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The FunKey S supports the RTC functionalities used by Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games, such as Harvest Moon GBC, Pokemon Crystal, and Pokemon Emerald. It does this by siphoning an extremely small amount of charge from the device's battery, allowing games that employ the feature to keep track of time. RTC functionality is still preserved even if the FunKey S is turned off or runs out of charge, as there is a buffer of charge reserved for such an instance. To best make use of the RTC feature, it is recommended that users rely solely on in-game saves for games with RTC functionality, as save states and autosaves can affect the RTC timing of games.
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=== Can FunKey S save game data be transferred? ===
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For games with in-game saving, transferring save data to or from the FunKey S is done by simply moving each game's save data file into or out of the device's different emulated system folders. Supported save data file formats for the device's default emulators are ''SAV'' for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo Entertainment System, ''SRM'' for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, ''BRM'' for the Sega CD add-on, and ''MCD'' for the PlayStation. Note that PlayStation ''MCD'' files should be placed in the ''memcards'' folder within the PlayStation folder of the FunKey S and named ''card#.mcd'', with the hashtag symbol replaced by the first number starting from one that isn't already used by an existing ''MCD'' file. For games without in-game saving, save data can only be transferred via save states to matching emulators on other devices, as save state formats are usually emulator-specific. PlayStation save states cannot be transferred to other devices with the PCSX-ReARMed emulator, however, as modifications made to the emulator for the FunKey S make its save states, as with FunKey S autosaves, system-specific.
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=== Can the FunKey S be used as an external storage device? ===
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While the primary purpose of the FunKey S is the ability to use emulated and [[List of third-party OPK applications|natively-running]] games and applications, it can also be used as an external storage device. While the slow transfer speed of its Micro-USB port and four gigabyte file size limit of its FAT32 file system make it less ideal for general file storage than most USB sticks, SD cards, and external hard drives, the FunKey S having an operating system gives it the additional ability to interact with its stored files. Such capabilities include the ability to view and edit text files via the ''Commander'' application and view video files via the ''MPlayer'' application, as well as the general ability to move, rename, or delete any stored file via ''Commander''. As an external storage device, the FunKey S is also able to stream media files at qualities higher than it can stream itself to televisions, radios, and other media players with such functionality. Users wishing to transfer files to the FunKey S faster than the device's Micro-USB port is capable of can alternatively open their device, remove the MicroSD card, and transfer files to the card directly.
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Emulators function using either low-level emulation (LLE) or high-level emulation (HLE), with the former directly emulating the processes of the original system and the latter merely simulating them. While both methods are commonly used and have distinct benefits, the truer 'emulation' of LLE means emulators that use this method require the system ROM of the original hardware to function. This ROM, known as the BIOS, performs system-critical tasks for many systems, with neither the original hardware nor an LLE emulator of that hardware being functional without the associated BIOS file. In the case of the FunKey S, while the majority of its emulated systems do not require BIOS files, there are two that do: the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance. While some PlayStation games can be emulated without a BIOS file and alternate, albeit slower, Game Boy Advance emulators that don't require BIOS files are [[List of third-party OPK applications#Emulators|available]], to properly emulate either system using the default emulators a BIOS file for each is required. As with video game ROMs, BIOS
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