iiSU Progress Update: UI Redesign & Dual-Screen Enhancements!

Hey everyone! 💙

It’s time for a fresh update on iiSU’s development: things are moving fast, and we’re getting closer to the next alpha release!

✨ Dual-Screen Improvements & Compatibility

Since the last update, dual-screen behavior has been further refined, with improved compatibility across devices.

The AYN Thor now runs iiSU more reliably, with better focus control and smoother display handling between the top and bottom screens.

We’ve also begun adding support for:

• Pocket G2 + RDS Add-On, thanks to the amazing collaboration with Retroid 🙌

• Pocket Air Mini, with special thanks to AYANEO for their continued support 💫

These additions ensure that iiSU DS mode behaves correctly and scales responsively across more hardware configurations.

🧩 UI Redesign Progress (80%)

Work on the UI redesign is now about 80% complete.
This update includes a much more polished look and feel inspired by the Nintendo 3DS style, featuring animated transitions and a responsive layout that adapts to different screen sizes.

Recent changes include:

• Implement responsive UI scaling for detail and home screens

• Introduce Console Hero layout for the detail view

• Redesign focus indicator with a gradient + glow effect

• Animate the focus frame with a rotating gradient

• Add idle animations to the hero image for a dynamic presentation ✨

The interface now feels more alive, smooth, reactive, and visually closer to the console experience we’ve always aimed for.

⚙️ Context Menu & Controls Update (10%)

A new contextual menu is in progress! 🎮
This will let you modify settings and layouts directly from within iiSU, without needing assigned controller shortcuts.
It’s a big quality-of-life improvement that makes customization much easier.

🧪 Next Alpha Release Milestones

Here’s where we stand with the next Alpha:

✔ iiSU DS core behavior (Thor mode)
🟩 UI redesign —> 80%
⬜ Automatic asset unpacking for easier setup —> 10%
⬜ Integrate additional emulator launchers (melonDS, Cemu, Azahar, etc.) —> 10%

🚀 Next Alpha Incoming!

The next iiSU Alpha will drop for Patrons and iiSU Supporters between November 25 and November 28! 🎉 It will feature all the UI improvements, new animations, and extended device compatibility shown in this post.

Get ready!!!! it’s going to be a major step toward the full dual-screen experience.

💎 Feedback & Participation

As always, your feedback is key!
If you have an AYN Thor, Pocket DS, Pocket G2, or Pocket Air Mini, your testing helps ensure stable performance and visual accuracy across all supported devices.

Thank you for helping shape iiSU into something truly unique for the Android dual-screen community.

More updates, and the new alpha, coming very soon!

— Sapphire 💙