Android version of RetroArch v1.20.0 on Android emulator NoxPlayer v7.0.0.9 (Android 7.1.2 Nougat) does not want to download cores list from RetroArch servers

Is there an existing issue for this?

• This is a bug in RetroArch frontend

Description

Android version of RetroArch v1.20.0 on Android emulator NoxPlayer v7.0.0.9 (Android 7.1.2 Nougat) does not want to download cores list from RetroArch servers.

Expected behavior

Successfully downloading cores list from RetroArch servers.

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Downloaded Android emulator NoxPlayer v7.0.0.9 (Android 7.1.2 Nougat) from the following link: https://support.bignox.com/en/win-release/7009
2. Installed and launched NoxPlayer.
3. Placed the RetroArch APK file in the NoxPlayer shared folder C:\Users\admin\Nox_share\Download.
4. In NoxPlayer, I launched the Amaze file manager, go to the Download folder and installed the RetroArch APK file.
5. Launched RetroArch and selected the menu items "Load Core" and "Download a Core" in sequence.
6. See error:
   

Version/Commit

1.20.0 (Git ab3b175)

Bisect Results

No response

Check in the nightly version

Yes, this is reproduced in the nightly build

Platform & operating system

Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), Android emulator NoxPlayer v7.0.0.9, Windows 10 LTSB 2016 (x64) host.

Affected Cores

No response

Environment information

No response

Relevant log output

No response

Reproduce the failure in RetroArch 1.20.0 and the nightly build on Android 7.1.2 under NoxPlayer, following Load Core > Download a Core. Start by checking the available error information, since the report includes no logs or affected cores. Done means the cores list downloads successfully from RetroArch servers in this environment.