Settings

Settings

Press START on the shelf to open the main menu:

• Library
• Cart Studio
• RetroAchievements
• Apps
• Settings
• About

Move with ↑ / ↓, change a value with ← / →, open a row with A, go back with B.

The defaults below are those of a new installation. When you update from an older version, slot. keeps the values you had.

Library

Row	What it does
Choose ROM Folder	Your parent ROM folder, not a system's folder. See Getting Started.
RomM Server	Download games from your own RomM server. See RomM.
Choose BIOS Folder	A folder with gba_bios.bin, gbc_bios.bin or gb_bios.bin. Optional.
Choose Save Folder	Where in-game saves are written.
Choose Save State Folder	Where save states are written.
Share Core Saves	ON / OFF (default OFF). When on, a game keeps the same in-game save when you switch it to its other core. See Cores & Saves.
Refresh Library	Scans the ROM folder again, after you add or remove games outside slot.

Settings menu

START → Settings has six pages: Interface, Systems, Gameplay, Emulation, Controls and, on the RG Rotate, Handheld.

Interface

Setting	Values	Default	What it does
Theme	Dark, OLED, Light, Original	Dark	The colours of the menus and shelves. OLED is true black. Original shows each console's slot in that console's own colours.
Wallpaper			Opens the Wallpaper page (below).
Recents	ON, OFF	OFF	Adds the Recents shelf, with the games you played last.
Game Titles	ON, OFF	OFF	Shows the game's name under the cartridge.
Status Bar			Opens the Status Bar page (below).

Wallpaper

Setting	Values	Default	What it does
Shelf	General, then each shelf with games	General	The shelf whose wallpaper you set. General is used by every shelf without its own.
Wallpaper	None, Random (General only), Default, Default Blur, and your imported images	None	The picture behind the shelf. None shows the theme's colour. On a shelf, General uses the General wallpaper.
Wallpaper Tint	Off, Low, Medium, High	Off	Darkens your own wallpaper so the cartridges stand out.
Import Wallpaper			Pick an image on your handheld for the shelf shown.
Delete Wallpaper			Removes the imported image shown.

Status Bar

The clock, battery and status icons shown on the shelf.

Setting	Values	Default	What it does
Clock & Battery	TOP, BOTTOM	TOP	Where the clock and battery are shown.
Icons	TOP, BOTTOM	TOP	Where the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and app icons are shown.
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth	OFF, WI-FI, BLUETOOTH, BOTH	OFF	Which connection icons are shown.
Apps	OFF, ALL, RUNNING	OFF	Icons for SleepManager, BasicSync and Syncthing when they are installed. ALL shows stopped apps dimmed, RUNNING shows only the running ones.
Time Format	12 HR, 24 HR	24 HR	Clock format.

Systems

One page per system: Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Game Boy, NES, Super Nintendo, Mega Drive. These are the defaults for every game of the system. A game can have its own values, set from its Game Menu.

Some rows only appear when they can change something on your screen. For example, the Game Boy Advance has no Screen Size or Bezel row on the KONKR Pocket Advance, because the GBA picture already fills its screen.

Setting	Systems	What it does
Default Core	All	The core new games of this system use. See Cores & Saves.
Screen Size	All, when the screen shape differs from the system's	Integer, Original Ratio or Stretch. Default: Original Ratio (Integer for NES and Super Nintendo on screens narrower than 4:3).
GBA Shader, GBC Shader, GB Shader, Shader	All	The shader drawn over the picture. Default: LCD3x on the Game Boys, zfast-crt on the home consoles.
Color Correction	GBA, GBC	ON / OFF (default OFF). Adjusts the colours to look like the original screen.
GB Palette	Game Boy	ON / OFF (default ON). Colours Game Boy games with a palette. SELECT + L2 / R2 change the palette in game.
Bezel	All, when there is room beside the picture	An overlay around the picture: the slot. bezel or one of Watomsk's designs.
LCD Effect	GBA, GBC, GB	Off, Pixel Transparency, Sunlight Shimmer (default Off).
Dither Blending	Mega Drive	ON / OFF (default OFF).
Frame Blending	All	Off, Mix, Ghosting (default Off).
Controls	All	The system's button layout. See Controls & Hotkeys.

Every value is explained in Screen, Shaders & Effects.

Gameplay

These values apply to every game. A game can have its own, set from its Game Menu.

Setting	Values	Default	What it does
Fast Forward	OFF, 2×, 3×, 4×, 6×, MAX	3×	Speed while R2 is held. MAX runs as fast as the handheld can. OFF disables fast-forward.
Fast Forward Sound	ON, OFF	ON	Plays the sound during fast-forward.
Rewind	OFF, 1×, 2×, 3×, 5×	3×	Speed while L2 is held. OFF disables rewind.
Rumble	ON, OFF	ON	Vibration in games that support it.
Auto Save on Eject	ON, OFF	ON	Writes a save state when you eject, and resumes from it the next time you insert the cartridge. Your in-game save is written either way.

Emulation

These values apply to every game. A game can have its own, set from its Game Menu.

Setting	Values	Default	What it does
Show Stats	ON, OFF	OFF	Shows a line with the frame rate while playing.
Frame Pacing	NATIVE, RESPONSIVE	NATIVE on the KONKR, RESPONSIVE on other handhelds	How slot. times each frame. NATIVE is the smoothest. RESPONSIVE follows the screen refresh directly, with slightly less input lag, and keeps up better with heavy shaders on less powerful GPUs.
Run-Ahead	OFF, 1 FRAME, 2 FRAMES	OFF	Runs the game ahead to cut input lag by one or two frames. Uses more CPU. SELECT + Left / Right change it in game.

In a game's Emulation page, Boktai games add Sun and motion games add Sensitivity. See Special Games.

Controls

Port 1, Port 2, Hotkeys and Reset to Default. See Controls & Hotkeys.

About

Shows the installed version and checks for updates.

Row	What it does
Check for Updates	Looks for a newer version. When one is found, the row becomes Install Update: slot. downloads it and Android asks you to confirm the installation.
Automatic Checks	ON / OFF (default ON). Checks for updates on its own when the handheld is online.