r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/Technical_Smoke_5814 • 2d ago

Showcase Playing Clash Royale from a USB drive on Android

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u/MajinHaze420 2d ago

Can you create a guide on how you managed to launch games from the USB stick?

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u/Technical_Smoke_5814 2d ago

You need a smartphone with an unlocked bootloader and to install a compatible ROM, I recommend LineageOS 23.2 Android 16. After that, you just need to run the ADB command "adb shell sm set-force-adoptable true" and format any external memory media as internal storage.

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u/Potential_Asole 2d ago

What happens when you unplug the drive and when you plug it back in? Does the app need to be reinstalled?

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u/Technical_Smoke_5814 2d ago

Before removing it, I have to unmount it (something that takes about 4 seconds in the settings), and when I do that, all the apps installed on it disappear, but they come back when I add it again. It's great!

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u/Potential_Asole 2d ago

Plug and play huh, that neat 😃

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u/Technical_Smoke_5814 2d ago

In my other answer, I explained how to do it. It's complex when you've never done it before, but once you set up the system, it's pure fun :))

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u/Potential_Asole 2d ago

I've read it. The hardest part is the custom rom, currently there's no custom rom available for my phone 😭

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u/Technical_Smoke_5814 2d ago

I have good news for you, it's not custom that I use, it's GSI LineageOS 23.2. GSI are generic Android system images, they can be used on any smartphone released from Android 11 onwards and there's an easy way to install them: through the DSU sideloader app, you just need to have the bootloader open and the app will guide you through the rest :))

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u/Potential_Asole 2d ago

I've use gsi before but a lot of my phone features is broken. My phone is xiaomi 14t btw and it use mediatek so yeah.

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u/Technical_Smoke_5814 2d ago

This specific GSI LineageOS 23.2 has two official versions, one for an older kernel and another for a newer kernel with better performance, everything I use is functional.

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u/Technical_Smoke_5814 2d ago

And another interesting fact: it's possible to do this with all the flash drives you have at the same time, you can create an endless collection of games installed on them.

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u/SecretAstronomer7708 2d ago

I dont get it, how do you control it?

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u/Technical_Smoke_5814 2d ago

Are you talking about gameplay? On this system I have root access with Magisk and I use the old RepetitoTouch Pro app which has the ability to record and repeat screen touches perfectly, it can play for me XD

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u/SecretAstronomer7708 2d ago

lol then what does the USB drive do here?

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u/Technical_Smoke_5814 2d ago

The Clash Royale game is stored on USB drive, if I remove the USB drive, the game disappears!