How to setup Android Gamepad?

OscarLeif · November 7, 2023, 11:33pm

I’m not sure about about what ‘kind’ of gamepad means.
I have two gamepads to test.
The first one is the 8bitdo lite. While on windows everything works fine.
Android doesn’t work…the 8bitdo lite I try to test with Bluetooth and Wired on my phone and a tablet.
This is the gamepad

Is the same device you can see on the video I also upload.
Other device is Gulikit Pro Controller.

The same it doesn’t work…But I’m sure this should work on Android.
I test with other game engine Unity and they were working fine.
Well you can even use the OS Android without any issues.

I was also looking the DefoldActivity.java
I’m not sure were you read the input for this devices.
I think something is missing. Like I show on the video if I build the Html5 version I can use the Gamepad…I was also trying to develop for the Android TV and Fire TV but looks like other user wasn’t able to use Defold there. I think the main activity need a review.

github.com/defold/defold

engine/glfw/java/com/dynamo/android/DefoldActivity.java

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              nativeOnActivityResult(this, requestCode,resultCode, data);
          }
          
          public static native void nativeOnActivityResult(Activity activity, int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data);
          
          /**
           * Method to get device ids for any connected gamepads, joysticks etc
           * Called from glfwAndroid.
           * @return Array of device ids
           */
          public int[] getGameControllerDeviceIds() {
              mGameControllerDeviceIds.clear();
              for (int deviceId : InputDevice.getDeviceIds()) {
                  InputDevice device = InputDevice.getDevice(deviceId);
                  int sources = device.getSources();
                  // filter out only gamepads, joysticks and things which has a dpad
                  if (((sources & InputDevice.SOURCE_GAMEPAD) == InputDevice.SOURCE_GAMEPAD) ||
                      ((sources & InputDevice.SOURCE_JOYSTICK) == InputDevice.SOURCE_JOYSTICK) ||
                      ((sources & InputDevice.SOURCE_DPAD) == InputDevice.SOURCE_DPAD)) {
                          mGameControllerDeviceIds.add(deviceId);
                  }

When I connect the gamepad the Android log cat show

WARNING:INPUT: No gamepad map found for gamepad 1 (GuliKit Controller AW). The raw gamepad map will be used.

I try to use this. But nothings show the log cat

if action_id == hash("raw") then
        pprint(action.gamepad_buttons)
        pprint(action.gamepad_axis)
        pprint(action.gamepad_hats)
    end

I cannot find how to use the Raw