PPSSPP Roms on Pixel 3a

Hi Forum (and most likely Hunterk),

I’ve used the PPSSPP core for years on my Galaxy S7, but updated to a Pixel 3a last year and i’m having issues.

Content takes forever to load (1m+) which isn’t a huge deal, biggest issue is that if I lock the phone and then unlock it, Retroarch crashes immediately. Doesn’t seem to happen with other cores (tried GBA and SNESx).

Is this an android issue, a Retroarch issue or a Hardware issue?

Any suggestions? Thanks