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Fully Emulate A Different Controller/Interface On Your Android Powered DroiX Device

Last updated: 21 November 2021
Estimated reading time: 1 min

If you use an application that doesn’t process your controller’s clicks correctly, you can either ask the application author to update their code, or fool the app into thinking a different type of controller is being used.

 Whether you want to emulate a touchscreen tap (as with a phone or tablet) instead of a mouse click, or want to use your gaming controller with a different layout, read on to learn how to install and configure Tincore Keymapper.

Tincore Keymapper Emulate Touchscreen Play Store Search

Open the Play Store application on your device and search for Tincore Keymapper

Tincore Keymapper Emulate Touchscreen Play Store Search Result

Click on the correct search result and select install

Tincore Keymapper Emulate Touchscreen Play Store Accept Installation

 

Tincore Keymapper Emulate Touchscreen Play Store Downloading

Tincore Keymapper Emulate Touchscreen Play Store Installed

Once installed, you can either open it immediately, or if you’re not in the Play Store next time, you’ll find the app listed as normal amongst the other applications

Tincore Keymapper In Apps List

Tincore Keymapper First Run

Tincore Keymapper Click Wait
If Android worries that the app isn’t responding in a timely manner, reassure it with a “Wait” button click.
Once Tincore Keymapper has analyzed your system, you’ll have an introductory screen and images to check through.

Tincore Keymapper Hiding In Notification Drawer

Once the intro screen is closed, it may appear that the app has vanished. It is now residing in your notification area. For most Kitkat or earlier devices, if you can’t see the notification drawer move the Air Mouse cursor to the top left and drag down.

Tincore Keymapper Visible

Open the application you want to have remapped keys in, then bring the notification screen down again and click the Tincore Keymapper entry to make it visible.
The exact name of the Controller entry you need will vary depending on the controller you’re using, but it should stand out.
Now click on the entry related to clicking with your controller in Air Mouse mode.

Tincore Keymapper Button Remap Possibilities

Tincore Keymapper Mouse Click Is Touchscreen Tap

Tincore Keymapper Mouse Click Is Touchscreen Tap Confirmation

Select the Touch screen option (instead of a “normal” Android mouse click, you can now directly emulate touching the screen with your controller.

Tincore Keymapper Mouse Click Is Touchscreen Tap Configured

Tincore Keymapper Make Invisible Again

You can now turn off Tincore’s visibility in the same was as you turned it on, bring the notification drawer down and click Tincore’s entry once more.
You can use this same application to remap gamepads and other controllers to emulate different types of peripherals. http://tincore.freewiki.in/index.php/Configuration has a lot more information on this topic.
Our thanks to “lukas” over at the Xtreamer forum for suggesting this approach. Once registered at their forum, you can view his original post within http://forum.xtreamer.net/topic/39840-fw-585-android-apps-compatibility .
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