Gamepad Usage in Android?

[SolarLune]

Hello!

I wanted to ask to see how gamepad usage is done in Android? I know the feature was added awhile back, so I feel like it should be working, but I can't seem to get it to work. I do have an AndroidManifest.xml file that defines the gamepad as being used, but no ebiten gamepad functions are returning any values.

I'm using gomobile build instead of ebitenmobile bind just to get things up and running quickly - could that be the issue?

[hajimehoshi]

go-inovation already worked with gamepads on Android. I don't think I have modified the manifest XML. Have you checked the other application works with gamepads?

[hajimehoshi]

I tested an Xbox controller. As far as I remember 8bitdo's gamepads require special treatments for Android, but I'm not sure.

[hajimehoshi]

Confirmed go-inovation/Pixel4 didn't work with an Xbox controller. Let me investigate more.

[hajimehoshi]

Interestingly, sometimes it worked, and sometimes it didn't. When it didn't work, the Xbox controller's B button go backs to the top menu from the application go-inovation. That's interesting. I think Ebiten application sometimes fails to get its control.

[hajimehoshi]

Found an issue #1542 and fixed this.

[hajimehoshi]

For Retroid Pocket 2, my two cents is that the buttons are detected as keyboard keys rather than gamepad buttons.