Provenance reveals cheats, controllers and netplay for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS

If you run Provenance on iOS, iPadOS, macOS or tvOS and want cheats, controller remapping or netplay now, plan to use the develop branch or wait for an App Store build: Provenance, the multi-system emulator for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS, published a detailed development-preview blog post on March 6, 2026 outlining features currently in the develop branch that aren’t yet in the App Store builds. The preview is authored on the Provenance site under the title Development Preview: Cheats, Controllers & Netplay and is attributed to Joe Mattiello.

The site’s teaser lays out the roadmap in one sentence: "A look at what's coming next: a complete cheat code system with online lookup, configurable CRT shaders, full button remapping, DOSBox keyboard support, and the start of netplay." That line is presented as the explicit summary of the development-preview, and the post is described on the site as detailed rather than a brief note.

The concrete items named matter in practice. A complete cheat code system with online lookup suggests an integrated cheats workflow, configurable CRT shaders points to on-device visual controls, full button remapping indicates controller layouts will be editable, DOSBox keyboard support brings desktop-style input to DOS titles, and the start of netplay signals the project has begun implementing multiplayer networking. All five items are shown in the preview as features currently in the develop branch that aren’t yet in the App Store builds, so they are not part of App Store releases at the time of the March 6, 2026 post.

Provenance’s site structure and recent release history provide context for that preview. The site lists Release 2.1.1 with the heading "## [2.1.1] - 2022-06-15" and placeholders for "### Added", "### Fixed" and "### Updated", while More Posts includes entries authored by Joe Mattiello for "Release 3.2.0" and "Release 3.2.1". The 3.2.0 blurb reads "3.2.0 Release: Full skin support for everyone, major performance improvements, and quality of life enhancements." and the 3.2.1 blurb reads "3.2.1 Release: iPad skin bug fixes, joystick fixes, and RetroAchievements login fix."

Site assets and ownership are explicit on the page. The site shows logo references, including "[Provenance-emu]: logo" and "footer-logo", and carries the copyright footer "© Copyright (c) 2018 - 2026, Provenance EMU; all rights reserved."

The March 6, 2026 development-preview, authored by Joe Mattiello, therefore documents work in the develop branch on cheats, shaders, controller remapping, DOSBox keyboard support and initial netplay, while prior release notes like the 2.1.1 entry dated 2022-06-15 and the 3.2.0/3.2.1 posts trace active maintenance and iterative updates through the Provenance site. The features remain in develop and aren’t yet in App Store builds, so availability depends on future merges or App Store releases.