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## FAQ
### A note about stable, beta, nightly and canary versions of the same app
<details>
<summary><strong>Can I install both stable and nightly versions of the same app?</strong></summary>
<br>
No. Android only allows one app per package ID. You must choose between stable and nightly for apps like RetroArch, MelonDS, Eden, etc. The pack includes stable versions by default - use the individual "Add to Obtainium!" links above to switch to a nightly if you prefer.
</details>
You cannot install more than one version of the same app. For example: You must choose between RetroArch (stable) or RetroArch (nightly). You cannot have both.
<details>
<summary><strong>How do I update the pack?</strong></summary>
<br>
Same as the initial install. Re-import the latest JSON and it will update existing configs without removing any apps you've added separately.
</details>
To make things easier for beginners, I've omitted nightly, beta and canary versions where a stable
one exists.
<details>
<summary><strong>What are the two JSON variants?</strong></summary>
<br>
Some emulators have dual-screen forks (Cemu, MelonDS) that share the same Android package ID as the standard version. Since Obtainium can't have two apps with the same ID, the pack ships two variants:
<br><br>
You can manually add beta/nightly applications by using the links in the README
- **Standard** - for AYN Odin, Retroid Pocket, and most Android devices
- **Dual-Screen** - for AYN Thor, Anbernic RG DS, and other dual-screen devices, with dual-screen forks swapped in plus dual-screen utilities
### How do I update Obtainium Emulation Pack?
Same as install method. It'll update existing resources.
It will not remove any other resources you've added.
### Why do some applications say TRACK ONLY?
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Why do some applications say TRACK ONLY?</strong></summary>
<br>
As the name implies, these application versions are only tracked, not pulled.
This was done because we _can't_ pull these resources, but you may still care to know when these
resources have updates so you can pull them manually. For example: NetherSX2 can't provide an APK
for legal reasons, but you'll get update notifications so you don't have to manually check or be
stuck with outdated resources.
### How do I use TRACK ONLY resources?
This was done because we <em>can't</em> pull these resources, but you may still care to know when these
resources have updates so you can pull them manually. For example: GPU driver repos don't publish
APKs, but you'll get update notifications so you don't have to manually check for new releases.
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>How do I use TRACK ONLY resources?</strong></summary>
<br>
When you get notified of an update to your track only resource:
<br><br>
- visit the link to your resource
- download it manually
- in obtainium > click resource > click "Mark Updated"
### Can this break?
</details>
Yes. Absolutely it can.
Any of the scrapers that use regex can break if the application maintainers break convention.
The applications pulling from GitHub are more stable and less likely to break.
<details>
<summary><strong>Can configs break?</strong></summary>
<br>
Yes. Apps sourced from websites (HTML scraping) can break if the site changes its layout. GitHub-sourced apps are more stable. The pack is <a href="https://github.com/RJNY/Obtainium-Emulation-Pack/actions">tested daily</a> and broken configs are flagged automatically.
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