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Yuzu has a similar feature on their android release. I bet that’s the big reason why these emulators are on android and not iOS, the graphics hardware on modern

by ls612 3y ago

Yuzu has a similar feature on their android release. I bet that’s the big reason why these emulators are on android and not iOS, the graphics hardware on modern iPhones is certainly capable.

matsemann 3y ago
I'd guess missing the ability to sideload is also a huge factor. If Google doesn't allow Dolphin, they can use a different store or distribute the apk themselves. If Apple doesn't allow Dolphin, all the effort is in vain. Walled gardens, eh?
- mdwalters 3y ago
  > If Apple doesn't allow Dolphin, all the effort is in vain. With a jailbreaked iPhone device, you can possibly install Dolphin through a separate package manager (Cydia, Sileo, etc.)
  - mod50ack 3y ago
    Yes, but iPhones are not uniformly jailbreakable, and restricting yourself to a niche like that makes it harder to get people in (as users or as developers). You've essentially moved from a popular platform (iOS) to a very niche one (jailbroken iOS).
  - echelon 3y ago
    We should use a term like liberated rather than jailbroken. The phrasing leads to a conclusion about the behavior which isn't correct.
- deleted 3y ago
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ozarker 3y ago
A Dolphin build for iOS exists and works well. You just have to jump through a bunch of hoops to sideload it. See https://altstore.io/ https://altstore.io/
- Wowfunhappy 3y ago
  Does this not require a Jailbreak anymore? I thought you needed a kernel exploit in order to enable JIT (without which Dolphin would be terribly slow).
  - chrnola 3y ago
    Correct. No jailbreak required! The caveat for enabling JIT support is you have to “attach a debugger” first. AltServer automates this process…provided your iOS device can communicate with it when launching the app.
    - Wowfunhappy 3y ago
      Ew, that sounds annoying, but also very clever, thanks for explaining!
Klonoar 3y ago
Dolphin has had a native Metal renderer for a bit now, there’s no graphics driver issues conceptually. DolphinIOS exists though it’s a fork and requires somewhat unfriendly steps to get installed just due to iOS as a platform.
- ls612 3y ago
  Do they have an apple silicon build for Mac?
  - jerrysievert 3y ago
    according to their download page, yes: https://dolphin-emu.org/download/?ref=btn https://dolphin-emu.org/download/?ref=btn
  - Klonoar 3y ago
    They've had one for awhile now, yeah. They were super quick to get things up and running for the platform back in 2021. https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/05/24/temptation-of-the-apple-dolphin-on-macos-m1/ https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/05/24/temptation-of-the-ap...

by ls612 3y ago

Yuzu has a similar feature on their android release. I bet that’s the big reason why these emulators are on android and not iOS, the graphics hardware on modern iPhones is certainly capable.

matsemann 3y ago

I'd guess missing the ability to sideload is also a huge factor. If Google doesn't allow Dolphin, they can use a different store or distribute the apk themselves. If Apple doesn't allow Dolphin, all the effort is in vain. Walled gardens, eh?

mdwalters 3y ago
> If Apple doesn't allow Dolphin, all the effort is in vain. With a jailbreaked iPhone device, you can possibly install Dolphin through a separate package manager (Cydia, Sileo, etc.)
- mod50ack 3y ago
  Yes, but iPhones are not uniformly jailbreakable, and restricting yourself to a niche like that makes it harder to get people in (as users or as developers). You've essentially moved from a popular platform (iOS) to a very niche one (jailbroken iOS).
- echelon 3y ago
  We should use a term like liberated rather than jailbroken. The phrasing leads to a conclusion about the behavior which isn't correct.
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ozarker 3y ago

A Dolphin build for iOS exists and works well. You just have to jump through a bunch of hoops to sideload it. See https://altstore.io/ https://altstore.io/

Wowfunhappy 3y ago
Does this not require a Jailbreak anymore? I thought you needed a kernel exploit in order to enable JIT (without which Dolphin would be terribly slow).
- chrnola 3y ago
  Correct. No jailbreak required! The caveat for enabling JIT support is you have to “attach a debugger” first. AltServer automates this process…provided your iOS device can communicate with it when launching the app.
  - Wowfunhappy 3y ago
    Ew, that sounds annoying, but also very clever, thanks for explaining!

Klonoar 3y ago

Dolphin has had a native Metal renderer for a bit now, there’s no graphics driver issues conceptually. DolphinIOS exists though it’s a fork and requires somewhat unfriendly steps to get installed just due to iOS as a platform.

ls612 3y ago
Do they have an apple silicon build for Mac?
- jerrysievert 3y ago
  according to their download page, yes: https://dolphin-emu.org/download/?ref=btn https://dolphin-emu.org/download/?ref=btn
- Klonoar 3y ago
  They've had one for awhile now, yeah. They were super quick to get things up and running for the platform back in 2021. https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/05/24/temptation-of-the-apple-dolphin-on-macos-m1/ https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/05/24/temptation-of-the-ap...