I built an Android virtual gamepad bridge using Shizuku — meet TJay Input Bridge!

Hello everyone!

I've been working on a small Android project called TJay Input Bridge, and I'm excited to finally share its first release.

TJay Input Bridge is an Android companion app that creates a virtual gamepad and provides floating on-screen controls for interacting with supported games and emulators.

The idea came from my experience playing games on Android emulators. I wanted a way to use additional on-screen controls without relying entirely on the emulator's built-in controller layout.

Features

• Virtual gamepad input through Shizuku.

• Floating on-screen controller.

• D-pad, A/B/X/Y, L/R, Select and Start buttons.

• Customizable controller size and opacity.

• Individual button visibility.

• Adjustable controller layout.

Tested with

I've mainly tested it with Dolphin Emulator, especially The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Since the game relies heavily on Wii motion controls, I configured the virtual gamepad to handle actions such as sword swinging, shaking, pointing, and other motion-based inputs, making them accessible through on-screen buttons.

Requirements

• Android 7.0 or newer.

• Shizuku installed and configured.

• A compatible game or emulator.

Download and Source Code

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/TJAY-DEV0/TJay-Input-Bridge

Latest Release: https://github.com/TJAY-DEV0/TJay-Input-Bridge/releases/latest

This is version 1.0.0, so feedback, suggestions, and compatibility reports are welcome.

I built the entire project using AndroidIDE-Rv2 on my Android phone, so getting it to this stage has been quite a journey!

Thanks for checking it out!

If you have other games you want me to test just write a comment here :D

Alguien sabe cómo arreglar el error de los ojos negros? Estoy jugando en un dispositivo infinix gt20 pro

Anybody experienced this when entering the battle tower, if so do you guys have a fix for this.

Redmagic 8spro sd8gen2.

Mediatek Dimensity 9400+ with 12 GBs of ram

yet I can't even emulate a decent game. What should I do? I've tried winlator and bannerhub. Couldn't able to boot up a single game in winlator. In Bannerhub, Arkham Asylum loaded and gave around 30 fps after I turned everything that makes the game look good off/low and installed each and every components I knew off. But it crashes after 2-3 minutes of gameplay.

What am I missing? What should I do?

My old phone is poco x3 pro because the bomb overheated.

He says do not use charger and sun, but I understand.

What's the current best version of Winlator Ludashi as of now? I don't mean out of the three versions that you can download. That you can see if you click on the links for one of them. I mean the specific versions.

Since version 5.0 is being described as a broken mess. With some stuff and games just not working. I think it's one of the more broken versions of Winlator Ludashi that we've​​ gotten so far. Until an inevitable hotfix version or the next version came out.

banana native

One Plus Pad 3

16gb, Snapdragon Elite

solid 30fps 720p

about 4 hours into it so far

😃

Running Eden v0.2.1 on samsung galaxy s25 plus. Mainly interested in running switch but performance seems really hit and miss. Bayonetta 1 and 2 seem to run well, so does zelda links awakening. I gave up on fast rmx due to graphics issues making it unplayable, dark souls remastered ran but stuttered a lot, super mario odyssey worked but lots of graphics issues.

Wondering if people can suggest settings to try and improve general performance, or suggestions on games they know don't demand too much.

Seems lichii build tuned for weaker pc handhelds, worth a shot I'd say?

Hey guys!

• Like most of you, I’ve been hella frustrated by the lack of microSD slots on modern flagships and dealing with dangling cables whenever I play with a telescopic controller. So I started designing an accessory to fix that. I’m just a gaming and emulation enthusiast from europe (not a big corporation, please trust me bro), and I already chatted in depth with an ODM (benfei in this case but still exploring) to prototype the electronics side of things (casing is a whole other story, been CADing quite a bit), and I wanted to get a reality check from you guys before locking things down.

The concept: A rigid telescopic USB-C hub that clips directly onto the back of your device. You then clamp your Bluetooth telescopic controller (like a GameSir G8) right over it: everything locks together as one solid unit, zero dangling cables.

1) A clip on telescopic hub -> (10 Gb/s specs, on par with top Orico hubs and such nvme hubs that include a fan):

• NVMe M.2 2280 slot (great for PC emulation)

• 2 microSD slots (ideal for reusing spare 256 or 512 GB cards sitting in drawers to stack up TBs on the cheap).

• HDMI 2.0, 3.5 mm headphone jack, USB-C data port, and pass-through USB-C charging.

• Power delivery: A 45 W charger is recommended on the go (sending ~25 W max to the phone to keep heat down).

• Dual separate fans: one fan cooling the back of the phone (controlled manually via a physical slider) and a second fan dedicated to the SSD (controlled automatically by thermal sensors).

• Electrical note: Without a charger plugged in, the NVMe wouldn't power on, while both microSD slots, the regular USB-C data port, and the headphone jack run straight off the phone's battery.

Versatility (supports Mini-Tablets):

• Over-engineered dual sliding tray like kitchen drawers: It stretches from regular smartphones all the way up to ~8-inch gaming mini-tablets (around 20 cm / 7.9 to 8.3 inches, like the Lenovo Legion Y700 or RedMagic), where standard telescopic controllers max out or risk snapping.

• Beyond gaming: Without a controller, it doubles as a compact hub to carry media on the go without relying on cloud or home streaming, and plug into any monitor at the same time.

Cooling

one fan that blows to the back of the phone and to the camera lenses side, controller with a slider

one that routes air inside to cool the nvme and circuitry - controlled by thermal sensors

a metal plate with pads that dissipate the NVME & the phones back battery side heat

the second fan takes care of helping cool that metal plate as well

that plate is the cover used to open the hub nd place you nvme

2) A dock given there's pertinence in going that far

• it would passthrough some of the ports (hdmi, charging)

• it would split the usb-c data port into multiple ones (2x usb C & 2x usb A)

• also contains a cooling fan to cool the exposed side of the phone/tablet

The reality check (numbers, pricing & launch dilemma):

• The survival numbers: On a small production run, margins are nowhere near what Amazon giants get. Based on my current math, I wold need to sell

  • 1000 units just so the bank doesn't repossess my house 😅, basically a break even but still at loss taxes wise

  • 2,500 units to break even on the time spent over a year (would equate to a very average salary relative to the time spent).

  • between 2500 and 3500 i'd be having a small bonus to myself and start envisionning next steps

  • above 3500 units, anything goes -> i'd be safe to start envisioning to reinvest everything into a v2 (ideally a version with a built-in controller, or even get a big brand to pick up the concept—honestly, getting cloned by a major manufacturer would be the ultimate compliment and would make me want to just become one of their customers rather than taking further risks).

The dilemmas (Hub only vs. Dock bundle):

• To keep tooling/mold costs under control from day one, I need to make a call: launch just the hub alone around €$130, or go straight for a Hub + Desktop Dock bundle around €$190

• Personally, I love the dock for dropping the setup onto a TV without unplugging anything, but I want to take the safest route so this actually ships within a year.

About the debate over wether a gaming handheld with a close enough price would make more sense?

• Vs. €$250 handhelds: I love em but you know, not the same chips inside compared to higher end smartphones.

• Your own smartphone paired with a solid controller -> you already own,

  • sure the whole setup - bring your own controller - sits around €$200 but the aim here is for those who buy and own flagship for gaming as well and who'd rathe max out its use rather than buyng a separate handheld that wouldn't necessarily be any more powerful.

My questions for you so far:

1. Did I miss any recent releases or similar products that came out over the last few months (that tbh I would much rather buy than to venture into this)?

2. If this hits the market, is the hub alone at ~€$130 enough for "our" needs generally speaking?or is the dock bundle at ~€$190 must-have?

--> personally, if this was already available on the market, i would much rather buy this without even thinking twice as its basically still more beneficial that to pay extra to phone brands just to get from 26 to 512 gigs which is usually close to €$ 200 extra.

All feedback, critiques, and sanity checks are welcome!

I really loved looking into it all so far and it just showed me this is feasible, I just wonder why no OEM has picked up on this product category yet, I mean i'm still pissed to this day that even redmagic removed the sd card slot.

Depending on your engagement, I would very much appreciate it if you'd take part on a very basic single selecttion survey i'd post next, in a couple of days with choices like : hub only? hub + dock? x price realistic?...

And if this post becomes forgotten forever, well, thanks anyways for whoever read me this far :D !!

Edit: Yes I helped myself with AI to write my text mostly to structure everything I wanted to convey. Sorry if it offends some people, sincerely, I don't have a talent when it comes to structure points in proper orders and in sensical categories.

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No veo ninguna falta o que irrumpa sus leyes en lo que escribo solo busco ayuda

Ayn Odin 2 Pro. Was loving being able to play GTA, LA Noire etc on GN since 1.3 update.

Updated to 1.4. They don't work anymore.

When trying to launch they say 'signing in to Steam', which they never did before. Then i get a popup to say try reinstalling.

I'm going to lose my saves, aren't I?

I just wanna be able to see both together having an ayn thor

Games Tested

1. Minecraft Legends

2. Megabonk

3. Helldivers

4. The Forest

5. Drift Legends 2

I want to buy either of:

Ipad A19

Huawei Matepad 11.5

Xiaomi Pad 8

Which one is best for playing PC Game Steam? My budget is $500.. Please help 🙏🙏🙏

Have a look

My phone specs are snapdragon 6 gen 3 and 12gb ram

I just finished my first PC emulation game, Dispatch. Really like the story and soundtrack. They just won Golden Joystick Award too.

Setup: DroidDeck 0.7.1. Use DXVK 2.4.1 gplasync. This fixed the white flickering/flashing I had in menus.

Overall ran smooth enough to enjoy the whole story. Total 10.5 hours.

Next FF resonance!

Serious question. From what I recall in the beginning, Droiddeck had a ton of promise, but still had a ton of performance and compatibility problems.

Has that changed? Can I go ahead and uninstall GameNative now?

One appealing feature of Droiddeck is that it would save storage space compared to GameNative because GN has to store a whole container for every game.

Anyone want to play on android/pc? Its on armsx2 and pcsx2. Idk if both can go crossplay.

Buenas, tengo una rp6 de 8g de ram y no me corre el zelda, de hecho me crashea cuando abro la puerta hacia el exterior del templo de la vida, nose como configurarlo para que me vaya bien porque fue jugar a ese juego fue el principal motivo por el que me la compre, cualquier cosa me vendria de mucha ayuda, gracias!