However, what users didn’t know was that due to rising demand for an official Android app, members of our developer team had been working on an Android version themselves. So while the team applauded the efforts of this developer, we had to deny providing support for it because it was unofficial. This led to an increase in support and feature requests of the official team - who had nothing to do with that unoffical Android port.
While it granted users their long awaited request, it suffered from quite a lot of performance issues. SachinVin, a developer then outside of the core team, worked hard to port Citra to Android and finally the first iteration of a mobile app was released. Changing Times and Changing Prioritiesįast forward to 2018 and suddenly there it was! This had become such a frequent occurence that we had to add it to our Discord server FAQ.ĭo you plan on making an Android app? No, not at this moment.įrom the users’ perspective, it seemed as if the devs disliked the idea of an Android app.īut for the developers, it was just the abundance of many other features and improvements that took higher priority.Īnd given the huge amount of effort for an Android version, we simply did not have enough time for it. Users began requesting a portable version of it.īeing an emulator for the 3DS, a handheld console, they wanted something they could carry everywhere and play games anywhere, and it came in the form of an Android app.ĭuring the glory days of Citra development, users would ask almost daily if we had an Android app or if we planned to make one.
That’s right, you can finally play 3DS games on the go! Users and Devs - A Tale of Perspectives!Ĭitra has great game compatibility and performance (provided you have the hardware), cross-platform support, multiplayer support, and much more.īut ever since Citra Desktop achieved a stable state, the most requested feature has been something entirely unrelated to the core emulation. Today we are unveiling the most requested addition for Citra: Android Support!
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