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[Q] Pairing controller with Android

Is it possible to pair the Nexus Player ASUS controller with any Android device? I mean is it a general Bluetooth controller one could use for gaming on a tablet, phone, like any other Bluetooth gamepads out there?

IVBela said:
Is it possible to pair the Nexus Player ASUS controller with any Android device? I mean is it a general Bluetooth controller one could use for gaming on a tablet, phone, like any other Bluetooth gamepads out there?
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You should be able to over Bluetooth which is how it connects tot he NP. I known that emulators support controllers so why not give it a try? If you don't have the NP I'll try it and let you know

My controller successfully gets connected with my phone and my laptop. Just press the home and back button together for a few seconds to get it to pairing mode and the simply pair it via bluetooth.

I don't have a NP, it doesn't seem to be good enough to order (have a Chromecast), with the limited memory and stuff. But the Gamepad looks so cool, I thought why not get it for my Android games? Wanted to have a Bluetooth gamepad anyways for some time...

iHarkunwar said:
My controller successfully gets connected with my phone and my laptop. Just press the home and back button together for a few seconds to get it to pairing mode and the simply pair it via bluetooth.
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What kind of laptop were you using? Has anybody gotten it to pair with a Windows Laptop yet?

SoundMage said:
What kind of laptop were you using? Has anybody gotten it to pair with a Windows Laptop yet?
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A normal windows laptop with Bluetooth

What edition of windows? I couldn't see available for pairing it on my MSI GT70 with Windows 8.1 64-bit. Other devices pair just fine.

I got it to pair on my laptop. But the buttons and pads aren't mapped correctly, e.g. it didn't work on Steam Big Picture or on any games. It's stuck going top-right. I assume they have the triggers mapped on the wrong axis. If anyone knows a way to remap the buttons, d-pad and sticks, I'd try it again. And it connected perfectly with my phone (Oneplus One.) I didn't test every button, wouldn't know how. Was able to remap some of them in MAME4Droid.

I paired the np remote with my nexus 6 and have an issue, when using it in Kodi, the select button ( the big center round one) does not do anything, any ideas?

I couldn't pair it with my G4, any tips?

[Q] PS3 controller pairing

Anybody knows if and how the PS3 controller can pair to nexus player. ?

ghus said:
Anybody knows if and how the PS3 controller can pair to nexus player. ?
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I believe you can use what they describe here under 'Method 1', essentially use an OTG cable to plug it in, then turn the controller on. I don't think you can unplug the controller from the USB cable though, you have to leave it in. http://www.pockethype.net/pair-ps3-controller-android-devices/
Personally I use a Wii U Pro controller with a wireless USB adapter, you might have luck with this PS3 to usb adapter using the 'xinput' setting from the same company: http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Controller-Adapter-Mayflash-Personal-Computer/dp/B00DSFW5MA
I have not used this adapter for PS3 controllers but the one they make for the Wii U Pro controller works perfectly.

Awesome.. tx!! gotta order me a cable then and give it a shot.

when we get root ,the app sixaxis controller will work for bluetooth control

Sixaxis is broken in lollipop even with root.
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Sixaxis Working with Dualshock3
Sixaxis, after latest update, perfectly working with my Dualshock3.
But as you know the app uses root access to change some bluetooth mode/characteristics the Remote won't be working until Sixaxis is disabled or Nexus Player is restarted.

ariful said:
Sixaxis, after latest update, perfectly working with my Dualshock3.
But as you know the app uses root access to change some bluetooth mode/characteristics the Remote won't be working until Sixaxis is disabled or Nexus Player is restarted.
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Ah.. so you have to disable sixaxis every time after you have used the gamepad. That sucks. Is that just how it is or can it be fixed you think, to have them working simultaneously?

Konstigt said:
Ah.. so you have to disable sixaxis every time after you have used the gamepad. That sucks. Is that just how it is or can it be fixed you think, to have them working simultaneously?
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I believe the dualshock controllers use some non standard or proprietary Bluetooth protocols. So to work with them the sixaxis controller app needs to change the nexus player Bluetooth to that non standard mode. So I am afraid that they will ever work simultaneously.

ariful said:
I believe the dualshock controllers use some non standard or proprietary Bluetooth protocols. So to work with them the sixaxis controller app needs to change the nexus player Bluetooth to that non standard mode. So I am afraid that they will ever work simultaneously.
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I think this is true of DS3 but not DS4. I am able to pair my DS4 w/ my Surface Pro 2 (Win 8), Laptop (Win 7), my Nexus 5 (on CM 11s), my friends OPO (CM 11s again) and my Droid Turbo (unrooted KK) w/ nothing special required.

Munkee915 said:
I think this is true of DS3 but not DS4. I am able to pair my DS4 w/ my Surface Pro 2 (Win 8), Laptop (Win 7), my Nexus 5 (on CM 11s), my friends OPO (CM 11s again) and my Droid Turbo (unrooted KK) w/ nothing special required.
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Yes, the sixaxis application is only needed for controllers < ds4(ps4).
Thanks

ds4
ariful said:
Yes, the sixaxis application is only needed for controllers < ds4(ps4).
Thanks
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Hi guys!
i have ds4 and i dnt know how to pair my ds4 with NP.. maybe who knows?
Thanks

chevron4ik said:
Hi guys!
i have ds4 and i dnt know how to pair my ds4 with NP.. maybe who knows?
Thanks
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As stated before you will need to root your NP and install the Sixaxis app to pair your DS4 with it. The point I was making earlier is that while the DS3 does have a proprietary BT protocol the DS4 seems to use a different protocol that works out of the box with Windows and Cyanogenmod but doesnt work with vanilla Android. Until someone comes out with a custom rom or kernel that builds in support for it, you will have to use the Sixaxis app to use PS controllers.

Well for some reason my ds4 is now connecting to my NP natively but input lag is horrendous. When I try to go back to sixaxis it tells me max clients connected. Now i can't use my ds4.will try to restore the np and try again.

ggrammer said:
Well for some reason my ds4 is now connecting to my NP natively but input lag is horrendous. When I try to go back to sixaxis it tells me max clients connected. Now i can't use my ds4.will try to restore the np and try again.
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Alright so I took my NP to factory specs, relocked and hen started from scratch again unlocking and updating and rooting. Now my DS4 is connecting properly through sixaxis. If you want to use a DS4 do not try to sync it straight with bluetooth yet it will cause problems, until it is supported properly through kernels or updates to bluetooth it will have some nasty input lag and be unusable.

Tried on day one, no go in my part unfortunately.

got sixaxis working but now my nexus player remote is unpared and I cant find a way to repair it even after putting it in pairing mode and searching for bluetooth devices.. any ideas?

TheGeeZus said:
Tried on day one, no go in my part unfortunately.
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I had to factory reset but someone said that you can just restart bluetooth with adb. I am not sure what it is, try searching the threads.
Found it
shadrach47 said:
I was thinking it was stuck also. So before I wiped, I figured to try turning Bluetooth off/on from terminal. That seemed to do the trick! Both devices showed back up under Bluetooth.
I used commands:
su
service call bluetooth_manager 8
then
service call bluetooth_manager 6
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Sleeepy2 said:
I had to factory reset but someone said that you can just restart bluetooth with adb. I am not sure what it is, try searching the threads.
Found it
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No need to DO factory reset !
Use a usb mouse or keyboard ( connected to otg adapter to nexus player ) and goto sixaxis application and click on stop , this will enable blue-tooth service for your original nexus controller.

mrutyunjay said:
No need to DO factory reset !
Use a usb mouse or keyboard ( connected to otg adapter to nexus player ) and goto sixaxis application and click on stop , this will enable blue-tooth service for your original nexus controller.
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ummm, thanks but I was responding on how to fix it without reseting it.
If I had an OTG cable at the time I would have used it before reseting it, which I didn't and that is why I was responding how to fix it without an OTG cable

Sleeepy2 said:
ummm, thanks but I was responding on how to fix it without reseting it.
If I had an OTG cable at the time I would have used it before reseting it, which I didn't and that is why I was responding how to fix it without an OTG cable
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simple power cycle will enable the nexus remote if you Just disable the sixaxis auto start on boot with currently paired DS3 , In sixaxis preferences> general settings > auto start.
I think the the nexus player ON BOOT will start pairing process , if no remote is paired.
or
you could use the pair button on the underside ( this pairing will not work if six-axis driver is running)
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note : you can also pair any phone as remote for nexus player (but this Phone remote will only work for main launcher and apps , but not the in the games ).
Start the BT pairing from the phone (will find the nexus player in search BT devices )
this pairing will also keep the phone in unlocked state ( Trusted device feature ).
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tv.remote

Is there any way to connect a PS4 controller to the 6P?

I have tried through bluetooth and the phone is unable to pair with the controller. Is there any other way to work around this issue and connect wirelessly? Also will a USB-C OTG cable work with the 6P?

I haven't received my 6P yet but on my 6 I use sixaxis controller with my ps3 controller. Not sure if ps4 controller does native Bluetooth gamepad or you need to use the app.

Use this to set the parent address to your nexus 6ps bluetooth mac address (you can find it in settings->about)
http://www.dancingpixelstudios.com/sixaxiscontroller/tool.html
Then connect it as a standard bluetooth device.
Unfortuantely after 30sec it starts lagging terribly

So I successfully got the ps4 controller to pair over Bluetooth without adjusting any settings. It wouldn't work at first but it added it as a device. Then when I tried again the next day after restarting the phone it connected.
you have to hold PS button and share at the same time until you get the flashing white light.
However, the triggers mapped weird for games and there is lag.
Does anyone know of a way to fix the mapping without root?
I also successfully used the OTG cable with the ps3 controller. This worked a lot better this works a lot faster then the Bluetooth ps4. And the mapping is correct.
Haven't tried usb to ps4 yet. UPDATE
So ps4 over otg also has some mapping issues. Tested this out in minecraft settings since you can customize controller mapping. For some reason on ps4 some buttons didn't seem to me recognized, everything was weird, like r2 was labeled as a button and triangle wasn't showing anything.
Tried to connect ps3 via Bluetooth but couldn't get it to work

Ps4 controller won't pair with Bluetooth

I wanted to use my PS4 controller for my emulators but it won't connect via Bluetooth (only works while connected with USB cable). I'm given the option to connect, but it either remains stuck at "pairing" or refuses to pair altogether. I made sure it was not connected to my PS4 , and my PS4 was still turned off. Any suggestions?

I have the same problem it pairs but it does nothing when I press the buttons

Jones9512 said:
I have the same problem it pairs but it does nothing when I press the buttons
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I'm on same boat it's paired but the controller doesn't work.

AT&Tsucks said:
I'm on same boat it's paired but the controller doesn't work.
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I did a little research about this problem and I don't know if this is true im going to test it tomorrow but apartly the early versions of the ps4 controller are problematic with working over bluetooth on samsung galaxy s7 I don't know if that's the case with the s8 like I said I will try to have a update tomorrow

Can someone please reply with an update? I have an older PS4 controller and in another thread, there is someone saying it DOES work.

Fix
Use Samsung smart connect in the app from play store. Use Bluetooth inside the app works on my s8+

Gdmille86 said:
Use Samsung smart connect in the app from play store. Use Bluetooth inside the app works on my s8+
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Doesn't work for me?
It showed up once but got stuck endlessly on pairing.

Pair PS3 Controller?

Has anyone successfully paired a PS3 or other bluetooth controller to this phone? I've tried the Sixaxis tool, but the controller keeps disconnecting. If you got it working, what ROM are you running? and how?
Thanks!

I paired a Dualshock 4 a few months ago. It made the phone sluggish, no clue why.

slgooding said:
Has anyone successfully paired a PS3 or other bluetooth controller to this phone? I've tried the Sixaxis tool, but the controller keeps disconnecting. If you got it working, what ROM are you running? and how?
Thanks!
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Omnirom. Paired multiple controllers at once, never had an issue. Both sixaxis (ps3) and ps4 controllers.

trizex said:
Omnirom. Paired multiple controllers at once, never had an issue. Both sixaxis (ps3) and ps4 controllers.
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Did you just pair with normal Bluetooth? Or using another utility? Did you connect a cable to the phone from the controller for the initial pairing?

slgooding said:
Did you just pair with normal Bluetooth? Or using another utility? Did you connect a cable to the phone from the controller for the initial pairing?
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Sixaxis controller app. Yes, you have to write the bt master mac adress via otg/usb cable, but after that first connection, all goes via bt. Now that I think about, I had 4 controllers at once to play mario kart 64 via emulator. Worked flawlessly

trizex said:
Sixaxis controller app. Yes, you have to write the bt master mac adress via otg/usb cable, but after that first connection, all goes via bt. Now that I think about, I had 4 controllers at once to play mario kart 64 via emulator. Worked flawlessly
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With a DS4 you can just enter pairing mode via share button + PS symbol. It'll show as a BT device, then sync with phone. The Joycons can work in a similar manner I believe.

Ace42 said:
With a DS4 you can just enter pairing mode via share button + PS symbol. It'll show as a BT device, then sync with phone. The Joycons can work in a similar manner I believe.
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Thats correct, its just that I mostly use sixaxis joysticks from my ps3, and my phone is rooted, so I bind them all via the usb cable.

trizex said:
Sixaxis controller app. Yes, you have to write the bt master mac adress via otg/usb cable, but after that first connection, all goes via bt. Now that I think about, I had 4 controllers at once to play mario kart 64 via emulator. Worked flawlessly
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I have ds3 i tried sixaxis pair tool but after installing it it shows no devices so I can't change the master address and I also connected via otg and there is sign I that i m connected ds3 just charges it also does not show installing driver popup on installation which is probably shown while installing sixaxia pair tool
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slgooding said:
Has anyone successfully paired a PS3 or other bluetooth controller to this phone? I've tried the Sixaxis tool, but the controller keeps disconnecting. If you got it working, what ROM are you running? and how?
Thanks!
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have ds3 i tried sixaxis pair tool but after installing it it shows no devices so I can't change the master address and I also connected via otg and there is sign I that i m connected ds3 just charges it also does not show installing driver popup on installation which is probably shown while installing sixaxia pair tool