diff --git a/apple/iOS/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/RetroArch_iOS.xccheckout b/apple/iOS/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/RetroArch_iOS.xccheckout
index f3d572a2fc..82e3d2c4d0 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/RetroArch_iOS.xccheckout
+++ b/apple/iOS/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/RetroArch_iOS.xccheckout
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@
 	<string>RetroArch_iOS</string>
 	<key>IDESourceControlProjectOriginsDictionary</key>
 	<dict>
-		<key>49FCA0A2-0FE0-4A7A-9C54-642C68ED726A</key>
-		<string>git://github.com/libretro/common-overlays.git</string>
 		<key>76200F0D6584D865E96F58DE862E738E88B23A3C</key>
 		<string>https://github.com/libretro/libretro-super.git</string>
 		<key>C7C12374C7051F8843B3EFA1ACCAF2907102CCF7</key>
 		<string>https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch.git</string>
+		<key>EF363D58F01B3FB341FA6C851870E60E4F080E97</key>
+		<string>git://github.com/libretro/common-overlays.git</string>
 	</dict>
 	<key>IDESourceControlProjectPath</key>
 	<string>apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace</string>
 	<key>IDESourceControlProjectRelativeInstallPathDictionary</key>
 	<dict>
-		<key>49FCA0A2-0FE0-4A7A-9C54-642C68ED726A</key>
-		<string>../../../media/overlays</string>
 		<key>76200F0D6584D865E96F58DE862E738E88B23A3C</key>
 		<string>../../../..</string>
 		<key>C7C12374C7051F8843B3EFA1ACCAF2907102CCF7</key>
 		<string>../../..</string>
+		<key>EF363D58F01B3FB341FA6C851870E60E4F080E97</key>
+		<string>../../../media/overlays</string>
 	</dict>
 	<key>IDESourceControlProjectURL</key>
 	<string>https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch.git</string>
@@ -40,7 +40,15 @@
 			<key>IDESourceControlRepositoryExtensionIdentifierKey</key>
 			<string>public.vcs.git</string>
 			<key>IDESourceControlWCCIdentifierKey</key>
-			<string>49FCA0A2-0FE0-4A7A-9C54-642C68ED726A</string>
+			<string>76200F0D6584D865E96F58DE862E738E88B23A3C</string>
+			<key>IDESourceControlWCCName</key>
+			<string></string>
+		</dict>
+		<dict>
+			<key>IDESourceControlRepositoryExtensionIdentifierKey</key>
+			<string>public.vcs.git</string>
+			<key>IDESourceControlWCCIdentifierKey</key>
+			<string>EF363D58F01B3FB341FA6C851870E60E4F080E97</string>
 			<key>IDESourceControlWCCName</key>
 			<string>overlays</string>
 		</dict>
diff --git a/apple/iOS/menu.m b/apple/iOS/menu.m
index 4ff32fed36..5cd49006a8 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/menu.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/menu.m
@@ -608,8 +608,10 @@ static void RunActionSheet(const char* title, const struct string_list* items, U
       {
          if (path)
          {
-            /* TODO - reimplement this - should no longer use apple_run_core. */
-            apple_run_core(0, NULL, core.UTF8String, path.UTF8String);
+            strlcpy(g_settings.libretro, core.UTF8String, sizeof(g_settings.libretro));
+            strlcpy(g_extern.fullpath,   path.UTF8String, sizeof(g_extern.fullpath));
+            rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CORE);
+            rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CONTENT);
          }
          else
          {
@@ -636,8 +638,10 @@ static void RunActionSheet(const char* title, const struct string_list* items, U
          {
             if (weakSelf.core)
             {
-               /* TODO - reimplement this - should no longer use apple_run_core. */
-               apple_run_core(0, NULL, weakSelf.core.UTF8String, item.path.UTF8String);
+               strlcpy(g_settings.libretro, weakSelf.core.UTF8String, sizeof(g_settings.libretro));
+               strlcpy(g_extern.fullpath,   item.path.UTF8String,     sizeof(g_extern.fullpath));
+               rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CORE);
+               rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CONTENT);
             }
             else
                [weakSelf chooseCoreWithPath:item.path];
@@ -713,10 +717,14 @@ static void RunActionSheet(const char* title, const struct string_list* items, U
                    const char *core_name = NULL;
                    
                    content_playlist_get_index(weakSelf.history, i, &path, &core_path, &core_name);
-                   
-                   /* TODO - reimplement this - should no longer use apple_run_core. */
-                   apple_run_core(0, NULL, core_path ? core_path : "",
-                                  path ? path : "");
+                  
+                   if (!path || !core_path)
+                      return;
+                  
+                  strlcpy(g_settings.libretro, core_path, sizeof(g_settings.libretro));
+                  strlcpy(g_extern.fullpath,   path,      sizeof(g_extern.fullpath));
+                  rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CORE);
+                  rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CONTENT);
                }
                detail:
                ^{