ARC Browser

Fix unintended behavior with button inputs when entering text

Support for custom input mapping to customize what different input buttons do
Support for .arcmeta files to customize launch parameters for individual games
Option to delete scraped media for single game
Setting for whether to search in hidden systems (enabled by default to match previous behavior)
Improved music playlist randomness
Fixed bug where you had to send a dpad/stick input before being able to do anything in the Arcade game list
Fixed bug causing RetroAchievements data to fail to load due to an upstream API change
Switched to Android API 33

New settings to choose which media types (and in which order) to use for different displays in Classic, Modern and Arcade
- A few older less flexible options were removed
- You might need to change these new settings to suit your preferences
New setting to make game suggestions random
New setting for which intent flags to use when starting an emulator
New theme.txt setting: Arcade.GameInfo.WidthPercent
Support for downloading disc images from compatible databases when scraping
Added a new custom media type directory for disc images, which can be used in addition to the directory for cart images
Added support for more emulator extra types: Short, float, double, byte, char, boolean
When scanning for deleted roms, roms in subdirectories will now be considered deleted if the "Include subdirectories" setting is turned off
Fixed issue where the search activity would sometimes crash due to a speech recognizer bug
Fixed issue where the settings activity would sometimes crash when opening it while holding the device in an unexpected orientation
Added a check to make sure the configured rom directory has a leading slash when setting it
Switched to Android API 32

Performance improvements in Arcade when there are a large number of games. New options:
- Defer clearlogo check for game list (default enabled)
- Use instant scrolling when jumping to the previous or next letter (default enabled)
Option to launch emulator from the system settings
Fixed issue where custom artwork didn't work for games with # or % in the name
Support for emulator extras of type Long
Minor updates to filename translation list
Bugfixes

Fixed issue where ARC Browser fails to create correct SAF URI when the rom directory is directly below the root of the storage
Fixed rare crash when default_background.png is not a valid image file

ARC Browser can now send SAF URIs without requiring any helper apps
- When using a template for an emulator which can work with or without SAF (e.g. depending on the Android version) you now get to choose between the SAF and non-SAF version of the template.
- Note that any existing systems you have that currently use SAF Proxy will continue to do so until you update their configuration (e.g. by switching to the new template), so don't uninstall SAF Proxy until you've done so.
Setting to change the order of items on the Arcade system select screen
Setting to show Recently Played as a standalone system in Modern
Bugfixes

Optimizations
Bugfixes

Settings to specify preferred region for scraping
Support for viewing game manuals (must be manually added as custom media)
Changes to the game info texts, now using icons for some fields, can be customized in theme.txt
Added game ratings (0-100%). Can be scraped if supported by the online database, as well as set manually.
Game suggestions system: Automatically suggested games, based loosely on favorite and recently played games
Fixed issue where a few games (notably Contrast) wouldn't launch
Option to mark games as completed
New rows on the game details screen: "More from same developer", "More from same publisher", "More from same genres"
Text only mode for the Arcade game list
Setting to change the text alignment for text in the Arcade game list
Setting for whether or not to truncate and ellipsize long game names in the Arcade game list
Setting to use instant scrolling when selecting a random game in Arcade
Setting to draw over display cutout areas/notches, to make the app completely full screen on devices that have those (may or may not work depending on device)
More options for the "Fix graphics glitch at screen edge" setting
More options for screen orientation lock
Setting to keep the screen on as long as the app is in the foreground
Support for scanning roms with .png file extension if manually added to extension list
Settings for specifying fanart and screenshot types to never download
Setting to show Achievements button on the game details screen
Setting to disable using game artwork as fallback when loading screens are enabled but no loading screen image or video found
Settings to set loading screen video volume and to mute background music when loading screen is shown
Setting to open game details from the Modern main screen instead of directly launching the game
Settings for what the random game button should do in Classic and Modern
Settings to show Collections, Genres and All Systems in the Arcade tools menu
Setting to select which media types to display in fullscreen viewer
Search orb should no longer display over the game artwork on the top row in Modern
Game menu option to reset play count
Database tasks option to reset play count for all games
Database tasks options to redownload either media or game info, or both
Database tasks option to merge genres
Support for more flexible database updates
Many bugfixes, optimizations and behind-the-scenes improvements
[Potentially theme breaking] These theme.txt settings used to apply to both the game details screen and the details on the Modern main screen, but now only apply to the game details screen: GameDetails.TitleText.Size, GameDetails.TitleText.Color, GameDetails.SubTitleText1.Size, GameDetails.SubTitleText1.Color, GameDetails.SubTitleText1.Content, GameDetails.SubTitleText2.Size, GameDetails.SubTitleText2.Color, GameDetails.SubTitleText2.Content, GameDetails.DescriptionText.Size, GameDetails.DescriptionText.Color
New theme.txt options:
- GameCard.InfoText.VisibleOnMainScreen
- GameCard.InfoText.VisibleInGridView
- GameCard.InfoText.VisibleInSearchResults
- GameDetails.SubTitleText1.Content
- GameDetails.SubTitleText2.Content
- GameDetails.Button.TextColor
- GameDetails.Button.BackgroundColor
- GameDetails.Button.Selected.BackgroundColor
- Modern.Details.TitleText.Size
- Modern.Details.TitleText.Color
- Modern.Details.SubTitleText1.Size
- Modern.Details.SubTitleText1.Color
- Modern.Details.SubTitleText1.Content
- Modern.Details.SubTitleText2.Size
- Modern.Details.SubTitleText2.Color
- Modern.Details.SubTitleText2.Content
- Modern.Details.DescriptionText.Size
- Modern.Details.DescriptionText.Color
- Arcade.GameList.WidthPercent
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.BackgroundColor
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.Game.Alpha
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.Game.BackgroundColor
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.Game.TextColor
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.Game.TextSize
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.SelectedGame.Alpha
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.SelectedGame.BackgroundColor
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.SelectedGame.TextColor
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.SelectedGame.TextSize
- Arcade.GameList.TextOnly.WidthPercent
- Arcade.GameInfo.Content
- Dialog.BackgroundColor
- Dialog.Title.TextColor
- Dialog.Title.BackgroundColor
- Dialog.Content.TextColor
- Dialog.Content.BackgroundColor
- Dialog.ButtonArea.BackgroundColor
- Dialog.ButtonArea.TextColor
- Dialog.ListView.BackgroundColor
- Dialog.ListItem.Even.BackgroundColor
- Dialog.ListItem.Odd.BackgroundColor
- Dialog.ListItem.Even.TextColor
- Dialog.ListItem.Odd.TextColor
- Dialog.ListItem.Selected.BackgroundColor
- AchievementsViewer.BackgroundColor
- AchievementsViewer.GameName.TextColor
- AchievementsViewer.Summary.TextColor
- AchievementsViewer.Achievement.Locked.BackgroundColor
- AchievementsViewer.Achievement.Locked.Name.TextColor
- AchievementsViewer.Achievement.Locked.Description.TextColor
- AchievementsViewer.Achievement.Locked.UnlockStatus.TextColor
- AchievementsViewer.Achievement.Unlocked.BackgroundColor
- AchievementsViewer.Achievement.Unlocked.Name.TextColor
- AchievementsViewer.Achievement.Unlocked.Description.TextColor
- AchievementsViewer.Achievement.Unlocked.UnlockStatus.TextColor
- IconText.Completed
- IconText.Manual
- IconText.Players
- IconText.FilledStar
- IconText.UnfilledStar
New theme files:
- genre_*_background.png
- genre_*_background.mp4
- genre_*_background_arcade_game_select.png
- clearlogo_suggestions.png
- clearlogo_suggestions_selected.png
- background_achievements_viewer.png
- background_suggestions.png
- background_suggestions.mp4
- background_allsystems_arcade_game_select.png
- background_recentlyplayed_arcade_game_select.png
- background_favorites_arcade_game_select.png
- background_suggestions_arcade_game_select.png
- collection_*_background.png
- collection_*_background.mp4
- collection_*_background_arcade_game_select.png
- rating_esrb_not_rated.png
- rating_esrb_empty.png

Added more platforms for scraping
Renamed RetroArch64 to RetroArch Plus in the template menu to match new name on the Play store
Added option to not mute background music when a video is playing
Added option to hide the Arcade system list after X seconds of inactivity
Added per-system option for fallback scraper database, used if no match is found in the primary database during automatic scraping
Hopefully fixed issue with browsing to the SD card (and sometimes internal storage) on Android 11 devices when selecting ROM directory
Game sort names can now be edited via the Edit game info menu

(Beta) Integration with RetroAchievements.org - View the available achievements for your games and track your progress
Support for using a different image for the selected item on the Arcade system select screen
Support for matching developer/publisher names when searching
Options to access Search, Favorites and Recently Played from the Arcade tools menu
Bugfixes and behind-the-scenes improvements

Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash during startup under certain conditions
Other bugfixes and minor adjustments

You can now add a separate per-system background image that will be used on the Arcade game selection screen: background_arcade_game_select.png
background_search.png will now be used on the search screen
Audio from background videos will now play (can be muted in settings)
Added option to stretch background videos to fill the screen
The Android apps system now has its own custom media directory, separate from the Android games system
Bugfixes

Added a second Android system so you can separate apps and games, with an option to hide apps from Recently played
Possible fix for the screen edge graphics glitch on some devices. Shouldn't cause any issues, but if it does you can disable it in Global UI settings
Improved touch support: Long press to open menus, swipe to change media in the fullscreen media viewer, pressing back in Modern opens the sidebar, and some other minor things. There's still a glitch when using touch to scroll in Modern and Classic so a gamepad is still highly recommended, but it should be a bit easier to use the app without one now
More options for the position of the system list in Arcade
Search button in Arcade
Experimental support for background videos on the Arcade system selection screen
Option to hide the Tools button in game details
Option to use default (1:1) aspect ratio for games in collections
Show ESRB and favorite badges in Modern and game details
Support for "new" platforms: Sega Naomi, Sega Naomi 2, Sammy Atomiswave, Nintendo Pokemon Mini
Ignore : and / in the genre name when looking for custom genre artwork
Updated MAME filename list
Updated OpenVGDB database
Bugfixes and other behind-the-scenes stuff