Armada, ein Linux-basiertes Betriebssystem für ARM Gaming-Handhelds, wurde in der Vorschau-Version 20260907 veröffentlicht.

Armada ist ein an SteamOS angelehntes Betriebssystem, das speziell für Handheld-Geräte wie Retroid Pocket und AYN Thor entwickelt wird und Steams Game-Mode-Oberfläche samt Emulator- und Streaming-Unterstützung mitbringt. Es folgt gut drei Wochen auf die Vorschau-Version 20260817.

Neu in diesem Release ist ein experimenteller Dual-Screen-Modus für AYN Thor und AYANEO Pocket DS, nativer Sleep-Modus als Standard auf allen unterstützten Geräten sowie neue RGB-Beleuchtungssteuerung und ein Lüfterkurven-Editor in Armada Control. Hinzu kommen HDR-Verbesserungen, externe Monitore im Game Mode und schnellere Updates via Chunkah.

• New experimental dual-screen experience for AYN Thor and AYANEO Pocket DS:

  • Launch Plasma Mobile on the bottom screen from Armada Control, with a persistent brightness control
  • Armada Store now offers preconfigured DRM-leasing builds of melonDS and Azahar for using the second display

• Native sleep is now the default on all supported devices:

  • Improved SM8550 sleep stability and power use with full CPU cluster collapse, USB autosuspend, and controller and UART fixes
  • Reduced accidental wake-ups: volume keys no longer wake devices, closed clamshells ignore the power button, and lid-open wake is debounced

• New RGB lighting controls in Armada Control (thanks @antnyhills, @Ga1dz1, @Rayekkk, and @drewano):

  • Set lighting power, brightness, and colour, with settings restored at boot
  • Supports AYN Thor, Odin 2 Portal, Odin 3, Retroid Pocket 5, Pocket Flip 2, Pocket Nova, Pocket 6, and KONKR Pocket FIT Elite

• New touch and controller friendly fan curve editor in Armada Control, including custom curves, fan stop, ramp timing, smoothing, minimum speed, and live temperature feedback (thanks @Alexandreaam)

• Updated defaults for per-game performance and Proton settings:

  • Vulkan real-time priority is enabled by default, Gamescope receives higher priority, and non-SM8250 devices now default to Proton Experimental

• Display and HDR improvements:

  • External monitors can now be used in Game Mode
  • Fixed dim SDR content and clipped HDR highlights on HDR-capable displays (thanks @Rayekkk)
  • Added HDR support for the AYN Thor
  • Improved OLED brightness scaling on AYN Odin 3, Thor and Odin 2 Portal; AYANEO Pocket EVO; and Retroid Pocket Nova

• Device and controller improvements:

  • Added rear-button support for Retroid Pocket 6, Pocket Nova, and AYN Odin 2 Portal
  • Fixed the KONKR Pocket FIT Elite backlight current limit (thanks @mrdidit)
  • Added broader Steam Controller, game controller, and VR device support

• Game and application compatibility improvements:

  • Fixed native AppImages accidentally invoking FEX, improving RPCS3 performance and restoring Epic login in Heroic
  • Fixed missing environment paths for native Non-Steam games (thanks @tslmy)
  • Fixed CJK font rendering in Xenia
  • Fixed Armada Control dropdowns freezing Quick Access Menu input while a game is running (thanks @drewano)

• Update and installation improvements:

  • Much faster image builds and smaller incremental updates using Chunkah
  • More accurate update progress and storage checks, with a consistent 2 GB update reserve
  • More reliable Steam bootstrap extraction and FEX guest filesystem mounting
  • Internal installs now use the ARMADA EFI partition name; existing ROCKNIX labels are migrated automatically

• Added Tailscale CLI, btop, wl-clipboard, and binutils

• Increased compressed swap capacity while retaining a bounded memory footprint

• Updated to Kernel 7.2.3, Mesa 26.2.2, InputPlumber 0.78.1, KWin 6.7.4, jupiter-hw-support 3.7.20251020.1, and ROCKNIX ABL 1.1.8

Quelle: GitHub