Controller not recognized on Android TV

[geretti]

Hi there,

I've started using AIR 20 to take advantage of the Android TV support. I successfully built a version of my game supporting Android TV and have it running great on the new Razer Forge TV.

I can't, however, seem to get the controller to be recognized. I'm using a wired Xbox360 controller, which works perfectly when plugging it on the PC build, but not on the Forge TV. The controller works well in the Forge TV menus and in other games.

Are there any outstanding issues with controller recognition on Android TV? The GameInputEvent.DEVICE_ADDED doesn't trigger at all.

Thank you

[deesharm]

Hi,

To get the support of game controller in your application, you have to ensure that your application is well-suited for multiple input devices with varying capabilities and controls.

Can you please check if your controller device is getting detected using below code:

trace("GameInput.isSupported - " + GameInput.isSupported);

trace("GameInput.numDevices - " + GameInput.numDevices);

trace("GameInput.getDeviceAt- " + GameInput.getDeviceAt(0));

you can refer to this blog to get the support of game controller in your application:

Game controllers on Adobe AIR | Adobe Developer Connection

Thanks.

Adobe Air Team

[geretti]

I just ran a test and both isSupported=true and numDevices=1 so it correctly sees there's a controller connected.

However the listeners still fail to activate, whether the controller is plugged in at app start or not.

No errors are thrown.

Is what I'm experiencing related to this?

[Android] AIR Game Pad is not getting launched on Android M. (4015404)

[deesharm]

Hi,

No, Your issue is not related to bug: [Android] AIR Game Pad is not getting launched on Android M. (4015404)

I want to confirm if you are not getting the device id when using trace("GameInput.getDeviceAt- " + GameInput.getDeviceAt(0)); ?

Thanks,

Adobe AIR Team

[geretti]

I've done some more testing:

I tried with a PS4 Controller (via bluetooth) and the result is:

GameInput.isSupported = true

GameInput.numDevices = 0

GameInput.getDeviceAt(0) = null

And I tried with a plugged in X360 controller:

GameInput.isSupported = true

GameInput.numDevices = 0

GameInput.getDeviceAt(0) = null

So the exact same thing. Not sure how i got numDevices = 1 the previous time. I can't get that to happen again.

[AntoninL]

Hi,

I've got same issue =/ I get this results :

GameInput.isSupported true

GameInput.numDevices 1

GameInput.getDeviceAt null

I need to instantiate one GameInput object before in order to have one device. But still can't access to it because it's always null value. =/

[geretti]

Any answer on this? Is this officially a bug?

[geretti]

I added a bug! Bug#4099831 - Controller not recognized on Android TV

[deesharm]

Hi,

We tried diagnosing the bug at our end and we are able to get the below results:

GameInput.isSupported - true

GameInput.numDevices - 1

GameInput.getDeviceAt- [object GameInputDevice]

AIRSDK Used: 20.0.0.185

Please find the attached sample project here: Bug#4099831 - Controller not recognized on Android TV

Please verify the bug at your end using the sample project.

Do let us know if you face any further problem.

Thanks,

Adobe AIR Team

[geretti]

I'll test it soon and get you a response. Thanks for checking into it

[geretti]

The latest AIR SDKs on Windows (.225 or .230) have trouble compiling with the AndroidTV tags. It says they're invalid and I can no longer compile 😕