Delta update adds native support for iPad

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The first major update of the Delta games emulator has been released, bringing native support to the iPad. Previously, you could run the iOS app on iPad, but the experience was far from ideal, with the app running in letterbox format and not taking advantage of the full iPad screen.

In a post on Threads, the new Delta 1.6 update was announced that brings native support for the iPad. This allows you to run the popular emulator, which has hit more than 10 million users on iPhone, in full screen glory on an iPad. It also offers support for iPadOS features, including Stage Manager, Split View, and Handoff, and has a brand-new logo that should appease the suits at Adobe who weren't happy with the previous version.

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The biggest news is the latest version of Delta is the native iPad support. One of the issues when using the Delta emulator on iPhone is that the touchscreen controls eat up a big chunk of screen real estate while still being small enough to be finicky to use.

You can use a controller with Delta, but one of the reasons that the emulator is so popular is that it allows you to pull out your phone and play some classic games from the SNES, N64, Game Boy and more, whenever and wherever you like. Unless you carry a controller with you wherever you go, that means you're going to need to use the touchscreen controls.

The larger size of the controls on the iPad means that you're far less likely to smash the wrong button when trying to complete the fiendish Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64.

While the touchscreen controls on the iPad still can't compete with using a physical controller, the larger size of the controls on the iPad means that you're far less likely to smash the wrong button when trying to complete the fiendish Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64.

Being able to use the Delta emulator on a larger screen isn't the only benefit, however. The app also supports iPadOS features