# Azahar 2125.1 — Azahar 2125.1

- Product: Azahar (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/azahar)
- Vendor: Azahar
- Date: 2026-04-14
- Version: 2125.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/releases/tag/2125.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/azahar/releases/2125.1
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop, Android

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- **added** — Emulate the 3DS's notification LED
- **added** — Add a UI element to the desktop frontend which displays the emulated 3DS's notification LED
- **added** — Add a button to the Android about game dialog which allows deletion of disk shader cache on a per-game basis
- **added** — Add new ENABLE_BUILTIN_KEYBLOB CMake option, enabled by default
- **added** — Add new USE_SYSTEM_OAKNUT CMake option
- **changed** — Implement syscore CPU time limiting to match real hardware behaviour
- **changed** — Enable the BOSS LLE module by the 'Enable required LLE modules for online features' setting
- **changed** — Optimize GeometryEmitter SETEMIT state for minor performance improvement in games using geometry shaders
- **changed** — All Android builds of Azahar, including the libretro core, now use the Vulkan renderer by default
- **changed** — Improve logging for SVC failures
- **changed** — Cross-compile x86_64/Intel macOS binaries from an ARM64 macOS runner
- **fixed** — Fix color blend modes behaving incorrectly on the OpenGL graphics backend
- **fixed** — Fix emulated applications receiving incorrect error values from getaddrinfo/getnameinfo functions
- **fixed** — Fix Discord rich presence not being set correctly due to a race condition on the desktop frontend
- **fixed** — Fix orientation changes while a 3DS application is booting causing the Android emulator to crash
- **fixed** — Fix hidden 3DS system titles appearing in the Android application list
- **fixed** — Fix Android issue where launching a game via intent while another game was open would cause the new game to load infinitely
- **fixed** — Fix Android app crash when resetting the background color setting to default
- **fixed** — Fix application exits resulting in an 'Invalid ROM Format' error dialog
- **fixed** — Fix libretro core crashing under certain circumstances when using the Vulkan renderer
- **fixed** — Fix linker error when building Azahar's test suite alongside the libretro core with GCC
- **removed** — Remove Vulkan warnings which could appear at application launch on setups with missing Vulkan features
- **removed** — Remove Mesa OpenGL version override due to improved upstream support

This is a minor release for the 2125 series which introduces bug fixes and some low-risk improvements + new features.

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#### Azahar 2125.1 Changelog

#### All

- Added emulation of the 3DS's notification LED. | @PabloMK7 #2019 
  - Only the desktop frontend exposes this functionality as of now (see "Desktop" section).
- Fixed color blend modes behaving incorrectly on the OpenGL graphics backend. | @PabloMK7 #2038 
  - This notably fixes an issue where a black square could appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen in some games (e.g. Shin Megami Tensei IV)
- Implemented `syscore` CPU time limiting to match real hardware behaviour. | @PabloMK7  #1934
  - Makes emulated applications properly use the `syscore` without starving LLE system applets, which fixes several subtle timing issues.
  - Most notably, fixes stability issues caused by having the `BOSS` LLE module enabled.
- The `BOSS` LLE module is now enabled by the "Enable required LLE modules for online features" setting. | @PabloMK7 #1952 
- Fixed emulated applications receiving incorrect error values from `getaddrinfo`/`getnameinfo` functions. | @GasInfinity #1956
- Optimize GeometryEmitter SETEMIT state, providing a minor performance improvement for games which use geometry shaders. | @Wunkolo #1996 

#### Desktop

- Added a new UI element which displays the emulated 3DS's notification LED. | @PabloMK7 #2019 
- Fixed Discord rich presence often not being set correctly due to a race condition. | @PabloMK7 #2035 
- Removed Vulkan warnings which could appear at application launch on setups with missing Vulkan features. | @RedBlackAka #1938 
- Removed Mesa OpenGL version override due to improved upstream support. | @RedBlackAka #1938 

#### Android

- All builds of Azahar on Android, including the libretro core, now use the Vulkan renderer by default. | @OpenSauce04 #2003 
  - Note: On builds of Azahar other than the libretro core, this change doesn't apply retroactively to existing user configurations.
- Added a button to the about game dialog which allows deletion of disk shader cache on a per-game basis. | @PabloMK7 #2032
- Addressed an issue where orientation changes while a 3DS application is booting could cause the emulator to crash. | @PabloMK7 #2030 
- Fixed an issue where hidden 3DS system titles could appear in the application list erroneously. | @PabloMK7 #1935 
- Fixed an issue where, if a game was launched via an intent while another game was already open, the new game would be stuck infinitely loading. | @inssekt #2000
- Fixed an issue where resetting the values of the background color setting to the default would cause the app to crash. | @ptyfyre #1959
- Fixed application exits (e.g. with homebrew apps that close themselves) resulting in an "Invalid ROM Format" error dialog. | @SiniKraft #1991 

#### libretro

- Fixed an issue where the libretro core could crash under certain circumstances when using the Vulkan renderer. | @warmenhoven #2004 

#### Technical

- Added new `ENABLE_BUILTIN_KEYBLOB` CMake option, enabled by default. | @PabloMK7 #2024 
  - This is enabled by default for all of our builds, mimicking prior behaviour.
  - Disabling it omits the built-in keys usually distributed with Azahar, which disables certain functionality.
- Added new `USE_SYSTEM_OAKNUT` CMake option. | @marcin-serwin #1947
- Improved logging for SVC failures. | @PabloMK7 #1948 
- Our x86_64/Intel macOS binaries are now cross-compiled from an ARM64 macOS runner. | @OpenSauce04 #1953
- Fixed an issue where attempting to build Azahar's test suite alongside our libretro core while using GCC would result in a linker error. | @warmenhoven #2012 
- Fixed several issues related to building and using Azahar on NetBSD. | @OpenSauce04 #1998
- Unit tests are now able to be discovered by IDEs via `catch_discover_tests`. | @Wunkolo #1997
- Correct the response of SendToOther in soc:U. | @GasInfinity #1929 
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