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Bannerlator

2.9  versionCode 52  app-side update

Bannerlator 2.9

Run Windows apps and games on Android — no PC and no root required.

2.9 is a big feature release — it adds a full Power-user Performance control set (safe boosts for everyone, plus a root-gated hardware-tuning tier) and finalizes Virtual Controller Pro, a complete on-screen controls overhaul. Everything from 2.8.x is included. As always it's entirely app-side — no ImageFS reinstall — your containers, themes, custom accent and per-game settings carry over untouched. Just install over any 2.8.x build.

⚡ Power-user Performance controls (new)

A new Performance section — reachable from App Settings → Performance and the in-game Debug tab, kept in two-way sync — with global defaults and optional per-game overrides.

No root required (everyone):

  • Sustained Performance Mode — keeps clocks steady instead of spiking and dropping, so long sessions stay smoother.
  • Thread Priority Boost — raises the game's CPU-worker threads so they get more time.
  • Prefer Big Cores — pins the running game to your device's fastest cores.

Root-gated tier (opt-in, Magisk / KernelSU / APatch): locked behind a "Grant Root" gate with a scroll-to-accept "use at your own risk" disclaimer —

  • CPU governor → performance, Lock CPU frequency to max, Keep all cores online, Lock GPU to max clock, Disable thermal throttling, Fan to maximum, and a "Free memory now" action.

Built safe by default:

  • Puts your device back exactly as it found it — every changed setting is restored to its precise original value automatically when you exit a game, background the app, or if it crashes (and it self-repairs on next launch after a hard kill).
  • A device-anchored Temperature Watchdog — it reads your device's own thermal limits and rolls settings back before it overheats. Presets: Conservative / Balanced / Aggressive / Manual.
  • Full in-app help — a "?" on every toggle, an "Explain toggles" overview, a watchdog explainer, and live CPU/GPU temps + your device's own thermal limits shown inline.

Tune it before launching (App Settings) or live from the in-game Debug tab. The root tier is entirely optional and gated behind the risk disclaimer.

🎮 Virtual Controller Pro (new)

The on-screen controls editor has been completely reworked — a redesigned editor with a dedicated settings pane and toolbar, control scale up to 300%, richer visual styles, and improved external-controller handling. Build and tune touch layouts far more precisely than before.

(Thanks @arro000 — #156.)

🐛 New: Mali GPU issue report board

Mali-GPU users now have a dedicated place to report games that don't work — a structured report form and public forum threads so issues are tracked and discussed instead of lost. Every report gets its own public discussion thread where the developers answer directly.

File a Mali report  Browse all Mali reports

➕ Everything from 2.8.x, carried forward

All of the 2.8 line is included — the Fusion HUD and cross-vendor performance metrics, frame generation (bionic-fg / lsfg-vk) with a Performance mode, the FPS limiter, Community Configs + accounts, the File Manager overhaul, Smart Game Import, background component downloads, in-game refresh-rate unlock, custom startup services, and driver-source management.

🙏 Credits

  • @arro000 — Virtual Controller Pro (#156): the reworked on-screen controls editor.
  • Community testers who device-verified the new Performance controls on real hardware.

ℹ️ Root is only needed for the root-gated performance tier (governor/clock/thermal/fan). Everything else in Bannerlator — including the non-root Performance boosts — needs no root. The root tier is opt-in, gated behind an explicit "use at your own risk" agreement, and every change auto-reverts when you leave the game.

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