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    • TedMaul

      Android games: .obb files
      Help and Support • am2r android rpi4 • • TedMaul

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      TedMaul

      @sleve_mcdichael ah - I doubt it very much! Thanks for pointing the way, feeling a bit silly now.

    • George Spiggott

      AetherSX2 - PS2 (Not for the Linux/Retropie)
      General Discussion and Gaming • ps2 emulation android • • George Spiggott

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      windg

      @mitu said in AetherSX2 - PS2 (Not for the Linux/Retropie):

      @windg said in AetherSX2 - PS2 (Not for the Linux/Retropie):

      I try it on the Desktop (Bullseye 64bit) and when i try to run a game i have this error:

      From the linked page:

      Please note if you want to use a Raspberry Pi 4, you'll need to switch to the Vulkan renderer, as the Pi's GL driver does not support GLES3.2, which we require.

      Thanks! This is what i miss. I install Vulkan driver but i didn't switch the renderer.

    • themazingness

      Scrapable frontend for Android?
      General Discussion and Gaming • android frontend scraping • • themazingness

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    • George Spiggott

      Second Screen for DS Emulation
      Help and Support • nintendo ds drastic desmume android • • George Spiggott

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    • IceChes1

      Chrome OS Help
      Help and Support • chromebook chrome os android • • IceChes1

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    • Budwyzer

      Retropie SNES Removes Region Identifier from Save Files and Save States
      Help and Support • snes android retropie nas save files • • Budwyzer

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      mitu

      Please add more info about your system, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.
      The save file is done by RetroArch, which I haven't heard or see to work that (doesn't matter the which core is used).

    • VictimRLSH

      Can someone recommend a good Android Retroarch forum?
      Help and Support • android • • VictimRLSH

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      GeekOB

      You can also try their Discord server:
      https://discordapp.com/invite/chjzzQx

    • NoobAtEverything

      [ASK] ipega 9120 cant use on android devices
      General Discussion and Gaming • ipega android wireless contro gamepad control gamepad detecti • • NoobAtEverything

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      mitu

      @NoobAtEverything Why are you asking this in the RetroPie forum ? This is not a Android/mobile gaming community and you'd have better luck asking in a dedicated forum for Android.

    • matchaman

      Game art on android/iOS device?
      Ideas and Development • android ios tablet box cart • • matchaman

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    • trekdrop

      Traveling with my pi! No keyboard or internet how to setup ?
      Help and Support • keyboard bluetooth android • • trekdrop

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      Efriim

      Rewrite:
      For people without a usb keyboard. On any android you can use an app like ConnectBot to SSH into your pi using RNDIS USB ethernet.

      Activate SSH on the Raspberry Pi
      navigate to raspi-config >> Interfacing Options >> SSH
      or (untested)
      create an empty file named ssh in the boot directory of the raspberry sdcard

      Install the apps on your android
      ConnectBot (or preferred ssh client)
      LanDroid (optional)
      F-Droid (optional - Free Open Source Software for Android)

      Activate the RNDIS USB ethernet
      use your phone charger to connect the Android device to the raspberry pi USB.
      android settings >> network & internet >> Mobile Hotspot/Tethering >> USB tethering
      or if you're phone provider has this service blocked
      for android 2.3 - 4.4
      Use an app like Notification Bar will sometimes allow you to enable tether using the widget. Or install an unbranded rom like cyanogen-mod.
      for android ?5.0 - 8.0
      android settings >> system >> about phone >> x7 build number (click on the build number 7 times)
      with "developer mode" enabled
      android settings >> developer options >> "select usb configuration" - RNDIS (USB Ethernet)
      (This is a good way to turn your phone into a wifi adapter if your router allows internet connection sharing)

      Aquire the IP address of the Pi using arp
      navigate to "show IP" on the raspberry pi
      or
      using ConnectBot app; add a host; change protocol to "local"; or use local terminal emulator
      type cat /proc/net/arp or ip neighbor into android terminal
      look for the ip-address 192.168.42.*
      or
      open the app LanDroid, and select the ARP & ND Cache
      or on windows
      use commandline arp -a look for a dynamic address that is not listed in ipconfig

      Open a SSH to the Raspberry Pi
      Use ConnectBot to add a ssh host filling out the username "pi"(default) and host "ip.address"(from the arp cache)
      other apps can be used and configured including sftp, I use the apps Total Commander and SFtp plugin for Total Commander
      or on windows
      windows 10 has ssh built in, simply type ssh ip.address
      or use one of these programs
      PuTTY(ssh)
      BitVise SSH client with ftp (easy to advanced)
      KiTTY (PuTTY with more features, easy)
      WinSCP (scp, sftp, ftp, advanced)
      FileZilla (sftp & ftp)
      And many more inlcuding Terminus, Super Putty and the amazing though complex Cygwin

      Android RNDIS creates IP addresses from the range 192.168.42.[1-255] these are generated randomly and will change when you reconnect the tether. When I figure out how to assign a static ip or save the dhcp or create some sort of order I will share. And if anyone know how to do this then please do.

      Alternatively to setting up ethernet, import the wpa passkey (wifi passkey) create a wifikeyfile.txt with the contents

      ssid="NETWORK_NAME" psk="NETWORK_PASSWORD"

      save it to the main folder of the microsd with retropie installed using a microsd reader.
      Reinsert the micro sd with RetroPie installed and power on the Raspberry Pi.
      Navigate Emulationstation using your controller to WiFi and Import wifi credentials from /boot/wifikeyfile.txt

      So it is possible with any android phone with a usb charging cable to tether and access configurations. or if you have a ethernet cable for your computer.

      I'm happy to help. Feel free to practice and take notes. It is difficult to find memories like this from while travelling. @trekdrop

      ~Bon voyage.

    • lproj

      Joystick or gamepad recognized by Android Chrome
      General Discussion and Gaming • joystick gamepad android • • lproj

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    • thelostsoul

      RetroPie on NVIDIA Shield TV. Is it possible?
      General Discussion and Gaming • nvidia android hardware • • thelostsoul

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      thelostsoul

      @mitu I was hoping to get rid of Android itself, so RetroPie could replace the OS. Then RetroArch would be the next best thing to it.

      If anyone have experience with it and reading this, please report here. I am curious.

    • tinpanalley

      Android controller for RetroPi?
      Help and Support • android rpi2 controller • • tinpanalley

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      tinpanalley

      @cebix That's not a huge pain. Just saw a guy on

      using it on a RetroPie setup and it was working. He just had to set it to "PS3" controller.

    • time-bandit

      Help with setting up my first rp 3b+
      Help and Support • retro game kodi steam android • • time-bandit

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      mitu

      @time-bandit said in Help with setting up my first rp 3b+:

      With or without vibration isn't a big thing for me. If it works great if not no biggie im more interested in replaying some of the old classics.

      We've seen reports where the controller would not start vibrating because it's not properly recognized by the OS, event if it works. I think you should consider another controller, but hey !, it's your money.

    • Hydro

      Android/iOS Apps Store/Games On Emulationstation - RetroPie.
      General Discussion and Gaming • android ios retropie raspberrypi games • • Hydro

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      mediamogul

      @hydro

      In short, no. The systems are too different.

    • niculinux

      Transfer roms from android smartphone to retropie via usb cable?
      Help and Support • android smarthpone usb roms retropie • • niculinux

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      Clyde

      I found this Howto about mounting a smartphone via mtp and jmtpfs in the directory tree of a Debian-based Linux system (such as Retropie).

      https://www.khalidalnajjar.com/connect-android-nougat-to-linux-using-usb/

      It looks quite comprehensive and step-by-step to me. I can't say more about it, however, since I don't have a smartphone. :)

    • 3brooks

      "Universal Controller", an Android app for emulating various platform controllers
      Ideas and Development • controller virtualgamepad virtualkeyboard android • • 3brooks

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      Drust

      I know more than 2 years passed, but I wanted my phone to config retropie without using a Keyboard and tested your app. From your code on Github there are 2 problems in the main .py file.
      1 - You're importing 2 times subprocess, which is redundant, no big problem whatsoever here
      2- There's a Syntax error on line 114 that prevented the service to start on my PI3. There aren't () both at start and end from the print command.
      So I changed it, copied the file to /usr/bin/ and it worked like a charm.

    • hansolo77

      Python on my Tablet?
      General Discussion and Gaming • python android programming • • hansolo77

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      hansolo77

      Thanks! I'll give that guide a go, and see what turns up.

    • GS4L

      Android phone as screen for retropie
      Help and Support • android • • GS4L

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      thelostsoul

      It can work only, if the phone or tablet have HDMI-in port, which as I know almost none support this. The Android phones/tablets supporting HDMI is mostly output only.