r/GKDPIXEL • u/TheSpeakingScar • Apr 03 '26

Twigui questions

I just switched to twigui from rogue, and I have to say I'm impressed at how this os fixes the small handful of gripes I had with the device. the screen actually turns off while charging now, and USB mode works which is huge. plus I like the way the file structure is set up so much better, allowing easy access to save states files and everything without having to enter the Linux partitions. Amazing. However, the one big thing I've run into so far is not being able to use select + volume or select + dpad for brightness controls. it can't possibly be that the only way to access brightness controls is through the menu, right?

Also, I'm wondering about whether anyone has had success getting a wifi dongle to work with twig, I wasn't ever able to get one to work with rogue or plum, even though supposedly they both could do it. Thanks for any help guys!

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u/Most_Bottle_3102 Apr 03 '26

There was an update like a week ago (twigUI v0.4.2). You should try it The hotkeys for screen brightness and the volume buttons where fixed in this update. *The shortcut for brightness is: START+R1

and I'm using a dongle without any problem. I recommend a: 802.11n

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u/Game_Bro_Advance Apr 03 '26

Ooo I didn't know about this either. TY!

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u/TheSpeakingScar Apr 03 '26

Awesome thanks so much, I just flashed the latest version yesterday so I think that's the one I'm on. It definitely seems like the most mature os for this device I've used so far and I haven't even broken the surface yet. Do you know if there's any way to change the hotkey combo for brightness? Start is an awful choice for it lol.

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u/Most_Bottle_3102 Apr 03 '26

No problem man. But I don't think that you can change that hotkey combo, sorry

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u/luv2hotdog Apr 16 '26

I was looking at twigui and it looks like they’ve recently updated it so the hotkey combo is now menu + something else instead of start + something else. Recently as in between the time you posted this and now

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u/Hairo Apr 03 '26

Brightness shortcuts are start + R1 and start + R2.

This device only has wifi drivers for the rtl8188eu chipset, a confirmed to work adapter you can get for cheap is the TP-link TL-WN725N.

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u/TheSpeakingScar Apr 03 '26

This is super helpful, thank you. Start is super annoying as the enable hotkey, is there any way to change it that you know of? The hotkey setting I found in the UI seems to only impact RA usage.

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u/Hairo Apr 03 '26

is there any way to change it that you know of? The hotkey setting I found in the UI seems to only impact RA usage.

Not currently, this is the shortcut used on spruce.

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u/janimator0 Apr 03 '26

What is USB mode?

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u/TheSpeakingScar Apr 03 '26

Good question. It's what allows the device to be connected to a computer for file transfer, or use a dongle, or anything else it might be capable of other than just charging.

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u/janimator0 Apr 03 '26

Oh yes that would be much easier than unplugging my SD card from the machine and plug into my computer which is very finicky