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Another video game controller thread

(Google searches are spewing out all kinds of garbage when I try to find info on this so I figure this might be a better place to start)
Has anyone had luck using a USB controller via a USB host cable?
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I'm interested enough that I'll be a guinea pig and give this a shot over the weekend but I thought I would see if anyone else has tried this first.

I successfully used the siaxis app along with a ps3 controller plugged in through USB.
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jordo_99 said:
(Google searches are spewing out all kinds of garbage when I try to find info on this so I figure this might be a better place to start)
Has anyone had luck using a USB controller via a USB host cable?
I'm interested enough that I'll be a guinea pig and give this a shot over the weekend but I thought I would see if anyone else has tried this first.
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I haven't had any luck with sixaxis or usb flash drive. Won't recognize either. Keep forgetting to try my logitech also. I need to get it working so I can test a powered hub also to see if charging will work.
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I have an icontrolpad and it's awesome.
www.icontrolpad.com
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I haven't had any luck with sixaxis or usb flash drive. Won't recognize either. Keep forgetting to try my logitech also. I need to get it working so I can test a powered hub also to see if charging will work.
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I'm guessing you're not rooted yet?
I already heard that USB storage doesn't recognize but that apps can pull it off if the device is rooted.

I have used my Sixaxis with GTA. I have also plugged my other phone in and was able to get adb shell to the other device (which also subsequently was charging as well). USB thumb drives work as well when used with StickMount (found in the market created by one of our own). USB hubs work, powers itself and worked with a USB keyboard, mouse, and the thumb drive.
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jordo_99 said:
I'm guessing you're not rooted yet?
I already heard that USB storage doesn't recognize but that apps can pull it off if the device is rooted.
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I am rooted and verified permissions in superuser.
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Um OK. It's not showing up in superuser. How do I force it?
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Can someone please give the steps on how to use a sixaxis controller for a game like GTAIII?

Kupfel said:
I have an icontrolpad and it's awesome.
www.icontrolpad.com
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lol they want that much money for it...

Do you have the StickMount app?
As far as I understand that is one of them that is able to provide access to use storage.

You can also use the Wii controller, that works fine, is BT so it's wireless - you just need to install an app to get it working:
https://market.android.com/search?q=wii+controller

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You can also use the Wii controller, that works fine, is BT so it's wireless - you just need to install an app to get it working:
https://market.android.com/search?q=wii+controller
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Edit: Sorry the wii controller works on both n64oid and gameboid, and im assuming every other emulator, you just have to go into Other settings and check the input method option.
Btw what emulators does the Sixaxis ps3 controller work with? The idea of bluetooth + dual analog sticks + awesome build design and a recognizable controller is worth $50 . Does it work with n64oid/gameboid and other emulators? How about just android games, shadowgun maybe?
Edit 2: Played Super smash bros with the wii controller, worked great. Played it with Zelda OoT .. was a f***ing nightmare; virtual controllers are better. (I attached the nunchuck for this game) The deadzone of the analog stick is ridiculous, and you can't use the B button on the controller at all because N64oid (and the other emus) register it as the "Back" button so you cant use your sword at all and all it does is bring up the stupid emulator menu every single time ... I tried remapping the button in the Wii IME app to no avail ... what a pain -.- I hope the PS3 sixaxis works better; it definitely looks better than the nunchuck/controller with the wire and everything ...

USB game controller support was introduced in 3.2 and should be carried over into ICS.
Best solution IMO is the Six axis app and wireless bluetooth. The new six axis app supports virtual screen presses to make it compatible with virtually all android games.
Galaxy Nexus - 4.0.3 CM9
Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver

Anyone know of a case with a keyboard that works with the Fire?

hi i've been looking for a while now and ive found a few 7' tablet cases with keyboards and was wondering if anyone has tried one with the kindle fire.

It's highly unlikely right now.
The chip set in the Kindle apparently supports Bluetooth, but Amazon chose to not enable it. There are talented devs at work to enable it, but nothing so far.

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I am not the most tech savy person out there, but is there no other portable external keyboard that would be compatible with the KF that is not necessarily Bluetooth. I started school, and love using my KF for simple note taking, but i can only swype so fast lol, and would love to use it for faster and longer note taking.
Any suggestions or ideas would be great!

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I am not the most tech savy person out there, but is there no other portable external keyboard that would be compatible with the KF that is not necessarily Bluetooth. I started school, and love using my KF for simple note taking, but i can only swype so fast lol, and would love to use it for faster and longer note taking.
Any suggestions or ideas would be great!
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At the moment, no. The only options for keyboards are bluetooth and usb, neither of which are currently available on the KF.
You will either have to wait for a ROM that can support it (thus rooting and flashing your KF) or wait and see if Amazon will release an OTA which enables the support.

RawRmon said:
Any suggestions or ideas would be great!
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Get a stylus and use it on a journal type app? That's what I'm doing at the moment. Then I go home and type it all out on Evernote since it's a bit sloppy. I'm actually going to give Quill a try next week which supports Evernote too.

I dont know why amazon would have bluetooth and the other stuff that ppl would use disabled.
I think it only hurts the sell of the KF if you ask me, haha I wouldnt have the one I have if my wife wouldnt have gotten it.

It's unfortunate that this isn't possible yet, it's something I would really like to see.

so there isn't any keyboards that work over wifi that could work? That's kinds what I was thinking. I know its possible because I got a app that uses one aneroid device to control another over wifi.

joda08 said:
so there isn't any keyboards that work over wifi that could work? That's kinds what I was thinking. I know its possible because I got a app that uses one aneroid device to control another over wifi.
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Yes, there are apps that use a computer to do the same thing. HOWEVER, there is no such thing as a dedicated wifi enabled keyboard. Why? Because the speeds wouldn't be fast enough for daily usage. It'd be like using dialup, except that instead for webpages taking a minute to load up, it'll be all your keystrokes.
Wifi connections are good for home sharing files/music/video, but not for something that should only take .0000000000001 milliseconds. Lol.
Which is why Bluetooth and USB are the mainly used interface. They're faster, they are not dependent on your router, and are far easier to plug & play.

A little bump but is there anyway this thing can help?
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Can I plug it in with a bluetooth usb, usb keyboard or 3g usb or whatever using the same thing?
I know the other tablets can do this but Im not sure kindle's roms support it

You cant use that cable, Kindle Fire doesn't support USB host. Developers are trying to make ICS work fully and neither bluetooth or USB host are priority to them.

Not yet.
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Bumped into a RIM guy with a playbook. He was testing out a bluetooth enabled keyboard and showed it to me. Very nice.

hide it pro not working on ics?

has anybody gotten hide it pro to hide an app on ics? i havent been able to hide any apps on any of the leaked ics roms

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has anybody gotten hide it pro to hide an app on ics? i havent been able to hide any apps on any of the leaked ics roms
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Just tried it on codename and yeah it's not working at all.

any thoughts as to how to make it work? or any other alternatives, just as good?

I have not find anything better than "Hide it PRO" yet... its not working appropriately on ICS and is frequently crashing, sent couple of taps to Developer and no response yet..
I hope developer fix the issue soon or some one find the equivalent app quickly...

I hope so too because I have ALOT of porn in my gallery all of a sudden.

Huh, I just tried it and it worked for me. I'm running Blue Kuben with FF11 Modem and kernel. I don't believe I'm running the paid version if that makes a difference. I can't think of any reasons why it would work for me and not others. I've never had any issues with Audio Manager and have run all ICS ROMS.
I'm open to any questions, If I can help any.
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Can someone post a market link? Searched for it but the search is bringing up a different app. Thanks shall be given.
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Alright sorry guys maybe I'm thinking of a different app. I just did a search in the market for Audio Manager and this is what I got. Is this the same hide it pro ya'll are talking about?
Also sorry pdaddy but I'm mobile right now so I can't post a link.

No problem. I found it. Earlier post said there was a paid version. I couldn't find the paid version. LOL
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You need to search for your old archive on your internal or sd card and it should work fine I've been using this on my hero EVO and e4gt on ics and gb roms no problem just transferred the archive to new phone and searched for it. If you don't know where the folder is its under programdata/Android/language/.fr/
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Just got an SIII w/ ICS and I can get it to hide apps but not launch them from hidden and then can't unhide those apps without uninstalling and reinstalling them. More of a problem for me is that the lock apps function doesn't work. That's what I used all of the time to just lock my other mail, etc. apps so that they would error out.

Bumperooni...
Bumperooni... anyone found a work-around or a fix?

Any word fron Anju on if he is going to port Hide it to ICS?
The program Hide it pro or Audio Manager does not work on ICS. I just upgraded to a S3 and I have had nothing but problems with the program. Is the developer (Anuj Tenani) ever on this forum? Is there going to be any update to the program for ICS? Any information would be appreciated!
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Just got an SIII w/ ICS and I can get it to hide apps but not launch them from hidden and then can't unhide those apps without uninstalling and reinstalling them. More of a problem for me is that the lock apps function doesn't work. That's what I used all of the time to just lock my other mail, etc. apps so that they would error out.
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This great program must just have issues with ICS. I tried it on my E4GT in every ics ROM and it is horrible. Didn't launch apps and had to uninstall and reinstall. Time to let Devs know. Seems like they don't update this so often at all
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... just a guess but I'm sure that it has something to do with the fact that the internal "sdcard" and the external. er... "extsdcard" are handled differently with the S3 on ICS and that there is no app2sd function on the S3. I was able to get the GLtoSD app to transfer a couple of my apps to the extsdcard, but Hide It Pro still wouldn't lock or hide those apps after the move... so there are also other issues.

Needing a Better Calculator

I have several calculators, but none of them work very well with multi windows. Suggestions?

Ratlegion said:
I have several calculators, but none of them work very well with multi windows. Suggestions?
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Try "Calculator" app.
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Calc app works perfectly with multi window....
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If you guys are talking about the stock app, how can you say it works perfectly when the dimensions of the app force you to use more than three quarters of the screen to use it? Could you recommend one that uses half the screen, because if I am expected to give up so much real estate for it, it would be better to completely switch from one app to another. I had thought the whole idea of multitasking was to do more than one thing at a time.
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Honestly, if you guys are just attempting to be rude, I'd rather not have the help because I was intending to get answers to a serious question.
If the video player that comes stock didn't show the full dimensions of the movie but "worked perfectly" with multi window by merely running and displaying half of the screen, I doubt that would be good enough for you. Of course, you could just expand the window to get more of the picture, but that defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

Ratlegion said:
If you guys are talking about the stock app, how can you say it works perfectly when the dimensions of the app force you to use more than three quarters of the screen to use it? Could you recommend one that uses half the screen, because if I am expected to give up so much real estate for it, it would be better to completely switch from one app to another. I had thought the whole idea of multitasking was to do more than one thing at a time.
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Honestly, if you guys are just attempting to be rude, I'd rather not have the help because I was intending to get answers to a serious question.
If the video player that comes stock didn't show the full dimensions of the movie but "worked perfectly" with multi window by merely running and displaying half of the screen, I doubt that would be good enough for you. Of course, you could just expand the window to get more of the picture, but that defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
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Why rude?I'm just trying to help you .go to google play and type calculator [by xlythe].
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Office Calculator, AirCalc, and Adding Machine are my favorite Android calculators.
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I second aircal, I use it on jellybam (no multi-window as it is AOSP) but floating calc = better the multi-window calc since you can have 3 things up at a time then lol.
Of course the calc is not super feature rich, but for general math it is good enough for me.
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Why rude?I'm just trying to help you .go to google play and type calculator [by xlythe].
PEACE.
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Thanks. With the dev name, I was able to find it. Without it it seemed as though you were talking about the stock and I didn't know any better. It was pretty far down the list, but I found it and I will try it out. The screen shot surely looks much more promising then the stock one on our devices. The Air also looks to have even greater utility and I will give it a look as well. Thanks again.

ardcifliku said:
Why rude?I'm just trying to help you .go to google play and type calculator [by xlythe].
PEACE.
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This clarification helped immensely. The app works truly flawless. This is the answer.

[Q] AT&T 4.3 Update None Root - Tethering Help?

I have a Samsung Galaxy 3 on the AT&T network none rooted. Since the 4.3 update I cannot get any tethering applications to work (tried Foxfi and SVTP paid which I had been using for almost a year prior to).
As of 4.3 I keep getting the pop up "To enable mobile hotspot on this device, go to att.com/mywireless or dial 611" message any time I try to enable a mobile hotspot application.
So my question is, has anyone found a good workaround without rooting? If root will be mandatory can someone suggest an idiots guide to rooting? Because I have zero experience with rooting an android device.
Thanks in advance.

You're not alone. I'm having the same issue. I can't root because my company pays for the phone and they use Mobile Iron to push email, calendar, etc.. Hoping someone comes up with a nice work around that PDANet / FoxFi can leverage to get the wifi hotspot working again. In the mean time, using the Bluetooth tethering option on PDANet seems to still be working..
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You assume all responsibility of anything that may or may not happen by using the information in this post. Use the information carefully.
I contacted enewman17 and inquired about the link below \/ \/ \/ he advised me that it should be flashable via custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) to any AT&T I747 on 4.3 regardless of rom or kernel and possibly without root. He also said he thinks it may work on the I747M also.
If any I747M users flash it and are successful or unsuccessful please let me know so I can post whether this is effective for that as well.
I don't know if you can use this or not, I am rooted and have a custom stockish rom and kernel. I couldn't get anything else to work then I found tether hack with bluetooth from enewman17 flashed it via custom recovery and my native tethering now works without questioning whether I pay my carrier for tethering services or not.
You should research where this can be used and how to use it before doing anything I found it in one of the threads I was getting a rom from and took a chance by flashing it over my current rom. It worked but I'm not on stock anything.
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theramsey3 said:
You assume all responsibility of anything that may or may not happen by using the information in this post. Use the information carefully.
I contacted enewman17 and inquired about the link below \/ \/ \/ he advised me that it should be flashable via custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) to any AT&T I747 on 4.3 regardless of rom or kernel and possibly without root. He also said he thinks it may work on the I747M also.
If any I747M users flash it and are successful or unsuccessful please let me know so I can post whether this is effective for that as well.
I don't know if you can use this or not, I am rooted and have a custom stockish rom and kernel. I couldn't get anything else to work then I found tether hack with bluetooth from enewman17 flashed it via custom recovery and my native tethering now works without questioning whether I pay my carrier for tethering services or not.
You should research where this can be used and how to use it before doing anything I found it in one of the threads I was getting a rom from and took a chance by flashing it over my current rom. It worked but I'm not on stock anything.
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll give it a try. I was trying to avoid rooting simply due to my ignorance about the process so I appreciate any and all suggestions.

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You're not alone. I'm having the same issue. I can't root because my company pays for the phone and they use Mobile Iron to push email, calendar, etc.. Hoping someone comes up with a nice work around that PDANet / FoxFi can leverage to get the wifi hotspot working again. In the mean time, using the Bluetooth tethering option on PDANet seems to still be working..
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I tried the Bluetooth hack with PDA and while it worked it was painfully slow (almost dial-up slow to be honest), how is it working for you? Maybe I needed to fiddle with the settings differently?
I tether to a TF700 (soon to be a Note 2014 edition if Santa is listening).

Grumsh said:
I tried the Bluetooth hack with PDA and while it worked it was painfully slow (almost dial-up slow to be honest), how is it working for you? Maybe I needed to fiddle with the settings differently?
I tether to a TF700 (soon to be a Note 2014 edition if Santa is listening).
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It isn't nearly as fast as a wifi hotspot connection, but it isn't horrible for surfing, reading forums, etc.. Certainly can't stream movies on it. Attached you can see my Ookla results..
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It isn't nearly as fast as a wifi hotspot connection, but it isn't horrible for surfing, reading forums, etc.. Certainly can't steam movies on it. Attached you can see my Ookla results..
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I'll have to download it again and adjust some settings, I was getting barely 1/10th of that on Ooklah/speedtest.
That gives me some hope though, I really just want something I can fiddle on the web with on my tablet while out for lunch etc.
Thanks again!