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@virtudude virtudude released this 07 Sep 20:46
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This is an early preview and many things may not work as expected

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Note

The OTA update to this release may be larger than usual because Armada's image-layer format has changed. Later updates should be substantially smaller.

See the wiki for flashing instructions.

Changelog

  • New experimental dual-screen experience for AYN Thor and AYANEO Pocket DS:

    • Launch Plasma Mobile on the bottom screen from Armada Control, with a persistent brightness control
    • Armada Store now offers preconfigured DRM-leasing builds of melonDS and Azahar for using the second display

  • Native sleep is now the default on all supported devices:

    • Improved SM8550 sleep stability and power use with full CPU cluster collapse, USB autosuspend, and controller and UART fixes
    • Reduced accidental wake-ups: volume keys no longer wake devices, closed clamshells ignore the power button, and lid-open wake is debounced

  • New RGB lighting controls in Armada Control (thanks @antnyhills, @Ga1dz1, @Rayekkk, and @drewano):

    • Set lighting power, brightness, and colour, with settings restored at boot
    • Supports AYN Thor, Odin 2 Portal, Odin 3, Retroid Pocket 5, Pocket Flip 2, Pocket Nova, Pocket 6, and KONKR Pocket FIT Elite

  • New touch and controller friendly fan curve editor in Armada Control, including custom curves, fan stop, ramp timing, smoothing, minimum speed, and live temperature feedback (thanks @Alexandreaam)

  • Updated defaults for per-game performance and Proton settings:

    • Vulkan real-time priority is enabled by default, Gamescope receives higher priority, and non-SM8250 devices now default to Proton Experimental

  • Display and HDR improvements:

    • External monitors can now be used in Game Mode
    • Fixed dim SDR content and clipped HDR highlights on HDR-capable displays (thanks @Rayekkk)
    • Added HDR support for the AYN Thor
    • Improved OLED brightness scaling on AYN Odin 3, Thor and Odin 2 Portal; AYANEO Pocket EVO; and Retroid
      Pocket Nova

  • Device and controller improvements:

    • Added rear-button support for Retroid Pocket 6, Pocket Nova, and AYN Odin 2 Portal
    • Fixed the KONKR Pocket FIT Elite backlight current limit (thanks @mrdidit)
    • Added broader Steam Controller, game controller, and VR device support

  • Game and application compatibility improvements:

    • Fixed native AppImages accidentally invoking FEX, improving RPCS3 performance and restoring Epic login in Heroic
    • Fixed missing environment paths for native Non-Steam games (thanks @tslmy)
    • Fixed CJK font rendering in Xenia
    • Fixed Armada Control dropdowns freezing Quick Access Menu input while a game is running (thanks @drewano)

  • Update and installation improvements:

    • Much faster image builds and smaller incremental updates using Chunkah
    • More accurate update progress and storage checks, with a consistent 2 GB update reserve
    • More reliable Steam bootstrap extraction and FEX guest filesystem mounting
    • Internal installs now use the ARMADA EFI partition name; existing ROCKNIX labels are migrated automatically

  • Added Tailscale CLI, btop, wl-clipboard, and binutils

  • Increased compressed swap capacity while retaining a bounded memory footprint

  • Updated to Kernel 7.2.3, Mesa 26.2.2, InputPlumber 0.78.1, KWin 6.7.4, jupiter-hw-support 3.7.20251020.1, and ROCKNIX ABL 1.1.8

Contributors

tslmy, antnyhills, and 5 other contributors
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