Video Stream loading..." to better reflect the process of streaming video content Touchscreen controls are now fully functional on the "Browse for New Games Database Image" page Added a visual loading indicator to provide feedback during shared drive connection attempts Fixed a bug that caused incorrect search results when canceling a game search Fixed an issue in the Manage Emulators section where Dolphin incorrectly displayed as not installed Fixed a crash when launching games into the AetherSX2 emulator Fixed a rare crash occurring during game imports Fixed a rare crash that happened while showing images Fixed a rare crash when clearing the platform image view