Some community members have taken the last "ad-free" build of AetherSX2 and applied patches, widescreen hacks, and performance scripts, colloquially calling these "AetherSX3" or "Aether Pro."
Because the original AetherSX2 developer left the app with built-in ads and removed it from the Play Store, the community created NetherSX2 , a series of patches that provide an "exclusive" cleaner experience: aethersx3 emulator exclusive
Then the game deleted itself. The .SX3 file vanished. But the save data remained — encrypted, locked, and exclusive to AetherSX3. Some community members have taken the last "ad-free"