[Android] VGBAnext 6.6.2 Released

[fms]

Hello, All!

I have published VGBAnext 6.6.2, a new version of my universal GameBoy Advance, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Classic, NES, and Famicom emulator for Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.emu

This release corrects gamepad button assignments to keyboard keys, fixes several possible crashes and a .ZIP file vulnerability reported by Google.

As you remember, I had to disable cheat features to avoid Google staff banning VGBAnext from the store. You can easily reenable cheats though by downloading this file and clicking on it in the File Selector:

https://fms.komkon.org/EmuAndroid/VGBAnext-Cheats.zip

ALL CHANGES:

* Final fix to gamepad button assignments to keyboard keys.
* Fixed vulnerability when unzipping files, as reported by Google.
* Fixed possible crash when unpausing app during exit sequence.
* Fixed possible crash in the State Exchange.
* Now showing folder name in the title instead of complete path.
* Now disabling keyboard options if there is no keyboard.
* Lowest supported Android version is Android 4.4 (SDK-19) now.

Have fun!

[Lee Griffiths]

Thanks for this release and all your work, I don't know if this is the place to ask something like this, so please redirect me if not.

I've just bought VGBA and been enjoying it, with one caveat. The "Scale to fit screen" option doesn't appear to work correctly, i.e. it behaves exactly as the "No scaling" option with black bars to the left and across the bottom of the screen. 4:3 and stretch both use the full height and width of the screen respectively, but at the wrong aspect ratios. I've followed the advice on the FAQ, but hardware acceleration has no effect be it on or off. Is this something I can fix or that others have reported? This is a Pixel 6 Pro running March 2022 version of Android 12.

Many thanks

[fms]

"Scale to Fit Screen" option scales the emulated screen as much as your phone screen allows. Since it is not allowed to change the emulated screen proportions, you may still see black bars at the sides of your emulated screen.

[Lee Griffiths]

This went to junk for some reason. I understand that it maintains the aspect ratio, but like I said the black bar is at the bottom as well, so it's on three sides.

I installed another GBA emulator and it could scale to fill the vertical space, with only black bars on the left and right as desired.

Am curious as to why VGBAnext is behaving this way on my phone.

[fms]

On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 12:51:52 AM UTC-4 leewgr...@gmail.com wrote:

I understand that it maintains the aspect ratio, but like I said the black bar is at the bottom as well, so it's on three sides.

Enable "Settings | Video | Accelerated Video" and that should take about the black bar at the bottom, unless something else

is wrong.

[Peter Boon]

I love what you are doing but we haven't heard from you on Atari Age lately.
I am really wondering when the Windows version will be updated because your emulator is the most complete of all.
ADAM is still severely lacking but if I can just make a tiny request is the ability to increase the memory.
Not just the 64k expansion but 256k or even 2 meg.  Or even emulate other expansion cards as long as the BIOS's are available like an IDE or MIB238.

You are the only one who is good at this and have been a great friend of ours for many years.

On a serious note, we haven't heard from you and hope all is well.

PBJ

[fms]

Hello, PBJ!

I am currently updating Android versions of my emulators to the latest Google requirements. Will look at ColEm when I have time. To my best knowledge, there was no 2MB extension for Adam, so that might be unrealistic. The other stuff you are suggesting to emulate sounds very niche, with hardly any specific support in the software. I understand that it may be cool to have, but lack time for such things.

The ColEm source code has been made public though, so you can take a stab at these expansion cards on your own.

Marat

[加油好嗎]

A message to the developers of VGBA NEXT EMULATOR:

On Android, does vgba have a debugging function that can view memory/search addresses and values/and dynamically modify memory, making game cheating and development testing an easy and convenient thing to use on Android devices?

If this function really exists, do you expect to release the above-mentioned related instructional videos? Since the interface design is not user-friendly and there are relatively few public introduction videos, I hope you will consider it carefully, thank you.

Are there any plans to Chinese-language Android installation packages? It can open up users in the Chinese speaking circle, giving greater prospects for the advancement and competition of the simulator. We hope to adopt it!

2024.03.04

fms 在 2022年2月15日 星期二凌晨12:02:13 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：