![]() Why only 50 cores? Unfortunately, if we don’t want to cut off support for Android OS versions lower than 8.0, we have to limit it to this number. You will no longer have to wait for months on end for a new version – instead, new versions will be pushed to the Play Store automatically. Both the cores and RetroArch itself will be updated in the process. + The Play Store version will be updated twice a week, possibly more if users request it.These cores are downloaded from Google’s servers instead. + Instead, you will be able to select from 50 hand-curated libretro cores to download from within the application. – The Core Downloader no longer connects directly to our build infrastructure – in accordance with Google Play Store’s new policies, this had to be changed. The Google Play Store version has the following plus and minuses: RetroArch on the Google Play Store is going to be different now from the version you can download on our website. RetroArch Play Store – two separate versions Now, though, thanks to your help and support, we are finally on the cusp of having a solution that we hope (and think) will satisfy nearly everyone. Hence we haven’t been able to address the situation as of yet. ![]() Right after this, we suffered from the crippling buildbot server hack which really set us back. Remember our previous article back in August? We could no longer update RetroArch to the newest version on the Google Play Store because their policies had changed with regards to the use of externally hosted dynamic library files. ![]() Android, Blog, Libretro, RetroArch, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy Store RetroArch Android – New versions for Play Store – please read! ![]() No matter what device you are on and which ecosystem you are in, we try to have you covered. RetroArch should now be available on the Google Play Store, Amazon App Store, Huawei App Gallery, and Samsung Galaxy Store. To get a more full-featured version, download the Galaxy Store version. There is nothing we can do about this, these are restrictions and limitations imposed by Google to have the software available for distribution on the Play Store. Reasons are listed above, but on top of that, the Google Play Store version has not been updated for a while because of increasing restrictions and requirements that we haven’t caught up with yet.īottom line, we anticipate the Google Play Store version to become more and more nerfed as time goes on unfortunately. Regardless, we highly recommend you use the Galaxy Store version over the Google Play Store version. On a Samsung phone, you have the choice to choose between either version. Should I use this version or the Google Play Store version? There are far more cores available than on the Play Store. * Cores are distributed from the Libretro buildbot infrastructure. We have to hand-pick these cores specifically so that users can install them on the Google Play Store. For RetroArch Plus on the Play Store, it is up to 127 cores that can be installed. It has a couple of big advantages over the Google Play Store version: The version available on the Galaxy Store is identical to the version you can download from our website. How does this version differ from the Google Play Store version? Open the app on your device, type in RetroArch in the search bar, and download it from there. It is a storefront available exclusively for Samsung-branded devices. The Galaxy Store should be pre-installed by default on Samsung phones. How can I download RetroArch from the Galaxy Store? We’re happy to announce that RetroArch is now available on the Samsung Galaxy Store! For free, of course.
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