v1.3.1

1. Added user management under Y Menu → Menus → Users. Create or delete users, edit nicknames and avatars, link/unlink accounts offline, change regions, and back up or restore all account data. Linking and backup features build on Linkalho.
2. Added theme rules under Y Menu → Tools → Theme Settings. Configure separate firmware-based loading conditions for sysNAND and emuNAND, resolving theme compatibility issues caused by differing firmware versions across systems. Built on sys-env.
   Upgrade notice: If you previously used “Disable sysNAND Theme,” delete the old module folder /atmosphere/contents/420000000001142B/ from your SD card to prevent it from remaining active.
3. Improved menu navigation, UI, and localization, alongside other feature improvements and bug fixes.

Configuration notice: If you previously used the original Sphaira, it is recommended to back up and delete /config/sphaira/ from your SD card before using this fork for the first time. Extensive changes may make older configurations incompatible. Deleting this folder will reset your Sphaira settings.

v1.3.0

• Improved MTP transfer speed statistics and overall transfer stability.
• Added total play time, first launch, last launch, and launch count information, along with new sorting options. Also optimized game list loading, caching, and sorting logic.
• Improved save backup naming and fixed an issue where the keyboard would reopen after pressing X to cancel "Backup to...".
• Completed and improved translations for English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Swedish, Vietnamese, and Ukrainian.
• Made various minor interaction and usability improvements.

If you experience any crashes or other issues, you may need to delete the sd:/config/sphaira/ folder to clear any incompatible configuration files left over from older versions of Sphaira.

Quick Update: [67dc858]
UTC | 2026-09-08 16:37
Added HOS firmware version display to the left panel of the MTP/FTP installation page.
Fixed game list sorting by play time and play count.

v1.2.9

This update focuses on improving the MTP and FTP installation experience:
MTP and FTP installation can be accessed from Menu Options > Network > MTP Install / FTP Install.

• Introduced a new installation interface showing the install queue, file status, transfer speed, installation location, and more.
• Added support for batch installation by dragging multiple files or folders, with unsupported files filtered automatically.
• Improved installation compatibility and stability for NSP, XCI, NSZ, and XCZ packages.
• Improved MTP transfer performance when copying large numbers of small files.
• Improved installation failure handling, with options to stop the task or skip the failed file and continue.
• Added clearer explanations for common errors, such as insufficient storage space or corrupted packages.
• Improved installation cancellation and exit handling to reduce host-side freezes and MTP reconnection issues.
• The screen now stays awake during active transfers while normal automatic sleep remains available when idle.
• Improved installation progress, speed statistics, queue display, and other interface details.

Quick Update: [6442950]
UTC | 2026-08-28 17:23
Fixed an issue where some HTML content could not be mounted correctly.

Quick Update: [65b61e0]
UTC | 2026-08-31 06:02
Fixed an issue where HTML content from some updates could not be browsed or displayed over FTP/MTP.

v1.2.8

Added “Menu Options → Theme → NRO default Icon”, with Sphaira and Original styles, and fixed an issue where forwarder installation failed for NROs without embedded icons.

v1.2.7

Fixed an issue where RomFS was not displayed when mounting update content.
Fixed an issue where NROs without an embedded icon did not display the default icon in the Homebrew list.
Fixed an issue where long game titles overlapped the Applet Mode indicator and added scrolling support for long titles.

Quick Update: [cbecbce]

UTC | 2026-08-22 17:23

• Fixed mounting failures for some application content.
• Files without valid timestamps no longer display incorrect dates.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting Sphaira in certain situations.

v1.2.6

Added support for temporarily mounting application content via MTP and FTP. Press X in the application content viewer to use this feature.

v1.2.5

Added custom-ratio cropping to the game icon editor to prevent icon stretching in some non-square themes. (This may reduce image quality.)
Added monospaced rendering support for the ASCII character set in the text editor.
Fixed punctuation wrapping and partially hidden last lines in store details.

v1.2.4

This update transforms Sphaira from simply choosing themes into truly creating them.

Theme access: Press Y on the main screen, then open “Theme” → “Select Theme”.
Choose “Sphaira Theme,” “Edit Current Theme,” or “New Custom Theme”.
Customize 19 theme color properties.
Replace 9 image assets.
2 backgrounds: main background and grid background.
7 file icons: folder, file, image, audio, video, archive, and Homebrew.
Customize theme background music.
Create, edit, and delete custom themes.
Preview color changes live through real popups, sidebars, progress bars, and other UI elements.
Scan a QR code to upload images from your phone, with cropping, dragging, zooming, and preview support.
Enter HEX colors, reset colors, and hold L/R to adjust opacity.
Built-in themes are protected from accidental modification.
Fully localized multilingual interface.

Other improvements and fixes:

Fixed an issue that prevented Sphaira from restarting itself in certain situations, such as when changing the language.
Improved button interaction logic in the Games menu.
Improved prompts when using the L button to select multiple games for batch deletion.
The image below demonstrates the theme customization menu. Just like changing icons, you can upload images by scanning a QR code with your phone.

v1.2.3

Fixed an issue where button sound effects were missing.
Improved consistency between IDs and indexes in store source configuration files.
Improved the online Themezer theme pages. You can now preview all screenshots in a theme pack, filter themes by page type, download only the pages you need, and fully preview themes before downloading.
Quick Update：(84562f5)
Fixed an issue where a blank icon could appear after a forwarder installation failed intermittently.

v1.2.2

Improved app download and installation speeds in the app store.
Fixed an issue where the installation speed display flickered abnormally during FTP installation.
Fixed an issue that could cause Sphaira to crash when exiting with the Plus (+) button from the app store. Also fixed an issue where the Plus (+) button could not properly exit Sphaira when the HBL entry point was changed to the eshop on HOS 21.0.0 and later.