Gamypad

Use your smartphone as a virtual game controller on Linux inspired by PC REMOTE MONET.

Gamypad is a cross-platform solution that transforms your smartphone into a fully functional gamepad controller for Linux.

Features

• Emulates a Linux game controller
• Wireless input via socket connection
• On-screen joystick + buttons

Prerequisites

Before installing, make sure your user is in the input group.

To check, run

groups

If it shows input , you are good to go.

If not, run the following

sudo usermod -aG input $USER

Installation

If you are using just your pc to download everything. Download gamypad_full.zip from the latest release. Else, to download and install binaries for only your pc, downlaod gamypad_pc.zip.

Then open your terminal and run the following command.

unzip gamypad_full.zip ## or gamypad_pc.zip 
cd gamypad-full/ ## or gamypad_pc/

You can either use an adb connection to install the app to your phone or download Gamypad.apk from release tab.

To use adb connection

• Enable USB Debugging on your Android Device

  • Go to Settings → About phone → Tap "Build number" 7 times to enable Developer Options.
  • Then go to Settings → Developer options → USB Debugging and enable it.

• Connect your phone via USB and verify the connection:

adb devices

• Install the application

adb install Gamypad.apk

• Once installed, you can run the app on your phone. If you update the APK later, use:

adb install -r Gamypad.apk

To install the linux application, run

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

inside the gamypad_full/ or gamypad_pc/.

How To Run

• Connect your system and your android phone into the same network.

• Open the linux application from an app launcher or run the binaries inside gamypad_*/linux/gamypad_pc.

• Click on Start Server in the Linux application.

• Open the Android application, and connect to the server using the IP address and port displayed in the Linux app.

• You are good to go! 🎮

TO DO

• Write Installation Steps
• Add Sticky Dpad