{"id":4587,"date":"2022-01-19T13:13:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T13:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2024-11-10T08:18:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T08:18:20","slug":"rg552-keymapping-update-released-how-to-download-how-to-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/rg552-keymapping-update-released-how-to-download-how-to-install\/","title":{"rendered":"RG552 Keymapping Update Released – How To Download & How To Install"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ANBERNIC have recently released an update for their RG552 handheld<\/a> that enables keymapping functionality. What this does, and how to install it will be covered in this article, so read on to find out more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is “keymapping”, and why should I care?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unlike it’s predecessors, the RG552 features a fully-functional touch screen, much like a mobile phone. If you have played any kind of game on a mobile phone within the past 10-or-so years, you may be familiar with the concept of on-screen buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These on-screen buttons are small sections of the touch screen that act as the equivalent of physical button inputs, and are necessary due to mobile phones lacking <\/em>buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll find on-screen buttons in both mobile games and on-screen games. While convenient, most people will agree that they’re not particularly “tactical”. They lack the feedback and responsiveness of physical controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For mobile games in particular, this “inferior” input method is often factored into the game’s difficulty\/design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, while it is possible to buy controllers for use with mobile phones, not every game or app has good support for gamepads (or even support at all).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is where keymapping<\/strong> (also sometimes known as “screenmapping”) comes in. With keymapping, you can link a button to an area on the touch screen, and when you press the button, it will register an input in that location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This allows you to use a gamepad with just about every<\/strong> app and emulator, regardless of if they support it or not. Making your experience more comfortable, and even providing an advantage in some mobile games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Install The RG552 Keymapping Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The process of installing the update is identical to that seen in our earlier guide.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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