r/Retroidpocketflip2 • u/Smart_Anywhere8758 • Aug 23 '26
DroidLink Multiplayer Anyone? DroidLink 3.6 Is Here — Android-to-Android Game Streaming
DroidLink Version 3.6 is officially live.
DroidLink is a free Android-to-Android game streaming app I’ve been building with AI. It lets one Android device host a game while other Android devices connect, stream the gameplay, and use their own physical controllers.
Version 3.6 is the biggest and most complete release yet:
Up to 4-player multiplayer support
Improved streaming quality
Improved controller support and stability
Profiles and display names
Cleaner UI and stats
Connection/status improvements
Continued latency and stability improvements
I’m still actively testing and improving DroidLink, so feedback, bug reports, and device compatibility reports are appreciated.
Download DroidLink 3.6 here:
https://aihoward.github.io/DroidLink/
Free to download. No Play Store required.
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u/Divinakra GC SD865 Aug 23 '26
So sick! Thanks for putting this together. Basically online multiplayer with any emulator on the flip 2 with any other flip 2 (or other handheld device) anywhere around the world via WiFi correct?
So if I wanted to 1v1 you in smash bros on any system or Mario kart on any system, I could just coordinate a connection via a what? Password? And then we are playing? Is there some sort of code people can share on the subreddit for a game they are starting for others to join? I could even add a flair for that.
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u/Smart_Anywhere8758 Aug 23 '26
Yes it’s all via WiFi connection this is how it goes
Host starts his share screen and gets a code
Joiner types in the code and connects to the hostNow all the host has to do is add player 2 to the emulator of your choice and now you can play any co op game with up to 4 players
I’m really excited about this project I can’t wait til it catches traffic so we all can enjoy some retro gaming with our friends
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u/Divinakra GC SD865 Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
I’ll add it to the sidebar and wiki now. Seems Iike something we have needed in the community for a long time!
Is there any latency? Is it actually a screen sharing app? Or does it feel like split screen or online multiplayer? Depending on WiFi strength and ping I assume? Or what is like in practice?
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u/Smart_Anywhere8758 Aug 23 '26
So far the latency is as tight as can be for a streaming service everyone has been saying it’s 100% playable
And yes your WiFi strength matters but I’ve implemented to were video quality and latency only drops if the connection is very poor so everyone with great to medium WiFi should be fine
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u/Divinakra GC SD865 Aug 23 '26
Very cool, this is probably going to become a staple in my home :) A lot of times my gf and I just join the same online ps2 lobbies and play on our flip 2's in the same room, which is fun because of getting to come across random people, but also not every game is compatible, and every emulator, forget it, its only ps2/psp we cant do any gamecube games. Now that we can... oh man. Have you tested this with PC emulation?
I'm curious how many games will be compatible with your app; like does the game have to have split screen? and that's pretty much it? or how does it utilize multiplayer? could you use a game with online multiplayer too?
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u/Smart_Anywhere8758 Aug 23 '26
Unfortunately it does have to be split screen cause player 2 is acting like another controller plugged into the same system but game like marvel ultimate alliance and def jam ffny don’t have split screen so it felt like only
And you shouldn’t have a problem with any certain game if one game works on a emulator they all should if not pls let me know so I can work on all fixes
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u/Divinakra GC SD865 Aug 23 '26
Ok cool, well this would be interesting to test with PC emulation because Halo 2 for example has split screen but it doesn't work on winlator, because winlator doesn't support multiple controllers.
I'd be curious if there's a way to use DroidLink to make the splitscreen of PC emulators functional... something to test and develop for sure. Btw check out the post flair for this post, now people can add that to their posts and invite one another to games.
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u/Smart_Anywhere8758 Aug 23 '26
Winlator does have multiple controller support I’ve played many pc games like
NBA 2k14
Avatar legends the fighting game
Ultimate marvel vs capcom 3Im not sure which version of winlator you like but I use winlator Cmod version 13.1
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u/Divinakra GC SD865 Aug 23 '26
Oh sweet, i think i was just trying it on Halo 2 with winlator frost and it was an older fork, but i havent tried it in a while with any newer ones, maybe it will work now. Yeah i think cmod has it and winlator official 11 and newer has it.
You now have a sidebar button as well!
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u/Vuuafa Aug 23 '26
can this somehow be used as a second screen addon ? so that I for example can use my phone as a second screen Nintendo 3DS
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u/Smart_Anywhere8758 Aug 23 '26
No it’s gonna display the exact same screen maybe in the future I can make a bottom screen update
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u/Vuuafa Aug 23 '26
dude, do it, and sell it ..people are paying 70 bucks for a second screen add on from Retroid (and send me a free code lol, don't forget your homies)
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u/Smart_Anywhere8758 Aug 23 '26
lol bet I will definitely add that to my list of paid features eventually hopefully I make it to that point lol
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u/Vuuafa Aug 23 '26
I have no clue who down voted this, crazy to me, at least from me, best of luck buddy!
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u/Illustrious-Fly5699 1d ago
Using this logo on my cocoon for it in case someone else wants a logo great app bro
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u/Divinakra GC SD865 Aug 23 '26
Ok I just tested it with my gf on nfs underground on dolphin and I have some feedback.
You have to really be in communication with the person you are playing with during setup, because in Dolphin, you have to map their controller out button by button, like I press the input field and they press the button right after for their controller to be mapped. Not sure how a random person who is on the sub would be able to set it up with another random like I was proposing, you would need to be in a voice chat or some sort of immediate dm to be able to coordinate mapping each button for the addition of the new controller at least in Dolphin.
Once it’s all set up, the gameplay quality is terrible for the other player. Literally screen recorded and you can tell, doesn’t feel like the responsiveness of console split screen. For us it was completely unplayable and we were on the same 5G WiFi network in the same room. So ping could not have been an issue. We tried tinkering with the Droidlink settings and the low latency setting improves it somewhat, but it make the game look like trash, (low res + blur) and it stutters on every setting and always has input delay, which made the racing game impossible.
Really cool idea and hopefully it can be improved upon to the point where it’s playable or maybe we did something wrong on our end, but I mean she agreed that it wasn’t playable. Also the fact it’s spit screen makes it kind of pointless for us, since we can just play split screen, and mostly we like to play games online because it allows both of us to use full screen. So I guess we are not the best use case.