uLaunch v0.2 released

uLaunch v0.2 released

December 5th, 2019, 21:57 Posted By: wraggster

@XorTroll has just released the first major update for his Switch HOME menu reimplementation, uLaunch! Version 0.2 introduces a brand new feature called Quick Menu, which allows for easy and immediate access to various functions & sub-menus without using the touch screen, and can be brought up anytime by pressing (Z)L,(Z)R or the analog sticks. Two new applets (album and controller settings) as well as a power menu have been added to uLaunch, all of which can be accessed from the aforementioned Quick Menu. Many new entries are now available in the settings, including several toggles for the Switch's hardware and software features (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, etc) and console-specific info (Serial Number & MAC Address).

Last, but not least, a new PC companion application, uViewer, has also been released! This app works both as a replacement for the previously released QForegroundViewer, as it incorporates all of its screen streaming functionalities in itself, and also includes an entry creator, thus allowing you to easily make your own custom entries for uLaunch. An uViewer DLL plugin for RetroArch is also available, which can be useful if you wish to create ROM forwarders.

As usual, the official changelog can be read below:
Quoted from uLaunch 0.2 Changelog:

Main menu
- Added a new way to open menus without touchscreen: presenting the quick menu! Just hold L/R-stick, then move it while being held to select a menu, leave the stick and profit!
- Changed the web browser touchable menu item with the controller applet one, for what it's worth.
Settings menu
- New settings were added:
  - Console information upload (enable/disable)
  - Automatic titles' download (e/d)
  - Console auto-update (e/d)
  - Bluetooth (e/d)
  - 3.0 USB (e/d)
  - NFC (e/d)
  - Wireless LAN (e/d)
  - MAC address
  - Serial number
Added controller menu applet (as a menu touchable icon, as mentioned above) support to change/manage players and controllers!
Added album applet (as part of the aforementioned quick menu) support to view your captures!
Added a power menu (as part of the aforementioned quick menu) to quickly power off, reboot or sleep the console!
QForegroundViewer has been refactored into a major application: uViewer!
- New entry creator menu (custom entry creator to be accessible from main menu), customizable with plugins!
- This includes a custom RetroArch-themed DLL plugin, easily loadable by uViewer, to make ROM forwarding really easy!
- Added a new way to open menus without touchscreen: presenting the quick menu! Just hold L/R-stick, then move it while being held to select a menu, leave the stick and profit!
General
- Custom icons in entry JSONs can now be used with normal titles too, not just homebrew.
- Custom name/author/version texts in entries are no longer restricted to 511/15 characters.
- Certain parts of the code/functionality were slightly improved (speed might be slightly faster in certain laggy moments)