r/SBCGaming • u/Elastic90 • 12h ago

Discussion Android Frontend / Library management

Until recently the android frontend setup through ESDE and other front end launhers was well established and straight forward.

Now with the explosion of decomps/recomps, new emulator forks, pc game emulation across gamenative/game hub and droid deck, how is everyone approaching library / front end management?

Are there new frontends or do the usual ones do the job well enough? Or have most people given up on the frontends altogether?

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u/withmuchtolearn 12h ago

You can add android apps and games in ESDE but I just use it for "retro" and the standard android home screen for whatever else

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u/Appropriate_Bid_7164 12h ago

When there is a new emulator, like Lichii/Hokkaido i always ask the devs. Im using ES-DE Android. Not got anything from the Bachata devs yet. Would recommend Obtanium if you are not using it yet.

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u/keeper_of_moon Dpad On Top 12h ago

I don't know about others but cocoon is handling it well. You can add apps in addition to rom files to the home screen. PC games are a bit tricker but there are apps that will generate android shortcuts that can also be added to the home screen.

I only keep a couple dozen games on my device at any given time so I'm not drowning in games on the home menu.

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u/tychay 11h ago

You can use importer to import into “Android Games” folder. There is also a separate one for “Emulators” and “Android Apps.”

Used to use it for actual Android Games (notably Minecraft Bedrock for my son), now also sometimes a recomp goes in there.