The best part in R4i Software is that its firmware can be upgraded it is dead easy and safe to do
. No firmware tricks are used to operate R4. One thing you have to keep in mind that doesnt ever try to change the firmware for R4i Software otherwise the warranty will get lost on the product. In somewhat days the R4 team has announced from September 15th on GBATEMP that R4 firmware updates may brick your Nintendo DS. There one more new firmware available for R4i Software. Following are the features available with the new firmware for R4i Software-:
It automatically recognizes slot 2 adapters and supports NDS and GBA games. Frameset can be updated for executing slot 2 GBA games. Games can be backup and also restored. You can format the directory whenever you want in R4i Software and also it supports deleting of file. Bug has been made fixable for 0970 complicacy. For the new firmware in R4i Software the flash cart has been updated. Optimization of delete process is active. Issues have been solved in R4i Software for 0991, 1070, 1085. It has got a master switch which is used to enable cheats at real-time. Users can choose to use cheat in any database if they are saved in both official and user database of R4i Software.
New cheat editor has been updated and the version is 1.01. Released new updated list of cheats in R4i Software. Those who have original R4 cards need not to worry because bricking is only done for clone R4 cards that are able to functioned using R4i Software. You will have to find other ways to upgrade your card. Still it is not launched but as soon as it is ready to pop out the NDS team will let you know.