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Better Homebrew Browser Vita

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Revision as of 10:47, 27 July 2023 by HydeWing (talk | contribs)
Better Homebrew Browser
General
AuthorM Ibrahim
TypeOther Apps
Version1.2
LicenseGPL-3.0
Last Updated2023/07/26
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Homebrew Browser and Downloader for PS Vita with background downloads support.

Features

  • It is the second ever app to use Sony's PlayStation Application Framework (PAF).
  • It is blazing fast.
  • It is multithreaded so that you won’t get stopped by a single screenshot.
  • It has background downloading.
  • It can download from both CBPS-DB and VitaDB.
  • It looks, sounds, and feels almost exactly like the official PlayStation Store App.
  • It can be opened alongside other apps.
  • It has tunes.

Screenshots

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Changelog

v1.2

  • Fixed reloading bug where app would no longer reload if the previous loading failed with an error
  • Fixed extension handling in BGDL which prevented the installation of some apps due to VPK filename (Fixes #31)
  • Some small internal cleanups

v1.1

  • Improved UI design and UX, now shows more information and is much nicer to use
  • Redesigned download system. Improved installation method and now shows proper notifications and dialogs for safety
  • Improved icon system and stability, Icons will now download on the fly and the entire thing no longer crashes

Added more functionality:

  • Can now switch between categories with the bumpers
  • Added sort functions
  • Can now view app / data download size
  • Can manually invoke icon downloads by tapping on the icon in viewing page
  • CBPS-DB will now check for changes before re-downloading

Added translations:

  • Russian
  • Deutsch
  • Français
  • 日本語

v1.0

  • Completely remade most of the app from the ground up.
  • New page design and layout.
  • Added data file support.
  • Now uses official SceDownload for downloading apps and files, thus, background downloads will no longer be terminated when opening an enlarged memory mode game.
  • More polish, should crash less.
  • Requires iTLS-Enso.
  • DELETE ux0:data/betterHomebrewBrowser before using this build.

V0.61B

  • Fixed several bugs from last release.

V0.51B

  • Fixed some minor annoyances.
  • Added version info in credit's.
  • Reverted changes made to list.

V0.5B

  • Fixed even more bugs and leaks.
  • Added better error handling in bgdl.
  • Fixed CBPS-DB Icons.
  • Fixed pretty much all crashes.

V0.4B

  • Fixed lot's (if not all) crashes.
  • Numerous bug fixes and memory leak fixes.
  • Added a few more things in settings page (Terminate BGDL to update/delete).
  • Fixed stdc conflicts (thanks Graphene).

V0.32B

  • Sharper Livearea assets.

V0.3B

  • Fixes a bug when loading screenshot in info page.

V0.31B

  • Fix Page margins in RCO.

V0.2B

  • Probably fixes the crash on load bug. Probably.

V0.1B

  • First Open Beta.

Credits

  • Thanks to GrapheneCt for ScePaf reversing, help, and EMPVA (Reference) and his CXML Compiler (Not Released).
  • Thanks to SomeonPC (RIP) for Livearea™ assets and beta testing.
  • Thanks to SparklingPheonix for beta testing.

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