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Support for Additional Image Types on Android (e.g. Cart - Front)

📋Summary

Expand media support in LaunchBox for Android to include additional image categories—specifically Cart - Front—and ensure they’re available for download and usable within Android themes.


❗Problem

Currently, the Android version of LaunchBox does not support all image categories available in the Windows version, such as Cart - Front. This limits personalization and prevents users from displaying media that holds nostalgic or aesthetic value—particularly for platforms like NES, SNES, and N64 where cartridge art is often more meaningful than box art.

Themes on Android also don’t account for these image types, which means even if users manually add them, they can’t be surfaced visually.


💡Proposal

  • Enable Cart - Front as a supported image type in LaunchBox for Android

  • Ensure users can download these images from the LaunchBox Games Database or EmuMovies

  • Update default and community themes to optionally display Cart - Front as the primary visual in game views

  • Allow users to prioritize image types (e.g. use Cart - Front instead of Box - Front)


✅Benefits

  • Improves support for nostalgic and historically accurate media

  • Offers users greater visual customization of their libraries

  • Brings Android version closer to feature parity with Windows

  • Enhances theme flexibility and creative options for designers

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    May 14, 2025

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

    • ChunkyLoverMark

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      May 14, 2025

      That's perfect, thank you.