Hey everyone,

the Rilakkuma collaboration event just launched. Rosa's exclusive "Forever Together" crossover skin is officially available in the outfit store from now until July 27th. It brings a completely relaxed, cozy tea-party aesthetic with brand-new skill animations, moving completely away from her standard Ursus combat style.

Make sure to update the game on BlueStacks if you want to leave your sanity farms running on your desktop while checking out the new sprites on a larger monitor.

Link to play on PC:https://bstk.me/uthimMnSM

I’m having a very strange issue with the **Android 11 instance on BlueStacks 5**, and after a lot of testing, I haven’t been able to find the actual cause.

When I create and launch a fresh Android 11 instance for the first time, **everything works perfectly**:

* App icons display correctly.
* Microsoft Launcher home-screen icons display correctly.
* App previews/thumbnails in the Recent Apps screen display correctly.
* In-app logos/images in sports streaming apps display correctly.
* There are no obvious graphical issues.

However, after shutting down/restarting the Android 11 instance, several image/icon-related things break at the same time:

* App previews in the Recent Apps screen become blank/grey gradient backgrounds.
* Icons on the Microsoft Launcher home screen become broken or disappear.
* Some logos/icons inside sports streaming apps disappear or fail to load.
* The issue persists after further restarts.

The interesting part is that **clearing the app data** temporarily fixes the affected app. For example, clearing Microsoft Launcher data makes its icons work again, and clearing the sports streaming app data makes its in-app logos appear again. But after restarting the BlueStacks instance, the same problem returns.

At first, I thought Microsoft Launcher might be causing it. However, I tested the default BlueStacks Home launcher as well, and the problem still occurs. So this does not appear to be specific to Microsoft Launcher.

Things I have already tried:

* Completely uninstalling and reinstalling BlueStacks 5.
* Creating a completely fresh Android 11 instance.
* Testing Microsoft Launcher.
* Testing the default BlueStacks Home launcher.
* Clearing launcher/app data, which only fixes the issue temporarily until another restart.
* Comparing the behavior with a Pie 64-bit (Android 9) instance.

The important comparison is that **Pie 64-bit does not have these problems at all**. The same general setup works normally there, while Android 11 consistently develops the issue after restarting the instance.

My PC specs are:

* Ryzen 5 3600
* Radeon RX 6600
* 16 GB RAM
* Windows 11

I’m trying to understand what could cause this behavior specifically after an Android 11 instance restart. Could it be related to:

* ASTC texture decoding or texture caching?
* The graphics renderer/interface renderer?
* A corrupted graphics or image cache that gets restored during boot?
* Some Android 11-specific BlueStacks bug?
* WebView or another system component? (Although I’m not sure WebView would explain launcher icons and Recent Apps previews.)

The fact that **everything works on the first boot**, then **multiple unrelated apps lose icons/images after a restart**, and **clearing each app’s data temporarily restores them**, makes this particularly confusing.

I’ll attach screenshots showing the broken app previews, launcher icons, and missing in-app logos.

Has anyone experienced anything similar with the BlueStacks 5 Android 11 instance? Any ideas about what component could be causing this, or specific logs/ADB commands I should check to identify the issue?

(summarized with AI)

This happen when I try to open a game on new version of bluestack 5.21.775.7503

With all due respect, the communication around the Free Fire MAX x86 version has become confusing and inconsistent.

At first, players were told that the x86 version usually receives updates later than the Play Store version. Now the response is that you cannot confirm whether the x86 version is even still being prepared for release.

If there are widespread discussions and reports across communities claiming that x86 may have been removed or discontinued, and there is no official clarification denying or confirming that, players are left with uncertainty and rumors.

As players, we believe we have the right to receive a clear answer: Is the x86 version still supported or not? Should we expect an update, or should we stop waiting?

Waiting is understandable. Lack of clarity is not.

BlueStacks is a global platform with a large user base. If the status depends on Garena, then please communicate that clearly instead of leaving players with uncertain answers and no direction.

We are not asking for promises or release dates — only transparency.