diff --git a/apple/common/main.m b/apple/common/main.m
index 0a23f247db..88623c2775 100644
--- a/apple/common/main.m
+++ b/apple/common/main.m
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@ void apple_run_core(NSString* core, const char* file)
    if (!apple_is_running)
    {
 #ifndef OSX
-	   char basedir[256];
-	   fill_pathname_basedir(basedir, file, sizeof(basedir));
-	   if (file && access(basedir, R_OK | W_OK | X_OK))
-		   apple_display_alert(@"The directory containing the selected file has limited permissions. This may "
-				   "prevent zipped content from loading, and will cause some cores to not function.", 0);
+      if (core && file)
+      {
+         char basedir[256];
+         fill_pathname_basedir(basedir, file, sizeof(basedir));
+         if (access(basedir, R_OK | W_OK | X_OK))
+            apple_display_alert(@"The directory containing the selected file has limited permissions. This may "
+                                 "prevent zipped content from loading, and will cause some cores to not function.", 0);
+      }
 #endif
 
       [apple_platform loadingCore:core withFile:file];
diff --git a/apple/iOS/platform.m b/apple/iOS/platform.m
index 33c77f9976..b31d521d53 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/platform.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/platform.m
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ const void* apple_get_frontend_settings(void)
    
    if (settings[0].type == ST_NONE)
    {
-      const char* btoptions = "none|icade|keyboard";
-      
-      if (is_ios_7())
-         btoptions = "none|icade";
-      else if (btstack_try_load())
-         btoptions = "none|icade|keyboard|btstack";
-   
       settings[0] = setting_data_group_setting(ST_GROUP, "Frontend Settings");
       settings[1] = setting_data_group_setting(ST_SUB_GROUP, "Frontend");
       settings[2] = setting_data_bool_setting("ios_use_file_log", "Enable File Logging",
diff --git a/logger/ios_logger_override.h b/logger/ios_logger_override.h
index 469d1f876a..83a01dec9d 100644
--- a/logger/ios_logger_override.h
+++ b/logger/ios_logger_override.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static inline void RARCH_LOG_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
    aslmsg msg = asl_new(ASL_TYPE_MSG);
    asl_set(msg, ASL_KEY_READ_UID, "-1");
    if (tag)
-      asl_log(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, tag);
+      asl_log(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, "%s", tag);
    asl_vlog(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, fmt, ap);
    asl_free(msg);
 }
@@ -40,15 +40,7 @@ static inline void RARCH_LOG(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 static inline void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-   va_list ap;
-   va_start(ap, fmt);
-   aslmsg msg = asl_new(ASL_TYPE_MSG);
-   asl_set(msg, ASL_KEY_READ_UID, "-1");
-   if (tag)
-      asl_log(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, tag);
-   asl_vlog(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, fmt, ap);
-   asl_free(msg);
-   va_end(ap);
+   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, fmt, ap);
 }
 
 static inline void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT(const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -59,17 +51,9 @@ static inline void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT(const char *fmt, ...)
    va_end(ap);
 }
 
-static inline void RARCH_WARN_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, ...)
+static inline void RARCH_WARN_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-   va_list ap;
-   va_start(ap, fmt);
-   aslmsg msg = asl_new(ASL_TYPE_MSG);
-   asl_set(msg, ASL_KEY_READ_UID, "-1");
-   if (tag)
-      asl_log(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, tag);
-   asl_vlog(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, fmt, ap);
-   asl_free(msg);
-   va_end(ap);
+   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, fmt, ap);
 }
 
 static inline void RARCH_WARN(const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -80,17 +64,9 @@ static inline void RARCH_WARN(const char *fmt, ...)
    va_end(ap);
 }
 
-static inline void RARCH_ERR_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, ...)
+static inline void RARCH_ERR_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-   va_list ap;
-   va_start(ap, fmt);
-   aslmsg msg = asl_new(ASL_TYPE_MSG);
-   asl_set(msg, ASL_KEY_READ_UID, "-1");
-   if (tag)
-      asl_log(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, tag);
-   asl_vlog(NULL, msg, ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE, fmt, ap);
-   asl_free(msg);
-   va_end(ap);
+   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, fmt, ap);
 }
 
 static inline void RARCH_ERR(const char *fmt, ...)