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[Q]Using pairable controller for android games?

Anyone knows if there's a way of using pairable controllers (e.g. ps3 and wiimote) on android games?
Specifically I want to try it for Gamelofts games, since I got Backstab HD and Shadow Guardian working, it would be more fun if I were able to use my already paired ps3 controller to use in those games. There's no input method in the settings of those games, but there has to be a way to do it. Any ideas are welcome

I just did a quick Google search and found a couple of apps available to make this happen. One of them was free the other is payed. They were listed for android devices but made no mention of the Nook specifically. Give it a shot and let us know.

IFLATLINEI said:
I just did a quick Google search and found a couple of apps available to make this happen. One of them was free the other is payed. They were listed for android devices but made no mention of the Nook specifically. Give it a shot and let us know.
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Can you post the names of the apps? Thanks.

jgaf said:
Anyone knows if there's a way of using pairable controllers (e.g. ps3 and wiimote) on android games?
Specifically I want to try it for Gamelofts games, since I got Backstab HD and Shadow Guardian working, it would be more fun if I were able to use my already paired ps3 controller to use in those games. There's no input method in the settings of those games, but there has to be a way to do it. Any ideas are welcome
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I can't say anything about the Gameloft apps, but I have used a Wiimote with Xenonia 2 and some emulators. I did set it up first with Wiimote IME (I think the app is called, I can't double check android market now). That lets you easily pair the wiimote and set it as the input keyboard. Xenonia just worked with it from there. I don't think I've tried any other Android games.

ponyboy82 said:
I can't say anything about the Gameloft apps, but I have used a Wiimote with Xenonia 2 and some emulators. I did set it up first with Wiimote IME (I think the app is called, I can't double check android market now). That lets you easily pair the wiimote and set it as the input keyboard. Xenonia just worked with it from there. I don't think I've tried any other Android games.
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I know they work on emulators, I have used my sixaxis on n64oid and snesoid. I want to use them for games made for touch screens.

bump, any ideas?

List of Working Apps after Root

I figured it would be a good time to start a list of apps that work with the Kindle Fire HD after root:
Deadspace: Runs GREAT!
Google Movies: RUns great and signs in/syncs after installing from System/app folder
Youtube: Works perfectly after installing from system/app folder
Shadowgun: Runs fine but is upside down, FIX: Use screenlock and it works peachy.
Osmos: Same as Shadowgun
Wings of Glory: Works fluidly.
Google Music: Syncs and works flawlessly. NOTE: Not quite there. Shutting down requires a re-install for it to work again. Looking into this.
Google Books: Works great
Antutu: Runs fine, but again, the G-sensor seems to affect the orientation when running GPU tests.
N64oid: Runs GREAT!
FPSa: Runs great as well
More to come...

Ive been able to get quite a few apps to work as well. Some required google maps files in order to work. So I took 2 files from my EVO 3D. The files I used are "com.google.android.maps.jar", which goes in system/ framework. And "com.google.android.maps.xml" which goes in etc/ permissions. This allowed me to sideload and run the CVS, Best Buy, Best Buy Reward Zone, and Best Buy game trade apps. I had to manually enter in my location. But they now work.
Other apps Ive gotten to work are:
Facebook, Fandango, Busy Box, cache cleaner, Dead Trigger, Drop Box, Gmail, Quick Boot, Root Browser, and Titanium.

Has anyone got WatchESPN app to work? If that's working then i will upgrade from my original kindle fire.

Has anyone got Google play magazines to work?
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Gtalk - signed in but putting device to sleep will cause gtalk to glitch and cause user to sign in again after opening app
Gmail
Google Maps
Chrome w/sync
Google Drive
Play music
YoutubeHD
Pandora (widget) - fully functional but will cause device not to go into deep sleep
Hootsuite - fully functional, setting to check for notifications will not allow device to deep sleep
ibirds Pro - fully functional
Beautiful Widgets - fully functional
ADW launcher EX
Go Launcher EX
SlideIT Keyboard
Swype Beta

Yes, Google Magazines works fine.

babblin5 said:
Yes, Google Magazines works fine.
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works fine.

question
Devinchang said:
works fine.
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i have
android market,
youtube,
gmail,
dead trigger
graph 89
ics camera app from android store it works fine with camera on the kindle fire hd can take pics and videos
i was trying to get the screencast demo to work to buy the full version but when i record my screen and try to playback the video i get a black video playback. does anyone know why this is happening ? also i try using shootme 0.8.1 but same deal, i tried z-recorder and well that gives a 0k video. i tried the skd one android and it works i can make a video but its so choppy and skips parts of the recording. i wish i could get at least 20fps ?

More Apps
Nook runs fine on the KFHD. Also
XDA Premium
Remember the Milk
PocketCasts
Utrachron
Evernote runs great and takes pictures!

OI Notepad
ES File Explorer
TubeMate
AdAway
Terminal emulator
And of course, SuperSU

spliter200 said:
i have
android market,
youtube,
gmail,
dead trigger
graph 89
ics camera app from android store it works fine with camera on the kindle fire hd can take pics and videos
i was trying to get the screencast demo to work to buy the full version but when i record my screen and try to playback the video i get a black video playback. does anyone know why this is happening ? also i try using shootme 0.8.1 but same deal, i tried z-recorder and well that gives a 0k video. i tried the skd one android and it works i can make a video but its so choppy and skips parts of the recording. i wish i could get at least 20fps ?
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Is there anything u have to do to run dead trigger? I have been trying but can't get it to work.
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marvin081 said:
Is there anything u have to do to run dead trigger? I have been trying but can't get it to work.
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No i just rooted the kindle fire hd then installed the services apk installed the android market, youtube, gmail, then downloaded some games from android market one of them dead trigger. That's all i did. are you getting an error?
google talk works (current version)
google maps works finds location (current version)
google earth also works (current version)
sixaxis controller works finds my PS3 controller the only problem is that i cannot activate the keyboard (in order to activate the sixaxis) but i can enable gamepad which i can use in asphalt 7 and dead trigger, best app i ever used it nice to use the ps3 controller with the kindle fire hd
n64oid version 2.7 works tested with several games
mass effect infiltrator works fine
shadow gun works
groove ip lite works
on other stuff i tried connecting the kindle fire hd to my Bluetooth USB to my computer to transfer files but it said it did not support that device, tried pairing the PS3 Bluetooth headset to the kindle but i does not work it say unsupported device. =(
it asked for a pin but i am not sure what that pin is so i just put 0000 i don't know if i am pairing the devices correctly.
notes
you need to put android market apk on system/app and enable permission rw r r
same for youtube

Did anyone try to run Teamviewer or a similar app?

michel_sab said:
Did anyone try to run Teamviewer or a similar app?
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Teamviewer works from the google play store fine for me.

iMJets said:
Teamviewer works from the google play store fine for me.
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Great!

Hi
Do the play store calculators "arity" and "graph it" work?

achemate is really nice.

:victory: usefull ~~

John NES
All gapps but talk
ES file manager
ES task killer
ES protection
Thats all the apps i got
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Titanium Backup Pro (I'm curious if any of you tried freezing some Amazon apps)
Draw Race 2
Can Knockdown 2
Android Terminal Emulator
AdFree Android
MX Player
System Panel Lite

Sideloaded working apps for OUYA

I've got a bunch of apps working, lets compile a list of working apps.
~Netflix
~Hulu
~Flash Player
~WatchESPN
~Dead on Arrival 2
~Beach Buggy Blitz
~At Bat
~Slingbox
~Adobe AIR

Other's I've got working:
- Amazon App Store
- Chrome Browser (can't exit without a keyboard)
- Plague Inc.
- Astro File Browser
- XBMC (of course)
Which version of Hulu did you get working?
None of I've tried the latest from the Play Store as well as the "modified" versions available here at XDA and neither of them work for me. The latest one loads the Hulu splash screen and then crashes, the modified ones just show the main screen no matter what I click on.

- ES file browser
- GBAoid
- Others mentioned
Have others had good luck with Netflix, while I can make it run I have had no luck with audio. Hopefully we get some official versions of some of these soon.

Here's a couple on mine:
-Falcon Pro
-Titanium Backup
Edit:
madmofo145: I had netflix up at one point, audio was hit or miss.

Haven't had any issues with Netflix, but I didn't really use it all the much either lol
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How about Hulu?

It was an old modified apk I made, not the latest but it works. I'll see if I will change the new version of it
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Here's another
-YouTube for Google TV (works great!)

I LOVE the UI for YouTube for Google TV...knocks everything else out of the park
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WinDroidGuy said:
It was an old modified apk I made, not the latest but it works. I'll see if I will change the new version of it
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Any chance you could share the modified apk?

I sideloaded GTAIII just to try out the stereoscopic 3d support. It seems to work great, 3d display works, controller works, everything.
Then just for kicks, I gave quadrant standard a run too.
Other than that i've only tried the obvious things, busybox, Titanium Backup, etc.
It seems that all those games that didn't adapt well to having a touch screen and not a controller are the ones I didn't keep around, so now I'll have to go browsing through the play store to find them all again.

I would like an copy of that hulu apk too
@madmofo, with Netflix you need to use the touch pad and click to increase the volume. The bar is not working correctly, at like 80%~ on the bar you get no audio, you move it as high as possible, it then works.

I am running NOVA LAUNCHER which now that I finally setup makes the system a lot more accessible. The nice surprise is how well ZEN PINBALL HD plays, the plunger is triggered by the O button not the analog stick. I posted over galcon.com to ask for controller button mapping for DYNAMITE JACK, the directional controls do work already. DRAG RACING also supports the controls for driving.

TadeoNYC said:
I am running Nova Launcher which now that I finally setup makes the system a lot more accessible. The nice surprise is how well Zen Pinball HD plays, the plunger is triggered by the O button not the analog stick. I posted over galcon.com to ask for controller button mapping for Dynamite Jack, the directional controls do work already. Drag Racing also supports the controls for driving.
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I didn't even consider this would work. Would definitely like a cleaner launcher.
Do the OUYA games still show up in Nova? Is Nova easily navigated with the controller?

elmerohueso said:
I didn't even consider this would work. Would definitely like a cleaner launcher.
Do the OUYA games still show up in Nova? Is Nova easily navigated with the controller?
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Yes and yes. Though I find Nova easier to use with the touchpad than the controller itself.

chrisanthropic said:
Yes and yes. Though I find Nova easier to use with the touchpad than the controller itself.
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Good to know. Maybe I'll try one of the Windows 8-esque tile-based launchers.

My MOGA came with Sonic CD and MC4, loaded them both, Sonic CD works flawlessly, MC4 won't launch

I tried Zen Pinball HD because I wanted to see if the stereo 3D worked - loaded and ran no problem (runs considerably better than the pinball game in the Ouya store - but no analog for the plunger which is a bit of a bummer.)
And yes the stereo 3D "just worked". My TV detected it and switched into 3D mode without me having to do anything. Only problem was one game of pinball was enough to give me a headache...but that's not the Ouya's fault!

jhitesma said:
I tried Zen Pinball HD because I wanted to see if the stereo 3D worked - loaded and ran no problem (runs considerably better than the pinball game in the Ouya store - but no analog for the plunger which is a bit of a bummer.)
And yes the stereo 3D "just worked". My TV detected it and switched into 3D mode without me having to do anything. Only problem was one game of pinball was enough to give me a headache...but that's not the Ouya's fault!
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Have you tried copying over data files for any other tables? I made my first attempt and now the app crashes at the splash screen.
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TadeoNYC said:
Have you tried copying over data files for any other tables? I made my first attempt and now the app crashes at the splash screen.
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No I haven't. The Ouya is my first tegra device so I haven't used any tegrazone apps before and haven't tried buying any additional tables yet.

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LegionTHEFecalExcretion said:
So i've been testing a ridiculous amount of sideloaded games on the OUYA and figured i'd post a list of every game i've found that works with the controller. I'm sure there are many more so help me fill out this list!
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Legion have you tried Modern Combat 4 the latest meltdown update Gameloft secretly added generic HID support and works perfect out of the box check it -
Also I know Ouya supports Dual Shock 3 pad native, have you tried pushing permissions to system and installing Playstation Mobile?
Direct Download of my PSM Flashable Zip (Or open and push manual) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1467214&d=1352405263
Cant test yet as still waiting for my Ouya
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I've tried several different versions of Modern Combat 4 and unfortunately none of them work. Since the OUYA doesn't have the Android market the only Gameloft games that will work are from the WAP store, but even then the only one that's working right now is Dungeon Hunter 4. I REALLLY want Blitz Brigade but no matter how I try to sideload it it refuses to work.
PSM does work but I haven't experimented with it much.

You maybe able to later (Check this last post in the Google market fix thread/Ouya developement - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43203621&postcount=31) This MC4 with HID is the latest Google version BTW.
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Anyone else have trouble with The Conduit force closing?
I got to the 2nd mission (the one that looks like they pinched it straight from Goldeneye on the N64), about half way through and the game just closes back to the Ouya menu. Anyone know of a workaround? It's seems like quite an entertaining game.

Your post says all gamevil RPGs have you actually been able to get Dark Avenger to work? if so how? I am unable to get even past the intro screen and controller seems to do nothing.
-thanks

Have you tried installing an apk installing the Google Play Store on the OUYA? Don't know if this is possible and haven't tried because my OUYA just got in.

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Have you tried installing an apk installing the Google Play Store on the OUYA? Don't know if this is possible and haven't tried because my OUYA just got in.
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You can't just simply install the apk for the Play Store on OUYA. The Play Store relies on several Google frameworks that aren't present on OUYA, and even if they were, you'd need SU on the console to push the Play apk to system and set the relevant permissions. There's a whole thread about it on the forums somewhere.

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You can't just simply install the apk for the Play Store on OUYA. The Play Store relies on several Google frameworks that aren't present on OUYA, and even if they were, you'd need SU on the console to push the Play apk to system and set the relevant permissions. There's a whole thread about it on the forums somewhere.
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As I said I haven't tried it or read about it. Just was making a comment. Have been reading an other topic that they have installed the apk but still don't have any luck on getting apps to work more easely.

How do you get Jet Set Radio to work? I tried to copy the APK and the Android/obb/jetsetradio (or android/data/jetsetradio i can't remember) folder as well but it crashes when I try to launch it
Thanks

gottahavit said:
Your post says all gamevil RPGs have you actually been able to get Dark Avenger to work? if so how? I am unable to get even past the intro screen and controller seems to do nothing.
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I haven't been able to get it to work outside of getting into the main menu either. That entry refers to their retro styled rpgs like the Zenonia series, Illusia series, Destinia, etc. I'll edit that part of the list for future reference. Sorry about that.
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How do you get Jet Set Radio to work? I tried to copy the APK and the Android/obb/jetsetradio (or android/data/jetsetradio i can't remember) folder as well but it crashes when I try to launch it
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Jet Set Radio works great for me, make sure you are copying the obb file to Android/obb/com.sega.jetsetradio/ because as you have it written won't work.

Alright i'll try again. thanks!

anyone who's purchased modern combat been able to get it to work after installing the android market

Asadullah said:
anyone who's purchased modern combat been able to get it to work after installing the android market
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Edit: The game won't open, the screen just flashes with a spinning loading icon.
I'm downloading it from the market now
If it doesn't work with the Ouya controller I can also test with PS3, 360, and Nyco Playpad.

Hey guys and gals!
I'm still pretty new to the ouya but I'll try some stuff over the weekend.
Got GTA VC and III working great, no problems.
You can add Pocket League Soccer by Kairosoft to your list of working games. It works with the analog stick and the d-pad although you have to use the touchpad for pressing things. I'll test more Kairosoft games and I guess they'll work the same way since they are pretty much the same games.

How did you get beach buggy blitz to worm with controller?

@paco8 thanks!
@gottahavit Click on the settings button using the touch pad then click controls then choose the "gamepad" option

Galaxy Hero has controller support, but it's a bit wonky and at times you still need the touch pad.
I'm trying out Spectral Souls right now. When it finishes installing (It validated my Play Store Purchase) Ill post how it goes.

Ok, time for some more... Sadly though, my logitech wireless mouse and keyboard don't work. Probably cause they are 5 years old. xD
Anyways, here we go:
Age of Zombies - black screen, not working.
Beat Hazard - working though only with the touchpad which is quite difficult. I used the fixed thumb stick and had to double-tap and drag it around.
Death Worm - working yet impossible to play with only the touchpad.
FIFA 12 - won't download data. I didn't try transferring data.
Gunman Clive - working really good thankfully after changing the controls in the pause menu.
Heist: The Score - downloads data fine, but I can't navigate the menu at all.
The Impossible Game - navigating the menu with the touchpad and jumping with the O-button works great, yet placing markers only works with the touchpad which can be tricky.
Infectonator - only with the touchpad which is quite difficult.
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene - only with the touchpad and in portrait mode which makes it practically unplayable.
Kami Retro - downloads data. Does not respond at all though after that.
Osmos HD - of course very hard to play with only the touchpad, but it's working.
Pac-Man Championship Edt - working with the controller, although it is in portrait mode and strangely there is no sound.
PewPew 2 - also strangely only gives out audio yet nothing working on a black screen.
They Need To Be Fed 1 - loops the first few seconds. Not playable at all. I haven't purchased part 2 yet.
I will test some more soon. This was rather unsatisfactory. Only Gunman Clive and The Impossible Game are enjoyable with the controller IMO yet maybe Beat Hazard, Death Worm, Infectonator and Osmos HD will be easier with a mouse.

my favorite game ,WINDUP KNIGHT works super perfect

Why there's so few app in Play store ?

Hi,
I don't understand why only few app are available in Play store ? Is it only a problem of non-touch device ?
For an app like Connectbot (as JuiceSSH), touch device is not required I think, so why is it not present in play store ?
Thanks.

Being a non touch device is part of it. Also some games and apps are also exclusive to certain android tvs.
Many apps including paid (provided your play account has the app license) apps can be sideloaded if you extract the apk from another Android device. Sideloaded touch apps usually need a mouse. I prefer using a Logitech k400r for sideloaded apps.
Also devs need to specifically mark the app is compatible with the forge in the play store. Another issue is the on device app browsing and search of the play store is pretty weak. You may have better luck searching and installing via a desktop browser
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Thanks you for this details. I will try some apks (and search in browser, but it's in my browser I saw incompatibility for SSH apps).
I've a probably stupid question but... how can you use a k400r to emulate touch ? Using a touchpad is like always putting your finger on screen :/

cébé said:
Thanks you for this details. I will try some apks (and search in browser, but it's in my browser I saw incompatibility for SSH apps).
I've a probably stupid question but... how can you use a k400r to emulate touch ? Using a touchpad is like always putting your finger on screen :/
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The device registers a touch only when you click on the touchpad/mouse.

Yeah I would love for then to step up the apps. Firetv is Android but they have more apps available
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Yeh fireTV has way more apps available
is there anyway/place to find out the new app releases for Nvidia?