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TL;DR The GameNative app for running PC games on Android has received a hefty update.
GameNative v0.9.0 now offers initial support for the Pixel 10’s GPU as well as Dex functionality.
Other notable additions include download and storage manager pages, Steam Workshop support, and a battery temperature metric.
Winlator and GameHub are two of the more popular ways to locally run PC games on your Android device. However, GameNative has also emerged as one of the more impressive efforts in recent months. We’ve seen a few major updates recently, but the latest version might be the biggest one yet.
GameNative version 0.9.0 is now available to download as a pre-release version, and it brings a laundry list of changes and additions. Perhaps the most notable addition is initial support for the Pixel 10‘s PowerVR GPU. That’s a big deal, as most PC game emulators on Android primarily support the Adreno GPU in Snapdragon processors. These apps also have some support for Arm’s Mali graphics, but that’s usually where support ends.
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Another major addition is support for Samsung Dex and other OEM desktop modes. More specifically, the team notes that you can expect better navigation with a mouse and keyboard, improved support for other peripherals, and several other desktop-related tweaks. In other words, you should have a more polished experience when playing PC games via an external monitor.
The app also brings other great quality-of-life additions. These include carousel UI support, Steam Workshop integration, Steam branch support, download and storage manager pages, per-game disabling of cloud saves, and a battery temperature metric in the performance overlay. Otherwise, GameNative v0.9.0 also fixes issues related to Steam cloud saves, crashes on pause, and much more.
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