What's new in 1.16.1

• Move RetroAchievements to the Tools tab in settings (#18127)
• Fix graphics regressions in Hot Shots Golf 2 / Everybody's Golf 2 and Final Fantasy Tactics (#18142)
• Fix hang when switching UMD with RetroAchievements enabled (#18143)
• Fix hang on startup with OpenGL, that happened often if "buffer commands" was set to off.
• Fix problem with the sc instruction that broke Beats (#18133, #18140)
• Fix problem with the chat window accidentally closing on typing X (#18135)
• Fix some crashes, add some asserts and reporting hooks (#18129)
• Fix some text rendering in the software renderer (#18126)

What's new in 1.16Special thanks to unknownbrackets for the new JIT compilers, and fp64 for finally cracking the vrnd instruction.

• RetroAchievements support (#17589, #17631, many more). See RetroAchievements on ppsspp.org.
• New JIT backends:
  • RISC-V, based on IR
  • x86 JIT based on IR. Often faster than the existing one.
• Input fixes
  • Improve behavior when analog and digital inputs clash (#17960)
  • Combo mapping is now disabled by default (#17673)
  • Android: Better tracking of devices names (#17562, auto config)
  • Fix mapping custom touch buttons to analog inputs (#17433)
• Rendering performance and fixes
  • Fix flicker in WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006 (#18009), video flicker in Naruto 2 (#18008)
  • Fix bad colors in Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow menu (#17965)
  • On lower-end devices, avoid "uber" shaders due to performance and driver bugs (#17449, #17922)
  • Allow disabling V-sync on Android with Vulkan, more SDL platforms (#17903, #18087)
  • On Vulkan, reduce input lag when "Buffer graphics commands" is set to off (#17831)
  • Assorted minor perf (#17810, #17505, #17478, #17471, #17452, #17446, #17442)
  • Fix shadows in MotorStorm (#17602) (not actually a rendering problem)
  • Fix rendering issue in Lunar Silver Star (#17451)
  • Add a cache for MakePixelsTexture, improving perf in God of War (#17534)
  • Lots of software renderer improvements (#17571, #17569, #17619, #17621, #17618, #17609, ...)
• Networking
  • HTTPS support now enabled in store and for RA on Windows, Android, Mac, iOS (#17744, ...)
  • Ad-hoc: Fix for Metal Gear Acid issue with Link Battle (#17947)
• Texture replacement fixes
  • Fix Tactics Ogre texture issues (#18001, #18011)
  • Fix problem with anisotropic filtering (#17930)
  • Fix glitches on D3D11 with KTX2 textures (#17749)
• UI changes
  • Color emoji support on some platforms (#17854, #17856)
  • Use TTF fonts on SDL where available (macOS, Linux/Steam Deck) (#17844), support HiDPI (#17651)
  • Allow setting the PSP's MAC address directly (#17755)
  • Better looking notifications (#17606, #17674, #17672)
• Cheats
  • Fix loading cheat dbs on Android devices with scoped storage (#17834)
• VR (Quest, other Android VR devices)
  • Cinema screen mode improvements (#17704, #17752)
  • Quest-only passthrough mode (#17591)
  • Cleanups, compatibility fixes, make VR settings per-game (#17636, #17656, #17598, #17518)
• OtherFix horrible audio glitch in After Burner (#18076)Emulate the vrnd instruction accurately (#17506, #17549)Fix timing issue causing slowdowns in MLB games (#17676, #17677)UWP keyboard support, many other updates (#17952, #17974)Allow choosing the display resolution on Android again (#17473)Fix issue running some file types out of the Download folder on Android (#17466)