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CoryBee:


--- Quote from: RyoriNoTetsujin on March 14, 2013, 09:46:58 am --- Everything above 3.1 supports gamepads over usb natively

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This is great to hear, I wanted to create a small arcade dock for a friend's android tablet on the cheap. Thanks for the info.

RyoriNoTetsujin:

For posterity's sake, I went back and did a little research. Indeed, gamepads are supported natively from Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) and beyond... at the OS level.  However, that's not the only factor.

The device you're using must also have a USB port that is "USB Host" enabled. I found this out the hard way when I tried to hook my ZD encoder up to my gf's LG Motion phone (which, by the way, is running Ice Cream Sandwich). That device's hardware does not support USB Host on it's lone USB port, therefore, regardless of what the OS is capable of, I wasn't able to get the ZD (or any other USB HID device) to work.

This seems to be a rare occurance (most modern devices with modern Android OSes support USB Host) but it can happen. I have yet to see a tablet device that doesn't support USB Host, but again, it is possible, so check before you buy!

The good news here is that almost all devices support Bluetooth now, so one could conceivably fall back on that as a control option. Bluetooth controllers/keyboards are pretty common - though I have yet to see one that I personally would want to use...

SNAAKE:

quick question about wiimote, it works as a wireless mouse for android?

ark_ader:


--- Quote from: SNAAKE on March 16, 2013, 04:08:29 pm ---quick question about wiimote, it works as a wireless mouse for android?

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Not exactly.  You need to get some apps to make the wiimote work with android, as you do with the PS3 controller.

I use Bluez IME, Wiimote Controller and Sixaxis Controller.   I use the Zeemote with Bluez IME and it works a treat.

You need a lot of patience to get it all to work, but when it does it is really cool.

SNAAKE:

thanks. I dont mint installing a thing or two. as long as its "stable" and actually works :cheers:

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