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Your game files stay on your device and are never uploaded.\n- 33 languages.\n\nADS AND PRO\niGBA is free, and the ads are what pay for it, so it can stay free for the people who cannot pay. Pro turns them off for good. If you would rather not pay, watching an ad now and then helps just as much.\n\niGBA is not affiliated with Nintendo in any way. All related game console names are trademarks of Nintendo Co. Ltd. and are mentioned here for description purposes only.\n\nPrivacy Policy: https://mattials.com/privacy/\nTerms & Conditions: https://mattials.com/terms/","facts":{"developer_id":1489624695,"developer_url":"https://mattials.com/igba/","first_released":"2024-04-13T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://mattials.com/support/","privacy_url":"https://mattials.com/privacy/","website_url":"https://mattials.com/igba/","app_version":"2.16.0","release_notes":"Most of this update came from your reviews and the Discord. Thank you.\n\nYOUR OWN COVERS\n• Give every game its box art: touch and hold a game, choose Cover, and pick a picture from Photos or Files.\n• Games with a cover get a square card in the grid. Remove it any time to go back to the last screenshot.\n• iGBA never downloads covers, so the picture is always yours.\n\nFIXES\n• Some fan-translated games restarted right after catching a creature. 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