libretro / libretro/RetroArch

[Feature Request] Screen Mirror at game aspect ratio

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Description

As how screen mirroring videos on iOS works, can you add the ability for the screen mirroring to match the aspect ratio of the game instead of the iPhone’s very wide aspect ratio? So that the image can fit to a TV screen?

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating RetroArch's iOS screen-mirroring path and its aspect-ratio handling, then verify on a TV that mirrored output uses the game's aspect ratio rather than the iPhone's wide ratio.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, ios
Domain
frontend, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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