diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.cpp
index 0f1c2b5a..b3c49ad1 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,14 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectGLES {
 
                 GLenum target = MG_Util::ConvertTextureTargetToGLEnum(textureObject->GetTarget());
                 backendTextureIt->second->Bind(target);
+
+                const auto& samplerObj = textureObject->GetSamplerObject();
+                const auto minfilter = samplerObj->GetMinFilter();
+                MG_External::GLES::glTexParameteri(target, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, MG_Util::ConvertSamplerFilterModeToGLEnum(minfilter));
+                const auto magfilter = samplerObj->GetMagFilter();
+                MG_External::GLES::glTexParameteri(target, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, MG_Util::ConvertSamplerFilterModeToGLEnum(magfilter));
+                MG_External::GLES::glTexParameterf(target, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_LOD, samplerObj->GetMinLod());
+                MG_External::GLES::glTexParameterf(target, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_LOD, samplerObj->GetMaxLod());
             }
         }
 
@@ -387,4 +395,8 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectGLES {
         MG_External::GLES::glBlitFramebuffer(srcX0, srcY0, srcX1, srcY1, dstX0, dstY0,
                                              dstX1, dstY1, mask, filter);
     }
+
+    const GLubyte* GetString(GLenum name) {
+        return MG_External::GLES::glGetString(name);
+    }
 } // namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectGLES
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.h b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.h
index cf75f742..3b7aeac5 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.h
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectGLES {
                                      GLsizei drawcount, const GLint* basevertex);
     void BlitFramebuffer(GLint srcX0, GLint srcY0, GLint srcX1, GLint srcY1, GLint dstX0, GLint dstY0,
                                  GLint dstX1, GLint dstY1, GLbitfield mask, GLenum filter);
+    const GLubyte* GetString(GLenum name);
 } // namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectGLES
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diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/Init.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/Init.cpp
index 1aeb25ae..6c4585c1 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/Init.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/Init.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,24 @@
 
 namespace MobileGL {
     namespace MG_Config {
-        RendererInfo* RendererInfoPtr = nullptr;
+        // TODO: tidy this mess up
+        RendererInfo* RendererInfoPtr =
+#if MOBILEGL_BACKEND == MOBILEGL_BACKEND_DILIGENT
+                switch (MG_Config::Backend::Diligent::SpecificBackend) {
+            case MG_Backend::Diligent::SpecificBackendType::Vulkan:
+                MG_Config::RendererInfoPtr = &MG_Backend::Diligent::RendererInfoVulkan;
+                break;
+            case MG_Backend::Diligent::SpecificBackendType::Metal:
+                MG_Config::RendererInfoPtr = &MG_Backend::Diligent::RendererInfoMetal;
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw RuntimeError("Unsupported renderer type");
+            }
+#elif MOBILEGL_BACKEND == MOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE_DIRECT_GLES
+                &MG_Backend::DirectGLES::RendererInfo;
+#else
+        MG_Config::RendererInfoPtr = &RendererInfoUnknown;
+#endif
     }
 
     namespace MG_Backend {
@@ -50,25 +67,6 @@ namespace MobileGL {
         void Init() {
             MGLOG_D("Initializing MobileGL Backend...");
 
-#if MOBILEGL_BACKEND == MOBILEGL_BACKEND_DILIGENT
-            switch (MG_Config::Backend::Diligent::SpecificBackend) {
-            case MG_Backend::Diligent::SpecificBackendType::Vulkan:
-                RendererInfo = MG_Backend::Diligent::RendererInfoVulkan;
-                break;
-            case MG_Backend::Diligent::SpecificBackendType::Metal:
-                RendererInfo = MG_Backend::Diligent::RendererInfoMetal;
-                break;
-            default:
-                throw RuntimeError("Unsupported renderer type");
-            }
-#elif MOBILEGL_BACKEND == MOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE_DIRECT_GLES
-            RendererInfo = MG_Backend::DirectGLES::RendererInfo;
-#else
-            RendererInfo = RendererInfoUnknown;
-#endif
-
-            MG_Config::RendererInfoPtr = &RendererInfo;
-
             InitSpecificBackendLibs();
             LogBackendInfo();
         }
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.cpp
index d150fb15..96f60354 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
 #include <MG_Util/Converters/GLToStr/GLEnumConverter.h>
 #include <MG_Util/Converters/MGToGL/ErrorCodeConverter.h>
 #include <MG_Util/Converters/MGToStr/GLExtensionConverter.h>
+#if MOBILEGL_BACKEND == MOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE_DIRECT_GLES
+#include <MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.h>
+#endif
 
 namespace MobileGL {
     namespace MG_Impl::GLImpl {
+        const GLubyte* GetString_Backend(GLenum name) {
+#if MOBILEGL_BACKEND == MOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE_DIRECT_GLES
+            return MG_Backend::DirectGLES::GetString(name);
+#endif
+        }
+
         /* @INSERTION_POINT:FUNCTION_IMPLEMENTATION@ */
         const GLubyte* GetString(GLenum name) {
             static String vendorString;
@@ -39,9 +48,9 @@ namespace MobileGL {
 
             case GL_RENDERER: {
                 if (rendererString.empty()) {
-                    String deviceInfo;
+                    const char* backendStr = (const char*)GetString_Backend(GL_RENDER);
                     rendererString = std::format("{} ({}) ({})", MG_Config::RendererInfoPtr->RendererName.c_str(),
-                                                 MG_Config::CoreName.c_str(), deviceInfo);
+                                                 MG_Config::CoreName.c_str(), backendStr ? backendStr : "<unknown GPU>");
                 }
                 return (const GLubyte*)rendererString.c_str();
             }
@@ -118,7 +127,9 @@ namespace MobileGL {
             case GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE:
                 params[0] = 1024 * 64; // TODO: get from backend
                 break;
-
+            case GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER_OFFSET_ALIGNMENT:
+                params[0] = 1; // TODO: get from backend
+                break;
                 // State
                 // TODO