Playdate SDK Changelog

pdutil now logs errors to standard err

image:drawScaled() and image:drawRotated() now respect the bitmap’s inverted flag

http.requestAccess() no longer returns true instead of false when access was previously denied

.pvs files without audio play back correctly now

Video stream player no longer skips silent frames

Sprites never added to display list no longer leak

Lua: fixed sound source leak when it’s removed from a channel while it’s playing

Setting playback rate on stream player’s fileplayer works now

Windows/Linux sim: fixed possible hang when quitting with outstanding network requests

Added check for ESP timeout during background sync so that battery doesn’t drain out when sync gets stuck in a loop

drawSampled() and drawRotated() are now aligned to the center of pixels instead of the edges, fixing a little hiccup when crossing 90 degree multiples

Fixed drawRotated() shift at 90 and 270 degrees when drawing off-center

C API: fixed a crash on connection close after using tcp→setUserdata()

C API: http→setResponseCallback() now works correctly

Fixed possible crash when using stencils in nested push/popContext()

Fixed random excessive battery drain after background sync in some cases

Fixed crash calling tcp/http getBytesAvailable() when a connection isn’t open

Fixed crash calling tcp/http setReadBufferSize() when a connection isn’t open

Simulator: Windows: fixed error message when plugging in Playdate

Connection closed callback is now called when connection is closed manually

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Make sure we don’t keep network connections open in some situations

Simulators: Fixed http redirect handling

Fixed crash when using screenshot shortcut (menu+lock)

Simulator: Windows: Delete file on rename if there is a file name conflict to match Playdate OS

pdc: fixed hang when using .pdcignore files on Windows

Simulators: no longer crash when running the Lua Network example while unregistered

http:requestAccess() now returns false instead of true if access was previously denied

Improved unicode support in Roobert font

Fixed Firmware_symbolizer.py script on Windows

Simulator: Windows/Linux: updated backend libraries

Fixed crash in background sync or connecting to the network after sync has run

Fixed network stall due to missed idle interrupts

Fixed a crash calling fileplayer-\>stop() from fade callback in C API

Simulator: Mac: fixed possible crash on launch when using the CLI with a game path

pdc: added workaround for incorrect file size in stereo IMA ADPCM files generated by Audacity

Fixed a crash when locking a device after system has run an HTTP query

Fixed a random crash when active connections are forced closed

Fixed version check in launcher, now ignores patch number

Fixed crash when a tcp connection is opened before requesting access

Fixed crash when tcp connections are closed automatically after network timeout

Fixed an issue that could prevent game download states from being saved

C API: added pd→system→restartGame() and pd→system→getLaunchArgs()

Simulators: Now show icons to indicate option and option + shift key button behaviors

Simulators: Can now clear the launch args by holding option + shift and pressing the reload button

Fixed inconsistencies in playdate.argv between Simulators and the Device

Fixed playdate.restart() arg format in the docs

Compiler now truncates ADPCM data to the correct size when source data is padded to full blocks

playdate.sound.sample:getLength() now returns the correct value for ADPCM files

Fixed random crash on startup

Fixed error and possible crash when posting to scoreboards

Fixed crash when network has queued requests and one errs

Fixed buffer leak in networking code

Fixed crash when launching game from Catalog

Fixed random crashes when opening/closing network connections

Improved networking reliability on rev A devices

TCP socket and HTTP request support

Sample networking client and server code in Examples/networking and C_API/Examples/networking

Putting the device into disk mode and creating a file or folder named recover and then ejecting will force the recovery firmware to be installed

Firmware recovery mode can now be triggered by creating a file or folder named recovery on the Boot drive

added playdate.mirrorStarted()/Ended() to Lua API and kEventMirrorStarted/Ended to C API

added network→setEnabled() for toggling wifi on/off

added Lua callbacks playdate.streamStarted/Ended and C events

added playdate.graphics.video:getCurrentFrame()

Simulators: Add playdate.restart() API support

Simulators: Added full WIFI access point emulation

Global network timestamp function

added Permissions manager to Settings

Compiler: added .pdcignore file for listing files/folders to ignore in source folder

C API: added pd→display→getRefreshRate() and getFPS()

C API: added gfx→drawRoundRect() and gfx→fillRoundRect()

C API: added gfx→getTextHeightForMaxWidth()

C API: added tilemap functions

Animation Loops now throw an error if the imageTable argument is nil or of the wrong type

Possible fixes for games needlessly redownloading

Microphone access on the device has been restored

gameWillResume() was being called twice

possible data loss when a game was deleted with a malformed pdxinfo file

C API: freeing a sound effect used on a channel outside of the default now removes the effect from the channel before freeing

Simulator Windows/Linux: The main window now appears over the Console window on launch

Simulator Windows/Linux: Add basic launch analytics

launch arguments are now cleared after a game is launched

freeing sound effect doesn’t remove it from the sound engine if it’s not on the default channel

Animated GIF decoding fix when gif doesn’t have a global color map

Animated GIF copy-mode decoding

Lua callback error is no longer masked with execution thread’s stack isn’t empty if another one is run immediately after

Turned off wifi power saving to increase throughput

game image isn’t restored correctly after closing menu when display scale > 1

crash during background sync operation

images drawn partially off-screen rotated 90 degrees no longer have their masks shifted

sequence timing glitch when one note starts in the same render cycle as the previous ended

games with dynamically-generated pause images crash on menu open

fixed gfx.getTextSize() override in CoreLibs/graphics to pass font family and leading args through

C API docs: added explanation of offset parameter in signalNoteOffFunc #5346

Fixed dropped serial connection when wifi is active

CoreLibs/graphics drawTextInRect now respects UTF-8 sequences when wrapping text

playdate.graphics.getTextSize(" ") now returns positive height instead of zero

Mac: Restored Quick Look thumbnails for pdi, pdt and pft files

Mac: Simulator: Fixed ability to debug C applications with the Simulator

Docs: fixed C API gfx→drawRotatedBitmap() return value void, not LCDBitmap*

track:getLength() now contains the entire last note in the track instead of just its note-on event

Docs: added userdata arg to fileplayer→fadeVolume

.mid file parser now reads pitch bend range controller change messages

pd→graphics→setPixel() now draws to pushed context instead screen

Fixed regression: can once again use nil in modulator setters to clear them

fixed inverted rect in LCD_addUpdateRect()! warnings on stdout when text is drawn outside screen bounds

fixed serial input slowness causing

docs: removed unused gfx.kWrapTruncateEnd

fixed language constant mismatch between playdate.getSystemLanguage() and gfx.font language constants (notably, causing DemonQuest85 to throw an error on startup)

[MacOS] Fixed the Quicklook plugin for Playdate files

Added a new "Gather Diagnostic" feature to aid Support in diagnosing system errors

API: Added additional width/height, wrap and truncation to Lua drawText()

API: Added C API drawTextInRect()

Pitch bend info from midi files is now used

Added snd.instrument:setPitchBend() and setPitchBendRange() to Lua API

Added snd.channel.getDry/WetLevelSignal()

Docs: Added install instructions for the SDK

The documentation for playdate.graphics.sprite:setAnimator() now indicates that the animator should specify its start and end value using playdate.geometry.points

Added signal→newSignalForValue() and synth→clearEnvelope() to C API playdate→sound

"Input Test" and "Send Crash Report" have moved to the new Diagnostic group in Settings

The "Device Metrics" option has been moved into the System Settings group

Docs: Updated Caps font tool documentation

Fixed possible crash due when using imagetable:setImage()

delayline tap should be stereo if its delayline is

Fixed R/L levels for panned mono channels

Fixed possible crash on device startup

Fixed concurrency issue in C API scoreboard callbacks

pdutil is now correctly compiled for x86 on macOS

Fileplayers without valid sources no longer crash in certain situations

Simulator: Mac: Debugger will now correctly step in to a function from a different file

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Debugger no longer will attempt to resolve a file for internal symbols

Fixed playback issues in sample-based synths with short sustain ranges

Synth instrument notes scheduled for the future are no longer dropped

Can now use C functions for menu items when Lua is active

firmware_symbolizer.py no longer assumes it’s being run on macOS

C API: added graphics→getBitmapTableInfo() for accessing the table’s image count and width

C API: added graphics→getBitmapPixel()

C API: added shouldFreeData flag to sound→sample→newSampleFromData() to let sample take ownership of data buffer

C API: graphics→setDrawMode() now returns the previous setting

C API: added graphics→setPixel()

Lua: Added playdate.restart() function to restart current game

Lua: Added channel level signals to sound lib

Docs: gfx.imagetable:load() now says it loads a new image table, not a new image

Docs: added a note stating sound→effect→delayline→setLength() isn’t safe to call while the delay line is in use

Docs: explained that playdate.file.exists(path) requires file extension

JSON encoder no longer escapes forward slashes

Simulators: Removed various update Device Firmware menu items

Simulator: Linux: No longer excessively refreshes Device availability on some systems

Simulator: Windows/Linux improved http request timeouts

C API: sequence→getTempo() returns a float, not int

Fixed a crash in "Unwrap All" when an OS notification was showing in the Launcher

Fixed crash that could occur in some situations when selecting Catalog from the System menu

Fixed Replay Intro still running if you choose cancel on the Restart dialog

Fixed an issue that could cause the system menu time to be cropped when the battery is very low

Instrument voice no longer will scope out while playing

Fixed crash loop on device when simulator is showing memory map in device stats

Rotated/scaled sprites now update when their source has changed

synth:copy() on sample-based synth followed by setWaveform() no longer crashes

envelope:trigger() now works as expected

Fixed random crash when an empty imagetable is freed after not having all its images set

pdc now handles multisegment pdex.elf files

import now uses custom environment when called from playdate.file.run/load() with env arg set

Fixed typos in 2D vector and affine transform equality test functions

Fixed: Keyboard now draws correctly if drawOffset is not (0, 0)

Added USB serial RX buffer initialization to fix random serial connection issues

Simulator: Mac: fixed possible deadlock when canceling mic recording

Simulator: Linux/Windows: Lua Memory sort by size column not sorting as expected

Fixed case of readline() in __stub.lua

Fixed crashes when using certain sprite APIs when no sprites have been added

Docs: Mention the Keyboard doesn’t work at scales other than 1x

Docs: Remove example code links on the website docs

C Docs: remove playdate→graphics→setSpriteDrawFunction()

C Docs: fixed: default refresh rate is 20 rather than 30

C Docs: fixed formatting goof making playdate→system→setButtonCallback() function disappear

Games that are incompatible with the current OS are now listed in Settings → Games, instead of being hidden

If the Catalog executable has been corrupted and the user attempts to launch it from the System Menu, the system will now guide the user to download a new version of Catalog

removed null terminator from string passed to playdate.keyPressed

reverted change to drawEllipseInRect() that shifted drawn area

mkdir, stat, delete, and rename functions now work as expected for paths in the /Shared folder

Nova extension: resolved an issue preventing the extension from finding a Lua project’s main.lua and pdxinfo files automatically

fixed leaking sound sources

Nova extension: Support for specifying a completely custom build phase using Nova’s task pipelines for more advanced building options

Experimental feature: added read/write access for all games to top-level /Shared folder

Added callback for receiving messages via the serial port msg command: playdate.serialMessageReceived() in Lua and pd→system→setSerialMessageCallback() in C

C API: added userdata to sound API callbacks

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Holding option key while paused and pressing play will render one frame at a time

Added direct access to affineTransform’s parameters

pdc: added --check-fonts flag to help spot errors in font files

Added playdate.setButtonQueueSize() and pd→system→setButtonCallback(), an optional button event queue and callback for more precise button handling

C API: added pd→system→parseString()

C API: added pd→system→vaFormatString()

Added MicSource enum to pd→sound→setMicCallback() to specify internal/headset/autodetect source

Added optional source arg ("internal" or "headset") to snd.micinput.startListening()

Added sample:decompress() and pd→sound→sample→decompress() so the sample can be used in a synth

Added BSD Zero license to Lua and C examples and C build files

C API: added copyUserdata callback function to synth→setGenerator()

C API: added synth→copy()

Simulators: Updated game controller profiles

pdc now sets the mod time for copied files to the source’s so that rsync doesn’t think it changed

Docs: Changed lua example code from links to SDK paths

Simulator: Windows: fixed display scaling issue when text scaling is set at 125%

Simulators: No longer send debug key presses when paused

Simulator: Mac: Don’t disable Console edit field when controlling the device

Fixed incorrect idle value in playdate.getStats()

Serial port can now receive more than 64 KB/s

Fixed leaks and crashes in sound code by adding retain counts to make sharing objects between Lua, C API and sound lib more flexible

Fixed rounding problems in gfx→drawEllipseInRect() causing center and 90 degree drawing issues

sequence:addTrack() returns the created track now like it’s supposed to

fixed snd.envelope:trigger()

common.mk added -g to build gcc flags to generate debug symbols

Fixed frequency wraparound at 5513 Hz on noise synths

C API: fixed possible stack overflow when calling sprite→setImage() when Lua is active

Fixed stalled ADPCM playback when file end syncs with audio frame

Simulator: Windows/Linux add graphics→display() support

Copied sample synths and wavetable synths now work correctly

Fixed crash when sequence tracks with control signals assigned are freed

Add the pdz extension to the path passed to file.run() or file.load() if it isn’t already there

C API: changed pd→sound→loadMidiFile() to pd→sound→loadMIDIFile() for consistency

Simulator: Mac: fixed possible exception when plugging in a controller with the preferences window open

Fixed animator jitter in axis-aligned linear interpolation

Simulator: Mac: No longer refresh Malloc Log window when it’s closed

Fixed possible hang in fileplayer caused by switching from mono to stereo file

Simulator: Mac: Fixed FPS graph possibly drawing out of bounds in Device Stats window on Sonoma

Docs: expanded description of pd→system→formatString()

Docs: attempted to clarify difference between tables and userdata

Docs: clarified that repeatCount is a property of the animator

Docs: fixed inconsistent styling of \n literal

Docs: merged duplicate sprite:moveWithCollisions() functions

Docs: noted that playdate.setDebugDrawColor() values are in the range 0-1

Docs: updated description of playdate.getStats()

Docs: removed broken link to animator.lua single file example

Docs: fixed return type for fileplayer→getOffset()

Docs: noted that MIDINote is a floating point value

Docs: added note that we always use forward slashes for path separators

Docs: note that you clear the drawing stencil with pd→graphics→setStencil(NULL)

Docs: note that you clear modulators by setting them to nil/NULL

Docs: LCDSpriteDrawFunction uses PDRect, not LCDRect

Docs: added note that sprite draw callback isn’t called if sprite doesn’t have a size set

Docs: autolock timeout is now 3 minutes

Docs: fixed the remaining places where our previous formatting change had duplicated descriptions

Docs: added PDMenuItemCallbackFunction typedef to system menu section

Docs: added missing [extend] to geometry.arc:pointOnArc()

Docs: fixed link to SoundSource in playdate→sound→removeSource()

Docs: fixed return type for a bunch of C API sound functions

Fixed sample overrelease (and subsequent crash) after using C API function pd→sound→sample→loadIntoSample()

Fixed performance regression due to tracking of source image changes on scaled sprites

Added an Unwrap All option the system menu

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Samples can now be saved from the Sampler window

Crank noise filtering is now only applied when it’s moving slowly

table.getsize() now reports hash size 0 for empty tables

Fixed compiler warning in C API JSON example

Simulators: Now disable screen record button if the Simulator is paused

Simulators: Will no longer attempt to connect to a device if the device is in use by Mirror

Simulator: Mac: Now uses a fixed width numeric font in Device Info window

Simulator: Mac: Updated Device Info window colors to match Windows/Linux

Simulator: Linux: Moved preference file to standard XDG location usually in ~/.config. Note: the ~/.Playdate Simulator folder may be removed and the app preferences will be reset on first launch

Simulator: Windows/Linux: The Volume icon now matches the text color if not using device colors and other minor UI tweaks

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Upload Game to Device…​ no longer allows uploading folders that don’t end in .pdx

Added custom table functions to __stub.lua

Optimization: mp3 decoder is now using builtin CLZ op

Updated documentation for playdate.graphics.animator:valueAtTime(time) to indicate that time should be specified in milliseconds rather than seconds

loadIntoBitmapTable() returns an error message if the file is not loaded

Fixed formatString leak in C API Sprite Game example

Controlling the device crank with the Simulator no longer spams console with OK messages

90 degree rotated image now draws correctly when top of source image is clipped

playdate.graphics.drawarc() in CoreLibs/graphics.lua now respects clockwise argument

Fixed an out of bounds read causing tiny audio glitch in an extremely rare case

Scaled/rotated sprites now redraw when source image is updated

Fixed a hang when audio task is loaded down

Fixed problem with skipped drawing when using drawTiled() with a stencil

snd→fileplayer→setLoopRange() now works correctly when called before play()

playdate.timer now continues from paused value when calling timer:start()

synth:getEnvelope() no longer causes subsequent error on synth:playNote()

Fixed screen redraw weirdness with overlapping sprites and visibility changes

Fixed a problem with stale dirty rects causing redundant drawing when sprites go off-screen

Non-integral sprite positions now round to negative instead of towards zero so they don’t stutter at the edge of the screen

Fixed an overrelease in sample-based synth:copy()

Settings > System > Replay Intro no longer replays the intro when returning to the launcher after Cancel is selected

Fixed a visual issue when unwrapping games with an incorrectly-sized card image

The "New Games" LED indicator light will now turn off more reliably after unlocking and re-locking

Fixed several instances in CoreLibs where variables were being leaked

Launcher card highlight animation stops on incorrect frame when a loopCount of 1 is specified

Simulator: Mac: now pauses while the screenshot save modal dialog is up

Simulator: Windows: Fixed malloc pool limit not working

Simulator: Windows: Fixed possible error dialog appearing when using the device as a controller

Simulator: Mac: Fixed malloc pool item count not updating when in map view

Simulator: Mac: audio no longer stops working if mic recording is requested without a mic attached

Simulator: Mac: playdate.simulator.getURL/openURL no longer crash if passed null values

C API: added MINGW target to C_API/buildsupport/playdate_game.cmake

Simulators: Various slight interface tweaks, including macOS accent color

Simulators: Added cmd/control+G keyboard shortcut to Get Screenshot menu item

Inside Playdate: Added note to indicate keyboard is only designed for 1x display scale

sampleplayer:playAt() with volume set overrides the default player volume, set/getVolume() only affect the default volume

Simulator: Windows/Linux: no longer open a connection to the microphone until a game requests it

C API: Makefile clean now deletes the built dylib/so/dll/bin from the Source folder

C API: CMake clean when building for ARM now deletes the .pdx folder

C API: Makefile make device and make simulator targets always create a .pdx folder

C API: Makefile make pdx target now just runs pdc on the Source folder

Inside Playdate: sampleplayer:playAt() now explains that the "when" arg is relative to the audio time base, not an offset into the future

Inside Playdate: sampleplayer:playAt() notes that only one note can be queued

Inside Playdate with C: added explanation of pixel format in getDebugBitmap()

Inside Playdate with C: changed where the macOS SDK installer puts the ARM toolchain from /Applications/ARM to /usr/local/panic

Inside Playdate with C: cleared up build targets description

Inside Playdate with C: reordered to help with the order of operations when first configuring the build system

Fixed 24 hour clock redraw issue in the system menu

Fixed possible crash on rev 2 devices when waking up from deep sleep

Improved image:drawBlurred() performance on rev 2 hardware

sprite:setRotation() no longer messes up a previous sprite:setScale(xscale,yscale) call

Fixed compiler warning in C API JSON example

Fixed keyboard display issues when the draw offset is not (0, 0)

Fixed update rect computation in gfx.fillPolygon()

Fixed a problem with skipped drawing when using drawTiled() with a stencil

Fixed an error trying to set padded stencil image with unpadded width < 32

Fixed a problem with empty tilemap images being considered opaque, leading to sprite drawing glitches

Fixed leaking note data in playdate.sound.track

Fixed a bad reference in lua→pushSprite()

Fixed noise in twopolefilter output when mix is between 0 and 1

Fixed a memory management issue in launcher that could lead to crashes

Fixed case of readline() for __stub.lua in the docs

Fixed hash collision in snd.channel:addEffect() causing effects to potentially scope out and crash while in use

Fixed some font glitches in the SDK/Resources/Fonts folder

Sustain range in sample-based synths is now aligned correctly, no longer makes clicking noises

pd→sound→noteOff(synth,0) now works as expected

Fixed rotated image being drawn in the wrong place when center param is off center, x or y scale is -1, and rotation is close to a 90-degree increment

Fixed an issue that would cause needless work to be done if the crankIndicator is drawn after not having been drawn for a long time

Fixed a leak when using ADPCM files in a sampleplayer

C API: snd→effect→getUserdata() now returns userdata that was passed to snd→newEffect()

C API: removed broken and confusing LCDMakePattern() macro

Simulators: Fixed dangling pointer bug causing C API gfx→drawText() to draw incorrectly or crash after reloading game

Simulator: Windows: Simulator now correctly reports crashes

Simulator: Windows: Improved reliability of firmware updates

Inside Playdate: synth.new() now points out that sustain range values are in sample count units

Inside Playdate: fixed misformatting in "Lua assignment operators" section

Inside Playdate: Fixed contrast between <code> element and background in Dark Mode

Inside Playdate: removed out of date comments in "A Basic Playdate Game in Lua"

Inside Playdate: fixed default frame rate in display.setRefreshRate()

Inside Playdate: removed extra args from id tag for delayline:addTap and delayline:setFeedback

Simulator: Mac: fixed Console log output not appearing in macOS Sonoma

Simulator: Mac: various fixes for interface issues in macOS Sonoma

Added a new a Notification Light section to Settings

Added wavetable synthesis to sound engine

Added new playdate.ui.crankIndicator:getBounds() method

Added setStartPhase() to LFO

C API: added pd→graphics→getTextTracking()

C API: added sprite→setCenter() and sprite→getCenter

Simulator: Added a dev email list sign-up

Docs: sprite draw callback description now explains that the rect args are in sprite-local coordinates

Docs: added playdate.timer.paused property

Docs: clarified that setColor() and setPattern() are mutually exclusive

Simplified the interface for playdate.ui.crankIndicator, replacing :start() and :update() methods with just a :draw() method, and removed the dependency on playdate.timer

Added disk buffer to json encoder, making json.encodeToFile() and playdate.datastore.write() 3x faster on device

Fixed a memory leak in playdate.ui.gridview

playdate.graphics.drawArc() in CoreLibs/graphics.lua now respects arc’s clockwise flag

sequence:setTempo() now handles floating point values, sets play offset correctly

image:drawFaded() with an inverted image now works as expected

Improved __stub.lua file so it is valid Lua

playdate.ui.crankIndicator animation speed is now independent of refresh rate

playdate.ui.crankIndicator now displays properly at 2x, 4x, and 8x scales

Docs: image:addMask() default value is true/opaque instead of transparent

Docs: fixed link in coroutine usage example

Docs: fixed typo in playdate.sound.envelope:setRelease()

Docs: Inside Playdate no longer says SDK contains "The latest firmware image for the console hardware"

Docs: fixed sprite:updatesEnabled()

Docs: it’s pd→graphics→getDisplayBufferBitmap(), not getDisplayFrameBitmap()

Simulator: Windows: improved device eject handling

Simulator: Mac: fixed gameWillTerminate() breakpoint getting hit on game startup when debugging with VSCode in some cases

Simulator: Mac: Fixed width of last column of Sampler tables

Simulator: Mac: OS no longer goes to sleep when using device as controller

Simulator: fixed a premature free of a custom system menu on quit

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Fixed firmware version string comparison issues

Improved image:drawBlurred() performance in some cases

File-based system update now works correctly from a crash screen

Fixed crash when trying to play a sample player with nothing set to play

Fixed bug causing incorrect register values in crashlog.txt

pdc: added -I/--libpath command line flag and PLAYDATE_LIB_PATH environment var for adding an import path outside the project or SDK

Fixed an issue where the battery percentage indicator may not reach 100% when the Playdate is fully charged

Fixed a CoreLibs grid view edge case calculation that could result in the content width and height being set incorrectly

Fixed leaking sound object after closing keyboard

pdc: fixed handling of import statements in files accessed via .. paths pointing outside the project root

Fixed the size of the card.png image in the Pathfinder example project

Fixed a display error that occurred when re-downloading uninstalled games

Simulators: Fixed an error when showing the game meta data dialog

Fixed a memory leak in playdate.ui.gridview

Fixed error trying to set padded stencil image with unpadded width < 32

Launcher: list view icons now switch to their highlighted state immediately when the selection changes

Launcher: Improved scrolling performance when holding the up or down buttons

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux the device activity window no longer floats above all OS windows

Simulator: Windows improved performance in 3x or fullscreen modes

Simulator: Window/Linux fixed a regression where the preferences file was not written to disk

Simulator: Windows/Linux fix possible crash on quit

pdc: fixed problem with files imported more than once via different paths

pdc: .. in import path is now handled correctly so that file names in errors aren’t ridiculous

pdc: fixed bug requiring lua file extensions when import path contains a period

pdc: fixed processing of pdex.elf files with more than one segment

pdc: no longer get a missing file build error using nmake on Windows

Fixed bug in HTTP library causing outgoing headers to be truncated

playdate.graphics.tilemap:draw()'s sourceRect argument is no longer affected by the current draw offset

Fixed leaked path string when cleaning up fileplayers

Fixed graphical glitch in C API 3D example

Fixed rare crash when plugging in headphones

A device with a very large number of games installed should no longer crash when viewing Settings > Games

Fixed a crash that could occur in Settings > Games when the game list is being refreshed

Fixed a floating point precision issue with the sprite collision system that could cause unexpected collision behavior

Fixed some visual glitches when switching launcher view modes or opening the system menu while a game unwrap animation is active

Screen no longer blanks after exiting from a game to the launcher

Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong game to be selected when switching between view modes right after a new game has been downloaded

Adds List View to the launcher; a more compact view of installed games

A new binary format for C components of Games to support Rev B hardware

Adds extended characters to the Roobert font

Adds C API function for clearing icache

Simulator: Sampler: C game sampler interface an has improved layout

Simulator: Sampler: C game OS symbols are now more accurate

Simulator: Sampler: C games now includes OS and Game symbols at the same time

Simulator: Sampling C games now color codes game symbols

Fileplayer’s stopOnUnderflow flag now defaults to false

Sideloaded games without build numbers are no longer offered for re-download continuously

Fixed potential buffer overflow in json encoding

Fixed a crash that could occur if a game on disk is missing a build number

Fixed zero-byte pdex.bin and unnecessary recompile due to dependency issues in common.mk

Simulator: Mac: fixes possible crash when sampling Lua games with an invalid Lua stack frame

Simulator: Mac: fixes sound not working for some people

Simulator: Mac: no longer prompt for mic access at launch

Simulator: mic input now buffers 256 byte frames to match device

pdc: now shows an error message if a resource fails to copy

pdc now errs if fnt file has duplicate character entries

playdate.graphics.font:drawText() and playdate.graphics.drawText() now both return width, height values

Provide a "Wi-Fi not available" message for some server errors

sprite:setImage() no longer resets the sprite’s scale

Better error handling when turning on Automatic time setting

Kerning now works correctly when right-hand character is on a different page from the left and not page 0

Added minimum animator duration of 0.001 to avoid division by zero

Fixed crash when Launcher cache file has unexpected values

Simulator no longer fails an assert after sequence finishes playing

snd.instrument.new(synth) now returns the instrument, not the synth you passed in

Fixed crash in fillPolygon() in certain cases

Fixed a case where the device could become stuck when locked

Updated group names to be consistent in Launcher and Games screen

Direct reader to font:drawText() as an alternative to gfx.drawText() in docs

Update Simulator Controller DB mapping

Add fps to launchImages documentation

fixed regression in 1.13.3 causing gfx.sprite.new(tilemap) to fail

Mac installer will no longer fail if there are symlinks in previous SDK folder

Fixed buttons getting stuck in "down" state if system menu is opened while held

pdc import path handling now uses forward slashes on Windows

fixed position of images with lopsided left/right padding drawn at 90 or 270 degree rotation

Fixed image corruption when setting a mask image with mismatched rowbytes

Fixed regression where sprite:setImage() ignores scale factors

Fixed leak when calling setMenuImage() multiple times in a row

Windows/Linux Simulator: possible deadlock on quit

Macos Simulator: indeterminate progress bar doesn’t move in floating status window

Windows/Linux Simulator: Possible crash in debugger

Windows/Linux Simulator: possible crash with failed pd_malloc in specific situation

Simulators: Debugger hangs after lua stack overflow

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Added friendly error message when trying to load Catalog games

Fixed the Clock drifting backward across reboots

Fixed an uncommon crash when making requests to Playdate servers

Improved read/write reliability when using Playdate disk via USB

Fixed some memory leaks when performing background Wi-Fi syncs

pdc: fixed regression in transparency handling in animated gifs

Removes callback functions from VSCode stub file

Fixes varargs in VSCode stub file

Fixed muted audio after plugging and unplugging headphones when headphone change callback is set

Fixed problem with mic input getting data zeroed out

Simulator: Windows/Linux: getDebugBitmap() is now implemented

Settings: Changing time to 'update automatically' should trigger a network time sync

Fixed gain on delay line taps so that they’re actually audible

Fixed crash after changing delay line tap delay time

Fixed performance regression: Sprites are tables again

Fixed difficulty spike in Flipper Lifter that arose from performance regression

Fixed battery drain that occurred while device was locked if no Access Point was available

Adds a “new” group to the top of the Settings > Games screen when there are pending downloads

Adds auto-refresh when launching into Games screen

Fixed a possible hang in Spellcorked

Fixes an issue that would cause the Launcher to refuse to scroll after unlocking the device

Fixes a crash when the device is locked during a game’s launch animation

Fixed game card layout issues that could occur if device was locked immediately after a reboot

Fix crash that can occur when a game uses the filesystem while also downloading to a file

Fixed an issue updating a game if Settings was launched while the game’s card was animating

Fixed a hang returning from the system menu after a fileplayer is paused in playdate.gameWillPause() and restarted in playdate.gameWillResume()

Fixed issue with looping sample players stopping spontaneously

Settings app: Studio now displayed on game detail screen

table.indexOfElement() can now find userdatas (e.g. sprites, as of 1.13.0)

Fixed stack error in playdate→lua→callFunction()

Fixed issue with sprite x/y/width/height properties not updating correctly, leading to miscalculated collision rects and displaced sprites

Setting sprite subclass’s image in its init function by passing it to super.init() now works again

Fixed integer overflow in snd.sequence:goToStep() causing it to not work correctly for large step offsets

snd.removeEffect() works again

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Upload game to device now launches with the correct path

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Breakpoints weren’t working as expected

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Fixed possible crash reloading the Simulator

The system will now prompt the player to plug in when the battery percentage falls below 10%

The Launcher will now show a notification at the top of the game list if a system update is available

Perform automatic retries for failed firmware update

Added user instructions on-screen when in disk mode

Added time functions to C API to match Lua

Lua warn() function now logs a message to the Console

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Can now use a debugger to debug Lua games using the debug adapter protocol

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Debugger now supports Log Point messages

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: While in a debugger, a Lua exception backtrace is logged to the debug console before the breakpoint is hit

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Debugger autocomplete now triggers on . and : characters

Simulator: Windows/Linux: can now change the Console font

Simulator: Windows/Linux: can now disable sending crash reports

Added smart quotes to system fonts

Added playdate.shouldDisplay24HourTime()

pd→lua→getArgObject() can now be used with all Playdate object types

Renamed pd→lua→set/getObjectValue to pd→lua→set/getUserValue

Added new vector constructor, playdate.geometry.vector2D.newPolar(length, angle)

Updated sprite docs to indicate that tags are limited to the range of 0 to 255

Added curvature parameter to synth envelopes for better plucked/percussive type sounds

Added playdate.getFPS() to complement playdate.drawFPS()

CoreLibs/keyboard.lua now has key repeat functionality

Added rate scaling and velocity sensitivity to synth envelopes

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Added "Wrap Current Game" for testing wrapping patterns

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: can now update device firmware for diagnostic purposes

Added snd.track:removeNote() and snd.track:clearNotes()

Added snd.sequence.setLoops(count) variant, which loops the full sequence

snd.sequence:addTrack() with no args now creates and returns a new track

Docs: added playdate→sound→sequence→get/setCurrentStep()

Simulator: Windows/Linux: now logs messages to stdout

Added optional "extend" flag to pointOnLine/Arc/Polygon() functions to allow returned point outside of line/arc/polygon

Add an escape hatch for firmware update failures due to eMMC issues

The Delete Game Data button is now always visible, even before the size has been calculated

Output to device speaker is now both channels mixed, not just left channel

Increase Wi-Fi Sync Period to 10 hours from 6

Updated description of buildNumber in pdxinfo to indicate it is required for sideloaded games

animation.blinker refinements: stop() no longer sets loop to false; you can now pass default property values to .new() and :start(); setting the .default on a stopped blinker now updates the .on state.

Simulator: Linux: moved desktop file to /usr/share/applications

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: changed game loading behavior to better match the device

Simulator: Windows/Linux: playdate.keyPressed(key) now passes in lower case strings to match the Mac Simulator

Removed tonewheel.lua from Single File Examples for being uninteresting

Playdate should show error screen on runloop timeout, not the crash screen

Fixed menu navigation strangeness in Settings when holding up or down while locking the device

Fixed a visual glitch in the System Menu that could occur when extra menu items had been added

Fix a crash when a screenshot fails to save to disk

Fixed screenshots for games with a : in their name

Fix the clock getting "stuck" if the unlock UI dismisses while a button is held

Fixed jumpy accelerometer values in weird unknown case

Fix crash when waking up from Shipping Mode

Uninstalled games now show the correct status when being re-installed

Add better checks for failed firmware updates

Headphone output should switch immediately on plug / unplug

Fix case where the Low power clock may not draw correctly when there’s a low battery

The system menu background image now displays properly if playdate.display.setMosaic() or playdate.display.setOffset() or playdate.display.setOffset() have been set

Fixed reference errors when passing image from Lua to C then back to Lua

Added missing arguments to the documentation for playdate.ui.gridview:setSelection()

pdc: fixed harmless out of bounds read on wav files

Simulator: Mac: debug adapter protocol now sends success response to launch request

Simulator: Mac: debug adapter protocol no longer advertises it supports the terminate request

Simulator: Mac: debugger variables no longer appear with error messages in Visual Studio Code

Simulator: Mac: debugger breakpoints are now marked as verified

Fixed mismatched arguments between drawLocalizedTextInRect() and drawTextInRect() and a crash in drawLocalizedTextInRect()

Data folders and files in the pdx starting with "Data" now work as expected

Added running tally to allocator to avoid mallinfo() call, fixing case where it was taking up all available GC time

Fixed ignored font argument in drawTextInRect() when using the rect variation

getElapsedTime() now represents game time instead of clock time, pausing when game is paused

The macOS installer would fail if there were other copies of some system commands

Fixed cache thrashing in image blurring functions

Sprites are now able to be bounce-collided with more than once during a moveWithCollisions() call

Fixed SpriteCollisionMasks example code so that sprites bounce off of wall sprites and remain in frame

C API default drawing context is now correctly reset before game launch

Lua profiler: samples' frametime is now shown with the correct frame, not off by one

sprite:checkCollisions() returning different values than sprite:moveWithCollisions()

Fixed weirdness with pushing a synth from C to Lua

C docs: fixed synth→getParameterCount() function name, changed "0-based" to "1-based" in synth→setParameter()

Device: run serial command doesn’t work with a game with spaces in the name

logfunc() no longer divides by zero when string ends with newline character

Inconsistencies in readings from the high-resolution timer on-device

Clarified documentation for playdate.getPowerStatus()

Fixed alignment problem in image scaling algorithm

Updated docs for playdate→sprite→getPosition() to indicate it returns floats rather than ints

Text no longer clips to 400x240 on offscreen images

Fixes incorrect behavior when using the sourceRect argument when calling playdate.graphics.image:draw() after a draw offset has been set.

Fixed crash using Lua memory browser with classes registered from C

Sprites shouldn’t be added to all sprites table until they’re added to the scene

Perform daily NTP sync if Wi-Fi is used

Docs: playdate→sound→instrument→newSequence() should be newInstrument()

Fixed problem with sequencer:goToStep() going to the wrong step

Windows SDK installer will now prompt to install Visual C++ runtime if needed

Fixed leak in video player

Fixed typo in playdate.graphics.sprite.new() docs: "onscreeen" → "onscreen"

playdate.graphics.sprite:overlappingSprites() and playdate.graphics.sprite.allOverlappingSprites() could return incorrect results for sprites using negative coordinates

C SDK: Updated several files to allow compiling with C++ < 20

C SDK: Fixed possible CMake/Make build errors on Linux

C SDK: Slightly simplified ARM building in CMake examples

Synths can now play samples created with pd→sound→sample→newSampleFromData() or snd.sample:getSubsample()

Fixed an issue causing the wrong touch point to be returned by sprite:moveWithCollisions() and sprite:moveWithCollisions()

Simulator: Mac: Fixed possible crash with the Quicklook plugin

Fixed a case where the compiler was messing up register usage in compound assignments

CoreLibs animator now works correctly with easing functions that overshoot and bounce back

Docs: updated default minimum GC time to 1 ms

Simulator: Linux: fixed getTime() API

Asheville Sans 14 Bold’s asterisk has an extra pixel

playdate.geometry vector * transform no longer throws bogus type error

C API free() shim should ignore NULL argument

C API docs: sprite→free() should be sprite→freeSprite()

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: fixed missing allocations in Malloc Log list view

Fixed leak when nesting pushContext()/lockFocus() calls with target images

Removed incorrect kerning entries in Sasser Slab and Sasser Slab Italic

pdc now notices changes to image sequence when deciding whether to recompile image table

Fixed sample-based synth playing past end of data

Sampleplayer now starts from beginning of play range instead of always offset 0

Fixed (again) pushing values from C API while in a Lua coroutine

pdc: fixed crash trying to compile an animated gif without a global color table

Fixed crash on device when file:readline() sees a \r character

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Possible crash when closing main window with active checking for update call

Fixed memory access error on device when playing VBR mp3 files with frames < 38 bytes long

C docs: sample→loadFile() should be sample→load(), sampleplayer→newSamplePlayer() should be sampleplayer→newPlayer()

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Copy Screenshot to clipboard now works as expected

Docs: removed incorrect frame arg from LCDSpriteDrawFunction

Removed crashy unused code in arcs.lua single file example

Fixed typo in playdate.graphics.tilemap:setTileAtPosition documentation

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Fixed possible crash when closing Controller preferences editor

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Games/ folder is no longer being created at the wrong location

Simulator: Mac: Unresponsive to controller input after pushing buttons mapped to "Crank Clockwise"

Simulator: Windows: can now connect to device if COM port is greater than 9

Fixed crash when playdate.sound.track is collected, lua error when instrument is collected

drawRoundRect() API radius of 0 will now draw a squared corner

Fixed glitch in last frame of multiple line segment animator

Simulator: Windows: fixed possible crashes when using certain file APIs

fixed glitch in fileplayer:getOffset() between when the input hits the loop point and the output loops

Fix registration flow on Windows / Linux Simulator

Improved battery performance and energy percentage accuracy

Improved button de-bouncing

Fixed crash that occurs when playing ADPCM file at rate greater than 1

Added wrapping pattern templates to Inside Playdate

Fixed "bad loadlen" warning, possible hang at the end of VBR mp3 playback

Fixed a regression introduced in the SDK 1.12.0 release that would cause incorrect rects to be returned from tilemap:getCollisionRects() and sprite.addWallSprites()

sampleplayer:setOffset() works correctly with ADPCM files. Again.

Animator start time delay is no longer doubled

Changed README.md on macOS to tell users to get the Nova extension from the extension repository rather than from the SDK

Looping sound sequences work again

Fixed a case where RAM can fail to initialize after being in Disk Mode

Added function arguments to the Nova Playdate extension autocomplete

Added "__stub.lua" API reference file for improved autocomplete in 3rd party editors

Added animator:progress() to CoreLibs/animator

Added animator.reverses flag to CoreLibs/animator to enable ping-ponging

Added animator:reset() to CoreLibs/animator

Added animator:valueAtTime(t) to CoreLibs/animator

Added pd→sound→signal for custom PDSynthSignals

Added gfx.font.getGlyph()

Added showhidden flag to Lua file.listFiles() and C file→listFiles()

Added sprite:setStencilPattern(row1, row2, …​) variant to match gfx.setStencilPattern

pdc now reads green in a source image as transparent if the image doesn’t already have transparent pixels

C API: Added pd→graphics→makeFontFromData() to turn a data blob into a font

C API: added LCDOpaquePattern() macro

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: support for drag and drop images to preview them on the device

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Added button to send Console commands to the device

Simulator: Mac: When Controlling device with the Simulator the Console prompt icon now indicates commands are going to the device

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Added help menu item

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Added content warning fields to meta data window

Inside Playdate with C: added PDSynthInstrument to list of SoundSource subtypes

Added 2 second hold time after docking crank for recalibrating crank angle

pd→graphics→getBitmapData() now returns full width and height, flattens padding if you’re accessing the data

Changed "hasMask" arg in pd→graphics→getBitmapData to "mask", returning a pointer to the mask data (or NULL) instead of just a flag

Microphone recording LED is now orange and dimmer

Removed old compatibility code from playdate.graphics.animation.loop

pd→sound→channel→newChannel() now adds the channel to the sound engine, to match the Lua equivalent

synth:playNote(0) is now a synonym for synth:noteOff(), in case that’s useful?

Renamed luaL_Val in pd_api_lua.h to lua_val

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: C API null argument error is now logged to the Console and stops game

Simulator: Mac: When running a C game, the Memory button will now open Malloc Log

Simulator: Mac: Malloc Log Group by Call Tree and Auto refresh are now off by default

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Updated button artwork

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: button key equivalents are now under the buttons instead of inside of them

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: no longer pauses when C API update callback returns 0, to match the device and the docs

Inside Playdate with C: Minor clarifications to building on Windows and other tweaks

Playdate sometimes gets stuck on boot logo after needing to plug in to boot

Clock not updating or syncing after re-watching the Intro Animation

Fixed inaccurate frame timing when Playdate has been on for several days

Word clock now correctly rounds up to the next day (and potentially month) when the time is just before midnight

Entry to low-power mode is now less susceptible to voltage spikes

Fixes an issue that can cause drawTextInRect() to hang on unusually long words

Fixed an issue with the CoreLibs function playdate.graphics.drawTextInRect() that could cause text to be drawn outside of the bounds of the specified rect.

Fixed gfx.setStencilPattern(alpha)

High resolution timer is no longer truncated to nearest millisecond

pdc: -m no longer complains about missing main.lua

pdc: shouldn’t give warning when copying pdv files

pdc: Windows: fixed -k check for card-highlighted\animation.txt

Added round end caps to drawn bounds in drawWideLine

playdate.graphics.sprite.getCollisionRects() now correctly handles invalid tileIDs

Fixed possible crash calling micinput.stopRecording() when not recording

pd→sound→synth→setGenerator() now works

pd→sound→lfo→setGlobal() now works correctly, updates the lfo in the background whether it’s in use or not

Adjusting the delay on an active playdate.graphics.animation.loop now works as expected

Fixed obscure graphics corruption bug

Mac Installer now removes the quarantine bit during installation

Microphone recording LED is turned off when locking the device

Fixed a drawing problem on the Settings > Games game detail screen that could cause the version number to wrap to the next line

animator:ended() no longer returns true during last loop of repeating animation

Device: isDir() value is now 1 or 0

Bootloader doesn’t update plug state quick enough, gets stuck on Playdate screen after low power

Sprites now respect the setRedrawsOnImageChange flag

sequence:setLoops() now uses the loop count argument instead of always looping endlessly

Fixed getLength() and getOffset() for mp3 fileplayers

Dynamically-built imagetables now work as expected :fingers_crossed:

Fixed crash trying to play ADPCM files with negative rate

Fixed a visual issue with the default game launch animation

Fixed odd case where sprites leave trails

Fixed precision issue in file:seek() for offsets > 16MB

Fixed problem with repeating tilemap ids when calling playdate.graphics.tilemap:getCollisionRects() or playdate.graphics.sprite.addWallSprites()

Fixed incorrect length on adpcm sampleplayers

Simulator: Windows: Unicode filenames inside of a game now work correctly

Simulator: Windows: Deleting folders recursively now works as expected

Simulator: Windows: Fixed crash when attempting to delete a game

Simulator: Linux: listFiles() no longer may incorrectly filter or show . and .. files

Simulator: Mac: 2x Display menu item has a checkmark when enabled

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Improvements to Console log output formatting

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Fixed possible crash when getting meta data

Simulator: Linux/Windows: Fixed possible crash when using wifi API

Simulator: Linux/Windows: Improved reliability of wifi calls

Simulator: Windows/Linux: fixed getTime().milliseconds returning 0

Simulator: Windows/Linux: fixed possible crash on quit

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Fixed crash when debugDraw is called during a yielded update() with an active graphics context stack

Inside Playdate: playdate.timer.allTimers() should have a function icon

Inside Playdate: lineSegment.fast_intersection should have dot, not colon

Sample code: Fixed drawing glitch in Level 1-1 demo when player hits a ? box

Sample code: C API 3D demo no longer throws float→double warnings

Games can now optionally show content warnings the first time they are launched

SDK: C API: now checks for NULL pointers and logs a warning message

SDK: C API: now allows possible optional out arguments to be passed NULL pointers

Inside Playdate: explain more about how we use custom file types inside the pdx

Simulator: Windows/Mac: computer will no longer sleep the display when using the device as a controller

Simulator: Windows/Linux: added a hot key for Upload Game to Device

Device: Added a better error message when registering a device with an unrecognized serial number

Inside Playdate: removed redundant setClipRect() call in A Basic Playdate Game in Lua

Stuck display after unlocking device

Side-loaded games zipped using Windows zip may not install properly

Crank alignment not being saved to disk correctly in some cases

Bug that caused some screenshots to not be saved if a Screenshots folder was not present

Issue that could cause games to become uninstalled if the system attempted to download an update while the game was open

System menu callback crash if called during a playdate.wait()

Potential crash when adding and removing menu items to the system menu

Potential heap corruption when using Scoreboards

Simulator: Mac: fixed mic recording when using certain mic hardware

SDK: Windows: CMake: script wouldn't open games in the Simulator with spaces correctly

Simulator: Mac: playdate.setDebugDrawColor() is now reset before loading pdx, not after

Simulator: Windows: fixed deleting folders using the API

Simulator: Windows: Fixed screenshot saving

playdate->system->getAccelerometer() crashes when passed NULL for unneeded axes

Simulator: Mac: improved Wi-Fi check in Registration dialog

Simulator: Linux: fixed crash when closing the main window when paused and in the background

Added playdate.menu:getMenuItems()

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Added the ability to lock thumb stick controller position

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: Added dock/undock crank controller button action

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Improved error messages when attempting to load an invalid pdx

Added "Reboot to Data Disk" to the Settings > System menu

Launcher posts alert about old version of Casual Birder instead of launching it

New Lua crash dialog: shows falling blocks UI; user needs to press B to see backtrace

When leaving the Settings > Games screen while downloads are in progress the alert dialog now defaults to "Stay"

New game unwrap animations are now shown even if the Reduce Flashing setting is turned on

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Don’t attempt to re-open apps across SDK releases

Simulator: Windows/Linux: better support for unicode throughout the app

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Console log format now matches the Mac Sim and is less verbose

Crank is now correctly mirrored in Upside Down mode

Game screenshots work: now using game name instead of bundleID in screenshot filename, and truncating it if it’s too long

playdate.ui.crankIndicator now ignores the current draw offset

Simulator: Mac/Linux: now puts screenshots in the SDK’s /Disk/Screenshots folder instead of inside the pdx if it’s running from outside /Disk/Games

Simulator: Mac/Windows/Linux: fixed possible crash when registering Simulator

Device LED is now red when recording from mic

Added a return value to fileplayer→loadIntoPlayer() indicating whether the given file exists

Better management of battery charging to help increase battery longevity

Added sprite:setRedrawsOnImageChange() to disable automatic redraw after calling sprite:setImage()

IP and MAC addresses are now shown in the Device Info screen in Settings

Simulator: added limit of 64 simultaneous open files to match the limit on the hardware

The sample is now passed to the snd.micinput.recordToSample()

pdc: added note when compiler copies unrecognized file to pdx, -k flag for skipping unrecognized files (and -q for turning off the notice)

Datastore.writeImage() gif encoding now supports transparency

Simulator: Windows/Linux: map mouse scroll wheel to crank

Simulator: Windows/Linux: add update notification dialog

Simulator: Windows/Linux: can now retry loading a game on a failed initial load

Simulator: Windows/Linux: add Malloc Log tool

Added implementations of _malloc_r etc. to setup.c so that libc functions that allocate heap magically work

Added warnings to indicate System games cannot be run from outside the System folder

The device intro animation can now be replayed from the Settings > System menu

Runloop stall error screen now shows Lua stack trace, if it’s available

C API: added gfx→setStencilImage() and sprite→setStencilImage() with "tile" flag

Added support for reverting to a factory/recovery firmware image

Added playdate.getButtonState()

Added pd→sound→lfo→setGlobal()

Added pd→sound→track→getSignalForController()

Removed unused, undocumented playdate.getFrameTime()

Game’s data folder isn’t created until something will be written into it

MenuItem:getTitle() returns the original title, not the lower-cased version

Device should not be lockable while downloading a firmware update

Use a smoothed battery voltage for low power modes

More accurate battery measurements with disabled charge/usb power while reading

Screenshots are now saved on the data disk in a root-level Screenshots folde

Factory reset will only prompt to remove account if the device is registered

Added serial number and device-specific QR code to the factory reset screen

Simulator: Mac: controller configuration is now located in the Preferences window

Replaced fisr() in C API 3D demo with sqrtf(), or vsqrt instruction on ARM

GCC will now be used on linux on our Makefile

Simulator: Mac/Linux/Windows: Accelerometer is no longer constrained to unit circle, in order to simulate shake events

Lua docs no longer describe multiple return values as "tuples"

Improved instructional text on Account Registration setup screen

Floats that are converted to doubles now get a warning at build time

Lua error screen timeout increased to 5 minutes

We don’t need to clean the DCache on every audio interrupt

Don’t allow new heap allocations when performing emergency GC

Pressing B at the main menu in Settings now returns to the Launcher

pd→sound→synth→setGenerator() still doesn’t work, but no longer crashes

Calling gfx:lockFocus(image) instead of gfx.lockFocus(image) now throws an error

Fix integer overflow on some SDK-internal data structure capacities

Fixed slow number parsing in json decoder

Simulator: Mac/Linux/Windows: Fixed accelerometer z value when using device as controller

Menu button volume shortcuts button presses no longer leak through to games

Simulator: Mac: Games opened in the Simulator will now be added to the Open Recent menu

pd→lua→callFunction() no longer drops called function’s return values

Long Wi-Fi names now scroll in the Wi-Fi password entry screen

Move high score caches out of the game’s data directory

Clarify "Wi-Fi not yet configured" message

Arguments are no longer cast to ints in geom.point:offset(x,y), geom.polygon.new(x1,y1,x2,y2..), and the geom.distanceFromPointToPoint(x1,y1,x2,y2) functions

The game list is now reset when a device is unregistered

pdc: \n and \t are now properly translated in strings files

pd→file→open() with kFileReadData (and not kFileRead) doesn’t read files from Data folder

Simulator: Mac: Device info status queries could stack up if device was temporarily unresponsive.

Game download will retry if an invalid partial download is in place

Simulator: Mac: Will no longer process input when the simulator is paused.

If the menu is open, game audio shouldn’t start after unlocking the device

Menu glitch if button is pressed repeatedly

SSL Connections shouldn’t fail if device time is incorrectly set

Simulator: Mac: No longer clear the registration fields when window is focused.

C API: renamed confusing playdate→system→setAutoLock() argument

Fixed scaling on PO synths so they’re audible again, added synth.lua single file example back in

Simulator: Mac: If Wi-Fi is not configured when attempting to register the Simulator, the error now explains why registration failed.

Simulator: Windows: Fixed running from non-primary drive

pdc can now handle multiple imports inside one statement (for example in a table constructor)

pdc: U+xxxx sequences in fnt files are never marked as whitespace

Inside Playdate: updated fnt section to note we support "U+xxxx" sequences and all Unicode up to U+3FFFF

Docs: Fixed formatting in playdate→lua→indexMetatable()

Added note that playNote() only queues one note, use playdate.sound.sequence for sequences

Support timestamps in the filesystem

Added explanation of bitmap data format in playdate→graphics→getBitmapData()

The exit full screen prompt was drawn in the incorrect location when in full screen mode.

Incorrect menu titles immediately after forgetting a Wi-Fi network

Fixed duplicated setMaskImage/getMaskImage text

CMakeFiles: fixed common.mk fix for No rule to make target 'build/pdex.bin', needed by 'device'

Docs: fixed description of fileplayer:getOffset()

Heap overflow in gfx.getDisplayImage()

Fixes an issue that could leave the device in a stuck state when pressing buttons rapidly while the system menu is closing.

Fix a crash due to using Sound Channels and a File/SamplePlayer completing

Fixed fileplayer looping (again)

Documentation: updated tilemap:getCollisions() description to indicate return value is in tilemap coordinates

Simulator: Mac: fixed double error message when load fails

Fix FilePlayer when used with an MP3 Stream Source

Simulator: Mac: Search function in Lua memory viewer now recurses through tables again

Fix a pdc hang that can occur when we get file errors on read

Fixed hang that could occur when playdate.graphics.drawTextInRect() was called with a very narrow width argument

Fixed regression in mp3 playback breaking decoding for some files

Fixed crash due to stack overflow if mp3 decoding fails

Release internal references when removing sprites in bulk

setBackgroundDrawingCallback() now properly returns the newly created sprite

Fix a potential frame skip when using an inverted framebuffer

Lua glue now correctly tracks references to multiple playing sound sequences

Docs: fixed description of playMIDINote

Fileplayer’s getLength() function (both C and Lua) needs to open the file if it isn’t already

Docs: leftButtonDown should say "presses" instead of "releases"

Docs: fixed typo in fileplayer→loadIntoPlayer()

Removed hidden variation selector on double exclamation point character in Asheville Sans 14 Light fnt file

Fixed case where markDirty() wasn’t causing an uncovered sprite to redraw

Fixed edge cases in polygon:containsPoint()

pdc: Mac: -sdkpath is being side stepped

Sprite:setStencilPattern() now tiles the stencil image to the entire screen

Fixed crash in image:transformedImage() with specific image sizes

Calling setImage() on a copied sprite now works as expected

Simulator: Windows: improved window layout when using 150% scale factor

clipped fillRect() can get bounds wrong

Sprites with the same z index should be drawn in the order they were added

Mac: the QuickLook icon thumbnail could be positioned off center.

Simulator: Windows/Linux: improved simulating refresh rate 0

Simulator: Windows: no longer drop frames when interacting with UI

Simulator: Windows: C games failed to run out of the Games folder

Simulator: Windows: README now mentions the x64 bit C++ runtime

Simulator: Windows/Linux: improved WIFI check when registering the Simulator

Simulator: limit number of open file handles to match hardware

CMakeLists files provided for all C examples

Document performance considerations around floating point operations in Inside Playdate with C

fileplayer now leaves file closed until data is needed

Launcher: Fixes a problem that would sometimes cause an new game to animate in over top of an existing game

Launcher: Fixes an issue that could sometime cause an unwrap animation to be out of sync with the audio

Launcher: Fixes a visual glitch that could occur when the A button was rapidly pressed as the Launcher was starting up

Correct support info in Inside Playdate with C

Added flag for tiling stencils in setStencilImage instead of always tiling images < screen size

Fixed missing text glitch while menu animates in

Crash when exiting the game list during a game download

Better logging of firmware update failures

Individual values can now be passed to playdate.geometry.polygon:containsPoint, playdate.geometry.rect:containsRect, and playdate.geometry.rect:containsPoint

Added gfx.imagetable:setImage(pos, image)

Simulator: Windows/Linux Register Simulator dialog now has link to the website

Added SoundFormat and helper macros to Inside Playdate with C

Unified keyboard shortcuts in all the Simulators

Increase Autolock timeout to 3 minutes

Inside Playdate: factored parameters out of list of easing functions

If the toolchain fails to download it will be retried

Removed error when using error-diffusing dither types in gfx.setDitherPattern()

Simulator: Mac: Command-right/left arrow no longer rotates the Simulator unexpectedly when in the Console.

Fixed a bug where a text formatting character could appear in drawn text

snd.getCurrentTime() no longer stops when Simulator volume is set to 0

MacOS SDK installer no longer requires Rosetta

Changed delay effect mix in Drum Machine example so you hear the notes at the right time

Fixed Input Test error when the crank angle is exactly 345 degrees

Fixed backward incompatibilities with older games

eventHandler declaration in pd_api.h now includes Windows export tag

Simulator: Mac: fixed some drawing and timing glitches in animated gif export

Simulator: Windows: now correctly include the game controller map

sprite:setScale() and :setRotation() now handle opaque images with padding

sprite:setScale() and :setRotation() now copy image’s invert flag

Update FPU settings in CMake builds

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Fixed a crash when using unmapped thumb sticks

Simulator: Windows/Linux: Fixed an issue where Playdate settings would not be saved correctly

Simulator: Linux: fixed compatiblity with libpng on certain distros which could lead to a crash

Fixed bounds checking in imagetable:getImage(x,y)

Fix game crashes if /Data doesn’t exist