Retroid Dual Screen Add-on

[distant vortex]

Cemu Android v0.0.2 is out now!

This update brings full support for external displays, with GamePad rendering, screen swapping, and independent rotation!

Tested on the Ayaneo Pocket DS!

What’s new:

Render the GamePad screen on an external display
Add a toggle in the side menu to enable/disable external screen mode
Add a setting to rotate the external screen content
Swap TV and GamePad screens with a single toggle
Clean up and refactor native and Kotlin display logic

🙏 Special thanks to RetroGameCorps for his support and testing during development!

Disclaimer
External screen support is still experimental and may have bugs.
Stability is not guaranteed yet, but improvements will continue over time.

Download:
https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/Cemu/releases/tag/0.0.2

Tested Aswell in the Pocket ACE with the Retroid Dual Screen Add-on.

[tawny moth]

Nice

[placid pilot]

Got this working on my ace. Had to mess with resolution on a custom layout for the top because it was stretched weird

So I wonder if something is off with the rotation

[feral silo]

Knowing Russ is helping a bunch is so awesome

[placid pilot]

So. I’m getting this issue with the top screen. Any ideas?

[distant vortex]

Thats in azahar?

Did you try any command to change external display orientation?

[placid pilot]

yeah. Did the rotation

changing the aspect ratio to fill works, but then the bottom screen becomes stretched too

[distant vortex]

Send me a DM with your configuration please

[placid pilot]

Huesos is the boss

[unkempt sage]

What was the problem?

[grim hornet]

right? makes me think 3ds fans are going to be pretty happy once the Thor comes out

[placid pilot]

I’m not sure wht cause the issue. But I had to set up the aspect ratio as fill for the single screen mode, then swap into a custom layout in which I only had the bottom screen. That keeps the top screen full and makes the bottom stay in the correct aspect ratio

[verbal arch]

shouldn't this be moved from upcoming?

[lean flame]

Oh snap! That looks nice.

[azure comet]

After testing RDS on both the RP Mini and the Ayaneo Pocket Ace, which device do you prefer for dual-screen use?

[boreal sleet]

Weird question, are there good backup USB cords for this? My screen showed up yesterday and when it worked, it was great, but there were times the screen just wasn't being detected by my RP5

I'm not sure if it's a USB issue or a screen issue, but i figured i'd order some backup cables just to be safe

(that said, at least preliminary results look good for the screen! it does make me tempted to order a Thor though because this may be just a touch too janky for me)

[broken turret]

The cable is the issue with this, you would be best of with getting some 90° adapters and a 180° one and a flat cable, at least I found nothing that fits out of the box

[placid pilot]

I really like the ace overall but it needed a lot more messing around because of the rotation.

[azure comet]

Please, keep us posted!

[paper mural]

i got the ota update on my odin 2!

time for testing today

[dense cradle]

Wish they'd release the Odin 2 Mini OTA

[unkempt sage]

Nice seems like I got it to work with the random ali grip and usb extender

[paper mural]

This is pretty awesome

[unkempt sage]

people doing weird shit

[merry knot]

Wonder how they mounted that

[placid pilot]

Swapped for the bigger clamp thing and now it fits over the grip I got from etsy

[placid pilot]

okay. this is the first time I am fully enjoying emulating ds and 3ds games.

[grim hornet]

lmao how? is there a 3d printed clip for this?

[unkempt sage]

yeah been quite blast

[grim hornet]

like I was saying, people are sleeping on this

it's clunky but it works great

[unkempt sage]

like i will love my thor when it arrives ,... but the versatility of the clip on clip of solution cant be understated

even with junky ass cable

[verbal arch]

I'm wondering if a shorter cable would make it a bit better, anyone tried with different ones?

[unkempt sage]

yeah will be doing bigger ali order soon .. so cable ideas would be nice 😄

[plush shard]

Oh, nice! They figured out a fix for the Pocket Ace?

[plush shard]

Ok yeah that first one is how it would usually look.

[unkempt sage]

hmmm still not right 😄 i guess my brain is too workfried to mess around more for the "sonicruush-able" layout

[floral ermine]

Yeah I hope someone makes a setup guide for this thing because tinkering while fun, is not my forte lol. Fried my vita trying to fix it...

[unkempt sage]

Close enough I guess

[grim hornet]

oh that's neat

[unkempt sage]

Still not ideal but I need to go to bed right now lol

[tawny moth]

What a gangster

[distant vortex]

https://tinyurl.com/SapphireLair

Check my Patreon if you like my work and want to support it! If you have any suggestions, I will gladly hear them.

[feral silo]

Do we have to be patrons to make suggestions?

[distant vortex]

Nope!, I will create a free post to let everyone do suggestion!, it will be up in some hours

[feral silo]

I'm gonna draft one up now then

[feral silo]

ScrCpy ("Screen Copy") is an Android utility that allows users to mirror their Android devices to their PCs, either through USB or wirelessly.

It also allows for making a "new display" on the device to load other apps on. Would you be willing to investigate how ScrCpy denotes this new display, or maybe a way to make it read as an "external," so that MelonDS, Azahar and Cemu can display their top or bottom screens through ScrCpy?

(I'll repost this on the free post later if you'd like, lol.)

[distant vortex]

Done!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/138994906?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share

[distant vortex]

Please to keep track of it

[feral silo]

[languid folio]

vertical shmup addon

[unkempt sage]

https://github.com/mdbell/sfrotate/releases

[grim hornet]

very clever

this method could potentially be used to support any other Android device in the future

[unkempt sage]

still resets on restart of a device ... but its great workaround

[grim hornet]

no biggie, you can just keep the device on sleep indefinitely

[tawny moth]

Wow, it's like retro handheld dual screen art. There should be an exhibit with all the different setups.

[placid pilot]

Oh dangit. I don't think it works with the ayaneo ace

[spice nymph]

Has anyone had any experiences with uniuni for shipping?

[old bluff]

Couple times yah, they were fine, highly dependent on your area (& driver) tho, pretty sure it's one of those 'uber but packages' situations

[unkempt sage]

needs root iirc

[slim zinc]

are there any specific requirements for the cable to replace the usb cord
i think the cord my thing shipped with is fucky

sometimes it works great, but most of the time the screen doesnt turn on and passthrough charging fails
but it was working perfectly fine until today

problem is that ive used other regular usb c to c cables i have for like charging my phone and the like, and they didnt work either somehow

[paper mural]

not all usb c cables will work

[broken turret]

Can those cables even transfer data? There are enough that only charge stuff

[paper mural]

has to be usb 3.x or higher

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Monitor-Adapter-Delivery/dp/B0BNW5CS1B?th=1

something like this

[broken turret]

That too, but nobody fucking knows what their cables are

[slim zinc]

figures

[paper mural]

i'll be looking to replace mine as well

[slim zinc]

this cord is so fucky
it'll work perfect for like a minute or 2
then decide yeah nah im gonna stop working

[paper mural]

it works most of the time but its so long lol

like wtf

[broken turret]

If it only charges - won't work
If it transfers data - maybe works

Obviously you could buy a new one, that has stuff like 4k 120hz in the description, but you most likely already have something laying around, tho you will need some 90° angle pieces anyway

[paper mural]

its janky af but when in game its awesome

thats with my og odin 2

[slim zinc]

i was so hyped to play some ds and 3ds stuff on my RP5 when they released this but damn

retroid is kinda jank sometimes

[grim hornet]

don't let the jank dissuade you

when in-game and actually playing it's a great experience

[unkempt sage]

yeah you forget the jank immediatly while ingame

[placid pilot]

Mine is rooted :p

[placid pilot]

I second this.

[sinful pewter]

@placid pilot what did you change to make the screen work on your pocket ace ?

[placid pilot]

you're using the melon ds version with rotation, right?

[verbal arch]

definitely!

I was a bit bothered by it at first but damn

it's so good

still looking to get a shorter cable, maybe it'll help

[sinful pewter]

Got my screen today

Just in time for my trip

And I f** forgot the f** cable

[flint bridge]

Waiting for someone to make it work on the O2 Mini

[slim zinc]

i had a great month with it while it worked haha
ordered some 90 degree adapters and a new cable, see if that does the trick

[honest zealot]

I finally got mine. I... Do not like it

It barely fits on with the grip, and 3ds emulation on it is too poor to bother

[lilac dew]

Wdym RP5 runs 3ds great

Most games can do 4x upscale besides some heavier ones

[honest zealot]

How do you get that? I just get constant stutters

I genuinely do not understand how people are getting so much power out of the rp5

Even GameCube gives me stutters

[broken turret]

What

[grim hornet]

I find it better without the grip tbh, I don't think you need the grip for the games you'll play with this add-on

[honest zealot]

My hands hurt without the grip

[grim hornet]

enable vulkan + async shader compilation

that makes 3ds pretty smooth

[honest zealot]

I do and it still stutters

[old bluff]

is the device in high performance mode?

[honest zealot]

Tried mk 7 and it ran okay. Did it on 2x native, standard performance

Does anyone have a guide for setting this up properly for rp5?

[lilac dew]

It's important to recognize that 3ds has to compile shaders which causes stutter

It doesn't matter the hardware

You will get stutters while it compiles shaders

[old bluff]

I mean... put it in high performance mode then

[honest zealot]

How much do the performance modes impact 3ds?

[old bluff]

Try it & see

[lilac dew]

3DS can always use that little bump up

[honest zealot]

Tbh I'm surprised we haven't found another solution for the shader issue

... Does mario 3d land just not work?

Never mind it works now for some reason

[paper mural]

even on the 8g2 in my odin 2 it stutters when loading shaders so that isn't cause of the 865

[lilac dew]

Shader issue? You mean compiling shaders?

That's not an issue that's how it works

[paper mural]

my main issue with the odin 2 + rds combo is the weight

its pretty heavy in the hands

but in game it is awesome

[honest zealot]

How long do shaders take to compile typically?

[lilac dew]

depends, usually whenever some new element appears then you get the stutter it compiles and next time that element shows it wont be stuttering again

so it can take a few hours of gameplay to see most elements and get it to really start being smooth

but it depends on the game really

[honest zealot]

Okay I've tried a couple games and it does this thing where it freezes entirely with both screens becoming the bottom screen

[lilac dew]

well

that's not shader compilation that's some other issue lol

sounds like your cable might be bad

[honest zealot]

I know

Oh...

[lilac dew]

just a guess though, could be anything

[honest zealot]

Now it's not loading a game at all

[paper mural]

which app are you using?

3ds emulation is not this troublesome lol

is it on vulkan and are you using up to date turnip drivers?

[lilac dew]

some games actually work better with opengl, with rp5 i prefer opengl unless vulkan is necessary

i like the better compatibility

for something lower end tho you pretty much are forced to always use vulkan

[honest zealot]

Maybe not

I am on vulkan

I think i just have to get used to the shader compiling lol

I might reinstall azahar for a clean slate, see if maybe something i changed is causing the freezes

[paper mural]

yea i keep all sorts of drivers and do settings per game

i treat 3ds emulation like switch emulation tbh, i find what works per game

[honest zealot]

I might return it. Azahar full on crashed the entire system and is still freezing. It's kind of the main reason for getting one of these

[paper mural]

Brother you gotta be doing something wrong lol there are plenty of people playing 3ds just fine on their rp5

[honest zealot]

What could i possibly be doing wrong?

[paper mural]

i just setup azahar fresh on my flip 2, 2x upscale, opengl and it was running link between worlds just fine aside from the usual shader compiling stutters

and that wasn't even tinkering with things to make to run better

now keep in mind 3ds emulation has its quirks and if you want a smooth 3ds experience, playing on a 3ds is ideal

but your rp5 should absolutely handle 3ds without crashes or major issues

[honest zealot]

The crashes i think have something to do with the dual screen because azahar before did not have these issues

I might just stick to my new 3ds lol

I just don't really wanna take that anywhere since it's kind of expensive to replace it

[old bluff]

I have ALBW running at 5x with an hd texture pack on my rp mini no problem, there's only like 3 settings that matter, renderer, async shader comp & disable right eye render

This is with huesos' dual-screen fork of azahar

[honest zealot]

Doesn't matter now the screen died

[floral ermine]

Can't wait to get my screen so I can run ds and 3ds. My 3ds died so the rp4p is the new 3ds

[honest zealot]

Is there a way of checking logs on azahar? It keeps crashing

[lilac dew]

did your screen come back 2 life?

also theres a share log button in the settings

you just click the options tab

its in the list of stuff like setting, install cia file etc

[honest zealot]

Nope

This is all i got

[sinful pewter]

There are a bunch of errors that shouldn't be related to dual screen on that log

[honest zealot]

It's come back to life but I'm still returning it

[spice nymph]

Screen should be arriving today

Not sure if I'm excited or apprehensive about this

[lilac dew]

Apprexcited

[paper mural]

I have been enjoying my rds

It's fun once you get it going

[lilac dew]

Pokermon

[merry knot]

Okay trying out the azahar fork that rotates the screen, how do I get it to where it's just the bottom screen on the internal display

Or do I need to apply the fixes from the retroid github first

[paper mural]

Set a hotkey for swapping the screens

And rotate threw them till its just the bottom screen

[merry knot]

Hmm now its really narrow

[unkempt sage]

lol

[quaint hornet]

Embracing the jank

[merry knot]

So for ayaneo devices do I just have to wait for the possibility of Ayaneo adding a portrait option or are there any scripts I can use in the meantime

It works for 3ds and ds kind of, but I wanted to use it for multitasking too

[unkempt sage]

this should work , worked for me on Portal #1381656143318880296 message

[merry knot]

That worked thanks

[grim hornet]

got a new cable

can you believe that this doesn't work

but this does?

fml

I thought I had found the perfect cable

and this stupid contraption decided that nope, I will only work in the cable orientation that I feel like

[broken turret]

can't you just plug the angled piece directly into the top without the 90° piece and the 90° into the other 90° piece a the bottom?

[grim hornet]

sadly no, the angled end doesn't fit the port on the screen without the adapter

[broken turret]

[grim hornet]

man this is miserable

I love this thing but I hate the cable part of it

[tired dock]

The same cable works when swap end?
Weird.

[broken turret]

well, that's also the case with the og cable, ain't it?

[grim hornet]

yeah, for some reason it has to be a specific orientation or it flat out doesn't work

weird ass design

[broken turret]

probably more a cable thing?

[grim hornet]

normally with other devices these kinds of cables work in any orientation

but I'm no USB expert so idk

[broken turret]

yeah it's weird

[placid pilot]

got to be a cable thing. All my usb 4 cables or thunderbolt cables work either direction

problem is that all my cables are longer

adapters also screw with it. Make sure your angle adapters can do video

[grim hornet]

ok here's a fun one, my busted stock cable works if you twist it so both ends are in opposite orientations (using adapters)

but doesn't work with proper orientations

[broken turret]

wtf

wait, does your new cable work if you plug it in the other way?

like the 90° angle pointing down instead of the way you want it to go

[grim hornet]

90° angle end down doesn't work, 90° angle end up does

[tired dock]

Do the cables work with other devices without the need for specific orientation/ends?

[broken turret]

I meant like this

man this is so junk, it's kinda funny

[grim hornet]

ah gotcha, nah the cable it's not long enough to do that

it's just 13cm

[tired dock]

maybe some issue with the wiring of the ports in the rds

[grim hornet]

idk maybe

I asked Retroid support for a new cable but it's taking forever

I don't know if they are looking for a new manufacturer or what

[tired dock]

Sounds similar to the below, which was isolated to just the steam deck (same docks/cables used with other devices no issue) ?

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/3/4513254648322895177

[grim hornet]

it's possible, but the thing is I have the exact same issues with both the rp5 and the RP Mini

maybe it's the port on the screen itself that's busted

I guess I'll find out when they send me the cable replacement

[tawny moth]

USB C has the basically double pins so it can be plugged in either direction. Maybe they cheaped out and the port or cable doesn't so it matters which way?

[tired dock]

Maybe just some internal wiring issue/inconsistency, so the pins don't make proper contact in the other orientation

[still cove]

Weird things happen when you use cheap or uncertified usb cables/ports.

[plush plume]

Bit the bullet and bought into the jank. Hopefully I can make it look good in-game. I can live with the rest

[honest zealot]

Trying to connect the dual screen and it doesn't work

[honest zealot]

Still busted

[grim hornet]

try swapping the cable orientation

[honest zealot]

i did, no luck

[grim hornet]

also make sure you are plugging on the correct port and not the passthrough port

[honest zealot]

I am

[grim hornet]

then it's time to contact Retroid's support

if you have another USB c to USB c cable with video out, try that; if you don't, consider buying one just for testing

[honest zealot]

I have. They want me to pay postage to return it. I thought I'd give it another chance

[honest zealot]

Tried that, didn't work

[grim hornet]

ah, then the addon itself is busted, sucks

I had the same issue but in my case an alternative cable did work

[honest zealot]

Really disappointed

I did try using the cable on a tv dock and it worked fine

The gall to charge £20 for posting, for it to be massively delayed, and for it to not even work

[tawny moth]

Most USB C cables don't have the pins for video out. So it can't be a normal cable. Fyi

[tired dock]

You just got it? Thought usually they take care of return shipping within the first X days/for DOA stuff.

[distant vortex]

Cemu Android v0.0.3 is out now!

This version is based on the official SSimco build but includes all the external display improvements from v0.0.2, plus a brand-new touch input refactor

Tested extensively on the Ayaneo Pocket DS for dual-screen Wii U emulation!

⚠️ Disclaimer
External screen support is still experimental, bugs and edge cases may exist. We’ll continue improving it in future updates!

What’s new:

Based on the official SSimco codebase
Touch Input Refactor:
Normalize and scale coordinates for better accuracy
Accurate surface size tracking

Download:
https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/Cemu/releases/tag/0.0.3

Want early access to future builds, help shape development direction, or request features on my diferent forks or a new fork?
Join the Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/SapphireLair

[sinful pewter]

Anyone seen battery draining fast when having this connected and device sleeping ?

[old bluff]

everyone, it just be like that, gotta disconnect it when not in use

[unkempt sage]

its basically feature of android to keep charging connected accessory even durin sleep ,from what i understood ....

[plush plume]

Does this have a power button? Is it just supposed to turn on? Doesn't seem to be doing anything. Though I forgot to update firmware so I hope that was it

[plush plume]

Yeah, was just not updated on firmware. Downloaded and got Azahar set up. Drastic and Azahar weren't bad at all to get on the two screens. Not feeling the jank at all.

[buoyant obsidian]

Yes I'm having the issue. Kids played in the morning for 5 mins, 100%battery. And it was shuted down when I picked my rp5 in the evening while being in sleep mode.

[buoyant obsidian]

That's a real issue. Will they adress it with Thor and likes?

[grim hornet]

disconnect it after you are done playing, no other solution right now

[buoyant obsidian]

Thanks man. Yeah I did it. I'm afraid to damage the cable or the usb port now

[unkempt sage]

the what?

thor's screens are both iternal

[buoyant obsidian]

Odin Thor for example

Oh ok

[unkempt sage]

mostli kely connected through ribbon cable straight to PCB i ... and thus dont need to use featurese of USBc and androids handling of usbc accessories

[plush plume]

I find this really hard to disconnect the USB from my RP4Pro with the case. Is it supposed to be that hard?

[grim hornet]

yeah, lol

it's a bitch to get out

[paper mural]

same with the odin 2 without a case lol

i have to really pull it to get it to come out on the bottom usb c

[sinful pewter]

Sad to hear this :/

Will disconnect for now too

[paper mural]

yep, i disconnect it when i am not using it

[sinful pewter]

And now my screen isn't working

Has anyone seen reports of this happening?

It gets detected by the device, but no image at all

[grim hornet]

turn the cable around, the thing is finicky about the orientation you use the cable in

[sinful pewter]

I have no idea what happened

Tested on 3 devices, none worked

Now I just restarted all 3 of them and tried again

Screen works fine

[halcyon sandal]

I'm thoroughly happy with this thing

[grim hornet]

fun fact, I asked Retroid's support for a replacement cable on Sept 6 and I'm still waiting

[tawny moth]

They probably have like 1 million emails to go through.

Also typhoon inbound I think

[jolly bridge]

Nah i never waited more than like 3 days to get a response
Id email again

[unkempt sage]

i dont think they will be answering anything until this is over

[grim hornet]

yeah I know

still, kinda stings that I've been waiting for a cable for nearly 3 weeks now

[honest zealot]

I think I'm gonna get a new device entirely. Sick of retroid

[distant vortex]

LairLauncher is coming soon!

I’m working on a brand-new Android launcher: LairLauncher, tailored for emulation fans, gaming handhelds, and dual-screen setups like the Ayaneo Pocket DS.

What to expect:
Smart status panel with rich details on secondary displays
Default display selection for each tab, App or ROM (internal/external)
Custom emulator tabs with per-ROM launch options
ROM browsing and launching from categorized tabs
App and ROM reordering, visibility toggles, and preferences
Enhanced launch dialog with gamepad navigation
Drag-and-drop grid customization with auto-scrolling
Exclusive app mode, persistent settings
Advanced detail views and multi-tab browsing

🎯 Built from the ground up with dual-screen compatibility in mind.

And of course, some demo videos:

Want early builds or to influence development?
Join the Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/SapphireLair

[merry knot]

This is so helpful for people not using their dual screen with a retroid device lets go

[distant vortex]

https://youtu.be/YNbPxLVS6KI?si=fHLMyxQzASknDRPK

I have talked with the iiSU Team, and we are partnering to make a good front-end for the community. Right now, iiSU is in the UI design phase, so I will start bringing their UI designs to life to gather feedback and make a more mature front-end, and then we'll work together!

I will do my best to bring that concept art to life, while maintaining the essence behind Lair Launcher!,

[old bluff]

if they're not already planning them, dark & oled black modes plz, not looking to get flashbanged lol

[distant vortex]

Ahahaha yup, first thing I will add is a dark mode xD

[old bluff]

lol awesome

[grim hornet]

this man is cooking

[distant vortex]

A preview of how the new UI is going!

[placid pilot]

So, the odin .sh file that makes the rp screen works on my ayaneo ace, but I have no idea how to have different resolutions on the top and bottom screen (I think it's always mirroring the screens). Is there a way to get it to "extend" or to have them treated as separate screens for multitasking purposes? (mostly I want to be able to use 16:9 content on the top screen without having to change the aspect ratio on the bottom to 16:9)

[grim hornet]

the home screen will always be mirrored, but you can then proceed to long press on app icon and choose to launch it on the "external" screen to have it utilize the full 16:9 automatically

so basically don't worry about aspect ratios on the home screen, just launch apps that use the screens

[placid pilot]

Do you need a specific app launcher to do that? I’m using nova, so maybe that’s why?

[unkempt sage]

iirc you need the retroid's quickstem app
https://github.com/RetroidPocket/Retroid_Dual_Screen_Add-on_Support/blob/main/Launcher3QuickStep.apk

[distant vortex]

Why two when we can have three screens!!!!?

[sinful pewter]

@distant vortex did you break/disassemble your screen to mount it like that?

[distant vortex]

Nope, the RDS is just resting on the bar behind.

[placid pilot]

Damn. Doesn't let me install it on the ace because of signature issues.

[devout loom]

rip battery

[distant vortex]

Preview Update!

The console view is finally taking shape!

The latest update introduces a powerful and flexible way to browse and organize your collection:

🎮 Console Tabs with Grid/List Toggle
Switch between a modern grid view or a vertical list with previews.
📁 Per-Console Organization
Create multiple tabs for the same system pointing to different directories — perfect for collectors who sort by region, genre, or translation status.
🖼️ Flexible Asset Loading
Assets (logos, background images, hero slides) are loaded dynamically from either internal storage or your microSD, seamless when swapping SD cards across handhelds.

🧩 Full ROM Customization
Per-ROM options let you:

Hide/show entries
Choose which screen to launch on
Assign a companion app for dual-screen use (e.g. a browser with a guide on the top screen, game on the bottom)
Four ROM Browsing Views (Fully Gamepad Navigable)
Grid view
Horizontal carousel
Vertical carousel
Condensed list

🔧 Customizable UI Scaling
Resize UI elements per device or personal preference, from compact to chunky.

🧭 Designed to match iiSU’s updated vision
This version is now visually and structurally aligned with iiSU’s style and user flow.

Alpha builds drop Friday for patrons only.
They’re early and buggy, but your feedback starts shaping LairXiiSU from Day 1.

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[long ibex]

Based

[fierce palm]

I could but I'm not sensitive to it so I don't even notice it on the apk of yours im using now lol

[spice dagger]

May I ask which emulator you're using? I'm considering getting the add on for Christmas, so knowing what emulator gets these results would be lovely

[fierce palm]

Just use melonds and azahar. That's what emulators you use for DS and 3ds

[feral silo]

• Azahar main releases support dual screen
• MelonDS Nightly fork supports dual screen
• Cemu experimental fork supports dual screen
• PPSSPP too while we're at it

Main repo MelonDS-android (nightly specifically) also supports it but seems to be having some issues: https://github.com/rafaelvcaetano/melonDS-android/issues/1499

I don't have confirmation that the pushed fix has actually fixed it yet

[spice dagger]

Ah, I see, Melon Nightly? I think I have normal Melon so I didn't see anything in the settings implying it was possible, hence my asking

[feral silo]

Yeah! Nightly for now, either the fork or main, try those.

Huesos_96 is doing crazy good work for the community, and also trying to get it merged to all the main branches so this sort of thing doesn't happen.

[tidal gulch]

If it helps, you can install both, one has a red icon iirc the other is a green icon

[spice dagger]

Awesome, I just got it downloaded, may I ask how one makes it work in dual screen mode? I can't actually test it yet, but knowing in advance would help me decide on whether to purchase the product

[fierce palm]

There's a setting in melonds for what you want on the external screen. It works. make your choice

[spice dagger]

Thanks

[fierce palm]

This is with my ace just now, a device it wasn't designed for

[spice dagger]

Very nice

[fierce palm]

That's 3ds but ds works the same

[unkempt sage]

Ace screens looks kinda nice with it

[spice dagger]

Only thing I can't figure out is how to use only the bottom screen on the internal screen?

Will that just automatically happen with an external screen?

Looking at MelonDS nightly fork, aboyut that question

[fierce palm]

On the rp5 it just worked, I had to play with it on the ace

[fierce palm]

Makes me more excited for my thor to show up

[spice dagger]

Okay, thanks, that's all my questions then

[fierce palm]

Feel free to ask if you have any, but it will make a lot more sense once you have one in hand

Hard to help someone that doesn't have it available 😄

[unkempt sage]

i have been having quite a blast with RDS on RP5/mini ... but thor is gonna be something special

[fierce palm]

Yeah, I put it back on the rp5. Just wanted to know if I could make it work on the ace

I love the ace for everything not ds related

[spice dagger]

I have the RP5, btw, adore it

[fierce palm]

My rp5 with ds is absolutely hitting the market when the thor ships. It's just fun to play with until then

Of course then it won't be worth much lol

[unkempt sage]

i just find th clip on way satisfies bit different niche tthor does

for example i absolutely adore the Mini and its been my main retrohandheld for months now .... my gf on other side strongly prefers rp5

and being ablel to clip the cheep screen on both of them is lovely bonus

[spice dagger]

The RP5 is probably my favourite piece of gaming tech lol

[unkempt sage]

i have also been using the screen a lot at work ... clipped to work laptop as "titcketing system screen"

[fierce palm]

I haven't had a mini to test it with, almost tempted to make a wtt for a mini from the rp5 lol

[tidal gulch]

red icon will have dualscreen

[tribal night]

I'm tempted to grab one of these screens and getting rid of the clamp completely and replacing it with a cheap magsafe mount.
Kind of like in this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUv03MigUyw
(Also kind of a cool/cheap MCON alternative)

[merry knot]

That's a really cool idea actually

[unkempt sage]

shoulw work fine , yeah

[marsh fractal]

is that the Retroid official shell on there? I'm thinking about what I might get to replace a JCSFY case if I pick up a DS. I feel like there's not quite enough bulk on a Mini without a grip or case

[unkempt sage]

Seems like the cable solution from Ali works nice

[grim hornet]

neat, do you have the links to these cables?

[unkempt sage]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009173784086.html (the YCF58 model) ... the adapter

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007221008237.html (L3 model) .. the cable

(basically what someone sahred at retroid discord 2 weeks ago)

[grim hornet]

sad panda

appreciate it though

[unkempt sage]

you can probably find similar one in the store too somewhere

[grim hornet]

what's the name for the adapter?

[grim hornet]

@unkempt sage

[unkempt sage]

ooh 😄

its like this on ali

lol

[grim hornet]

awesome, thanks 👍

[pseudo dust]

has anyone tried one of these on the anbernic t820 devices with the support update? still a no go?

[thorny flint]

FYI it works fine with other USB-C portable monitors

[pseudo dust]

yeah, but do any come with things to clamp it on?

[thorny flint]

No. Maybe the horizontals, with a generic clamp

[unkempt sage]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4384670020/grip-for-retroid-pocket-mini-compatible?etsrc=sdt

[sour raft]

I am quite pleased with the JCSFY grip case for my RG477m, this is tempting.

[trim yew]

Sadly last I checked it doesn’t work which is a shame because it would be perfect for the 476h or 406h

[pseudo dust]

dual 5" 556 would also be cool.

[trim yew]

Yeah I’m not sure what makes in to compatible if it’s something retroid would need to do or if it’s on Anbernics side.

[grim hornet]

Day 1875 of waiting for an official replacement cable

[tribal night]

Actually pretty slick.

[floral ermine]

I'd buy that for rp4/4pro

[pseudo dust]

It makes me want one, even though I have a thor coming. it looks so comfy, and idk...I kinda like how janky the mini v2 and the screen looks. It's got a sorta cyberdeck vibe to it.

[tribal night]

Almost want a top shell made just so when it's closed it fits/seals better.
Maybe fit in some speakers so it serves a practical purpose.

[unkempt sage]

Huh , could e cool

[tribal night]

Wonder if there are any small retractable/spool cables you can use 🤔

[humble saffron]

Should this be moved out of upcoming devices?

[grim hornet]

it's still upcoming to me since I never got a fully working cable

[tidal gulch]

I think people were getting a female to female connector and getting 2 short DP enabled cables

[unkempt sage]

I did basically this

[distant vortex]

🚀 iiSU DS Launcher Showcase is live!

Now running on:
Ayaneo Pocket ACE / DS / DMG
AYN Thor
OneXSugar
Retroid Pocket 5 + RDS Add-On

Highlights:

Full RetroAchievements integration
Custom Home Screen with RA art & status
New layouts for single screen handhelds
Per-ROM customization (screen, visibility, paired app)
Multi-display support + new wide mode
Improved config system & platform tabs

🎥 Full video & alpha access on Patreon:
https://tinyurl.com/SapphireLair

[distant vortex]

iiSU DS Alpha v0.0.2

The new alpha build of iiSU DS is now live for Patreon supporters and Ko-fi Donators!

What’s new:

Full RetroAchievements integration
Trophy sync, box art fallback, and detail overlays
New wide-screen layout modes for Retroid Pocket 5
Improved editor tools, ROM customization, and navigation

Tested on: Pocket DS, Pocket ACE, DMG, Thor, OneXSugar, RDS Add-On

❗ Note: On the AYN Thor, screen contents are currently inverted, a fix is coming, this doesn’t make it not work on Thor, please try it aswell!

📦 Download (Patreon only):
http://tinyurl.com/sapphirelair
"alpha-releases" channel on iiSU Discord (Supporter role only)

📋 Full changelog:
https://github.com/iisu-network/iiSU/releases/tag/0.0.2

Found a bug or want to request a feature?
👉 https://github.com/iisu-network/iiSU/issues

[plush plume]

@lament goblet Are you ever going to move this to #1343396047023509656 ?

[grim hornet]

it's now been 2 months since I asked support for a replacement cable and still nothing

[unkempt sage]

i would annoy david or chri if that was the case

[grim hornet]

update: I got tracking for the new cable

[proper glacier]

Finally!!!

[grim hornet]

really hope they figured out the problem

if the cable arrives in two weeks and it still doesn't work I'm giving up completely on this thing

[marsh fractal]

i bought this and it rules. my Thor FOMO is more or less gone now that i have a comfy compact twin stick console at my bedside that i can swap into a 4:3 dpad focused shell when i wanna take it out of the house. playing through Kid Icarus Uprising at last.

the only “one more device upgrade and it’ll be perfect” qualm i have now is the occasional GameHub crash or desire for more Switch emu . . . i might be a sucker for a G2 equivalent in this shell if they don’t go straight to an 8Gen2 mini

[marsh fractal]

i’m bumping this thread to see if anyone else has an alternative cable setup they like. i bought these but my first 90° adapter crapped out after a week

[unkempt sage]

thats good to read 😄

[unkempt sage]

funilly enough both of mine still work ... but i have mostly moved to thor ... but my gf still uses rp5+rds often so i guess we are luckly there

[marsh fractal]

oop someone else on the Retroid server’s reporting the same adapter break. i’ll grab some more to have on hand while i search for another configuration

[fierce palm]

That's because people feel the need to complain in a post far more than praise. It means nothing

[marsh fractal]

man i know it’s anecdotal but i’ve had enough experience with cheap components to know if i had something break with light use and so did someone else, there really might be a problem. i’m switching to using the same wire but with one of these and hoping it’s more durable without the bending.

i’m not gonna worry about the $6 spent troubleshooting lmao

[grim hornet]

fyi I bought these and I had to literally shave one off with a knife because it would not fit on the screen port

quite a lot of effort too, it's hard plastic, didn't go down without a fight

[marsh fractal]

oo good to know. i was just going to try this arrangement with the angled adapter at the Mini’s port and the straight end of the cable going into the screen

but i can see how that might still be too much bend on the wire?

might be marginally easier / gentler to unplug the screen end when not in use tho versus the occasional bit of wrenching i need to do to separate the flexi adapter that broke

[alpine burrow]

I know the latency issue has been allegedly fixed, but there's no way its near zero, or that there's is no added latency compared to the internal screen.

I'm interested in this one but not sure about the latency.

[grim hornet]

you can believe it when people say it's near zero, the difference between the internal and external screen is imperceptible if it exists

no issues with latency with this contraption, at least when paired with an rp5 or rp mini

[grim hornet]

new cable just dropped

but will it work? stay tuned

[foggy sphinx]

That’s looks pretty good actually

[grim hornet]

success

[unkempt sage]

huh

[grim hornet]

closes nicely, doesn't stick out too much

I think this one might stick out less than the original

definitely a higher quality cable than the original

[plush plume]

I really wish they could have made a better design for the cable. The elbow connection looks so bad when the hinge is closed, but I understand they need that when it is opened

[merry knot]

Damn did they silently start sending better cables?

Looks like it's braided now

[unkempt sage]

I need to check if mine still works

Haven't touched it since thor and been using teh screen for work stuff instead

[unkempt sage]

and even then i have been ussing different one anyway

[grim hornet]

probably, this one was a replacement I asked support for, but the original cable was pretty shitty in general so I would not be surprised if new orders get the new cable by default

[buoyant obsidian]

Woot I can finally use it? It's taking dust for 2 months already. This thing is killing my battery

[digital jetty]

After getting a cheap 11:11 deal for a ds, and it turning up today, I think I’m missing something?

Attached to RP5, done all the OTA updates, and I cannot get anything to launch on the “internal” I.e bottom screen only.

External/top screen is fine, but anything else just mirrors

I swear I’ve seen screenshots of people running things on both screens, but I can’t make it do it 🙁

[marsh fractal]

what apps are you trying to display with both screens? Afaik the only ways to use both right now are a handful of standalone emulators + the Retroid launcher

[unkempt sage]

just use the retroid app

https://github.com/RetroidPocket/Retroid_Dual_Screen_Add-on_Support/blob/main/Launcher3QuickStep.apk

[marsh fractal]

if you are asking about the specific behavior of that launcher, i’ve found that usually you have to launch the top screen option first to avoid mirroring

[digital jetty]

Yeah, I think I’m finding that now. I have managed to get console launcher on one screen es-de on another

[oblique mirage]

Did the flash with the jig Retroid sent. Took a few months to get it. It worked fine but had to download the driver for the flashing chip and follow the video

[distant vortex]

iiSU DS Alpha 0.0.3 Public Release is Live

This is first public alpha of iiSU DS is now available.

This version includes a big UI overhaul, RetroAchievements integration, new layouts, dual-screen improvements, and more than 90 commits since the last alpha. Development is very much alive, and I wanted everyone to be able to try this build.

Download:
https://github.com/iisu-network/iiSU/releases/tag/0.0.3

Quick notes:

All standalone emulators are supported.

If you want the single-screen wide mode: tap the profile icon (or press Start) → Home Design → Wide.

For dual-screen consoles: same path → select Enable iiSU DS Mode.

Adding SAF consoles (Azahar/melonDS) only work when iiSU DS Mode is OFF, after adding the console you can go back to iiSU DS Mode

Feedback

Report issues or feature requests here:
https://github.com/iisu-network/iiSU/issues

More updates coming soon. Development continues and the launcher is not stopping.

[unkempt sage]

mo

[tidal gulch]

do you know if they've mentioned at all if this new braided replacement cable comes with new orders automatically? i joined their server last night to ask but it's one of those bloody servers that requires you to have a verified phone number on your account

[grim hornet]

almost certainly yes