3.1.0a2: fix game more info not showing

Fixes issues from 3.1.0a1

• Fixed "Game Info" screen not showing
• Fixed JIT'd Flycast was actually JIT-less Flycast.

3.1.0a1 Release Notes

Pre-Release Notes

This pre-release includes a major overhaul of iCloud synchronization, significant improvements to the game import process, and various UI/UX refinements and bug fixes.

✨ New Features & Major Enhancements

• Overhauled iCloud Synchronization (bug/ios-icloud-not-syncing branch focus):
  • Vastly improved reliability and performance of iCloud sync for ROMs, save states, BIOS files, and screenshots.
  • Smarter handling of file downloads, uploads, and conflict resolution.
  • Optimized database interactions during sync to reduce overhead and prevent crashes (e.g., using game cache, batch processing).
  • Correctly handles scenarios like initial app load with existing iCloud files, turning iCloud sync on/off, and background file changes.
  • Improved deletion handling: files deleted from iCloud are now correctly removed locally and from the database, and vice-versa.
  • Refactored sync logic into dedicated Syncer classes for better organization and lifetime management.
  • Enhanced logging and error reporting for iCloud operations.
• Game Importer Refinements:
  • Improved logic for handling multi-disc games (CUE/BIN, M3U) to ensure all associated files are correctly processed before an import is marked complete.
  • Better error handling for late-arriving files, preventing premature completion of the import queue.
  • Refactored import logic to defer processing when necessary and to correctly handle paused or busy importer states.
• UI & UX Improvements:
  • Game Info Display: The "Game Info" option in context menus now correctly presents a detailed, paged view for game information (related to ConsoleGamesView and PagedGameMoreInfoView refactor).
  • Refined alert dialogs and confirmation prompts (e.g., when deleting ROMs).
  • Improved handling of controller inputs, including L3/R3 buttons for older controllers.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• iCloud & Sync: Early support - CloudKit broken, iCloud drive on iOS/iPad OS only.
  • Fixed numerous crashes and synchronization issues related to Realm database access during iCloud operations.
  • Resolved pathing issues where iCloud URLs could be duplicated or incorrectly formed.
  • Addressed bugs related to deleting and then re-adding the same file via iCloud.
  • Fixed issues with file management when turning iCloud sync off (e.g., removal of iCloud files).
  • Corrected handling of battery save directory names.
• Importer:
  • Fixed an index-out-of-bounds error when multiple items were removed from the import queue.
  • Addressed issues where the game importer's ROMs path could become incorrect when toggling iCloud.
• General:
  • Fixed logic for deleting multi-disc ROMs to handle all associated files.
  • Resolved potential issues with PVImageFile path validation.
  • Addressed various compilation warnings and minor code issues.

Cores

• JIT and JITless Dreamcast cores
  • Very early test release. Many known issues. Audio/Video sync speeds wrong.
  • Sonic Adventure and SA2 sometimes loads, sometimes doesn't. May depend on BIOS versions

🛠️ Other Changes

• Extensive code refactoring for clarity, reusability, and maintainability (e.g., removing unused code, DRY principles).
• Updated project files and build settings (e.g., build variables, minimum deployment target to 16.0).
• Improved localization string handling.
• Enhanced logging throughout various modules.
• Updated to use cache layers more effectively to reduce direct database hits.

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3.1.0a1 Pre-release

Pre-Release Notes

This pre-release includes a major overhaul of iCloud synchronization, significant improvements to the game import process, and various UI/UX refinements and bug fixes.

✨ New Features & Major Enhancements

• Overhauled iCloud Synchronization (bug/ios-icloud-not-syncing branch focus):
  • Vastly improved reliability and performance of iCloud sync for ROMs, save states, BIOS files, and screenshots.
  • Smarter handling of file downloads, uploads, and conflict resolution.
  • Optimized database interactions during sync to reduce overhead and prevent crashes (e.g., using game cache, batch processing).
  • Correctly handles scenarios like initial app load with existing iCloud files, turning iCloud sync on/off, and background file changes.
  • Improved deletion handling: files deleted from iCloud are now correctly removed locally and from the database, and vice-versa.
  • Refactored sync logic into dedicated Syncer classes for better organization and lifetime management.
  • Enhanced logging and error reporting for iCloud operations.
• Game Importer Refinements:
  • Improved logic for handling multi-disc games (CUE/BIN, M3U) to ensure all associated files are correctly processed before an import is marked complete.
  • Better error handling for late-arriving files, preventing premature completion of the import queue.
  • Refactored import logic to defer processing when necessary and to correctly handle paused or busy importer states.
• UI & UX Improvements:
  • Game Info Display: The "Game Info" option in context menus now correctly presents a detailed, paged view for game information (related to ConsoleGamesView and PagedGameMoreInfoView refactor).
  • Refined alert dialogs and confirmation prompts (e.g., when deleting ROMs).
  • Improved handling of controller inputs, including L3/R3 buttons for older controllers.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• iCloud & Sync: Early support - CloudKit broken, iCloud drive on iOS/iPad OS only.
  • Fixed numerous crashes and synchronization issues related to Realm database access during iCloud operations.
  • Resolved pathing issues where iCloud URLs could be duplicated or incorrectly formed.
  • Addressed bugs related to deleting and then re-adding the same file via iCloud.
  • Fixed issues with file management when turning iCloud sync off (e.g., removal of iCloud files).
  • Corrected handling of battery save directory names.
• Importer:
  • Fixed an index-out-of-bounds error when multiple items were removed from the import queue.
  • Addressed issues where the game importer's ROMs path could become incorrect when toggling iCloud.
• General:
  • Fixed logic for deleting multi-disc ROMs to handle all associated files.
  • Resolved potential issues with PVImageFile path validation.
  • Addressed various compilation warnings and minor code issues.

Cores

• JIT and JITless Dreamcast cores
  • Very early test release. Many known issues. Audio/Video sync speeds wrong.
  • Sonic Adventure and SA2 sometimes loads, sometimes doesn't. May depend on BIOS versions

🛠️ Other Changes

• Extensive code refactoring for clarity, reusability, and maintainability (e.g., removing unused code, DRY principles).
• Updated project files and build settings (e.g., build variables, minimum deployment target to 16.0).
• Improved localization string handling.
• Enhanced logging throughout various modules.
• Updated to use cache layers more effectively to reduce direct database hits.

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3.0.6a Mostly 3DS improvements, RA update

[3.0.6] - 2025-03-16

Special thanks to all contributors and testers who helped make this release possible.

Added

• Core Options Menu for RetroArch cores
• Enhanced search functionality with auto-hiding search bars
• Improved disc selection menu for multi-disc games
• Support for custom textures in 3DS games
• RAR archive support in file enumeration

Improved

• Major 3DS performance optimizations:
  • NEON-optimized shader interpreter
  • Enhanced Vulkan rendering pipeline
  • Audio processing improvements with NEON optimizations
  • Camera, gyro, and microphone support
  • Async presentation for smoother gameplay
• Updated Mednafen to version 1.32.1
• Improved RetroArch cores with better Vulkan support
• Enhanced continues section with optimized paging
• Threaded rendering and realtime improvements
• Fixed CPU deadlock issues

Fixed

• Fixed search functionality in Home and Console views
• Fixed tvOS build issues
• Resolved logging issues
• Fixed immediate import on conflict resolution
• Various crash fixes and stability improvements

Full Changelog: 3.0.5...3.0.6

What's Changed

• fixed ios 16 md5 hash failing; fixed bios watcher crashing by @pabloarista in #2409
• Release/3.0.6a by @JoeMatt in #2410

Full Changelog: 3.0.5...3.0.6a

3.0.5 UI/UX, performance and bugs

What's Changed

• Add custom textures to emuThree by @yippeeeyay in #2391
• Fix custom textures option 3ds (forgot to bridge to CitraWrapper.mm) by @yippeeeyay in #2398
• ROM Deletion Improvement by @pabloarista in #2399
• Update PVMetalViewController.swift - Fix Rotation misalignment. by @mrjschulte in #2400
• Update crt_filter_ps.metal to fix broken scanline check by @mrjschulte in #2401
• Update megaTron.metal by @mrjschulte in #2402
• Update PVMetalViewController.swift for megaTron Uniforms by @mrjschulte in #2403
• Update PVMetalViewController.swift - fix ulTron by @mrjschulte in #2404
• Release/3.0.5 by @JoeMatt in #2406

Full Changelog: 3.0.4...3.0.5

3.0.4 UI/UX Tweaks

Release 3.0.4: UI Improvements, Core Updates, and Preliminary Work on New Features

This release includes significant updates and improvements:

• UI Enhancements:

  • Improved game cell styling and marquee text for game titles
  • Updated settings icon and menu structure
  • Fixed media cache to prevent artwork clipping

• Core Updates:

  • Added preliminary support for Philips CD-i (WIP, not available in App Store)
  • Updated RetroArch assets and MAME plugins
  • Added NooDS core
  • Improved Dolphin core Vulkan loading
  • Added multiple test cores for Flycast (Dreamcast emulation WIP, not in App Store)

• DeltaSkins Feature (WIP):

  • Initial integration of DeltaSkins system for testing and development
  • Added preliminary skin preview and management functionality
  • Note: This feature is not yet usable and is for internal testing only

• System Improvements:

  • Enhanced core filtering for disabled and app store incompatible cores
  • Updated system settings and core project views
  • Improved handling of unsupported cores in App Store builds

• Build and CI/CD:

  • Fixed tvOS build issues
  • Updated CI/CD step versions

• Other:

  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements
  • Updated documentation and What's New for 3.0.4

This release focuses on UI polish and emulation core support, while laying the groundwork for future features like CD-i and Dreamcast support, and the DeltaSkins system. These new features are still in development and not yet available for general use.

3.0.3 Crash and video fixes

What's new in 3.0.3:

• Improved core scanning to prevent startup crashes
• Enhanced error handling for RetroArch cores
• Fixed Intellivision on-screen controls
• Fixed 3DS settings not applying
• Improved graphics performance and less 3DS texture issues with custom MoltenVK implementation
• Fixed Atari Jaguar video rendering
• Added support for zipped BIOS files (Neo Geo and others)
• Various stability improvements and bug fixes
• Improved import conflicts system selection workflow

3.0.2 Bug fixes, BIOS fixes, controls

What's New in Version 3.0.2:

• Improved app stability and startup performance
• Added crash reporting for better reliability
• Enhanced Saturn and Jaguar controller support
• Instant updates for 3DS settings like resolution scaling and CPU speed
• BIOS importer and automatic scanner improvements and fixes
• Various bug fixes and optimizations

Thank you for your continued support! If you're enjoying Provenance, please consider leaving a review.

Bug fixes

First app store bug fix release

• fixed themes not fully applying on change
• fixed crash in Save States pause menu to view
• fixed some homepage graphical bugs
• fix core options settings UI not updating on value change (though values were indeed being changed)
• fixed 3DS layout/touch/rotation size issues
• Added/fixed some 3DS options, such as overclocking and underclocking
• Metal / OpenGL option text inverted to clarify that Metal is always on by default and does not require a Plus subscription.
• Added iOS 16 support (the big one)
• Systems list filters out unsupported systems
• systems list improved layout
• fixed crash in file size calculation caching
• faster app boot
• removed unsupported Jaguar CD entry
• add retroarch mupen-next core

App Store

App Store first release.

Complete re-write of the UI, importer, database matching, audio engine, video engine etc.

2.2.0 Release

[2.2.0] - 2022-12-02

Super special thanks to @Carter1190 @dnicolson @ianclawson @mrjschulte @stuartcarnie for providing pull requests.
Special thanks for all the Patreon and Discord members that provided testing feedback and support.

Added

• Light/Dark theme
• tvOS artwork options
• Saturn Core options
• Option for onscreen joystick with keyboard on/off, or never.
• add build.yml for github actions
• stella: joystick deadzone

Fixed

• tvOS various layout, styling improvements
• fixes #1915 joystick layout busted
• BoxArt fix nil crash
• add sfc extension
• Catalyst, fix crash on game load
• catalyst: remove broken bliss
• fixes #1973 incorrect paths in xcworkspace
• fixes #1991 Fixes mupen plugin paths
• fixes #1997 update ios launch storyboard
• fixes #2010 remove unused codesign settings
• disable broken contributors.yml
• fix various tvos targets with wrong target platfrm
• fixes #1814 Use documents for image cache
• Fixes #1814, lib deletion and icloud fixes
• fixes #1986 adds ways to press start in SS
• fixes #1986 Saturn start MFi, I think.
• fixes #2019 Mednafen SNES A/B swap
• fixes #2026 joyPad move works, clear BG
• fixes #2027 importer double run and deleting
• fix archive step
• fix artwork download
• stella: don’t crash on 2nd load
• stella: updated and cheats,save support
• closes #1765 map dualsense home to pause on saturn
• closes #1765 map dualsense home to pause on saturn
• closes #1888 fix n64 scaling
• closes #1903 tvos build broken
• conflicts manager add delete option

Updated

• Min target iOS 13 all around
• More localised strings and xib's
• SwiftUI additions and fixes

PRs

• Merge branch 'feature/dos-box' into develop
• Merge branch 'remove-unneeded-styling' into develop
• Merge branch 'remove-unneeded-table-generics' into develop
• Merge pull request #1919 from Provenance-Emu/feature/dos-box
• Merge pull request #1995 from dnicolson/style-fixes
• Merge pull request #2006 from Provenance-Emu/pullrequests/dnicolson/general-cleanup
• Merge pull request #2015 from dnicolson/fix-constraint-warnings
• Merge pull request #2016 from dnicolson/use-tvalertcontroller
• Merge pull request #2017 from dnicolson/remove-unneeded-styling
• Merge pull request #2018 from dnicolson/use-system-background-for-settings
• Merge pull request #2025 from Provenance-Emu/largeGameArt-Support
• Merge pull request #2028 from dnicolson/add-light-theme
• Merge pull request #2029 from Provenance-Emu/tvOS-GameInfo-Tweaks
• Merge pull request #2030 from Provenance-Emu/feature/JoystickFixes
• Merge pull request #2033 from dnicolson/fix-library-bottom-separators
• Merge pull request #2036 from Provenance-Emu/feature/gh_build_action
• Merge pull request #2038 from Provenance-Emu/mrjschulte_section_header_fix_tvOS

GitLog

• Add theme switcher
• Add ThemeOptions enum
• Adjust cell height as needed
• AppDelegate refactor code, improve URL open
• AppDelegate start of save open
• azure 14.1
• azure pipeline macos-12
• azure turn off xcode pretty
• azure update to newer xcode/macos
• cdx4 fix submodule
• cicd remove UIBrackgroundModes processing
• citra: combine platforms
• core 4do updates to fix tvos
• cores framework don’t embed
• cores table view, hide unsupported cores unless on
• Cores, add .core.name to ones that didn’t
• cxd4 fix submodule bs
• delete dup schemes, new shaders, blissemu framework
• delete old tvos schemes and rename others
• desmume2015 readd and fix debug
• duckstation: fix some build stuff
• entitlements remove ones that break xc cloud
• Extend navigation bar
• Extensions placeholders for new ones
• fastlane update
• Fix 4do build and almost works, bad gfx freedo
• Fix and update Marketing Version 2.1.2
• Fix button height constraint warning
• fix catalyst builds
• Fix cell background color
• Fix cell font sizes
• Fix controller selection table cell focus
• Fix entitlement paths for 2 extions
• Fix extensions in build
• Fix iCade controller cell background
• Fix iCloud, Spotlight entitlement, re-import path
• fix ios/tvos build
• Fix library options cell background color
• Fix logs crash
• fix macos/catalyst build and export
• Fix navigation bar tint color
• Fix PVFile iCloud paths incorrect
• Fix slider cell text alignment
• fix some warnings and self capture
• Fix stack spacing constraint warning
• fix submodules
• Fix SwiftUI crash on iOS 16
• fix tvos availability
• Fix tvOS build
• flycast builds
• flycast, fbneo, dolphin fix some build stuff
• Frameworks combined into single multi-platform!
• fuse fix some build stuff
• game view cell, hide delete text on start
• GameLibVC fix potential crash
• gba remove driverkit
• gcdweb fix QOS
• genesis: reflector2static libs, submodule 4 upstrm
• gh action fix xcodebuild command
• gh action macos-12
• git insists on touching these submodules
• github action build test
• GitHub actions disable broken ones
• gitignore .xcarchive
• Hide unsupported cores from conflicts unless on
• iCloud containers fix thread issue/warning
• icloud sync catch exception
• Improve how theme is set
• Info.plist add ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption
• Info.plist fix xcode cloud issues
• Install the CodeSee workflow. Learn more at https://docs.codesee.io
• intellivision respond protocol fixes
• ios fix gliden compile
• iOS settings menu replace (i) with >
• jaguar: core update video fixes
• Launch screen add brazil locale
• libretro build flags update
• Make web server alerts consistent
• mednafen fix targeted device families
• mednafen refactor controls to catagory
• mednafen: refactor compiler flags to xcconfig
• mednafen: remove broken options,controller reorder
• melon DLOG for nslog
• melonds build flags update
• MetalVC minor catalyst chagnes
• mu fixed embedded framework
• mupen audio on/off callbacks
• mupen speed option
• mupen: fix crash on load
• mupen: hi res off by default, fix catalyst
• n64 controller fix warning
• obscure cores various build fixes
• On screen controller adjustments
• option lcd filter
• Patreon features
• pcsx reamred builds
• pcsx submodule
• pcsx, fix submodule again
• PCSXRearmed added to build
• play: builds with gfx and audio callbacks
• play: fix build
• play: fix release build
• Prevent bottom separators from disappearing
• project remove nil file
• ps2: add bios info
• PVGenesis -Os
• PVLIBRARY fix copy/embed
• PVLogVC fix tvOS color error
• Reduce the width of log buttons
• Remove Bliss, its breaking CI
• remove broken cores from the build
• Remove cancel action from alert
• Remove cell background color
• remove duckstation from the build
• Remove forced dark interface style
• Remove iOS 11 conditional
• Remove iOS 13 conditionals
• remove old vibrate for xccloud
• Remove PVRadioOptionRow and PVRadioOptionCell
• Remove red cell background
• Remove redundant style
• Remove SettingsTableView class
• Remove styles in favor of defaults
• Remove SystemSettingsCell
• Remove SystemSettingsHeaderCell
• Remove unimplimented extensions from app target
• Remove unneeded code
• Remove unneeded guard clause
• Remove unneeded ifdef
• Remove unneeded QuickTableView generics (#2031)
• Remove unneeded section header styles
• Remove unneeded styling
• Remove unused code
• Remove unused file
• remove unused macos xib
• Remove unused styling
• Remove unused variable
• Remove VecXGL submodule
• rename o2em and jaguar cores to PV..
• Replace remaining com.provenance-emu with org.provenance-emu
• Replace sync network with async for artwork
• Replace UIWebView with WKWebView
• retro: add bliss, 4do, some organization
• retro: add game music and vicx
• retro: all the cores
• retro: fix build missing #endif
• retro: fix framework dyload
• retro: fix tvos bitcode
• retro: gme builds and links
• retro: gme fix tvos build
• retro: gme loads
• retro: gme plays
• retro: metal video doesn’t crash but still odd
• retro: potator loads, fix static rom buffer copy
• retro: remove VecXGL for libretro version
• retro: software fb callback and pixl fmt fixes
• retro: split core into categories, add cores
• retro: the final cores! for now
• retro: tvOS builds
• retro: update core submodules
• retro: video callback pitchshift work
• rice: use newer branch, fixes catalyst
• Set library header background
• Set navigation bar style only for game library
• Set overrideUserInterfaceStyle
• Set settings button font only on tvOS
• Settings webDav always tvOS and sim
• Settings, disable swiftUI in iOS 13
• shaders add support for lcd/crt screen option
• Simplify code
• Single frameworks, catalyst, macos
• snes n64 fix a/b and deadzone
• snesticle builds
• snesticle: remove from app, needs work
• snesticle: tvos, add to ios build
• spotlight scheme update depends
• stella module fix
• stella snapshot
• stella xcconfig
• stella: delete duplicate files
• stella: use a submodule and static libs
• submodules: Single framework, macos
• swap experimentalCores option with unsupported
• swiftpm updates
• swiftpm update depends
• SwiftUI flow — make landing screen the console carousel if any consoles available, reduce side menu open width
• systems.plist update ext and bios for new cores
• tic80 add submodule
• tic80 submodule
• tvos add missing enums
• tvOS don’t copy glsl to docs
• tvOS fix duplicate symbols in mupen/gliden
• tvOS Fix jaguar compile
• tvOS fix missing target warnings, introspect err
• tvOS hide metadata edit behind #if TVOS_HAS_EDIT
• update bliss
• Update bliss submodule, 2 targets
• Update deployment targets
• Update MednafenGameCore.mm
• Update PVGameLibrarySectionHeaderView.swift
• Update PVGameLibraryViewController.swift
• Update PVGameLibraryViewController.swift
• Update PVGameLibraryViewController.swift
• Update PVGameLibraryViewController+CollectionView.swift
• Update PVG...