A new update from Delta updated its iOS emulator app, brought native support for iPad, and included a redesigned logo that complied with Adobe’s demands right before Apple rejected the version.
The latest version of the retro gaming emulator, Delta 1.6, supports full-screen on iPadOS and allows gamers to play multiple games simultaneously. In Europe, users can download the update through the third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL.
The rest of us will have to wait for Apple’s approval, as developer Riley Testut said that Apple rejected Delta 1.6 and provided a screenshot in a post on Threads, Instagram’s new text app.
The app was present on iPad before the update; however, the lack of native support forced it to run as a letterboxed iPhone app, which did not allow users to play full-screen games on the tablet and affected game controls.
Delta 1.6 fixed those problems and allowed the app to utilise the entire screen. It also brought support for iPad features such as Stage Manager (app organiser) support, Handoff (switch between iOS devices without restarting) and Split View (multiple emulated games using a split screen).
The company also finalised a new app icon designed by an engineer and art director, Caroline Moore, who also created the emulator’s controller skins.
The plan for a redesign came after Adobe expressed concerns over similarities in the previous logo. After Adobe’s legal threat to Delta changed its logo to what looked like a broken letter ‘A’, symbolising that the company broke their logo. Testut had previously said he prioritised native iPadOS support above other major features.
The release of the update implies that Testut might introduce new features, such as device-to-device multiplayer and Sega Genesis emulation. The emulator currently emulates NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy, Nintendo DS, and GBA. Emulated games can be played on a TV using AirPlay.
While the emulator is not available on Android yet, and plans to port the app over seem unlikely, Android has many other alternatives for emulators, on and off the Play Store
In the News: Cybercrooks use Excel to spread DarkGate via SMB shares
