- Cocoon 3.1 beta introduces Enhanced Device Access, allowing users to suspend, resume, and switch between games directly from the launcher grid.
- The update adds performance optimizations for lower-spec handhelds, a drag-and-resize grid editor, exact battery percentage counters, and dual-screen display swapping.
- The Cocoon 3.1 beta release is available to sideload via GitHub and includes a built-in auto-updater for future versions.
Dedicated Android emulation frontends have made massive strides recently, with apps like ES-DE, Socket, and Blip elevating the Android handheld experience. Cocoon, a frontend tailored heavily for modern handhelds like the AYN Thor, has now picked up its 3.1 beta update. The highlight addition for this release is a new fast game-switching feature that lets users suspend, resume, and bounce between games seamlessly right from the home launcher.
As detailed in the Cocoon 3.1 release notes and highlighted on Reddit, the feature is powered by a new “Enhanced Device Access” mode. With Cocoon 3.1 beta installed, pressing the Home button in a game now suspends the title on the launcher grid, leaving an active snapshot of where you left off. From there, tapping A immediately hops back in, pressing X shuts down the game alongside any background companion apps, and dual-screen users can even swap active display outputs on the fly.