v0.8.0 - Parallel downloads, resume & overnight safeguards
EmuHelper v0.8.0 — parallel downloads, resume, and overnight safeguards
A big round of download improvements that help slow and fast connections alike.
⚡ Download several games at full speed at once
When you download multiple files together, the engine now puts each one on a different Internet Archive mirror datacenter — so two games download in parallel, each at full speed, instead of fighting over the same mirror and splitting it.
🔄 Resume after an interruption — even a crash or reboot
Downloads now keep their progress on disk. If the app gets killed, your network drops, or the device restarts mid-download, you pick up where you left off instead of restarting a multi-GB file. (A finished file is still checksum-verified end to end, so a resumed download can never leave you with a corrupt file.)
🌙 Safer overnight batches
- Wi-Fi-only is now actually enforced mid-download — dropping to mobile data pauses the batch and resumes when Wi-Fi returns, so a big overnight download can't burn your data.
- Thermal safety — if the device gets hot, the engine automatically eases off its connections to let it cool, then ramps back up, so a long batch won't cook a handheld.
🛡️ Public-search safety notice
The "search all of the Internet Archive" feature now reminds you that public results aren't curated or vetted like the built-in collections — download content you recognise and trust. EmuHelper still verifies every download's checksum for integrity.
🔔 Gentler update reminders
If you've dismissed an update but are still on an older build, you'll get one low-key reminder per day (at most) instead of silence — so you don't get stuck on an old version, without being nagged.
Install: download app-debug.apk below. Requires Android 10 (API 29)+. The alpha installs as a separate .debug package, so it won't collide with any future release build.
SHA-256 (app-debug.apk):
f7e42b18986db1f62537c674b521ca73a67bede9b5fe2e5fbe38a87ad5e0dd22
Full changelog: CHANGELOG.md