# PojavLauncher - Launcher news, changelog

## PojavLauncher

• Original: Zhuowei Zhang, Boardwalk app.
• Developers:
Tran Khanh Duy, artdeell, LegacyGamerHD.
• Current designer: Mathias-Boulay.
• Best helper for help testing: Pedro Souza.
• NEW: Preliminary support for Minecraft 1.17
• Bug report
• Download latest development build.
• Join PojavLauncher Discord server.
• PojavLauncher for jailbroken iOS/iPadOS.

## ▶ v3 development builds

• New options:
- Install mod use custom command.
- Install mod in UI (fully works!). You can now install LabyMod or Impact directly on your device!
• New features:
- Now faster with Java 8.
- Support launching Minecraft 1.13+.
- Support launching with Forge and Fabric up to latest. To install Forge or Fabric, simply put to mod install launcher.
- Multi-architecture support: ARMv7, aarch64, x86 and x86_64.
- Custom controls support.

## ▶ v2.5.0 preview (deprecated)

• NOTICE: OptiFine Installer is experimental, for some devices will crash at slash screen (Mojang logo). Don't report bug about OptiFine crash at splash screen, these will not be solved.
• New settings:
- Customize how long a long press is triggered in destroy block and drop item.
- Select what version type to be visible in version list, better version sorting. • New features:
- Touch event triggered as click event, this bug exist from Boardwalk.
- Scroll in Minecraft 1.8 or above by holding SEC button and move touch.

## ▶ v2.4.2 preview

• Good news: Any Android 7.0+ devices now can run Minecraft normally.
• Changes:
- Added OptiFine installer!
- Support for external mouse (Android 8.0+) and keyboard. (but can't detect left or right mouse event).
- Launcher UI should fit correctly in big screen.
- Freeform mode worked now.
- Added version options, load custom client... (not yet)
- Virtual mouse now work properly.
- Now can run multiple versions.
- Replaced multdoj7 with PojavDX (dx 1.16) for better converter (thanks to artdeell for suggesting).
• Fixes:
- Touch event triggered as click event, this bug exist from Boardwalk.
- In game, mouse event got triggered after move camera.

## ▶ v2.4 BETA release

• Remember: If your device has Android version above or equals to 7.0, use VMOS app. VMOS will install Android 5.1 OS to your device. You can take it to run this app (VMOS is removed by Play Store, you must install it manually)
• Changes:
- Removed OpenJDK and busybox.
- Re-added ARM 64bit native libraries.
• Fixes:
- Fixed an error that prevent users launch Minecraft without internet connection.

## ▶ v2.3.1 BETA release

• Changes:
- Added text selection on OpenJDK install log.
• Fixes:
- Devices can't install OpenJDK but able to hide the error.

## ▶ v2.3 BETA release

• Changes:
- Changed some code in update function.

## ▶ v2.2 BETA (private)

• Changes:
- Added busybox.
- Added OpenJDK for converter (ARM 64bit only).
- Added more AWT functions.
- Screenshot (and F2 key) now capture using directly API (javax.imageio).

## ▶ v2.1 BETA release

• Changes:
- Added Changelog button!
- Custom versions now visible in the list (not implemented for user)
- In-app Update now usable.
- Replaced glshim with GL4ES for partial OpenGL 2.0 and better performance.

## ▶ v2.0 BETA

• Changes:
- [Partial] New design (copy of 2017 original Minecraft Launcher)
- Changed how users load/save.
- Added Menu for more options to select.
- Added virtual mouse for styling PC mouse.
• Fixes:
- Max progress -1 when converting.
- Verification failed when run some versions (by patch the client file)

## ▶ v1.0.4 (lost everything before release)

- Added Download version option.
- Added virtual mouse (but better than 2.0 rewrite)

## ▶ v1.0.1-v1.0.3 ALPHA

• Changes:
- Added 1.2.5, 1.7.2, 1.7.10, 1.8, 1.9 pre-converted versions.
- Added Tab, Screenshot, Force close buttons.

## ▶ v1.0 ALPHA

• Initial release. Name as Minecraft Launcher
• Only pre-converted 1.9 version is added.