The Delta emulator app for the iPhone and iPad picked up another update this week, officially bringing it up to version 1.6.1. The update comes just under two weeks after Delta added official iPadOS optimizations and a bevy of other enhancements that have been on users’ radars for some time.
So what’s new in the version 1.6.1 update, you might ask? As a smaller update than version 1.6, the change log isn’t quite as beefy. On the other hand, there are some juicy tidbits that we think are worth sharing.
For one, Delta v1.6.1 now allows the use of iPhone skins on the iPad, which broadens the theming possibilities for iPad users who aren’t happy with the existing iPad skin options to choose from. According to a post shared by the team on X (formerly Twitter), they call this jumbo mode.
The update also introduces a long list of bug fixes, including the following:
• Fixed rare crash when loading DS save states
• Fixed game controllers not working on visionOS and macOS
• Fixed hardware keyboard support on macOS
• Fixed menu button not working on external controllers with remapped menu button
• Fixed delayed inputs on external controllers with remapped menu button
• Fixed DS touch screen not responding after updating to iPad version
Among the bug fixes are controller and keyboard improvements for various types of devices that may utilize them, as well as optimizations for the Nintendo DS emulator to evade crashes and unresponsive touch screens. Players who became impatient with these bugs should now find the gaming experience a lot less troublesome.
It’s worth noting that as of the last update, it is no longer required for Nintendo DS emulator users to acquire and load the BIOS files. With so many changes happening on the Nintendo DS side, it’s not surprising to see some bug fixes being required to maintain the same great level of playability.
The Delta emulator app first made it into the App Store back in April following an App Store policy change. Before that, it was only possible to install Delta on iPhones and iPads by way of Sideloading via AltStore or Sideloadly or perma-signing with TrollStore.
We feel that the App Store makes access to Delta much broader for the common iPhone user, however they’re still on their own to acquire the ROM riles that make playing games possible. Still, we commend Apple on this decision to allow emulator apps into the App Store since it improves access.
We have a detailed step-by-step tutorial that shows how to load a ROM file into the Delta emulator app, just for anyone interested in learning about that process and what it entails.
Delta is available as a free download from the App Store for anyone who hasn’t already downloaded it and would like to give it a try.
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